General Coach Candidate News

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

3 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Hey Class, 

I’ve been worried this whole time that the coach we hire won’t get much of a chance if it wasn’t Stevens. Really hope everyone will get behind whoever we hire because this program needs our support with a new coach, even if we aren’t thrilled with the hire. See if the results come and then judge. Now, I may struggle to support with someone like Alford or Pitino, but still. 

I'm very much with you on this. I think it would be pure cancer to get this hire and we hit the ground, as fans, bitching a fit because it's Beilein and not every thing is perfect. Once the decision is made, it's done. Go back to rooting. I'm annoyed with the end of Archie Era, and want so badly just to sit back and not analyze every little flipping thing. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,120]

It would be quite the failure on Dolsons part to hire him. Plain and simple. 

I believe you would be in the minority

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[Trish 11,414]

3 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Lander had a Texas Texh offer too fwiw.

He had a lot of great offers. Yeah he had a bad year but he has the most potential on the team currently. I'd put Jordan up there on potential too!

I find it hard to believe Scott Dolson will tell the players who is coming. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Maybe he tells them an hour or two beforehand but anything longer seems a little reckless. 

[Hoosierfan2017 19,915]

I need this hire to be a great one who can hit the ground running right away or my IU interest is going to be virtually nonexistent. After a 5 year tournament absence I can't go through another multi-year rebuild. I absolutely hate watching March Madness when our team is once again sitting at home. 

[Josh 12,380]

A home run hire is clearly about baseball.  Wake me up when we are hearing about a three point hire.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,234]

1 hour ago, iu eyedoc said:

If  you consider a guy that has won a NC and the ACC 5 times in the last 8 years a failure, not sure what you would consider a success.

I consider someone who would make Indiana a bore to be a failure. He doesn't fit the job in anyway. He doesn't have a style that fits IU basketball and he doesn't have a personality more than a cardboard box. He's literally the exact opposite of what is needed. 

[ap2345 7,099]

Just now, Treesh said:

He had a lot of great offers. Yeah he had a bad year but he has the most potential on the team currently. I'd put Jordan up there on potential too!

I find it hard to believe Scott Dolson will tell the players who is coming. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Maybe he tells them an hour or two beforehand but anything longer seems a little reckless. 

Gut feeling is Lander got his info from Kendrick if he was tweeting about the IU coaching job. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,234]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

It'd be a failure to him because the game wouldn't be a track meet.

Sorry that I want good basketball. Playing not to score like a crappy HS game, isn't basketball. It's not Indiana basketball. 

[JJacks 28]

46 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

It's Beilein

What's the hold up on announcing it?

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,234]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

It'd be a failure to him because the game wouldn't be a track meet.

Sorry that I want good basketball. Playing not to score like a crappy HS game, isn't basketball. It's not Indiana basketball. 

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

This is what is being referred to about the tweet

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,234]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

It'd be a failure to him because the game wouldn't be a track meet.

Sorry that I want good basketball. Playing not to score like a crappy HS game, isn't basketball. It's not Indiana basketball. 

[Stuhoo 75,781]

3 minutes ago, Treesh said:

He had a lot of great offers. Yeah he had a bad year but he has the most potential on the team currently. I'd put Jordan up there on potential too!

I find it hard to believe Scott Dolson will tell the players who is coming. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Maybe he tells them an hour or two beforehand but anything longer seems a little reckless. 

I also find it all but impossible to believe that Dolson would leak.

I find it entirely possible that an agent/sports marketing firm would leak. N.D. Kendrick is completely wired in to the AAU scene. He is someone that could find out before the public.

[IUCane 173]

1 minute ago, bleedhoosier said:

This is what is being referred to about the tweet

I am hoping this guy's definition of HOME RUN and my definition are the same...

[Trish 11,414]

In other news, Archie Miller changed his Twitter bio and header. I wonder why Dolson didn't like Ostrom. Interesting. By all accounts he seemed like a decent guy. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 1,862]

Pickers cant be choosers. Not everyone is going to be happy with who we get. Bennett is a great coach. Winning is fun no matter how its done. Bennett is a winner & thats what weve all been crying for.. WINS. 

[IUc2016 7,034]

Just now, Treesh said:

In other news, Archie Miller changed his Twitter bio and header. I wonder why Dolson didn't like Ostrom. Interesting. By all accounts he seemed like a decent guy. 

Who said he didn't like Ostrom? Just because he didn't stay on as part of the transition staff?

unless I missed something, pretty sure that had more to do with Ostrom's loyalty to Archie, as they had been together for a decade. 

[Hoosierfan1901 5,802]

This better be a 4 point play hire

[Chris007 42,322]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

I also find it all but impossible to believe that Dolson would leak.

I find it entirely possible that an agent/sports marketing firm would leak. N.D. Kendrick is completely wired in to the AAU scene. He is someone that could find out before the public.

If there is some deal done, trustees would be getting to know by now. So someone connected there. When it is all said and done, only Dolson, his assistant, trustees, McRobbie, and the two boosters will know. Now that is a decent amount of people who could leak. I was getting my info from someone connected to these people. Just didn't work out

[Trish 11,414]

Just now, IUc2016 said:

Who said he didn't like Ostrom? Just because he didn't stay on as part of the transition staff?

unless I missed something, pretty sure that had more to do with Ostrom's loyalty to Archie, as they had been together for a decade. 

That's probably more likely. I thought Ostrom did a very good job recruiting. He just lost his mom three or four weeks ago and now he lost his job. Tough stretch for the guy!