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[AZ Hoosier 11,655]

50 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

there is no public facts that Steven’s ever entertained IU at all. In fact, he has gone on to make this kind of a joke, like there was never any shred of truth to the rumors at all.

and then we have bloggers stating we offered Matta, he accepted But failed a health test and Indiana who has been mum, reaches out to refute all that.

then we have goodman saying Drew, an Indiana native and one of the hottest coaches in p5 would be interested but IU has not reached out

this has been strange to say the least

And all of this is speculation, hidden behind a shroud of secrecy by an AD playing this one incredibly close to his chest... just waiting to be surprised and thrilled in a good way.

[MikeRoberts 8,015]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Believe what you want. It won’t be Scott Drew

That’s not what I was discussing with you. I don’t think it will be either. It won’t be a lot of the coaches we are discussing, may be none of them

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,745]

Crap.
I was about to guess "Easter Bunny." Too much hops.

I was hoping Santa Clause. Then I could keep my Santa Clause collection up through Basketball Season

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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,355]

15 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

QUESTION:  Which of the following will NOT be IU's next basketball coach?

1. Santa Claus
2. Tooth Fairy
3. Easter Bunny
4. Brad Stevens

ANSWER:  All of the above.

Personally I believe we have the inside scoop on the Easter Bunny... He will be in town here soon... 

[Trish 14,559]

8 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I swear if Dolson doesn’t even talk to Scott Drew because of a recruiting grudge from a decade ago... And if he hires someone completely underwhelming instead... Drew is one of the best candidates on the market. If he’s interested then you do what it takes to get him. Period. 

Two Elite Eight's in 18 years...

Wins.. but so did CTC and Alford.

Wanted to deport our boy Hanner.

Scott was here for all of that.

He grew up in Indiana and thats his only connection. might as well as Popavich if he wants to come. He's from Indiana!

[Chris007 62,637]

16 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

QUESTION:  Which of the following will NOT be IU's next basketball coach?

1. Santa Claus
2. Tooth Fairy
3. Easter Bunny
4. Brad Stevens

ANSWER:  All of the above.

Dang when did Goodman, Parrish, and other national writers start posting on here

[Hoosierfan2017 25,498]

4 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Believe what you want. It won’t be Scott Drew

Dolson better figure out a way to explain to the fanbase why he ignored an interested home run candidate to hire underwhelming IU guy instead. “His assistant was mean to Hanner Perea 10 years ago” ain’t gonna cut it.

IU basketball. Getting in its own way since 2000. 

[MikeRoberts 8,015]

3 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

Drew pissed off the biggest AAU program in the state by threatening to deport one of their players.  I just don't see that happening.  That is nuking one of the most important bridges for an IU coach before ever setting foot on campus.

It was an assistant, not Drew. Also, are the same people running that AAU program? All of those kids and parents are gone. He seems to have recruited quite well since then, hasn’t seemed to hurt one bit.

I would take his recruiting and coaching any day

[Trish 14,559]

Just now, MikeRoberts said:

It was an assistant, not Drew. Also, are the same people running that AAU program? All of those kids and parents are gone. He seems to have recruited quite well since then, hasn’t seemed to hurt one bit.

I would take his recruiting and coaching any day

You represent the program as a head coach. Whether it's an assistant or DOBO, it's an image of you and the program. 

Elite Eight Drew still have two more games to go before I'd even consider him. 

[Hoosierfan2017 25,498]

1 minute ago, Treesh said:

Two Elite Eight's in 18 years...

Wins.. but so did CTC and Alford.

Wanted to deport our boy Hanner.

Scott was here for all of that.

He grew up in Indiana and thats his only connection. might as well as Popavich if he wants to come. He's from Indiana!

I’ll save you a seat in the Woodshed next season. We shouldn’t have any trouble getting a good view. I know you don’t like Drew, but would you rather have whatever IU guy Dolson pulls out of a hat?

[PB1230 502]

2 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

It was an assistant, not Drew. Also, are the same people running that AAU program? All of those kids and parents are gone. He seems to have recruited quite well since then, hasn’t seemed to hurt one bit.

I would take his recruiting and coaching any day

When was the last time he recruited anyone from the midwest

[ap2345 11,454]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Dolson better figure out a way to explain to the fanbase why he ignored an interested home run candidate to hire underwhelming IU guy instead. “His assistant was mean to Hanner Perea 10 years ago” ain’t gonna cut it.

IU basketball. Getting in its own way since 2000. 

Well when a coach, AD, or GM at any level starts listening to fans they usually end up sitting with the fans. So I don’t think he cares. Wait until a hire is actually made.

[IUCrazy2 3,003]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Dolson better figure out a way to explain to the fanbase why he ignored an interested home run candidate to hire underwhelming IU guy instead. “His assistant was mean to Hanner Perea 10 years ago” ain’t gonna cut it.

IU basketball. Getting in its own way since 2000. 

"Hi Scott, this is Indiana Elite calling, nice hire you made there in Drew.  So just letting you know that I will be letting every single player that is in my program know what this guy did to Perea and what kind of snake he is.  Additionally, I will do everything in my power to keep him away from my kids.  He has shown me in the past that he doesn't have their best interests at heart."

That is a bit over the top but you better believe that there is a grudge there and having Indiana Elite steering the best players from this state to another program would make this job more difficult then it should be.  Look what happened to Crean when he lost the support of the Indiana coaches.  The recruiting dried up.

Now we can build a roster off of guys outside of Indiana, but that is much, much more difficult then having a home base to fall back on.

[Trish 14,559]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’ll save you a seat in the Woodshed next season. We shouldn’t have any trouble getting a good view. I know you don’t like Drew, but would you rather have whatever IU guy Dolson pulls out of a hat?

I just looked it up. Last time Scott made it past the Sweet 16 -- I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL! I'm an old fart now.

I rather have Dane Fife from out of a hat. At least Fife has potential. 

[ap2345 11,454]

4 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

It was an assistant, not Drew. Also, are the same people running that AAU program? All of those kids and parents are gone. He seems to have recruited quite well since then, hasn’t seemed to hurt one bit.

I would take his recruiting and coaching any day

Glad you brought that up. Indiana Elite is still ran by the same people and they don’t like Drew either. That’s a bigger problem than even Dolson not liking him. Those same guys that run Indiana Elite or have roles with them are also at prominent high schools around the state too. I hope you see the problem with that.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 96,195]

A lot of you have been throwing 'old fart' around lately and I'm willing to let it pass as long as you put it all in small letters.  But you start capitalizing and there will be heck to pay.  

xoxoxo

[Hoosierfan2017 25,498]

2 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

"Hi Scott, this is Indiana Elite calling, nice hire you made there in Drew.  So just letting you know that I will be letting every single player that is in my program know what this guy did to Perea and what kind of snake he is.  Additionally, I will do everything in my power to keep him away from my kids.  He has shown me in the past that he doesn't have their best interests at heart."

That is a bit over the top but you better believe that there is a grudge there and having Indiana Elite steering the best players from this state to another program would make this job more difficult then it should be.  Look what happened to Crean when he lost the support of the Indiana coaches.  The recruiting dried up.

Now we can build a roster off of guys outside of Indiana, but that is much, much more difficult then having a home base to fall back on.

We’ve had good relationships with Indy Elite for the past five years and look how that has gone for us. Drew is getting top 50 guys to come to Waco Texas. He would do just fine recruiting here. 

[kottke 920]

12 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Personally I believe we have the inside scoop on the Easter Bunny... He will be in town here soon... 

You make a good point, but I still think Santa Claus is a better hire. I know he's old, but he'd bring along Rudolph as an assistant to guide the sleig...I mean team when he retires.

[IU Prof 2,398]

If you take Dolson at his word from the press conference, he wants someone innovative with his pulse on where the game is going offensively, and a modern style that appeals to recruits.

To me, that means Stevens, Oats, Drew, or Beilein, and maybe Musselman. Not Beard, not Matta, not Moser.

Edit: Enfield might fit too, but would generally be a bad idea for other  reasons (mediocre track record, lack of Midwest connections, ties to the FBI scandal, etc.).

Edited March 25, 2021 by IU Prof

[Hoosierfan2017 25,498]

6 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Well when a coach, AD, or GM at any level starts listening to fans they usually end up sitting with the fans. So I don’t think he cares. Wait until a hire is actually made.

It doesn’t take a genius to know that it’s a bad idea to hire a 63 year old coach with no college coaching experience and mediocre NBA head coaching results when you’re on a 5 year tournament drought and fan apathy is the highest it’s been in decades. If Mike Woodson is a serious candidate but Scott Drew isn’t then maybe Dolson should be sitting with the fans.