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[Truthhurts 92]

4 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

I mean 3 out of the last 4 years making the tourney. I understand but McCollum is not the slam dunk people are making him out to be 

You cannot dominate any level of basketball the way he did for as long as he did did without being basically a tactical savant, and people are overrating the “power 5” experience factor in the NIL age if you put in any effort at all as a staff. 
 

We have the money to buy great players. Heck, Woodson landed guys while playing golf with his buddies and didnt even know their names. 
 

McCollum will have good players. McCollum knows tactical side as well as anyone. McCollum would win big at IU. 

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1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

There is an obvious solution Scott

Beard’s got Lucille!

[Pagoda 1,873]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

My criticism of Dolson is a sum of all the basketball decisions he’s made during his tenure as AD. He’ll get some benefit of the doubt when he proves himself capable. 

You’re adding up pretty much nothing in terms of decisions Scott has been allowed to make for bball.  He wanted to get rid of Woody last year, that was a good call.  Overruled though.

And you’re just going to ignore football?

[NashvilleHoosier 3,750]

53 pages to catch up on before tip off. Daunting, were I ever daunted, of which I never am. 

[coonhounds 9,827]

This is a BIG hire for him.

Holy smokes robert me and you agree! I think if stevens is out we need one of beard pearl may pitino senior!

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[bobknightsghost 154]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

You’re adding up pretty much nothing in terms of decisions Scott has been allowed to make for bball.  He wanted to get rid of Woody last year, that was a good call.  Overruled though.

And you’re just going to ignore football?

He definitely nailed the football hire!

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IMO, this search has, and will continue to, involve multiple smokescreens/misdirections/obfuscations - effectively, I might add.  We don't know if the BS info was B.S..  No "insider" is going to get the skinny from Dolson himself, so the chain of info could be corrupted anywhere.

In the words of Ruth from Ozark: "I don't know sh*t about f*ck".

[bobknightsghost 154]

Just now, coonhounds said:

Holy smokes robert me and you agree! I think if stevens is out we need one of beard pearl may pitino senior!

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Two guys on your list that I would love as well but the reception for one of them has not been warm here so I kept my mouth shut but I think Chris beard is a slam dunk. Dude wins everywhere he goes including ole miss. I don’t even think ole miss fans know they have a basketball team.

the other is pitino. What he’s doing at at Johns is impressive.

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8 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Yeah I just check. Drake is 61st in KenPom. I was expecting better after that endorsement from truthhurts.

Sunday is the day for McCollum people.   Drake/Bradley play and it will be game of the day.  2 of the best teams in the Valley 

7 minutes ago, Truthhurts said:

They lost their six best players. It’s essentially an entirely different team. And he’s 61st in efficiency. At drake. A program with four tournament appearances in the last like 30 years. 

Drake is a really good basketball program in the Valley.  Probably the top job in the conference 
 

DeVries had 6 straight 20+ win seasons before he left for West Virginia and 3 ncaa tourney appearances. 

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2 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Why don't you write a book about it man

Holding out hope for Brad?

[Kentuckysucks 2,871]

Just now, bobknightsghost said:

Two guys on your list that I would love as well but the reception for one of them has not been warm here so I kept my mouth shut but I think Chris beard is a slam dunk. Dude wins everywhere he goes including ole miss. I don’t even think ole miss fans know they have a basketball team.

the other is pitino. What he’s doing at at Johns is impressive.

If Pitino was 10 years younger he’d be a no brainer.  But not now would be ridiculous.

[mdiu28 2,255]

I trust Scott and hope he has the full reigns but none of this makes sense. 

To pushing Woody out midseason, JerryYeagley confidently saying Scott has his man from the very beginning and sticking to it, to Trilly confirming Scott spoke with AAU coaches yesterday and mentioned a non-college coach as his priority, to today. Doesn't make sense. 

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I would be pretty pumped for McDermott 

[IUFAN1976 4,199]

1 minute ago, mdiu28 said:

I trust Scott and hope he has the full reigns but none of this makes sense. 

To pushing Woody out midseason, JerryYeagley confidently saying Scott has his man from the very beginning and sticking to it, to Trilly confirming Scott spoke with AAU coaches yesterday and mentioned a non-college coach as his priority, to today. Doesn't make sense. 

Sounds like Tom Crean or Billy Donovan maybe the primary candidates, lol

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Just now, mdiu28 said:

I trust Scott and hope he has the full reigns but none of this makes sense. 

To pushing Woody out midseason, JerryYeagley confidently saying Scott has his man from the very beginning and sticking to it, to Trilly confirming Scott spoke with AAU coaches yesterday and mentioned a non-college coach as his priority, to today. Doesn't make sense. 

Media is now talking with AAU coaches and that call didn’t happen.  Bad info from Trilly.

In general I agree the the picture we have right now is vague.

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19 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Yeah I just check. Drake is 61st in KenPom. I was expecting better after that endorsement from truthhurts.

It's Drake for F&*@$ sake! With D2 players for the most part!

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1 minute ago, mdiu28 said:

I trust Scott and hope he has the full reigns but none of this makes sense. 

To pushing Woody out midseason, JerryYeagley confidently saying Scott has his man from the very beginning and sticking to it, to Trilly confirming Scott spoke with AAU coaches yesterday and mentioned a non-college coach as his priority, to today. Doesn't make sense. 

Jay Wright?

lol

[OKHOOSIER 4,183]

I’m reading the tea leaves from Yeags and assuming it is and was Mark Few the entire time. 
 

I will not be taking questions at this time, please respect my decision. 

[coonhounds 9,827]

Two guys on your list that I would love as well but the reception for one of them has not been warm here so I kept my mouth shut but I think Chris beard is a slam dunk. Dude wins everywhere he goes including ole miss. I don’t even think ole miss fans know they have a basketball team.
the other is pitino. What he’s doing at at Johns is impressive.

Be honest I don't care about reception. I am concerned with winning at a high level. I firmly believe if we were winning and he stays out of trouble we would be good

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22 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

I mean 3 out of the last 4 years making the tourney. I understand but McCollum is not the slam dunk people are making him out to be 

The only slam dunk hire IU has made in the last 130 years was the second time Branch McCracken was our coach. No one is saying McCollum is a slam dunk, but I think he’s a unique coaching talent within the “up and comer” crowd of the last 10 years. And it sounds like folks’ biggest concern is his ability to handle the stage, not his basketball acumen…

I want the best coach, and I have yet to see anything indicating he shouldn’t have that argument made in his favor. He runs a very efficient offense and his teams grind on defense. Will he start landing Cooper Flaggs with that type of play? Maybe not, but he will bring in talent here and also make the most out of the players who will actually stay 2-4 years (e.g., Robert Johnson, Armann Franklin types) who are the types of players that win championships for other programs, yet our previous coaches cause to plateau in year two…