How does May end up at Michigan?!
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You are among a new category on TheHoosier I call "Maysayers".
Y'all hoping May is the next Archie gonna be disappointed.
Mid major players is where many teams have to go to round out their roster and fill spots, even in the starting lineup. If you watched some games last night you would have watched two of the top mid major transfers battle in Knecht and Abmas, albeit both shooting horribly.
All the non-guard mid major guards on the target tracker averaged over 15ppg last season and all but two led their teams in scoring. I'd say that's an impact, one that is clearly needed on the floor at Assembly Hall. You also have to take into consideration that many major conference teams are still playing in some tournament. 7 of the top 10 transfers per Rivals are from major schools but after that it's basically all from mid majors. And Indiana is targeting #2, #3, #21, #29, #31, #38. If you prefer 247 rankings, four fall in their top 10, seven in the top 15.
Now Woody has to show he can close out on transfers, otherwise you're left with a group of transfers similar to what we had this past season. But it does seem that we are targeting the right players at the moment.
I agree, there are no guarantees. You keep taking shots until you hit.
Instead the IU admin crawled into their shell and played the most limp dick move ever seen in college bb
True. But Dayton has a very solid basketball history and significant local support. There is a reason the First Four are played there every year.
The Covid year Dayton was looking at a #1 seed with Obi Toppin.
The latter might be wrong but they were rolling for a mid major before he took the helm. At least 22 wins the previous 4 years and either NCAA or NIT all 4 years. Arch certainly went to a higher level at UD winning a couple of titles.
But considering he’s failed at IU and now Rhode Island, it seems he was just set up for success there and he’s not one to build it.
Yeah, CBB hirings are a crapshoot anymore. Who knows how May will turn out. If I had to pick one new hire that will maybe an impact on a B1G program, it would probably be that new HC at OSU - Diebler - who already has made a huge difference over what Holtmann left but let's wait and see what happens next year.
As for May, let's get back to him the same time next year
Brian Gregory was there the 8 years prior to Archie and they went to two NCAA tournaments. Year 1 and year 6.
It's all about having a the correct fit. Archie would have likely kept doing well at Dayton. He'll likely find his stride at Rhode Island.
Dan Hurley was at Rhode Island and took him a few years to get it going there. They were terrible his first two years at RI. And now he's the fav to win B2B national championships.
Handed the keys? Dayton is still a mid-major school in a mid-major conference. Archie Miller made 4 consecutive tournaments as an at-large team something no other coach has sniffed at that school since the early 60’s. Is what Dusty May did at FAU an amazing accomplishment? Absolutely. Does it somehow transcend him to another level? Absolutely not. There’s zero expectations or pressure at a school like FAU, and that works out in his favor.
Dusty May could end up being a home run hire at Michigan. He could also end up a total flop just as many coaches before him who have built something at a low level D1 school have found out. Nobody knows.
You're fighting a losing battle.
Mike Davis took a team to the NCAA championship game and we were leading it with about 7 minutes left in the second half. Yet one of these guys called Davis mediocre yesterday.
Well, I think that was based on what Davis did AFTER he had a roster full of his own players...
And for his career since then. He's a very decent man but he's not a good coach.
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