Ben McCollum

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10 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Maybe i caught a bad game but this second half offense has been gross. Only 14 3s and the snails pace would have me doing too much projection to feel comfortable. Even just comparing him to like Bucky McMillan at least i know Bucky has the right idea for offense

 

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15 hours ago, tyappleg said:

Picking apart an early December game between Drake and Valpo because of a possible coaching candidate for a job that may or may not be open.  We are absolute psychos.  Love it. 

Id rather do this than rehash the same thing over and over again in the other thread lol at least this “feels” proactive lol 

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1 minute ago, sirhoosierlot said:

Id rather do this than rehash the same thing over and over again in the other thread lol at least this “feels” proactive lol 

You don't like talking about Tom Crean and Kelvin Sampson for the 128th time in that thread?  Somebody wake me up when they start talking about Brad Steven's 2nd and 3rd cousins and why a move back to Indiana makes sense for them. 

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On 12/4/2024 at 1:54 PM, HoosierCoop said:

All of this has rolled me into a huge ball of emotion.

• I am excited to know that there is an option out there for us that could be a huge uplift for this program.
• I am anxious because if we don't move on him this year, I fear that we will lose a huge opportunity.
• I am disheartened to know that we have to sit through another grinder season to get to this point.
• I am frustrated to see how the pre-season hype has panned out to a season full of apprehension.

Please somebody tell how to feel!!! Lol!

I know some D2 coaching staffs from a previous life. One was recently runner-up for the championship and to a man they all say he's the GOAT. 

It's time to start sending letters and emails to Scott Dolson and Pete Yonkman. We need a break as a fan base. We've had a snowballing case of collective ptsd for a 1/4 century. I'm tired of looking at rosters, line-ups and game plans and knowing they won't work before the game starts. I know you are too. 

HoosierTrav if you wrote that post, that's the best forum post I've ever read. If you didn't please share the source so I van credit it. 

 

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48 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

I know some D2 coaching staffs from a previous life. One was recently runner-up for the championship and to a man they all say he's the GOAT. 

It's time to start sending letters and emails to Scott Dolson and Pete Yonkman. We need a break as a fan base. We've had a snowballing case of collective ptsd for a 1/4 century. I'm tired of looking at rosters, line-ups and game plans and knowing they won't work before the game starts. I know you are too. 

HoosierTrav if you wrote that post, that's the best forum post I've ever read. If you didn't please share the source so I van credit it. 

 

I wrote it. I just wrote it in word and copy pasted it here.

You’re welcome to share however you’d like.
 

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Since Coach McCollum is already the no doubt proud owner of his own coaching thread, it seems only right to include this. Field of 68 talking to Drake players tonight about their start. Can’t imagine there won’t be significant insight into the coaching piece.

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They play Kansas State tomorrow at 8pm on ESPN+

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On 12/6/2024 at 3:50 PM, HoosierTrav said:

I wrote it. I just wrote it in word and copy pasted it here.

You’re welcome to share however you’d like.
 

Helluva write-up. I forwarded it to Scott Dolson. 

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5 hours ago, BA47591 said:

Helluva write-up. I forwarded it to Scott Dolson. 

Thank you! Would be something if he were to actually read it. 

I’ll say this: I fully trust Dolson to make the best hire for IU. I just hope he’s built up enough political capital to make the decision without others trying to force their way into the process. 

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I will be tuning in tonight...don't know much about him, but Hoosier Trav's write-up and a couple article have me intrigued...

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This guy and Trav's writeup has made for an interesting topic.

Mods - maybe time for a potential new coach candidates thread? (I imagine Dolson has started to look at options for next season....)

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3 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

This guy and Trav's writeup has made for an interesting topic.

Mods - maybe time for a potential new coach candidates thread? (I imagine Dolson has started to look at options for next season....)

The Coaching Christmas List. 

Which reminds me, I'm running out of time to teach my kid to say 'Coach McCollum' when Santa asks him what he wants for Christmas. 

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On 12/16/2024 at 12:22 PM, Demo said:

Since Coach McCollum is already the no doubt proud owner of his own coaching thread, it seems only right to include this. Field of 68 talking to Drake players tonight about their start. Can’t imagine there won’t be significant insight into the coaching piece.

Almost done watching this... nice enough interview. Funny, toward the end of the interview Goodman asks how many career losses one of them has had (in his 6th season with McCollum) he did some quick mental math and came up with 16... 

A teammate corrected him that it was actually 15. Awesome. 

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2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Almost done watching this... nice enough interview. Funny, toward the end of the interview Goodman asks how many career losses one of them has had (in his 6th season with McCollum) he did some quick mental math and came up with 16... 

A teammate corrected him that it was actually 15. Awesome. 

Well, that’s not that impressive. I mean, Mgbako only has 17 losses with Woody….wait, in how many years? Nvm

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35 minutes ago, Demo said:

Well, that’s not that impressive. I mean, Mgbako only has 17 losses with Woody….wait, in how many years? Nvm

Don't ask Mgbako, no way he can do that math, unless you break it down into a story problem about tacos. 

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1 hour ago, HinnyHoosier said:

The Coaching Christmas List. 

Which reminds me, I'm running out of time to teach my kid to say 'Coach McCollum' when Santa asks him what he wants for Christmas. 

One of the names on the list doesn't celebrate Christmas but maybe a Hanukkah asterisk. 

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1 hour ago, BA47591 said:

One of the names on the list doesn't celebrate Christmas but maybe a Hanukkah asterisk. 

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2 hours ago, BA47591 said:

One of the names on the list doesn't celebrate Christmas but maybe a Hanukkah asterisk. 

Or maybe consider a guy with coaching experience that caters to "The Rest-uv-us!"

 

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Man they guard hard 

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1 minute ago, sirhoosierlot said:

Man they guard hard 

That no look pass by Stirtz was a thing of beauty.