Transfer Portal w IU Interest

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13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I’d genuinely like to meet anyone you know that can’t find Canada on a map lol 

I have a map of South America if that helps 

[go iu bb 9,095]

11 minutes ago, Atombaum said:

I feel like this is a coaching thread now. Wrong?

 

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,957]

 

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

And yet you still don't understand why IU can't hire a "good" coach...

Perhaps that's the question you should be asking.

Spewing a string of non sequiturs doesn’t make you clever or smart. You do you and keep not making sense.

[BA47591 816]

I don't owe you s*** lol. 

Whoooweee!!!

I haven't laughed this hard in quite some time. These are the moments I cherish from you crazy ba57ards. I have had some health issues lately and this really cheared me up. Thank you

[go iu bb 9,095]

11 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

So do any portal players have interest in Iu? 

Nope, we're running with 3 players next year.

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55 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I didn't say that but the expectations right now shouldn't be what it use to be. I don't buy that we as fans would be happy just making the tournament every year like one poster said.  If that was the case then Crean would still be here. Winning two big ten championships and making 3 sweet 16's in 6 years wasn't good enough.

Not every year. But making just the tournament next year is a fair expectation. And making it every year after barring injury at a minimum is fair as well. 
 

And for Crean it was 9 years. Yes the first 3 years count. I had 3 birthdays and it was a waste of 3 years of fandom. 

[AH1971 2,954]

1 minute ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

 

Spewing a string of non sequiturs doesn’t make you clever or smart. You do you and keep not making sense.

Jokes on you then...??

[BA47591 816]

AH1971 said "I don't owe you  s*** l ol ." 

Lololol, man, that got me over the hump. Lol

 

 

 

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,957]

Just now, AH1971 said:

Jokes on you then...??

Can someone please remind me how to block clowns?

[12345Brad 513]

What are realistic expectations for next season?  Sorry if wrong thread.   Does DDV get the benefit of inheriting a $h1t show or is it top 3 in conference?   Just having a competent coach, alone, will certainly help.   I’m also not surprised we aren’t getting a couple of these guys right now just bc there are so many unknowns. While PT is guaranteed, there is literally no team - so I can understand some kids hesitancy.   Even if iu is average next year, hopefully we have a foundation to build with and IU will be in a better position to attract kids next year.      
 

I think long term IU will be very solid with DDV, but may not happen next year. 
 

I also recognize a lot of us have a lot of built up frustrations and see immediate turnarounds at places like UM and Louisville. 

[AH1971 2,954]

1 minute ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Can someone please remind me how to block clowns?

Poor boy took his ball all the way home. Expected a much better fight. Disappointed.

[Chris007 61,615]

22 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I’d genuinely like to meet anyone you know that can’t find Canada on a map lol 

I went to high school with a girl who thought I was asking a trick question when I asked who the vice president was? She laughed and said there is no such thing. 
 

I went to get a strom and some beers and this place turned fun huh. Haha

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,957]

1 minute ago, 12345Brad said:

What are realistic expectations for next season?  Sorry if wrong thread.   Does DDV get the benefit of inheriting a $h1t show or is it top 3 in conference?   Just having a competent coach, alone, will certainly help.   I’m also not surprised we aren’t getting a couple of these guys right now just bc there are so many unknowns. While PT is guaranteed, there is literally no team - so I can understand some kids hesitancy.   Even if iu is average next year, hopefully we have a foundation to build with and IU will be in a better position to attract kids next year.      
 

I think long term IU will be very solid with DDV, but may not happen next year. 
 

I also recognize a lot of us have a lot of built up frustrations and see immediate turnarounds at places like UM and Louisville. 

I think we are probably looking at what he did last year at WVU. Hopefully he can establish the culture and Year 2 is a big improvement. But I am a toxic fan, so don’t listen to me.

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4 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Can someone please remind me how to block clowns?

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,957]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I went to high school with a girl who thought I was asking a trick question when I asked who the vice president was? She laughed and said there is no such thing. 
 

I went to get a strom and some beers and this place turned fun huh. Haha

I went to school with a doctor that didn’t understand the difference between brothers and twins.

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,957]

1 minute ago, go iu bb said:

Thank you! I was hoping there was just a “Block Clowns” button, but this works, too.

[12345Brad 513]

3 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

I think we are probably looking at what he did last year at WVU. Hopefully he can establish the culture and Year 2 is a big improvement. But I am a toxic fan, so don’t listen to me.

I think that’s fair.  While it’s frustrating we arent getting big names now, I’m not shocked either.   Next year should be a different boat. 

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1 minute ago, 12345Brad said:

What are realistic expectations for next season?  Sorry if wrong thread.   Does DDV get the benefit of inheriting a $h1t show or is it top 3 in conference?   Just having a competent coach, alone, will certainly help.   I’m also not surprised we aren’t getting a couple of these guys right now just bc there are so many unknowns. While PT is guaranteed, there is literally no team - so I can understand some kids hesitancy.   Even if iu is average next year, hopefully we have a foundation to build with and IU will be in a better position to attract kids next year.      
 

I think long term IU will be very solid with DDV, but may not happen next year. 
 

I also recognize a lot of us have a lot of built up frustrations and see immediate turnarounds at places like UM and Louisville. 

 

To be fair, a stumble out of the blocks in year one shouldn't get a Fire D Rock thread started. This year's portal won't be as easy as last year, because of so much more money. These are my opinions. Michigan, Louisville and Kentucky have all been in final 4s during the lifetimes of portal kids and agents, we haven't. I'm a fn lunatic at heart so I expect a similar performance in year one though. I think DD is as good a coach as the other 3. Staff will matter and I have to believe that's been the major focus. 

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1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Well maybe some day people like you will realize that the fans are part of the problem. We keep blaming the BOT, the President, the AD, and the coaches and we have had about 6 of each the last 25 years. The one constant is the toxic environment around the program which includes the fans. Why don't we just go through 10 more coaches and turn on them after year two and see how that works out. Go ahead and keep your heads buried and keep blaming everybody else.

This board should show you how nuts this fan base is when you have two different threads with 2000 pages about firing their coach

We have such bad fans that I know one guy on this board who went over to HSN to complain about a poster on this board and then came sulking back for forgiveness.

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23 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

This board is so easy to rile up, it is pretty entertaining 

Equally entertaining the number of people who either don't know or won't apply the "why" to anything.   IU hasn't hired a good fit for its men's basketball coach since 1971.  That's true, but it doesn't stop there.   There are reasons for that and without applying them, making the blanket statements I've seen here are comical.