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Scott Dolson yo his donors:  “guys, pony up your money, I’ve got THE Mark Turgeon on line 2.”

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Scott Dolson yo his donors:  “guys, pony up your money, I’ve got THE Mark Turgeon on line 2.”

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1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Odds that dmv is mark turgeon’s agent?

This sounds more personal, like one of his kids, his wife or a parent. 

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1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Check back in 3 or 4 weeks.   

Or by Tuesday if you believe the 10 business days nonsense

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I think I heard somewhere Turgeon was working as a semi-consultant for coaches and programs. I could possibly see him being used as a voice/advisor/perspective. Coach? Nop. Can’t see it. I’d take Thad everyday and twice on Tuesday before Turgeon. 

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29 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

10000% agree.  Hes on my short list!

Dear lord people. 

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1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

My opinion?  No I don’t see any chance he is coaching at IU next year.  I also thought that last cycle as well 

I appreciate ya. While I don’t want Turgeon for example, if we missed out on May, Stevens, Otz etc and we proactively eliminate Beard, Pearl etc, people need to be open.

i have little faith in Dolson but would applaud a great hire if he can do it.

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2 hours ago, TheDMV said:

Just a question for you all:

Is the significant negativity for Mark T mostly about his personality or results in the court, or some of both? If it’s the latter, it’s worth pointing out in his last 7 seasons at Maryland, his very worst team was the 2017-2018 squad, a team that went 19-13, finished 39 in KenPom, and probably should’ve been in the tournament. That was the *worst* team. In his four years at Texas A&M, he was dancing every season. 
 

So if you consider that and then add in that IU offers better NIL and other resources, is it really that crazy for  Dolson to think he’d be successful at IU?

 

again, just worth keeping an open mind. It’s a lot harder to hire away coaches who are having success than fans think. 

Stop trying to make Mark Turgeon happen, it's not going to happen.

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4 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Dear lord people. 

You don’t think IU would be a tournament team this year with Collins as the coach?    

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1 hour ago, cbp4iu said:

Tomorrow is Friday and we are like 0/2 on good news on Fridays.. What are we getting tomorrow? 3rd time is a charm correct?

IU hires Happy Gilmore as the new basketball coach citing an out of the box approach.

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

If Turgeon turns out to be the guy? We will not have missed on numerous other candidates. We will have missed on hundreds of other candidates!

A question for the board; do we think Turgeon or Juwan Howard is ranked higher on Dolson’s list? And do we think that Pat Chambers has a real shot? Maybe Dr. Tom Davis? Eddie Jordan?

I’ve planted my flag on the Marty Simmons hill.

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Turgeon: "Scott, it's Mark again, about that opening...."

Dolson: "Mark, again, you're not getting the job. If you keep asking I'll have to change my number."

Talks have occurred.

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1 hour ago, DLG3 said:

It’s starting to feel like this could very well mirror the searches of UofL and UK. Which, if you think about it, is probably the most logical outcome. I still would love to think that the IU job is appealing to a big name, but I’m starting to have my doubts. I’m sure those two schools thought the same with their considerable resources. If so, I guess whatever. As USPS has said, as long as he’s a grinder. Tired of IU basketball being associated with laziness and the definition of insanity. Give me a coach who is hungry. 

And yes, I’m still bitter about the Dusty thing, in case anyone is wondering. Hope it doesn’t haunt IU. 

I hope IU gets as lucky as L'Ville, then...

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8 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

I’ve planted my flag on the Marty Simmons hill.

 

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3 hours ago, TheDMV said:

Just a question for you all:

Is the significant negativity for Mark T mostly about his personality or results in the court, or some of both? If it’s the latter, it’s worth pointing out in his last 7 seasons at Maryland, his very worst team was the 2017-2018 squad, a team that went 19-13, finished 39 in KenPom, and probably should’ve been in the tournament. That was the *worst* team. In his four years at Texas A&M, he was dancing every season. 
 

So if you consider that and then add in that IU offers better NIL and other resources, is it really that crazy for  Dolson to think he’d be successful at IU?

 

again, just worth keeping an open mind. It’s a lot harder to hire away coaches who are having success than fans think. 

Look Mrs. Turgeon, I'm sure your son is a lovely young man and is the best of boys but I unfortunately think we are going to pass.

 

The rest of you need to be nice to your elders.

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I appreciate ya. While I don’t want Turgeon for example, if we missed out on May, Stevens, Otz etc and we proactively eliminate Beard, Pearl etc, people need to be open.
i have little faith in Dolson but would applaud a great hire if he can do it.

I think Cronin is the best option given our stance of hiring nobody with any skeletons that want to come.

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I hope that whomever is truly in charge of signing off on a new basketball coach for IU, lands one that has the potential for greatness, and not just an improvement over our current coach, (or even recent coaches such as Miller & Crean). The University of Illinois had Lou Henson and Purdue had Gene Keady. Two very good coaches that provided lots of 20 win seasons, a few Big Ten championships and exactly zero NCAA championships. They were good programs, not great programs and they produced good teams, not great teams. We need potential greatness hired at IU, not a coach who can likely guarantee "good" teams that provide 20 win seasons more often than not.