General Coach Candidate News

[the_jackal]

This has been the wildest coaching search i've seen. a lot of misinformation all around and too many twists to keep up with. If it ends up being DeVries, we are getting ourself a hell of a coach. WVU this year was 20th in overall defense, and 9th in the country in defending the 3P, he also really emphasizes 3s over 2s (WVU attempted 849 3s compared to IU's 632). His brand of basketball is modern, and very different than Archie/Woody ball we are accustomed to. 

He'd also bring his son, and most likely Stone, Amani, and Powell with him. He knows how to work the portal. Not sure why people are questioning whether or not he'd be a good hire - i'm guessing because everyone wanted the grand slam hire, myself included. But he'd be the best hire since Sampson

[AH1971]

3 minutes ago, westgym said:

With the understanding that I have little credibility here, debated for the past few days about sharing this outside of a few through DMs.  But here goes:

A longtime friend and colleague of Brad’s told me over the weekend that BS will not be the next coach.  Was this an exact quote from Brad?  He didn’t say that, (and didn’t say it wasn’t) but left no room for doubt.

Post this due to some fans thinking BS is toying with the fan base/dragging this out/is letting his daughter decide (!) and turn against him based on untruths.  
 

The sooner fans can let go of Brad,  then it allows folks to get excited about the next great coach waiting in the wings.

Appreciate this. The Brad Stevens dream died about this time 4 years ago and don’t believe it ever got past anything than an obligatory phone call back in February.

Crazy times when gifs and encrypted messages outweighs optics and common sense.

[HinnyHoosier]

17 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I edited my post... Fran didn't even make a Sw16. 

We've made... 4? 

 

Iowa isn't close to us. If you feel they are, that's fine, too. 

Fact. But also better overall and in conference. Consider that part equal, record-wise.

But the turmoil of the Indiana program and the job that goes with it is the primary perception that most people have about Indiana basketball. Poorly managed, dramatic, and rabid. It's completely reasonable we would be competing for up and coming coaches with Iowa, particularly when the candidate in question has roots in Iowa City. It's not unfathomable that we are not exactly the cream of the crop compared to the rest of the conference in terms of desirability. The only thing setting us apart anymore is the money.

And no, I will not employ the Randy Savage cream gif here.

[AZ Hoosier]

23 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

Is DeVries worth agonizing about lol?

He definitely could be... huge upside, IMO

[iubb]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

They know Dolson dropped the ball once again and can't yet show their faces.

 

why are you are always perpetually miserable ?

[Travis Scott]

It feels like they just feed Rabby misinformation to throw everyone off the scent and he takes the bait every time. That, or he's in cahoots with the program to assist them with the hiring process and contract negotiations by throwing out silly b.s.

[HoosierInParadise]

Why are we locked back on devries?

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Because AH and Alford Bailey run the afternoon shift.

[Helgo]

35 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Not necessarily a better job, but a better program at this juncture.

He said Iowa, not Iowa State. Hawks are a disaster

[seanmm1971]

No idea who the next coach is, but willing to bet there is a fire "new coach " thread in 2 minutes.

[DSUMMITT]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

They know Dolson dropped the ball once again and can't yet show their faces.

Or maybe nothing is happening today 

[IU05]

3 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

They know Dolson dropped the ball once again and can't yet show their faces.

#KentuckySucksSucks

[jimsorgi]

Just now, Travis Scott said:

It feels like they just feed Rabby misinformation to throw everyone off the scent and he takes the bait every time. That, or he's in cahoots with the program to assist them with the hiring process and contract negotiations by throwing out silly b.s.

I just don't think any of Rabby's information comes from the IU side, so he's passing along info from agent circles.

[HinnyHoosier]

1 minute ago, iubb said:

 

why are you are always perpetually miserable ?

It's in his name. He's on an Indiana board with a name focused on Kentucky. He loves misery and he's just trying to find the company to go with it 

[Alford Bailey]

LOL, Devries has three schools in a bidding war

[mdn82]

33 minutes ago, newcastle12 said:

Rabby is just Dave Meltzer now.  IYKYK

 

 

I always patterned Rivals as more AEWesque, so that makes sense, bruv. 

[JustWinBaby]

16 minutes ago, Zcorey92 said:

What a massive failure if this is who Indiana ends up with. So many proven winners that would take the job 

You massively overrate this job. DeVries is an excellent coach. I don't believe it's him, but if it is I'll be happy. Proven track record, can recruit talent, has elevated the program wherever he's gone. And has a cool name. Maybe not an A+ hire but I'd give it a solid B. Certainly raises the floor immediately at IU. Who knows what the ceiling would be, as he's not been at a high major program long enough to establish a tournament résumé.

[AZ Hoosier]

21 minutes ago, iubb said:

Our next coach...

Just what we need... another ex-NBA coach with ZERO college experience. His NBA record is on par with the Wizard of Broad Ripple... hard pass

[Jeff Flabjohns]

4 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Appreciate this. The Brad Stevens dream died about this time 4 years ago and don’t believe it ever got past anything than an obligatory phone call back in February.

Crazy times when gifs and encrypted messages outweighs optics and common sense.

Careful my friend, you’re gonna have insiders threatening to leave the board. 

[IUCrazy2]

1 minute ago, Travis Scott said:

It feels like they just feed Rabby misinformation to throw everyone off the scent and he takes the bait every time. That, or he's in cahoots with the program to assist them with the hiring process and contract negotiations by throwing out silly b.s.

I think Rabjohns burned some bridges with the school during Woodson's tenure too.  If I were the AD, I would cut quite a bit of the access to the guys who have to make a living off Indiana sports clicks.  I think that Woodson was an @$$ and deserving of all the criticism, but if you are the school you can't have all the parasite sites bad mouthing your coach and frankly I think those sites are more useful when they aren't a mouthpiece for the school.

The Hoosier Hysterics would be DOA if I were Dolson too.  

[Doctor Jones]

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

Certainly does.  Iowa's already had 3 players announce for the portal.

They don't want to play for DeVries?