Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Keep sharing what your hear boss.
Given how the last two hiring cycles have went…a lot of people won’t put any stock in your info but it’s a free message board and you should keep sharing it. :)

Thank you that’s what I needed. Once a troll always a troll. 

[JustWinBaby]

9 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

I've seen more than one place that Dolson had been in conversations with DeVries for over a month. I don't believe this was a spur-of-the-moment hiring but rather one of fortuitous timing thanks to both teams getting snubbed by the selection committee.

And now I've heard that apparently Dolson and DeVries got acquainted while in the Bahamas. DeVries has known the IU job was opening this spring and he and Dolson have been in communication since.

Turns out Dolson really did get "his guy."

I don't have verification of this but it would line up with other things I've heard.

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Thank you that’s what I needed. Once a troll always a troll. 

 

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, coonhounds said:

No that was an absolute spot on. He gave credit that maybe he can win. Devries is definitely a hope and a prayer. We are hoping and praying he can win big here. Expectation is national championship! That is the goal. Final four is failure here. Hopefully he is ready

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That simply is silly.  National Championships just don’t happen.  Brad Stevens has exactly zero NCAA Championships.  Chris Beard, zero.   Will Wade, yep zip.  Bruce Pearl, none.  So who you getting that has proven National Championship potential.  Those were the “whales.”  No guarantees any would win a Natl Championship.  None of them were coming 
 

DeVries was one of the best non-whale options.  He’ll get us consistently in the dance, and work from there.  It’s a process.  

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, Hoosier82 said:

I see a lot of hate toward Ostrom.  Where does that come from?  I know he was a former assistant.

For me? It's nothing personal. I just don't want anymore continuation of Archie or Woody. Exceptions are Jordy and Calbert.

[iu eyedoc]

With MR portaling away from the University of Indiana and Cupps earlier departure, along with TDV and 2 of the 3 WVU recruits decommiting, I think we may need an amendment to allow names on jerseys for the first 10 games next season.Things are about to get juicy.

[IUHoosierJoe]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So petty along with others on here. If any one thinks we met with Brad once early on I don’t know what to tell you. This place sucks. 

A couple questions for you about Dusty, if you don’t mind.  Do you think Dusty signed the extension because we/he thought we had Brad?  Do you think there’s any way we could have gotten Dusty?

[hoosierbannerd]

5 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

I'm certainly not a scout/talent evaluator or a recruiter by any stretch lol.

He doesn't look overly quick. But can really shoot it. 

 

and if DeVries system focuses on shooting the 3 ball seems like this kid would find a role...

[coonhounds]

I can't love this hire enough. I watched WVU a few times this year and this guy is intense. He really gets after it with his players, high energy guy on the sidelines. 
So excited to follow this program again now that we have a college basketball coach who puts in the work to recruit.
Let's purge our roster, get a coaching staff in place, and build through the portal. 

Tim crean 2.0? Great if he is winning crowned on if not

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[HoosierSadaseci]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So petty along with others on here. If any one thinks we met with Brad once early on I don’t know what to tell you. This place sucks. 

Some people set themselves up for disappointment, and don't know how to handle it, so they put the blame on others to try and cope with their disappointment...you often said you'd be surprised if it was Stevens...I'm excited about DeVries, because he's not Mike Woodson...

[JustWinBaby]

Just now, rcbowla said:

For me? It's nothing personal. I just don't want anymore continuation of Archie or Woody. Exceptions are Jordy and Calbert.

Jordy and Calbert are extensions of Crean and Knight. I've got no problem with them being here. Same goes for Barnett (Crean).

[go iu bb]

59 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I know this is in jest, and Brad has to do what he thinks is best for himself. However, I am an IU fan, so I say Brad can shove a basketball right up his Mass-hole as far as I'm concerned. I want people that want to be at Indiana University, not some prissy NBA weiner that was always a bridesmaid as a coach, so ran and hid in the front office.  

You sure handle rejection well.

If it makes you feel any better, Stevens will probably never coach college ball again.

[HinnyHoosier]

18 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

“University of Indiana”…..after three years here???!!  LOL, LOL

I’d bet a decent pile of change that MR will be playing for Miami next season.

 

Hope he remembers to call it 'The U' and not 'The M'.

[hoopsta007]

Just now, JustWinBaby said:

And now I've heard that apparently Dolson and DeVries got acquainted while in the Bahamas. DeVries has known the IU job was opening this spring and he and Dolson have been in communication since.

Turns out Dolson really did get "his guy."

I don't have verification of this but it would line up with other things I've heard.

If that is true that makes the whole hiring worse because it would mean we didn’t entertain better coaches.

[IULL3]

I've been lurking here off and on since Woodson was announced to be let go...

Recently not so much as this board just got more and more delusional. Honestly curious as to why:

1. "Insiders" are treated as insiders. They literally have zero inside information as evidence of this search and just throw out vague comments continuously. And when they incorrectly predict something it's "well shoot things changed this morning!" and all is well...
2. People treat them ("insiders") as though they are Associate IU AD's and they get free passes? Aka why do people eat this stuff up? 

Not trying to troll or anything but genuinely curious, I don't get it

[coonhounds]

That simply is silly.  National Championships just don’t happen.  Brad Stevens has exactly zero NCAA Championships.  Chris Beard, zero.   Will Wade, yep zip.  Bruce Pearl, none.  So who you getting that has proven National Championship potential.  Those were the “whales.”  No guarantees any would win a Natl Championship.  None of them were coming 
 
DeVries was one of the best non-whale options.  He’ll get us consistently in the dance, and work from there.  It’s a process.  

Hopefully he can win here. Yes correct the people listed haven't won one. Wayne is correct devries is a hope. Not to big of deal so long as we ready to win big!

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[AKHoosier]

2 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

Tim crean 2.0? Great if he is winning crowned on if not

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I'll take a coach who shows life on the sidelines as opposed to what we've had the last 4 years.

Teams so often take on the identity of their head coach. We've seemed mostly lazy and disinterested since Woodson got here.

[IU5355]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Thank you that’s what I needed. Once a troll always a troll. 

Thanks for passing along what you hear! Coaching searches are wild. 

You'll have to give us the inside scoop when the new coaching staff gets things going. 

[newcastle12]

18 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So petty along with others on here. If any one thinks we met with Brad once early on I don’t know what to tell you. This place sucks. 

I think the info here has been great, and I appreciate people sharing what they share, it's fun.   The info on this board was much better than a place like Peegs.  

[str8baller]

3 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

And now I've heard that apparently Dolson and DeVries got acquainted while in the Bahamas. DeVries has known the IU job was opening this spring and he and Dolson have been in communication since.

Turns out Dolson really did get "his guy."

I don't have verification of this but it would line up with other things I've heard.

Sounds like post hoc spin. We’re supposed to believe Dolson got googly eyes for Devries over some rum runners in the Caribbean?  
 

They’re gonna pump out those stories to make it seem like he wasn’t a backup option.