How Is Darian Devries Doing?

[BA47591]

I will have an answer by July. 

I've said already, Get atleast one more successful recruiter on the bench to go with Rod Clark and I think the roster will drastically improved. I think we can have a team on par with Wisconsin next year. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

This comment was posted in response to Scott Van Pelt calling this season at Maryland unacceptable. Feels like the exact same type of lament we have. At least we're not the only ones...

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We all have stuff going on.  But we also all need a distraction.  I would LOVE for this to be a distraction.  But, it isn't.  This isnt' fun.  We've had degrees of fun on and off for the last 20 years or so (thank you Greivis) , but following this team has been work.

I grew up in an ACC household (not a Maryland one, unfortunately).  But, I went to Maryland and instantly cut all other ties to any others.  Unfortunately, that was the first year they missed the tournament (04-05).  I got redemption though, seeing Will Bowers dominate a young Seph Curry in the 2007 tourney.  Whatever.

I graduated and tried to stay connected.  I volunteered for the Terrapin Club.  I remember putting red celophane in the stairwell windows of Elliott Hall for College Gameday cameras to catch.  Or organizing gamewatches in rural Maryland.  And, I ended up parlaying it into a job working for UMD doing fundraising for several years.  I'm in a different career now, but I owe a lot to UMD, and I've tried to stay connected as much as I can.

In my 20s, the games would affect my mood.  Make my week.  I remember my first job post college, working a night shift in the basement of a hotel in DC, catching glimpses of the UMD/UNC game where Boom Osby and James Gist just gave it to them.  And "go back to the ghetto" was audible from the UNC student section after the loss.  Oh, man.

In my 30s, MD Basketball was a hobby.  I was more established in my career.  My college friend group dispersed.  I watched every game.  Sometimes, it was taped beacause of kids.  But, it was one of the things that was still a part of me.

I just turned 40 this year.  I watched like 14 minutes of a game, and that's just because it was on while I was in a bar with some friends.  I could have prioritized games.  I didn't.  Because I have no connection to this team.

I know it's football, but this tracks.  I was texting someone during the Super Bowl, and I was able to say that I was ~15 feet away from Diggs when he committed to Maryland at the Turtle in CP.  I followed these guys from recruitment through their career.  Even if they ended up elsewhere - I knew their story (the litany of recruiting misses...).

So, maybe this is as much about the current enviornment as it is about Buzz.  But - I don't care.  I don't know these kids.  These coaches.  Anything.  And they don't know us.  And - it's not like everyone has to be a die-hard.  But: play the game.  Let me pretend that you care about this as much as I do.  Because, if nobody on the team cares about Maryland, then why should I?

Funny thing is to me, Maryland will likely have a better roster on Paper than Indiana next year.  Adams was good with high potential. Payne will get a redshirt and he’s a Payne.  Top 10 Olatundun coming in. With similar money to spend as us. 
 

Buzz is whatever and maybe he’s checked out but for just next year they feel like they are closer than us. 

Edited 18 hours ago by WayneFleekHoosier

[EasyEJay]

Hey the last national TV footage of IU basketball this year .

 

The NCAA selection show opening montage had Illinois Wagler taking DeVries to the basketball for an and 1 . Neat 
 

Seriously though watching that Big 10 title game . Man so far away from anything like those 2 teams. Feels like we need Power Ball level luck and money to get even close. Hope im wrong …… bring on the portal 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

5 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

Hey the last national TV footage of IU basketball this year .

 

The NCAA selection show opening montage had Illinois Wagler taking DeVries to the basketball for an and 1 . Neat 
 

Seriously though watching that Big 10 title game . Man so far away from anything like those 2 teams. Feels like we need Power Ball level luck and money to get even close. Hope im wrong …… bring on the portal 

Not wrong but we did beat Purdue at home with our roste.   but the size, strength, and athletic disparities are crazy.  

[kottke]

 

https://x.com/mikewiemuth/status/2033320015328420148?s=46&t

[str8baller]

21 minutes ago, kottke said:

 

https://x.com/mikewiemuth/status/2033320015328420148?s=46&t

https://tsutigers.com/news/2025/9/15/mens-basketball-nolan-smith-finalizes-his-inaugural-coaching-staff.aspx 
 

Sept 15th 2025 for Nolan Smith. You can catch his Tenn St Tigers next week in the NCAA tournament. 

[Brass Cannon]

52 minutes ago, str8baller said:

https://tsutigers.com/news/2025/9/15/mens-basketball-nolan-smith-finalizes-his-inaugural-coaching-staff.aspx 
 

Sept 15th 2025 for Nolan Smith. You can catch his Tenn St Tigers next week in the NCAA tournament. 

Still don’t know why it took 43 days to round out a staff 

[Home Jersey]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

https://tsutigers.com/news/2025/9/15/mens-basketball-nolan-smith-finalizes-his-inaugural-coaching-staff.aspx 
 

Sept 15th 2025 for Nolan Smith. You can catch his Tenn St Tigers next week in the NCAA tournament. 

Nolan Smith was hired in July when the previous coach joined the Grizzlies staff. He didn't have to build a staff to hit the portal, the roster was already mostly in place. 

DDV should've had his staff in place on day 1 and been able to hit the portal hard. The fact he wasn't in March Madness last year was used as a reason for optimism that we'd be ahead of the game for the portal. We were not. And we didn't get the most out of the group we did land.

He was hired a year ago on March 18. His first year definitely gets a D from me. Not much reason for optimism at this point other than drinking the crimson and cream kool aid, but I will still hope to be proven wrong.

We'd best see some quick commits in the portal this year.

[Five Prime]

We all want to blame the coach, understandably so. But if you look at the yearly records over the last 20 years, 18-14 is sort of what IU has been. 

[Five Prime]

Actually, if you do the math, IUs average record over the last 20 years is 19-14. So this season was an average season for IU bball. Pretty sad stuff. 

[Hornsby]

31 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

Actually, if you do the math, IUs average record over the last 20 years is 19-14. So this season was an average season for IU bball. Pretty sad stuff. 

Pretty standard for IU I wish we just quit paying top for big ten money for these results

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Maybe it's time to abandon basketball and start a men's volleyball team?   Asking for a friend.