Dusty May

[ams66]

Would you feel this way if he wasn't an IU guy?

He was a student manager. Do most people include that in their defintion of "IU Guy" or are they talking mostly about former players?

 

[kmathum]

Would you feel this way if he wasn't an IU guy?

If he turns out to be our guy I'll support him 100%. I just happen to think there are much more qualified candidates out there.

 

[outside shooter]

Would you feel this way if he wasn't an IU guy?

I gave 11 other reasons besides him being an IU alum to hire him, so... yeah, of course.

UM felt that way too.

 

[Pryght]

I'm not sure I can root for a guy who wears these glasses.

I'm getting MSU Tom Crean vibes....

 

[RRgo]

If i were a betting man.
Unless he says no… He is IU head coach. Next season and on. May on forward err March-April.

Of course after Brad turns us down.

 

[Pryght]

If i were a betting man.
Unless he says no… He is IU head coach. Next season and on. May on forward

I agree... Given that his mom is an usher at IU games, you would think there would be some familial pressure to lead the team. Now that Michigan has started to re-do his contract, I think if there is not an announcement of a raise/extension before the NCAA Tournament begins, it's all but certain we'll be seeing those goofy glasses in every post-game conference next year.

 

[TMB333]

I'm not sold on May. Hasn't proven enough for me. Give me one of the 4 B's. Brad, Beard, Bruce or Ben. And no way it's comparable to Cig.

May is unproven. One lucky run doesn't make him a genius. The brackets, upsets and matchups determine so much. Stevens caught lightening in a bottle then ran. He knew he couldn't sustain it. Beard has too much baggage and Pearl is too old. Ben McCollum is the right answer.

 

[Pryght]

May is unproven. One lucky run doesn't make him a genius. The brackets, upsets and matchups determine so much. Stevens caught lightening in a bottle then ran. He knew he couldn't sustain it. Beard has too much baggage and Pearl is too old. Ben McCollum is the right answer.

I agree with a lot of your comments, but how is McCollum proven when he hasn't even played a game against a ranked team? Plus, he runs an offensive system that prioritizes three point shooting less than Woody... Could be great, but unproven.

 

[outside shooter]

I'm not sure I can root for a guy who wears these glasses.

He does seem to have a bit of the "high school science teacher" look

 

[ams66]

I'm not sure I can root for a guy who wears these glasses.

I'm getting MSU Tom Crean vibes....

Maybe Woodson can leave his glasses on his desk for the new coach.

 

[steelyvan]

May and Michigan took down PU tonight. Redemption. I’m warming up to May but doubt he leaves.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

Pearl a reject, get a young coach.

Your evaluations of coaching prowess doesn’t exactly carry a lot of weight. If you say the guy is a “reject,” he’s probably pretty good.

 

[TR32]

If i were a betting man.
Unless he says no… He is IU head coach. Next season and on. May on forward err March-April.

Of course after Brad turns us down.

Michigan has deep pockets. I think they are paying attention.

 

[Thcgh]

May is unproven. One lucky run doesn't make him a genius. The brackets, upsets and matchups determine so much. Stevens caught lightening in a bottle then ran. He knew he couldn't sustain it. Beard has too much baggage and Pearl is too old. Ben McCollum is the right answer.

Beard

 

[ams66]

May is unproven.

What more does he need to prove, and for how long? He has a final four at a backwater school, he never finished a season with a losing record, he turned around the program at Michigan and has them ranked #1 in the conference currently in his first year there. He is doing everything we defined as our criteria for success.