McCollum Interview

[Baller23Boogie]

In the interview posted in the OP, he talks about adjusting his style of play to fit what needs to be done this year in order to win. Basically, he's saying he doesn't have the horses to run and needs to value every possession to win.

I respect it. He's not dumb.

I'm in if we get him.

 

[RowdyHoosier]

Indiana already has all of that at much higher level than Drake, so if that's your argument he should be able to succeed here too

Yes we do. What is also present here is the steam cooker. The one which broiled Archie to a crisp.

BM should be able to succeed here and if he's the guy I certainly hope that he does. My point is that Dolson would be taking a substantially larger risk with BM than a proven D1 coach.

I would love for Stevens, Few, Donovan to take the job. I agree that the chances of any of those are slim. Really slim.

 

[Harpo Marxist]

Yes we do. What is also present here is the steam cooker. The one which broiled Archie to a crisp.

BM should be able to succeed here and if he's the guy I certainly hope that he does. My point is that Dolson would be taking a substantially larger risk with BM than a proven D1 coac
I would love for Stevens, Few, Donovan to take the job. I agree that the chances of any of those are slim. Really slim.

"Proven" to do what? Get to a Final Four once in a career? Win the conference once in a while? Those "proven" coaches are a dime a dozen.

 

[bailey777]

Yes we do. What is also present here is the steam cooker. The one which broiled Archie to a crisp.

BM should be able to succeed here and if he's the guy I certainly hope that he does. My point is that Dolson would be taking a substantially larger risk with BM than a proven D1 coach.

I would love for Stevens, Few, Donovan to take the job. I agree that the chances of any of those are slim. Really slim.

Hard to say if he would or would not he has no P5 experience we can look at and say he can handle a fishbowl. It really is just a guess just like it was with archie. I get everyone is in love with his D2 championships but it is a massive jump to a job like Indiana.

 

[Harpo Marxist]

Hard to say if he would or would not he has no P5 experience we can look at and say he can handle a fishbowl. It really is just a guess just like it was with archie. I get everyone is in love with his D2 championships but it is a massive jump to a job like Indiana.

A job like Indiana hasn't been a job like Indiana for a very long time.

 

[kmathum]

A job like Indiana hasn't been a job like Indiana for a very long time.

So true. It's very telling that right now a lot of IU fans are hoping for at least a 12 seed. Maybe even a play in game.

 

[Rcp65goiu]

Greatest part of the interview to me was this 3 or 4 minute stretch about what he does best and his process.

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I loved it when he said, “if we have a good practice, then we have had a bad practice. We need to have a great practice!“

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

The guy coaching SMU now.....Andy Enfield.....a few years ago HE was the McCullum of the college bball world. What did he do at USC??? Now he's at SMU?? Not saying BM would end up following in the same path, but we see this over and over. The flavor of the month. Archie was INDEED the flavor of the month that year. I would get behind a BM hire, but it sure is a risk.

Please explain how this resume https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/andy-enfield-1.html is remotely the same as this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCollum

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

I'm not bagging on McCullum but the fact is, he hasn't done it in D1 with the exception of this year. One could easily make a sensible argument that DeVries had him set up for this year's success. The guy might turn out to be dynamite at the D1 level but it's big risk. We see it almost every single year. I acknowledge his dominance at D2 but at IU he would be in a big-time spotlight and in a whole different situation than what he's in now. Risk, plain and simple.

There were several schools after Enfield. He was considered the next "basketball genius" by many and he had his pick amongst several prominent D1 offers.

I hoot a little bit about Brownell, although I think McDermott is actually a better candidate when you consider the longevity of his success. I think Shaka Smart and Chris Collins both would be "less risky" than BM.

If you want a repeat of Crean, go ahead and hire Brownell, McDermott, Collins or Smart.
McDermott was fired from Iowa State after never having a winning season. If you like having seasons with double digit losses regularly, sure hire that guy.

 

[Battimi]

Greatest part of the interview to me was this 3 or 4 minute stretch about what he does best and his process.

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Agree

 

[bailey777]

If you want a repeat of Crean, go ahead and hire Brownell, McDermott, Collins or Smart.
McDermott was fired from Iowa State after never having a winning season. If you like having seasons with double digit losses regularly, sure hire that guy.

I think mcdermott could go well here but not bronwell. Its possible mccollum could be good but we have no idea he could be a complete bust. I hope its someone else not even being mentioned honestly.