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[Chris007 52,071]

Just now, OliviaPope40 said:

Yes I realize it's a movie but this speech wow.

I love this movie. I've seen it so many times. 

[OliviaPope40 6,963]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I love this movie. I've seen it so many times. 

You want to talk about a coach who took a bunch of college players who had never played together and beat the best hockey team in the world. I always thought that was for the gold until my dad told me it wasn't but wow if that had been for the gold medal.

[iu eyedoc 2,943]

10 minutes ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

If that were true there never would have been a Goodman statement on Feb 14th with a long way to go in the season 

That's assuming that Goodman's statement was somehow orchestrated to calm the Stevens talk. Maybe he just asked Stevens because of all the BTB and other Stevens to IU chatter.

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6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We need something to happen today to get us another bunch of pages to keep our goal of 2000 going. So we need someone to name someone crazy or say something that gets people. I feel like we are still 2-3 weeks before were even close to getting some real intel. 

Chris Mullin.. didn’t do good as coach but at least had a nice flat top.

[Chris007 52,071]

1 minute ago, OliviaPope40 said:

You want to talk about a coach who took a bunch of college players who had never played together and beat the best hockey team in the world. I always thought that was for the gold until my dad told me it wasn't but wow if that had been for the gold medal.

Al Michales saying Do you believe in miracles is maybe the greatest line in all of sports broadcasting. I remember it well being 4 years old (Not really). But I also believe in miracles and believe were going to get this hire right. 

[Chris007 52,071]

1 minute ago, Mopladysman said:

Chris Mullin.. didn’t do good as coach but at least had a nice flat top.

Haha, I did love watching me some Chris Mullin growing up. I had that haircut in elementary and JR high. Now I would kill to have that much to have a flat top :-)

[OliviaPope40 6,963]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Al Michales saying Do you believe in miracles is maybe the greatest line in all of sports broadcasting. I remember it well being 4 years old (Not really). But I also believe in miracles and believe were going to get this hire right. 

My dad and I talk about what he said all the time.

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3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Al Michales saying Do you believe in miracles is maybe the greatest line in all of sports broadcasting. I remember it well being 4 years old (Not really). But I also believe in miracles and believe were going to get this hire right. 

In my best Howard Cosell voice, Down goes Woodson, Down goes Woodson, Down goes Woodson

[Hippopotamo 567]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We need something to happen today to get us another bunch of pages to keep our goal of 2000 going. So we need someone to name someone crazy or say something that gets people. I feel like we are still 2-3 weeks before were even close to getting some real intel. 

Steve Kerr?

[LamarCheeks 20,607]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I love this movie. I've seen it so many times. 

Great flick. 

Don't want to get too far off topic, but several years ago, HBO did a doc on the 1980 team that is absolutely fantastic. 
 

 

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Just now, LamarCheeks said:

Great flick. 

Don't want to get too far off topic, but several years ago, HBO did a doc on the 1980 team that is absolutely fantastic. 
 

 

There was a 30 for 30 too. 

[Chris007 52,071]

Just now, Hippopotamo said:

Steve Kerr?

I'm probably different than most I actually like Kerr. I'm guessing he will go back to being a GM when it is said and done

[Chris007 52,071]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

Great flick. 

Don't want to get too far off topic, but several years ago, HBO did a doc on the 1980 team that is absolutely fantastic. 
 

 

Thank you. Needed something to pass the time today. 

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14 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Yes I realize it's a movie but this speech wow.

From what the players say, it’s actually a spot on re-creation.  

[Golfman25 6,166]

12 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

You want to talk about a coach who took a bunch of college players who had never played together and beat the best hockey team in the world. I always thought that was for the gold until my dad told me it wasn't but wow if that had been for the gold medal.

The way the brackets played out, It was essentially for the gold medal.  Was simply spectacular. 

[Capt. Crimson 3,669]

17 hours ago, TheDMV said:

I can tell you at a minimum there’s no deal for anyone right now. 

That you Rabby? 

[Capt. Crimson 3,669]

12 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Thinking about the flights people were tracking last week….I can actually make a pretty compelling case that it will be Rick Pitino with Richard on staff as coach in waiting.

Little Ricky loves Breaking Bad I hear... 

[IUFAN1976 4,284]

49 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

AJ Moye would like a word.

AJ Moye had some serious hops!!!  I thought they said he had something close to a 48” vertical!  That was an awesome block too!!! 

[str8baller 6,216]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Wiemuth isn't just a guy sitting in the basement of his parent's house if you're not familiar with him.

 

 

 

 

All this really boils down to is that coaches who succeed at the highest level also were very successful at lower levels, which is kind of a no-brainier.  
 

We can find a bunch of examples of guys who were really good at lower levels—even meeting this criteria—and failed in the big leagues. 
 

It might be a decent filter for guys like Archie though, who was in 2nd place for single season wins at Dayton when we hired him. He’s now in 3rd as Anthony Grant holds the record, who himself washed out at Alabama. 

[AZ Hoosier 8,912]

1 hour ago, 68Hoosier said:

As I said once before, I get my hopes up reading everything and listening to all the possibilities which is fun and then we get blindsided with a coach out of nowhere like Woodson.  I am getting too old for this and would love to see them relevant again before I can no longer watch and enjoy the game.

I hear that... I'm not as old as you ('68?) or the Old Fart ('66) ... graduated in 76 ... but yeah, the clock is ticking on me, too.