A Case for Dusty May

[Alford Bailey 12,506]

Gotta be a good recruiter at HS level and the portal. I care less about player development. Get talent and a lot of it. Even Mike Davis could make a NC game with a deep talented roster. Crean and Woody have both been pretty decent with talent. We haven’t been able to consistently bring in enough talent since the mid 90s.

[DLG3 1,087]

Gotta be a good recruiter at HS level and the portal. I care less about player development. Get talent and a lot of it. Even Mike Davis could make a NC game with a deep talented roster. Crean and Woody have both been pretty decent with talent. We haven’t been able to consistently bring in enough talent since the mid 90s.

I respectfully disagree. There have been years where there is not enough talent, but this year’s team ought to be able to win with the talent on the floor. They aren’t being utilized well and maybe not enough talent at the 1&2, but 3-5 should be able to stack up with anyone.


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[DLG3 1,087]

That is, I see what you’re saying about Woody getting good talent, I just put more stock into player development than talent or player rankings. Sorry to be confusing.


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[Scotty R 2,584]

11 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Gotta be a good recruiter at HS level and the portal. I care less about player development. Get talent and a lot of it. Even Mike Davis could make a NC game with a deep talented roster. Crean and Woody have both been pretty decent with talent. We haven’t been able to consistently bring in enough talent since the mid 90s.

Player development is the key aspect of a good coaching staff. You can have all the talent in the world but if they don't develop as a team you will lose 

[IndyResident16 567]

14 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Gotta be a good recruiter at HS level and the portal. I care less about player development. Get talent and a lot of it. Even Mike Davis could make a NC game with a deep talented roster. Crean and Woody have both been pretty decent with talent. We haven’t been able to consistently bring in enough talent since the mid 90s.

Player development and roster construction is an absolute must at this level of basketball. This isn’t the NBA. 

[Golfman25 6,014]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

If you want to watch more rebuilding that’s your choice, but I’m ready for fun IU basketball again. We haven’t had a fun season since 2016. I want a coach who can win immediately. 

Well I am sure Dolson is at his desk right now thinking --- "well I need to make sure Hoosierfan2017 will be excited about this next hire."   :)

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,246]

Well I am sure Dolson is at his desk right now thinking --- "well I need to make sure Hoosierfan2017 will be excited about this next hire."   :)

Just find a real winner. If we want to pay top 10 money. Get a top 10 coach and that’s what the fanbase wants.

But It’s Dusty May for them and a blind man can see it.


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[Hoosierfan2017 22,545]

5 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Well I am sure Dolson is at his desk right now thinking --- "well I need to make sure Hoosierfan2017 will be excited about this next hire."   :)

Ignoring your obvious attempts to inflame, if Dolson isn’t thinking about how to hire a coach who can win immediately then he might as well shut the program down. 

[Chris007 49,624]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Ignoring your obvious attempts to inflame, if Dolson isn’t thinking about how to hire a coach who can win immediately then he might as well shut the program down. 

He’s probably thinking Dusty is winning 30 some games at FAU, so the Big Ten will be a little tougher but he’ll be able to recruit better so he should get 25 wins a season here. Plus he already has same amount of final fours as Pearl.

[Hoosierfan2017 22,545]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

He’s probably thinking Dusty is winning 30 some games at FAU, so the Big Ten will be a little tougher but he’ll be able to recruit better so he should get 25 wins a season here. Plus he already has made more final fours than Pearl. 

The bolded isn’t true, but this is probably the level of analysis Dolson operates at.

[Chris007 49,624]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

The bolded isn’t true, but this is probably the level of analysis Dolson operates at.

Sorry same amount. I forgot that one for Pearl. 

[Golfman25 6,014]

9 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Ignoring your obvious attempts to inflame, if Dolson isn’t thinking about how to hire a coach who can win immediately then he might as well shut the program down. 

My attempts?  Find a little humor man.   

"Shut the program down."  Hyperbole much.    

The problem isn't winning right away.  The problem is consistency.  If we wanted up and down seasons, we could have kept Crean -- he gave us plenty of that.  

[Alford Bailey 12,506]

1 hour ago, IndyResident16 said:

Player development and roster construction is an absolute must at this level of basketball. This isn’t the NBA. 

NBA coaches know what they will have for 2-3 years. College rosters are built one season at a time now.

[Uspshoosier 47,690]

20 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Just find a real winner. If we want to pay top 10 money. Get a top 10 coach and that’s what the fanbase wants.

But It’s Dusty May for them and a blind man can see it.


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Whoever it is me, you and everyone else will be here through it all.   Spin the wheel and hope the next one works out that makes the fan base happy.    Don’t even know who the next coach will be but  can guarantee you they will have at least 1 down year and we will all be on here working through it 

[Alford Bailey 12,506]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Player development is the key aspect of a good coaching staff. You can have all the talent in the world but if they don't develop as a team you will lose 

Talent first. Even RMK had to have talent to win.

[Alford Bailey 12,506]

Too many Trey Galloways and not enough Jalen Hood Schifinos over the last 30 years. Dusty May has a much better chance of being a CAM than a RMK.

[Scotty R 2,584]

5 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Too many Trey Galloways and not enough Jalen Hood Schifinos over the last 30 years. Dusty May has a much better chance of being a CAM than a RMK.

Dusty May has a much better chance of being a CAM than a RMK. 

I think things like this is part of our problem. If everyone is waiting for the next RMK then you will be waiting forever. There are not many coaches who has ever been as good as RMK so in all likelihood we won't ever have that. Not saying we won't ever compete again but you can win without having the next RMK

[Alford Bailey 12,506]

3 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Dusty May has a much better chance of being a CAM than a RMK. 

I think things like this is part of our problem. If everyone is waiting for the next RMK then you will be waiting forever. There are not many coaches who has ever been as good as RMK so in all likelihood we won't ever have that. Not saying we won't ever compete again but you can win without having the next RMK

Most fans don’t expect another RMK but they have a fresh memory of mid major flavor of the month.

[Chris007 49,624]

11 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Too many Trey Galloways and not enough Jalen Hood Schifinos over the last 30 years. Dusty May has a much better chance of being a CAM than a RMK.

RMK won 3 NC in 11 years, we’re not going to find that in any candidates. 

[Scotty R 2,584]

2 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Most fans don’t expect another RMK but they have a fresh memory of mid major flavor of the month.

Like I showed earlier most hires go from mid major to a power 5 conference. There are very few who go power 5 to another power 5 team. Most of the all time coaches went from Mid major to their power conference job. With your criteria IU shouldn't have even looked at RMK