General Coach Candidate News

[tkbbn 533]

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

[Trish 12,886]

While I’m confident Dolson has his guy, I will never forget Indiana striking out incredibly bad when Woodson was hired. That told the fan base and general perception of Indiana Basketball IMO. 

[spe317 867]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Or the announcement is on the 24th

And if you watch it long enough it’ll be today hah!

[mdiu28 2,519]

44 minutes ago, Sobchak_Security said:

Well, you know what you’re going to get with Collins and Brownell.  Average coaches don’t all of the sudden become great.  It’s not like either of these have a small sample size.  Both Collins and Brownell were on the hot seat recently at their respective schools.  Would you take 3 tournament bids in the next 10-12 years?  History shows that is what you could expect to get, based on evidence.

Winning at Northwestern is next to impossible. To equate the situations of Collins to the others is unfair. No one wins at Northwestern. Him getting them to the tournament is one hell of an accomplishment. Not saying he'd win it all at IU but he's a very, very good coach. Put him in a better situation and he's probably in the tourney every year.

Will say this for Collins - I'm sure he was devastated to hear of Woody's upcoming retirement. 

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2 minutes ago, tkbbn said:

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

Imagine his walkout song..

"One... singular sensation!"...

[Sobchak_Security 114]

48 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Will Wade 42 years old

Won at VCU 51-20 Conf Champ yr 1

Won at LSU 105-51 Conf Champ yr 2

Torvik Off rankings at LSU: 35----10----4---------5-----96

Torvik Defrankings at LSU:147---58---185----116----8

 

Winning at McNeese ST 47-8 Conf Champ yr 1

 

Commit heinous crime of offering money to a recruit.

Show cause penalty expires this June

Will have made NCAA tourney 7 of 8 years after this season

 

Great candidate.

Prove me wrong

I cannot imagine, with as big of a hire as this is not only for IU but for Dolson’s legacy overall, that he would risk a hire of Wade or Beard.  It’s not just that Wade broke rules that aren’t illegal now, it reflects on his character that he was willing to knowingly break the rules in place.  Is this someone you’re going to trust to run the biggest program in the state and attach your legacy to?  I just cannot see Dolson doing that.

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2 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Winning at Northwestern is next to impossible. To equate the situations of Collins to the others is unfair. No one wins at Northwestern. Him getting them to the tournament is one hell of an accomplishment. Not saying he'd win it all at IU but he's a very, very good coach. Put him in a better situation and he's probably in the tourney every year.

That’s as big of a roll of the dice as McCollum IMO, perhaps even more so as Collins hasn’t proved, at any level, that he can win big.

[Henryville Hoosier 1,126]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Or the announcement is on the 24th

I watched it and it stopped on 17, I’m thinking the 17th. 

[mdiu28 2,519]

1 minute ago, Sobchak_Security said:

That’s as big of a roll of the dice as McCollum IMO, perhaps even more so as Collins hasn’t proved, at any level, that he can win big.

I agree with that. It's why I don't wait either of them. I pray IU can do better than those two. 

[Chris007 56,887]

7 minutes ago, Trish said:

While I’m confident Dolson has his guy, I will never forget Indiana striking out incredibly bad when Woodson was hired. That told the fan base and general perception of Indiana Basketball IMO. 

We’re not looking in the past. Only good vibes. 

[TheWatShot 15,027]

9 minutes ago, tkbbn said:

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

Be careful, we don't want to spawn another DMV. Somewhere, there's a troll just waiting for the right candidate to jump in and start going to work on us. 

[cbp4iu 2,096]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re not looking in the past. Only good vibes. 

Will Scott need to take the mic away from the King today to make sure he doesn’t say something he shouldn’t 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 88,033]

Did you all seriously believe that smokescreen that Kevin Boyle was leaving Montverde Academy for Spire Academy in Ohio?  That's just an overnight stop on his way to Bloomington.  Am I the only one that didn't see through that? C'mon Scott, you can do better than that.

[HoosierInParadise 1,061]

Or the announcement is on the 24th

But Isaac said.....

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;)

Edited 19 hours ago by Pryght

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1 minute ago, Pryght said:

Hearing some interesting rumblings out of Bloomington...multiple sources indicating that Scott Dolson and Bruce Weber have had conversations about the IU head coaching job. Weber, who has deep Big Ten experience and a track record of success at multiple programs, is apparently on Dolson’s radar as a potential option. While nothing is finalized, and IU may still explore other candidates, the fact that these talks are happening suggests that Dolson is at least seriously considering Weber as a viable choice. Given Weber’s defensive-minded approach and history of developing players, it’s not hard to see why he’d be in the mix. Keep an eye on this one. 

;)

Grills….Dolson was on the phone with Ace Hardware asking about Weber grills and pick up/delivery.  

[Bowhunter 3,006]

Too lazy to look back. Can someone give me a Saturday afternoon update please?

[J34 1,569]

I asked Grok on X, who IU will hire as their next basketball coach, and here was the answer.

[Coach Robby 426]

I´ve made some silly posts lately...I´m hoping for Brad but keep falling back to Jay Wright...

Am I crazy?

[MikeRoberts 7,705]

32 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Bruce Pearl

Pearl is by far my #1