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7 minutes ago, Soulsnipes said:

So what happens if Mack and Malik stays and we get Newton back and add McNeely. If we make a splash in the portal with SOME shooters do we have the talent to get over the Hump (No Pun Intended) lol. I'm assuming Trey comes back as well?

I would expect very little from Newton next year. It'll be so much time since he last played regularly plus the fact that it's a knee injury that kept getting reinjured. Not a good combination for making an immediate impact when playing again, possibly bad enough that he could never get to the level of an impact player.

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Done with Woodson.  Unqualified.  Had his chance, along with staff.  Downward projection.  None of them don’t know what they are doing nor care that much.  No enthusiasm, lazy and a gig for as long as it lasts They need to be gone.

Don’t want no big name anything.

Rather, want someone who is yet to have big time success to enjoy their ride to the top.

1.  Dusty May

Others to consider Schertz…I think May and Schertz play the same type of game.  And Alford.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,707]

15 minutes ago, Soulsnipes said:

So what happens if Mack and Malik stays and we get Newton back and add McNeely. If we make a splash in the portal with SOME shooters do we have the talent to get over the Hump (No Pun Intended) lol. I'm assuming Trey comes back as well?

Just a comment in regards to Newton.  I think it's a huge mistake if we put a lot of faith in Jakai being a major contributor next season.  Kid hasn't played competitive ball in 2 years.  Would dearly love to have him prove me wrong but if the staff puts that kind faith in his return, then that's one less upgrade we'll be looking for in the portal.

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7 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Both have 3 years of P5 HC experience.  I can't even imagine the reaction from the mob if we replaced Woody with Schrewsberry.

 

I'm not advocating for Shrewsberry, but atleast he'd be an active HC when hired. Yes, IU set the bar that low when hiring Woodson; let's not underestimate how stupid that move was.

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20 minutes ago, Soulsnipes said:

So what happens if Mack and Malik stays and we get Newton back and add McNeely. If we make a splash in the portal with SOME shooters do we have the talent to get over the Hump (No Pun Intended) lol. I'm assuming Trey comes back as well?

Depends. Do we revamp the staff? In that case, who is hiring the staff replacements? Who has Woodson ever evaluated at this level? Every hire has been forced, retained from previous staff, or a recommendation hire (Yasir). Does Woodson even listen to the new staff?

As scary as trying to replace multiple holes in the roster next year may be, who is going to coach them up? Who is going to develop and maximize their talent? 

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45 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I'd rather keep Woody for a few more years.

I knew Shrews record when I posted what I did. 

[Stuhoo 89,485]

This is one hellacious thread.

Heres the vibe From January, 2021. The general board take in mid-January was “They’ll never fire Archie after this year.” Wrong-O! Lots of love for Beard, who was two jobs ago.

Some sample posts:

On 1/14/2021 at 10:11 PM, Trish said:

Only IU guy I’d call is Dane Fife. 

 

On 1/15/2021 at 9:45 AM, Stuhoo said:

Get past this “multiple final fours/Mark Few/Brad Stevens/geriatrics with no experience/70 year old John ‘players are thugs’ Belien” complete nonsense.

For real?
 

Darian Devries

Casey Alexander

Dane Fife

 

 

 

On 1/15/2021 at 10:40 AM, HoosierAloha said:

Archie isn’t getting canned at the end of the season. There’s about 0% chance of that.


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On 1/15/2021 at 12:05 PM, Trish said:

Offer Stevens $8million a year.

Let his wife run the Law School / replace Quinn Buckner on the Board of Trustee's.

 

 

On 1/15/2021 at 1:37 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Here is our best list in my opinion(not that I want or don't any of them)

John Beilein

Dane Fife

Steve Alford

Dana Altman

Chris Collins

Mike Woodson

Randy Wittman

Mike White

 

On 1/18/2021 at 12:59 PM, Trish said:

Im not sold on a coach who hasn’t coached in four years and was in declining health and overall program success. 
 

I’d like to think we can do better than Thad Matta.

 

On 1/18/2021 at 6:29 PM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

MY Top 5 and who I want

1. John Beilein

2. Avery Johnson

3. Steve Alford

4. Dana Altman

5. Jon Scheyer

 

On 1/18/2021 at 7:59 PM, MemphisHoosier said:

For fun, here are my tiers for the next 12-18 months:

Low-Likelihood, Home Run Hires

1) Chris Beard

2) Billy Donovan (super-low likelihood)

'Most Likely', Solid Category

1) Nate Oats

2) Mike White

3) Eric Musselman

4) Steve Prohm (on the fence here)

Short Term, Turn-Around

1) Thad Matta 

 

 

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On 2/6/2024 at 2:30 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Just a comment in regards to Newton.  I think it's a huge mistake if we put a lot of faith in Jakai being a major contributor next season.  Kid hasn't played competitive ball in 2 years.  Would dearly love to have him prove me wrong but if the staff puts that kind faith in his return, then that's one less upgrade we'll be looking for in the portal.

Agree completely, and that’s coming from the biggest Newton fan whose last name isn’t Newton. But I will say this: before that kid got hurt he was every bit the player that Stephon Castle was and Castle is now a 1 and done lottery pick. Not saying Newton is that. Just saying he’s 1 hell of a lottery ticket and I really hope he stays.

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17 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

This is one hellacious thread.

Heres the vibe From January, 2021. The general board take in mid-January was “They’ll never fire Archie after this year.” Wrong-O! Lots of love for Beard, who was two jobs ago.

Some sample posts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I knew we should have went after Jon Scheyer lol.

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I agree but that kid is just a dog and something I feel we have missed. I hope injuries dont decline what he has.

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34 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I knew we should have went after Jon Scheyer lol.

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No to Beilein.

Beard, Drew, Sampson (seriously), Pearl (seriously-if not sanctioned).

Ugh. Depressing stuff


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Interesting. At least I’m consistent.


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Mike Woodson
Randy Wittman

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60-something year olds that have never coached college basketball?

Classic


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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,406]

Here is our best list in my opinion(not that I want or don't any of them)
John Beilein
Dane Fife
Steve Alford
Dana Altman
Chris Collins
Mike Woodson
Randy Wittman
Mike White

I think this list is pretty sad, and we can do far better.


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Lol


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14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

Lol


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How sad is it we couldn't? Lol

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15 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

Lol


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Who would’ve predicted that Chris Collins was probably the best call out of LCS’s entire list!

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27 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Who would’ve predicted that Chris Collins was probably the best call out of LCS’s entire list!

Still only 49. Not my cup of tea but I’m curious what he can do after Boo Buie graduates. If they can maintain some level of quality I wonder if he’ll get a look at a bigger job if he wants it eventually.

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I don't know much about the guy but his overall record and the direction in which he's taken each program he's coached (except Iowa State) speaks for itself, most notably in his current gig.

Greg McDermott. I don't know, maybe that's a dumb idea and/or recency bias (yes while I'm watching Creighton lol). He's probably locked in there. But you can't deny he improves every program he's touched. 

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Just a comment in regards to Newton.  I think it's a huge mistake if we put a lot of faith in Jakai being a major contributor next season.  Kid hasn't played competitive ball in 2 years.  Would dearly love to have him prove me wrong but if the staff puts that kind faith in his return, then that's one less upgrade we'll be looking for in the portal.

Agreed we have no idea if he will be any good or not. It was like the faith many seemed to have in gunn for this year.

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3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

Classic


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IU saw that and said excellent idea.