Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[iu eyedoc 4,260]

3 hours ago, JustWinBaby said:

 

Drinks with Ballo?

[Goober 118]

3 hours ago, JustWinBaby said:

 

I never missed a Bob Knight IU coached game. Huge fan. But I hope he never breathes the words Bob Knight. Let’s move on, this is his team now!

[go iu bb 8,718]

8 minutes ago, Goober said:

I never missed a Bob Knight IU coached game. Huge fan. But I hope he never breathes the words Bob Knight. Let’s move on, this is his team now!

You might be a goober but you're spot on. Need to stop living in the past.

[BA47591 694]

Connect with the patriarchs and well-ragarded high school coaches in the state. Win them over and you'll have all of the intel you need on the players to recruit in the area. Don't forget that's where your breads buttered and jump on the in-state 2027 group. A lot of talent there. 

[Ryno6284 4,236]

59 minutes ago, soindianahoosierfan said:

1994, Minnesota shellacked us by 50. Knight just sat there and let it happen.

I wouldn't say he  "let it happen"...he benched the startes to send a message!

[Ryno6284 4,236]

5 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

You might be a goober but you're spot on. Need to stop living in the past.

I agree about living in the past, but should never forget our history!  

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23 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

You might be a goober but you're spot on. Need to stop living in the past.

"The past is for losers and cowards."  Mike Ditka.  

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Should be noted that devries had multiple Indiana high school recruits at Drake — mostly from northwest Indiana, a Purdue stronghold.

[HoosierHoopster 7,902]

49 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

I agree about living in the past, but should never forget our history!  

Which, uh, includes the undefeated NCAA champion team now running on almost 50 years

[Hardwood83 4,938]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

You might be a goober but you're spot on. Need to stop living in the past.

True. The main tradition to keep is winning. Others are Candy-stripes, William Tell time-out, etc. But absolutely no reason to try to force anything else, especially staff. I want Hulls, Calbert, Korey etc IF they are the best fit for the job. If not? Cut em loose. They will always be Hoosiers, but that doesn't mean they deserve to be on payroll. If non-Indiana guys don't "get it" then they are stupid and shouldn't be on the staff. Get the best/right staff and players to win. We can get picky about details after re-establishing IU as the best program in the Big 18. (Izzo & MSU can suck a big green one.) 

[Silat Player 1,778]

33 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

True. The main tradition to keep is winning. Others are Candy-stripes, William Tell time-out, etc. But absolutely no reason to try to force anything else, especially staff. I want Hulls, Calbert, Korey etc IF they are the best fit for the job. If not? Cut em loose. They will always be Hoosiers, but that doesn't mean they deserve to be on payroll. If non-Indiana guys don't "get it" then they are stupid and shouldn't be on the staff. Get the best/right staff and players to win. We can get picky about details after re-establishing IU as the best program in the Big 18. (Izzo & MSU can suck a big green one.) 

Yep. During the early years of RMK, I doubt that he deferred to how things were done during the Branch McCracken years. LOL

Or how Lou Watson did them. 

RMK had the utmost respect for older, winning coaches (and his mentors), but he did what he needed to do to win. That's what DDV needs to do. Just win. 

[Goober 118]

1 minute ago, Silat Player said:

Yep. During the early years of RMK, I doubt that he deferred to how things were done during the Branch McCracken years. LOL

Or how Lou Watson did them. 

RMK had the utmost respect for older, winning coaches (and his mentors), but he did what he needed to do to win. That's what DDV needs to do. Just win. 

Well said

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5 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Me too and I practice this part often. Going to get more practice this afternoon. If any hasn’t been to Upstairs lately it’s a sports bar dream 

Don't stay out too late try not to get caught.

[Chris007 60,600]

1 hour ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Don't stay out too late try not to get caught.

I’m a home before dark kind of guy. 

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9 hours ago, pumpfake said:

There's a lot to be said about a coach that really wants the job.  I recall Sampson had told people he'd choke the sh*t out the IU job (presumably in a positive way, lol).  

If that’s the attitude we need in a coach, maybe Beard was the right choice.  

[soindianahoosierfan 69]

4 hours ago, Ryno6284 said:

I wouldn't say he  "let it happen"...he benched the startes to send a message!

Pretty much what I meant. He wasn’t coaching in a typical Knight game fashion and was content to let the lesson be learned. In that sense, he indeed let it happen.

Edited 9 hours ago by soindianahoosierfan

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1 hour ago, Silat Player said:

Yep. During the early years of RMK, I doubt that he deferred to how things were done during the Branch McCracken years. LOL

Or how Lou Watson did them. 

RMK had the utmost respect for older, winning coaches (and his mentors), but he did what he needed to do to win. That's what DDV needs to do. Just win. 

Coach Knight is a special case in the history of college basketball. 100 wins at 30 years old. 2 banners at 40 and 3 total by 48. He admired Iba, Newell, Bee, Taylor, and I'm sure learned from them but he was fully formed in his 30s. That's not something that's common and probably unlikely moving forward. 

Coach DeVries needs to be himself. You can always grow as a coach and he should be fine. 

 

[BA47591 694]

93 years, 2 successful coaching hires, 28 we're good. Did we defy the odds this time?