Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[Uspshoosier 53,181]

1 minute ago, TadQueasy said:

What is this "high school recruiting" that you speak of Mr. Usps?  Is this something new ;-) 

Something I’m very much looking forward to following again 

[Chris007 60,585]

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

It’s all in jest, you got duped…again…it happens.

Yep sure does. Happens each time I read one of your posts. 

[GP711 1,808]

Just now, HinnyHoosier said:

Are you saying this was Stevens? If so, I have a hard time believing it. 

I know you were passing along what you were being told, which I and others appreciate, but this might signal an evaluation of your source or your source's source. No way he spurned us again at the 11th hour. 

He did. 

[AH1971 2,655]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Yep sure does. Happens each time I read one of your posts. 

Good one!

[LamarCheeks 21,681]

So I keep hearing D-Rock's first name two ways: 

Dare - ee -- in (the "I" in Darian is pronounced)

or 

Dare-in (like the traditional Darren) 

Anybody know for sure? 

 

 

[bigrod 3,070]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Something I’m very much looking forward to following again 

So you're saying players are allowed to go directly from HS to IU???

[IUCrazy2 2,813]

So Devries has had success with guards, wasn't there rumor that Nijel Pack would like to come back to Indiana (state of)?  Maybe put some feelers out to him if he still has eligibility.  We need a PG too.  He'll have to see if he feels he can work with Rice and Carlyle.  Could he bring back Goode, Rice, Carlyle, add Tucker Devries and Nijel Pack along with Sisley and then hit the portal for some more bigs?

I know some people want to blow everything up but I think there are maybe some pieces on the team to work with.  Rice and Carlyle were pretty good defenders and they weren't awful offensively at their last stops, maybe a new coach helps them.  Goode has been an Indiana kid since he was a child, I think that connection helped out.  There are some other dudes on the team that we could maybe work with too.  I think the goal in year one would be to reach or eclipse the 22 win plateau and make the tournament.  You can build from there.

[IUCrazy2 2,813]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

So I keep hearing D-Rock's first name two ways: 

Dare - ee -- in (the "I" in Darian is pronounced)

or 

Dare-in (like the traditional Darren) 

Anybody know for sure? 

 

 

It is the latter.

[TadQueasy 2,295]

2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Good one!

I chuckled!  

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,060]

Just now, IUCrazy2 said:

So Devries has had success with guards, wasn't there rumor that Nijel Pack would like to come back to Indiana (state of)?  Maybe put some feelers out to him if he still has eligibility.  We need a PG too.  He'll have to see if he feels he can work with Rice and Carlyle.  Could he bring back Goode, Rice, Carlyle, add Tucker Devries and Nijel Pack along with Sisley and then hit the portal for some more bigs?

I know some people want to blow everything up but I think there are maybe some pieces on the team to work with.  Rice and Carlyle were pretty good defenders and they weren't awful offensively at their last stops, maybe a new coach helps them.  Goode has been an Indiana kid since he was a child, I think that connection helped out.  There are some other dudes on the team that we could maybe work with too.  I think the goal in year one would be to reach or eclipse the 22 win plateau and make the tournament.  You can build from there.

I hope not. I want more of his WVU players and recruits than I want to see our current players and commits. 

[cbp4iu 2,269]

Let’s have a day guys!!! The new era starts soon!

[Hoosier DaDa 3,699]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

The only other person who has anywhere close to those seats on here is Eddy. Both have poured more money into IU than I could ever imagine

Well then he should let me use his tickets, since he has had his fair share of good seats. :)

[Rusty Shackleford 834]

3 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

So I keep hearing D-Rock's first name two ways: 

Dare - ee -- in (the "I" in Darian is pronounced)

or 

Dare-in (like the traditional Darren) 

Anybody know for sure? 

 

 

Second one

[JaybobHoosier 12,890]

Just my opinion, but ready to move past the Stevens talk. Let’s talk about our new coach! I’m excited and ready to watch some good basketball again. Really curious to see how he does at IU with top level talent (if he gets them). Seems like he recruits well, so ready to give him time and watch how things shake out.

Lets ride!

[OliviaPope40 7,408]

Just now, JaybobHoosier said:

Just my opinion, but ready to move past the Stevens talk. Let’s talk about our new coach! I’m excited and ready to watch some good basketball again. Really curious to see how he does at IU with top level talent (if he gets them). Seems like he recruits well, so ready to give him time and watch how things shake out.

Lets ride!

I never believed the Stevens talk to begin with.

[HinnyHoosier 6,408]

5 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

So I keep hearing D-Rock's first name two ways: 

Dare - ee -- in (the "I" in Darian is pronounced)

or 

Dare-in (like the traditional Darren) 

Anybody know for sure? 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

It is the latter.

Damn. 0/2.

[IU Prof 2,170]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

I think Otz’s teams have much better metrics at ISU recently. That’s probably the main reason. 

Doesn’t take anything away from what he did at Drake. And the one year turnaround at WVU bodes well for our chances here with more resources. This guy chose Bloomington over another viable P5 program. He was Scott’s guy for the past month at least. WVU being egregiously snubbed just makes the timing more advantageous for the portal. That said, optics slightly worse being that he just missed the tournament and what not. All that said… cannot wait for his intro press conference at 11:30am ET on BTN.

I would rank Otz ahead of Devries also, just because his track record at the P5 level is longer.

But I've seen quite a few people mention metrics as a negative for DeVries. I don't see it that way. He put up both top 40 offenses and defenses at Drake, albeit in different seasons. That's not easy at the mid major level, since strength of schedule factors in to those numbers quite a bit.

Add in the fact he had a top 15 defense his first season at WVU, and I think that bodes quite well. He certainly has the ability to build a team here that top 15 both offensively and defensively, which would be a top 5-10, national title contending team.

[Home Jersey 15,086]

1 minute ago, IU Prof said:

I would rank Otz ahead of Devries also, just because his track rec9rd at the P5 level is longer.

But I've seen quite a few people mention metrics as a negative for DeVries. I don't see it that way. He put up both top 40 offenses and defenses at Drake, albeit in different seasons. That's not easy at the mid major level, since strength of schedule factors in to those numbers quite a bit.

Add in the fact he had a top 15 defense his first season at WVU, and I think that bodes quite well. He certainly has the ability to build a team here that top 15 both offensively and defensively, which would be a top 5-10, national title contending team.

I agree! Think people will feel a lot better after we get to hear him / see him for the first time. 

Intro press conference at 11:30AM ET on BTN. 

[IUCrazy2 2,813]

4 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I hope not. I want more of his WVU players and recruits than I want to see our current players and commits. 

I forgot the Euro we had committed too.  I think having some continuity with a fresh coaching perspective wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.  I don't think you want to bring in a ton of Freshmen and have to rely on them.  Frankly I take Rice over the guard he has committed.  I know what I can get with Rice and he has 2 years of Power 5 basketball under his belt.  He was a decent Freshman, I would like to see what he could do with a coach who has both feet in the job again.

[westgym 106]

13 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m gonna say this once and then drop it: Which poster vouches for someone truly matters.

Did Hovadipo, Uspshoosier, Old Fart, Dalton, Stromboli, Fort Wayne Hoosier, Crimson and Cream, LiHoosier, or Demo vouch? To me that would be truly meaningful.

For instance, I post a lot, but during the entire coaching season, there was one poster who I thought had credible inside info that I stuck my neck out for… @westgym.

There are others that have access; many of them are wonderful posters and really good people, but when a mod endorses inside information, that is a rare and pretty ******* notable occasion.

And now I’m done with this topic.

 

Thank you for the kind words, good sir!  I may rarely have the inside story moving forward, but this one was rock solid or I wouldn’t have shared.  And hoping your neck is still intact;)