Kurt, if they are truly IU fans they will be happy to be wrong.
absolutely no one is excited by this hire
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NIL is only important if you know how to spend the money wisely. We need to buy winners with character over just talented guys.
But but but,he didn’t make the tournament this year with an entirely new roster.
Didn’t realize making the tournament was one of the criteria used for the new coach.
Anyone who can’t see this is a major upgrade is not paying attention.
Woodson had no clue how to build a roster.
He just looked to see who the highest ranked players in the portal were and threw money at them.
This guy knows how to build a roster by needs and not the number of stars after his name.
The superior coaching alone will get IU 3-4 more wins next year.
Didn’t realize making the tournament was one of the criteria used for the new coach.
Anyone who can’t see this is a major upgrade is not paying attention.
Woodson had no clue how to build a roster.
He just looked to see who the highest ranked players in the portal were and threw money at them.
This guy knows how to build a roster by needs and not the number of stars after his name.
The superior coaching alone will get IU 3-4 more wins next year.
McCollum has more wins this season with mostly D2 kids than DeVries did in any of the 7 seasons he was at Drake.
I think that's what he means.
Personally I preferred McCollum, but oh well, let's see how it goes.
Did you see or hear the press conference? That was one of the big themes. Don't just collect talent, build a roster of players that fit, that are physical, and that want to work hard.
Base all your opinion on a guy who coached one year at the D1 level? I wonder why it took McCollum so long to get a gig being he was so successful at the D2 level?
The aspect stressed in the press conference about being ready to be the CEO of a major college basketball operation is one that seems to show why there might have been more doubt with respect to McCollum. Division II and the MVC for a year, vs. long time assistant at Creighton, then the MVC for many years, then the Big 12 if even for a year shows more of that capability
Tend to agree with this … this stat can look great when “the previous regime” did a horrible job. For instance, they mention Kelsey and what he did at College of Charleston … but at Louisville, Kenny Payne was so bad (19% winning percentage) that Kelsey’s 79% win percentage this year is a 60% improvement.
Hope he turns out to be a great coach for you!
Loyalty to his Alma mater - he played at NW Missouri State, then was a GA and an assistant coach for 6 years before accepting the head coaching job at NWMS for 15 years. (Learned a lot about this guy last year when my Cards hired Kelsey).
WVU had 6 Quad 1 wins this season. He beat Kansas on their floor. Even with Kansas having a down season for them, that's pretty impressive. They also be Iowa State, Zona and Gonzaga. That's pretty damn good.,
Of course. He also missed the tournament. Didn't Crean have us ranked #3 in the country early in the season he got fired? The whole season and career matter more than 6 good games.
After I saw Bobby fritter away a game Texas Tech should've won against Oklahoma, by sitting on his hands until it was too late and the game was blown (didn't even appear to see it coming...) while Sampson was coaching and working the last few minutes like his life depended on it, I thought "man, wish we could get a guy like that!" feeling Bobby was past it.
So when we got Sampson, I was telling everyone how Sampson was going to be great for us and win titles. I was pumped !!! and I thought Kitchel sounded like a bitchy little whiner. Kitchel was 100% right. And I was wrong.
The guy we wanted was a guy who, like Bobby, cared about the quality of the classes his kids were taking. Sampson cared about the quality of the weed his kids were smoking.
There's a good chance we got both the really good coach and good mentor this time, in Devries.
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We knew early on that Beard was a no-go.
Fans will “woulda/coulda/shoulda” forever, but Beard was never gonna happen.
I don't need to be excited about it yet. I did like his approach to practice. Staying sharp and managing their bumps and bruises becomes more important and scrimmage time is less important as the year goes by. I also like his attention to the locker room.
That was me. But don't tell my wife.
Brought all those kids with him. More difficult rebuild is coming sooner or later. I'm not saying he can't do it, and he probably won't be there, but in terms of resume, DeVries has more depth, checks more boxes. McCollum is more of a "what if this guy is a basketball prodigy?!?"
good post. Agree on several comments.
DeVries has a good record and has a number of good qualities. We need to see what he can do. He might be pretty good at IU.
was premature, Whitten nixed it, I reported that 3 weeks ago
Anonymous my ass. Was it cash? And where do they send the charitable receipt?
This is going to stick with me for a while. With Coach Beard off the table, I can see how DeVries made a lot of sense for SD. My initial grade would be a B+. He definitely seems like a hard working and gritty guy. I think the effort level and intensity of team will look much different. His son is also going to be a fan favorite!
Yes, he outdid DD by 2 wins so far, and 3 wins DD's previous year. Nevermind that the Valley was particularly weaker this year than they have been in the past.
Drake's Net was 56, followed by Bradley at 80 and UNI at 93. They were 4-15 vs Q1. Last year ISU was 28, followed by Drake at 47 and Bradley at 57. The Valley had 9 Q1 wins in 2024. Also to note, Drake has 2 Q1 wins this year. DD had 4 last year at Drake. But heck, if just the amount of wins gets you off, Indiana should just schedule all cupcakes.
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And I reported six weeks ago that IU was never going to even consider him. And that was correct. He was never even contacted.
you were correct, someone thought they had more power than they obviously do. give Whitten credit she stuck to her principles.
Right. DeVries is safer. McCollom has the higher ceiling. I preferred the higher ceiling, but okay, whatever, let's go win.
Yeah, UNC's NET was pretty good. I don't care for that metric.
Basketball reference says the Valley was way worse 2 years ago than they are this year. But DeVries still didn't wipe them out. Finished 2nd to Bradley.
Now, 1 season is a small sample size, and maybe he'll hit a ceiling somewhere along the way. He also has a lower floor than DeVries, I'd say. I'd just prefer they'd swung for the fences. But I'll watch and cheer. I usually do.
