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Posted
8 hours ago, Whoozhers said:

So, many on here want another ...

Mike Davis

Kelvin Sampson

Tom Crean

Archie Miller

Instead of an Indiana guy.
How’d that workout.

Btw- have you seen Justin Smith at Arkansas?
Court is the same size.
Rim is the same height.
What changed?


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Mike Davis was an IU guy when he was hired

Posted
5 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Kelvin Sampson didn’t flame out at IU. Our holier than thou administration fired him for making too many phone calls. He won 74% of his games at IU and had his team 22-4 and #14 in the country when he got fired. 

Archie Miller never coached at a P5 school. He made it past the round of 32 once at Dayton. We was one of the most well-regarded up and comers, but he was exactly that - an up and comer. 

I disagree strongly that Tom Crean had proven P5 success. Tom Crean made it past the round of 32 exactly once at Marquette in nine seasons. And that was due to having one of the best shooting guards to ever play the game on his team. In 5 years at Marquette after that, he missed the tournament twice, made it to the round of 64 twice, and made the round of 32  once. He won 1 conference title at Marquette and that was when they were in Conference USA. 

In the last three hires, we’ve hired someone with proven P5 success once. And that guy was a darn good coach and was doing an incredible job here before IU fired him for off the court reasons. So, I’d actually argue the opposite of your position. The one proven P5 guy we hired in the last three was the best coach we’ve had since Bob Knight  

Hiring someone who absolutely no one here would want if he wasn’t an “IU guy” makes absolutely zero sense. We aren’t hiring them to come play. We’re hiring them to be our head coach. MSU fans don’t even want Fife to be their next coach and he’s been there for a decade. 

Sampson brought in guys who were drug abusers and pimps so he needed to go for that reason.

Posted
4 hours ago, NVFalcons1990 said:

Why 2025...he's only 53?  Look at his Wikipedia and tell me he isn't a winner.  His winning percentage is .740 and that includes his last 2 years where he could barely stand or walk. 

Rumor is he is healthy now after his last back surgery. I will take a coach with Indiana ties with a .740 winning % all day long!

If he is fully healthy Matta would be at the top of my list

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Reports Beard isn’t interested in relocating.. who should I be fire in this game? Muss or Beard


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Same thing stevens said and we seen how that turned out. Lol

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

Reports Beard isn’t interested in relocating.. who should I be fire in this game? Muss or Beard


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What reports? Linky please

Posted
16 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

Reports Beard isn’t interested in relocating.. who should I be fire in this game? Muss or Beard


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Hah.

I'd move to West Lafayette if you paid me enough. 

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