General Coach Candidate News

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 10,895]

Just now, hoosiersoxfan said:

He turned around a terrible WVU in one year and they got hosed from a tourney bid without their best player

That doesn't scream "IU should hire him" but yes, it was a successful season for him, I agree. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,357]

34 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Even Tyme is confused 

He was born that way.

[Alford Bailey 13,113]

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

[Hovadipo 60,867]

1 minute ago, mdn82 said:

But what about Troy’s mom :)

Rest in peace, Patty. You can't say she didn't keep us on our toes around here.

[mdn82 26,344]

Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

He was born that way.

Holy hell, Tyme is Lady Gaga.  No wonder he is the way he is.

[hoosierpatriot22 146]

Just for potential future reference, someone tell me how to correctly pronounce “DeVries.” I’ve heard ‘Deh-vry”  “Deh-vree” and “Deh-vrees”

[mdn82 26,344]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Rest in peace, Patty. You can't say she didn't keep us on our toes around here.

I always enjoyed her and her temperament.  Got the locals talking.

Edit: Some parents do not belong in this environment :)

[AH1971 2,609]

Just now, Alford Bailey said:

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

More than likely yes, which was always going to be the case.

The idea that Brad Stevens was going to walk away from the Celtics in the middle of the season sounds more ridiculous by the day….yet has been the topic of discussion for the last two months.

[Ryno6284 4,172]

1 minute ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

Just for potential future reference, someone tell me how to correctly pronounce “DeVries.” I’ve heard ‘Deh-vry”  “Deh-vree” and “Deh-vrees”

Last one

[Asha’man 602]

35 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

No way I would pick Devries over McCollum unless MCCollum said he was not interested

In some respects DeVries is the safer pick. He was very successful for years at the D1 level. He also has proven he can recruit well at a power conference level with less resources than IU. And they should have made the dance in year 1 after turning around WV quickly. 

[HoosierFan1994 5,110]

Keep in mind with Devries that he has two very good trends that would show he is a very good hire: 

1) 5 of his 6 years at Drake he finished in the top 2 of his league. MVC is a very very good mid-major. I've heard a lot of times it's a good sign that a coach has dominated their conference at the mid-major level much like McCollum and Pat Kelsey. 

2) Drake was nothing special before he took over. Changed everything right away when he got there. WVU had as bad of a season for a P5 school a year ago. This year, much improved. 

I know a lot of us don't like it with how Archie turned out and I get it. I think if Devries personality fits here, it will turn out good for us. 

[Trish 14,303]

3 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

If that were true, not a great sign who fired the head coach a month ago. 

[Rusty Shackleford 793]

4 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I'm more of the thought that Goodman doesn't know d!ck and is just throwing stuff at the wall hoping for a winner. The dude is somewhat connected, but he's pretty troll-ish.

Eh, I don't think Goodman trolls for pure love of the game like Isaac but I'm wholly believe he hears things from the agent/coach side and does favors by blasting this stuff out to maintain good will with coaches and athletic departments. Access is everything to someone like Goodman. It's his trade.

[Home Jersey 14,822]

6 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

Yup. I think these deals, after lengthy negotiations, tend to get finalized quickly. There’s a story, I think about Brian Kelly, being on a recruiting trip for ND when he got the official offer/agreement with LSU. There was IMO never a “done deal” and people saying it was were likely either overreacting or conveying info they got from someone who was overreacting / misunderstood the situation themselves. 

[Trish 14,303]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Keep in mind with Devries that he has two very good trends that would show he is a very good hire: 

1) 5 of his 6 years at Drake he finished in the top 2 of his league. MVC is a very very good mid-major. I've heard a lot of times it's a good sign that a coach has dominated their conference at the mid-major level much like McCollum and Pat Kelsey. 

2) Drake was nothing special before he took over. Changed everything right away when he got there. WVU had as bad of a season for a P5 school a year ago. This year, much improved. 

One thing I've considered as well, It was a down year in the Big 12 this year, typically the best conference in America. He did okay for first year there, but I wonder how he would've done if it were a more normal year for the conference? 

[TTT 1,251]

Names that have initials with most integrity:

DeVries…. D.D.

Alford… S.A.

McCollum… B.M.

and the others 

or

Stevens… B.S.

[Rusty Shackleford 793]

4 minutes ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

Just for potential future reference, someone tell me how to correctly pronounce “DeVries.” I’ve heard ‘Deh-vry”  “Deh-vree” and “Deh-vrees”

Third one.

[HoosierFan1994 5,110]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

One thing I've considered as well, It was a down year in the Big 12 this year, typically the best conference in America. He did okay for first year there, but I wonder how he would've done if it were a more normal year for the conference? 

That is fair too. One thing I like is West Virginia has shown they can win in basketball. It's a very good job. If he comes here, it tells me that he REALLY wants to be here. I don't think that was the case with CMW. 

[iubb 4,504]

[AH1971 2,609]

The more you look into DeVries, the more boxes he checks 

-tutelage under two highly respected basketball coaches (Altman and McDermott)

-Highly successful at the mid-major level, set the standard at Drake

-P5 experience 

-capable of leading overnight rebuilds

-success in the portal

-can bring a roster that should immediately contend in the B10