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[TadQueasy]

2 hours ago, Scotty R said:

I will do you all a favor a leave this board 

This board is like a cult and the insiders are Jim Jones and and the others are the followers. If you question the leaders then the followers jump anyone who question the cult 

Have fun in fantasy land

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out! 

[MonteMarcaccini]

24 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Here ya go .. 
 

 

Mick is a funny guy, well liked in the coaching community.  I know a guy who worked for him (you can figure it out) and he and his wife loved Mick.

Yes, a bit of a wacko on the sidelines similar to Hurley but he doesn’t give any rope.  The inmates do not run the asylum and his teams play their ***** off.  
Some of the pressers remind me of a guy that used to coach here.  Calling out the B1G BS travel/scheduling, not accepting his players playing soft.  I personally have no issue with it.  I think IU fans would warm up to him pretty quick as other fans complain about him.

Where I pause is that his teams consistently lack offensive efficiency, though his recently talented team at UCLA was near the top.  

It has been proven that you need a highly efficient offense to win a title.  I believe May could deliver that here.  Goes back to the high floor/lower ceiling argument with Cronin.

[Juwan Moye]

39 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I have no idea, I have no idea, and I am bummer Cronin is even being talked about. 

30 years with 1-2 championship level teams, 1 team made it past the sw16, what are we doing? 

You don’t seem to realize that you’re the delusional one here. You ignore facts being presented to you and counter with your feelings. 
 

Feel away, you just haven’t presented anything that’s actually worthy of discussion.

[lillurk]

2 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

That he’s only coached at this level for one season. I’m a May fan but, if you’re Dolson, you have to recognize there’s still some risk there.

Two years ago at FAU he finished Kenpom 17 (UM is currently 22nd), final 4, 35-4; last year they were KP 47, basically a miracle at FAU.

[TheWatShot]

13 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Some troll, I’m sure.  We’ve had an influx of them.

NGW was a Woodson bootlicker who'd write term paper-length posts complaining about how the fans made Woodson's job harder. He deleted his account last spring. 

[Juwan Moye]

28 minutes ago, maharkn said:

I don't think he can recruit well enough to stay near the top of the Big ten. As of right now he has no signings for next year. Can he not recruit or is he not recruiting because he plans on being somewhere else next year

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Fair question. His portal haul this year was very good, apparently UCLA committed to NIL a bit more this offseason.

[12345Brad]

50 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Among the top 20 coaches with winning percentage, active, Id take May over Calipari, Pitino, Dixon, Matta, and Kelsey. Easily. 
 

May has a top 25 offense last 3 years. Recruited a McDs AA this year, got transfer haul, and has a protected seed with many new pieces. And he’s only 48. What am I missing?

I think some people don’t think May has a long enough resume and think his tourney run was more of a fluke. 
 

But given his buyout and the fact that Dolson was ready to hire him last offseason, I have to think he is plan B.  
 

people said he was turned off after the game in Bloomington last weekend with the treatment Woodson got, but who knows. People have also mentioned his family being so close and maybe don’t want him at iu bc if it doesn’t go well, it may not end well (no pun intended). 
 

Pearl was also approached last offseason and said last year or never.  Then all the stuff with his son.  So we’ll see.   

[CSP]

5 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

You don’t seem to realize that you’re the delusional one here. You ignore facts being presented to you and counter with your feelings. 
 

Feel away, you just haven’t presented anything that’s actually worthy of discussion.

Sure man lol 

 

Block me

[AKHoosier]

For the life of me, I can't figure out how someone wouldn't be ecstatic over Dusty May. 

Built a totally nonexistent program into 2 NCAAT appearances including a Final 4 run.

Then takes over a team that won 8 games last year and is now on track to win the B1G conference. Primed for a deep tournament run.

The fact he's an Indiana native and was a student manager under Knight is just the cherry on top.

[Juwan Moye]

3 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Two years ago at FAU he finished Kenpom 17 (UM is currently 22nd), final 4, 35-4; last year they were KP 47, basically a miracle at FAU.

Oh, no one has to convince me that May can coach. I’d be happy with him for sure.

I just put myself in Dolsons shoes and recognize there’s more risk there than with some other realistic hires. May obviously has a ton of upside though and could be a long-term solution.

[CSP]

22 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Yeah,  kinda meh, but if he was a little more consistent, like say 2 sweet 16's  and a Final Four in 3 of the 4 years he coached there that the tournament was held, well then...checks notes.

I would still have zero interest in a guy that over 30 years has had 1 maybe 2 teams capable of winning a title. 

Hell Crean had 2 or 3 in his last 6 years here, alone. 

[RoadRage]

18 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

3 sweet 16s and 1 Elite 8.  The year he made the final 4 still counts as a sweet 16 appearance for him 

Yep, he won 2 more tournament games his first 5 years, still say he is only marginally better than a guy that everybody on this forum would agree is mediocre but the shilling continues….

[iu eyedoc]

9 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I would still have zero interest in a guy that over 30 years has had 1 maybe 2 teams capable of winning a title. 

Hell Crean had 2 or 3 in his last 6 years here, alone. 

LTFOL, over 30 yrs? Do you think he got his first HC job at 22?  It's a little early to be hitting the hard stuff.

Don't like the guy, fine, but FFS, you have not posted a single thing that is close to factual about his career.

[Hoosier Guy]

13 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

NGW was a Woodson bootlicker who'd write term paper-length posts complaining about how the fans made Woodson's job harder. He deleted his account last spring. 

He sounds just like the burner accounts that glaze Woodson.  I just don’t understand how the fans can be blamed for Woodson’s failures as a coach.  He’s terrible and no amount of fan support would change that.

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I would still have zero interest in a guy that over 30 years has had 1 maybe 2 teams capable of winning a title. 

Hell Crean had 2 or 3 in his last 6 years here, alone. 

Cronin hasn’t been a coach for “over 30 years.” He started coaching in 2003, and unless you want to fault him for not having a title contender at Murray State, it’s under 20 years. He made the tournament each of his last 9 years at Cincinnati. 4 in 6 years at UCLA (with it being canceled one of those years. So, he’s made the tournament 13 out of the last 15 years. IU has made it 6 out of the last 15 years. 

We’re talking about title teams when we can’t even make it to the tournament 50% of the time. Who can IU realistically hire that will be better than that? 

[CSP]

6 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

LTFOL, over 30 yrs? Do you think he got his first HC job at 22?  It's a little early to be hitting the hard stuff.

Does 22 years make it that much better? Wowza. 

Absolutely laughing you didn't comment on only having 1 or 2 capable title winning teams. 

[CSP]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Cronin hasn’t been a coach for “over 30 years.” He started coaching in 2003, and unless you want to fault him for not having a title contender at Murray State, it’s under 20 years. He made the tournament each of his last 9 years at Cincinnati. 4 in 6 years at UCLA (with it being canceled one of those years. So, he’s made the tournament 13 out of the last 15 years. IU has made it 6 out of the last 15 years. 

We’re talking about title teams when we can’t even make it to the tournament 50% of the time. Who can IU realistically hire that will be better than that? 

Good. And yes, if making the tourney is our goal, absolutely... hire Mick Cronin tomorrow. We will be in the tourney a lot. Yayyyy 

[Hoosierfan2017]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Good. And yes, if making the tourney is our goal, absolutely... hire Mick Cronin tomorrow. We will be in the tourney a lot. Yayyyy 

Would making the tournament every year not be a significant upgrade over what we’ve dealt with the past 15+ years? It’s not the end goal, but getting in every year certainly gives you a much better shot at winning the title. 

[iu eyedoc]

5 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

This reply struggled and was rather stupid. 

Sweet Jesus. Does 22 years make it that much better? Wowza. 

22 years, 32 years, 2 Sweet 16's 4 sweet 16's and a FF

Why let facts get in the way of some good old fashion irrational dislike.

 

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Good. And yes, if making the tourney is our goal, absolutely... hire Mick Cronin tomorrow. We will be in the tourney a lot. Yayyyy 

Got to crawl before you can walk. That’s where some disagree.   Some think IU can skip steps and be in a position to hire a coach that can automatically put them at the head of the table.   Some think it’s going to take a process and the first step is getting a coach to stabilize a middle of the pack mediocre or under (I think IU is 25-30 games under .500 in the B1G over the last 9 years) B1G team.   Maybe it’s good to hire a coach like Cronin first to stabilize and then worrying about games past the sweet 16 later