Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

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5 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

Watching Drake yesterday was a pleasure. I love watching teams that give total effort.plus they are the definition of team ball. McCallom would’ve been a terrific hire. DeVries will probably be able to do ok it’s going to help having his son coming in . We will see down the road which coach is more successful. My bet is McCallom is a better Xs and Os coach and DeVries is a better at recruiting. I hope DeVries is very successful at IU. He looks better than the last couple of hires pretty low bar. I at least feel there is a chance for greatness. 

I'd take the recruiting 100/100. That doesn't mean DDv will "auto be better" than McCollum. But, I'll take the talent 100/100 and go from there. My HS coach who recently won his 500th game, has our school "up" for success factor, won a state title last year, and has us in a 3A Semi state this year would regularly say.... Jimmies and Joes > Xs and Os. 

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Photo of Armon leaving Assembly Hall after cleaning out his belongings:

 

 

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1 hour ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

I haven’t looked at this thread for over 24 hours and I’m sure it has already been discussed. Them WVU fans are fing butthurt. 
 

They think coach DD and Tucker ran as good as grift on WVU as Woody and Buckner did on IU. I went down a wormhole on a Reels comment section showing DD’s announcement presser. If half of what they say is true we got ourselves a slimy coach…and they say IU fans are crazy.

Are you saying that Darian DeVries knew after only 8 games last season that he was leaving for Indiana? There' s no freaking way... take off the tin foil hat and join the real world...

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On 3/20/2025 at 9:25 AM, Motley's said:

Can't offend The King

Mike Woodson will come off the website when Mike Woodson says to come off the website.

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Sounds like people are going to get what they want. Cliff Marshall is not expected back. 

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4 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

Photo of Armon leaving Assembly Hall after cleaning out his belongings:

 

 

I doubt he needed a box to carry his belongings.  He probably just shoved a pack of gum and his phone charger in his pocket and strolled out.  

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A lot has been said about WVU's reaction to the hire, but Iowa thought they had him.  One guy on this podcast said they had the odds at -400 that he was going to Iowa, and they are blaming it basically on the lack of NIL they have there.  I would think that played a part in it along with the tradition and amount of support he will get to have in Bloomington as opposed to Iowa City.  They are looking to McCollum, and if they don't get him, I wonder who they can get.

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3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Sounds like people are going to get what they want. Cliff Marshall is not expected back. 

Hallelujah!!!!!! Praise Jesus!!!

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1 hour ago, sirhoosierlot said:

I’m ready to root for a dude that wants to be here and put the work in. Devries is that guy 

This

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2 minutes ago, triple said:

I doubt he needed a box to carry his belongings.  He probably just shoved a pack of gum and his phone charger in his pocket and strolled out.  

He didn't take his pillow or blankie?

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1 minute ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Hallelujah!!!!!! Praise Jesus!!!

I don't mind him and think he's a great guy but I know I'm in the minority. I think DDV just wants to bring his own dude with him. 

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1 hour ago, HoosierMatty said:

McCollum may be a better X's and O's coach than DeVries but he's still a very solid coach. And winning at a higher level program like Indiana there are other aspects such as recruiting the right level of talent. And the style of play can affect the level of recruits you get. I was definitely for McCollum but I had legitimate concerns about that. I feel comfortable at this point that DeVries may be a better fit. But time will tell 

My concern with McCollum is he hasn't had longer term success at the D1 level.  What he did D2 is impressive.  And this year at Drake certainly points him in the right direction.  But it's only one year.  No way is he ready to enter the chit show that has been IU basketball the past several years. 

Need a guy that can deal with rebuilding a dysfunctional roster (and can come in a recruit IU level players right away), a divided fan base, divided former players (with some "banned" from the program), the clownshow that is the Hysterics (and their fans), the politics to maintain a high level NIL, etc., etc.       

DeVries has is work cut out for him.  I'm 100% behind him.   

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2 hours ago, hper50 said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHcaHsBRqNx/?igsh=MWxmeHppZGQ2MDNxcg==

Using an Adidas ball for most of the workout……. 

Anyone else notice JBJ guarding him on one of those shots?

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6 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Anyone else notice JBJ guarding him on one of those shots?

The Chair?  LOL  I love JBJ for real though.  Never got the credit he probably deserved.  

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13 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

A lot has been said about WVU's reaction to the hire, but Iowa thought they had him.  One guy on this podcast said they had the odds at -400 that he was going to Iowa, and they are blaming it basically on the lack of NIL they have there.  I would think that played a part in it along with the tradition and amount of support he will get to have in Bloomington as opposed to Iowa City.  They are looking to McCollum, and if they don't get him, I wonder who they can get.

That’s F-ing GOLD!

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7 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Anyone else notice JBJ guarding him on one of those shots?

no. it looks like maybe that was him sitting down at some point, in a chair, in the video. 

Mullins game is kinda like JBJ 

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2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

The Chair?  LOL  I love JBJ for real though.  Never got the credit he probably deserved.  

Yeah. :)

I kid and agree that he was better than we give him credit for. We could certainly use someone with his offensive prowess again.

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11 hours ago, Bowhunter said:

So has it been confirmed, did Ben turn us down ?

My understanding was that he dragged his feet, whereas DeVries was enthusiastic about coming to Indiana from the jump and showed no reservations. I think he desperately wanted to be back in the Midwest, and the opportunity to coach somewhere like Indiana is incredibly rare and appealed to him. No one knows what the future may hold, and it's possible that a job of this caliber would never be available to him again. Some coaches can get pigeon-holed into certain jobs, like Chris Collins at Northwestern, and struggle to break out of that tier. He was smart to jump at the first big opportunity he could get. McCollum is a very good coach, but seemed to either A) doubt his ability to lead a program like Indiana, or B) just really loves Iowa and wants that job more.

Bottom line, we got the guy who wanted to be at Indiana more. That counts for more than many know.

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14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I don't mind him and think he's a great guy but I know I'm in the minority. I think DDV just wants to bring his own dude with him. 

I think you’re right and I think it’s wild that people want him gone or blame shooting struggles on Cliff. By all accounts he is incredibly well liked by the players and I don’t buy one bit that someone with a history as a trainer for professional athletes is somehow sabotaging our shooting. It’s asinine. Perpetuated by people who have never been in a college gym or lifted at the rate that a high level athlete does.

 

bet anything someone responds with “hes a football trainer”. Yeah you don’t get to the NFL without knowing your stuff. He’s not doing NFL workouts with our guys, promise.