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The fact that you include Alford on your list, then say no to Oats and Mussel because you can pick apart their record is LAUGHABLE.12 points
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While it would never happen RP could be exactly the shot in the arm we need. RP is instant box-office. We'd be the most talked about program in the country next season.7 points
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I'm dead serious when I say this. I would rather hire Kelvin Sampson than Rick Pitino.6 points
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Now that you mention it, we should pass on both and hire Brad Stevens.5 points
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We are pushing 400 pages of coaching related conversations. I don't care who we hire, but this is legit consuming a lot of your lives. I say hire the best coach regardless! Your wives, kids, grandkids, pets would all welcome you back5 points
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RE: Pitino I would be stunned if Indiana even gave a moment to the thought of his candidacy. Personal position is IU can go a different route and still succeed. As such, it would be easy to pass on him. BUT, the points made here are sound: 1) He’d accept today 2) He’d win instantly 3) He gets the max from his players 4) He has the charisma to come in and get A LOT of talent from the transfer portal on this one-time candy store token via the NCAA But...5 points
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I will add this. For a fan base that loves to live in the past, we shouldn't be so quick to hold the past against others. Sign slick rick and turn this mofo around!5 points
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It is tempting. Arguably the best coach in the country is just sitting there for the taking and probably on the cheap...5 points
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Here's the challenging part. IU would have benefitted greatly from having someone like Jake Forrester as a junior on the roster. How much better is our interior depth with Forrester and a healthy Brunk? Forrester averaged 9ppg and 6rpg for Temple this year. The good programs have that kind of depth. But I'm sure a big reason Forrester left was playing time. He started all 16 games for Temple this year. So, it seems like he was never going to stay at IU to backup Race Thompson. Or, would Race Thompson have stayed to backup Forrester? Probably not. How can these other schools get these guys to stay and be backups? Maybe it's culture and winning, but Archie was only in year two when Forrester left.5 points
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We tolerated a coach with a checkered history for thirty years because he was also a winner. We may have to agree to disagree.4 points
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There are two sure thing hires. Brad Stevens and Rick Pitino... first one is has nothing to prove and is a fantasy. The second would sell his soul (what's left of it) to get here. Someone will hire RP very soon, and become a National contender4 points
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I would take him in a heart beat! To me he is a safe hire. The guy knows he has zero room for any wrong doing. And you know he would fight tooth and nail to get kentucky back on the schedule4 points
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Think I’ll try this with my wife, “honey, I’m not cheating, I’m just operating in a grey area”3 points
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That's assuming you completely ignore all of the signs in front of you. - 25 years of extremely inconsistent results and recruiting - Self-reporting phone calls - Self-reporting visiting a recruit on the wrong day - The Rabjohns podcast where the said the compliance department is completely separate from the basketball administration and basically works to bust them as opposed to working with them to navigate the rules - The numerous other instances of chatter around the university never wanting another Knight situation where the coach is a prominent figure - The numerous other instances of chatter that IU's admin wants a squeaky clean program No, I don't have memo's from the athletic department. I'm just putting pieces together from afar. And, if IU is really deep in the gray area, then they are royally awful at is for 20+ years that it's embarrassing.3 points
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Well Scott, I'm not a high major D1 coach and am not in the building, so I don't have specific examples. But according to that Rabjohn's podcast from a couple of years ago, IU's compliance department would be the equivalent of using TurboTax. Most of the narrative around IU as a program is that they want it squeaky clean. Not even a perception of not being compliant and that the compliance department is out to catch the program, not work with the program to navigate the rules. Do you think IU is a "gray area" program?3 points
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I think your post there is why you always have such a hard time with this gray area conversation. You think when posters advocate for the gray area that we're advocating for blatant cheating, which isn't the case. We're advocating for finding all of the possible loopholes within the rules. The gray area is not buying a million dollar home for a recruits family. That is cheating. The gray area is not getting hookers for recruits in the dorm. That is cheating. Again, go back to the tax comparison, as to me that is a great way to describe it. I tell my accountant to be as aggressive as he possibly can to get my tax bill as low as he can, as long as I'm not ending up in jail :). I literally told him that. The flip side is I could just use TurboTax. I know for a fact that I would pay thousands more in taxes if I used TurboTax.3 points
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Boot camp means Marine! Thank for your service! I was Army, and hated every second of Basic Training. To each his own. But I still feel like having an uncontrollable temper is still a major problem. Especially as a more mature adult. I feel like RMK felt like he would never be challenged toward the end. I teared up like everyone else when he came back, but then was forced to watch an uninspiring effort by our team against Purdue. That being the “last straw” for me with Archie.3 points
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What makes you think all of those coaches are clean? Just a few examples: Dana Altman: Literally coaches "Nike U" Scott Drew: His staff threatened to deport Hanner Perea Rick Barnes: How in the world did he recruit Kevin Durant, who is from Maryland, away from every school in between Maryland and Texas? Andy Enfield: Wasn't USC named in some of the federal wiretapping stuff? That's just off the top of my head. I like Billy Donovan, but any concern that he's Rick Pitino's guy and turned a program like Florida into a powerhouse? I think there is a difference between being a cheater and successfully operating in the gray area. I'd say a few on your clean list are the former and many, many of the rest fall into the latter category. Edit: To be clear, I have no problem with the gray area, I think in this day and age if you're not in the gray area then you're probably not winning consistently. I'd like to see IU navigate the gray area much, much better.3 points
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From what I have read that I wouldn't automatically put Donovan on the clean list3 points
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not sure you can definitively declare who is clean and who is not. i think most are grey, but don't get caught. that said, i'm not sure Drew belongs in that top group.3 points
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You can pick apart Musselman and Oats but not Alford who has been fired by two high major programs? The only high major programs he has been hired at.3 points
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We need an instant shot in the arm, the age thing doesn't bother me at all. I like Belien a lot, but would take RP over everyone but Brad Stevens . And even there, I would give college coaching/recruiting advantage to RP3 points
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Few would take the job. Now that's a true statement, depending on how you interpret it.3 points
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I don't think Jake and Arch were a good fit personality wise. Arch is serious, Jake seemed more of a joking type personality to him. In my opinion it didn't have much to do with B ball, regarding his departure3 points
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Having graduate from CHS in 1982, and played against Steve prior to the '83 championship year, we most certainly didn't slow it down against New Castle. In that '83, we won 70-57 with Steve scoring 37. They had nothing else. As a side note, I believe Steve said that if they placed us 10 times, they'd win 7. I guess that would mean they would win the next seven, since he lost all three times we played him, and wore them out every game.3 points
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Maybe 2 or 3 turnovers in the 4th, and certainly several missed 1 on 1 foul shouts. Mainly, though, it was a case of both teams taking 45+ seconds each possession before attempting to make any type of offensive move. SC really did just get away from what they do best. Connersville deserves some credit for that, but SC did not make much of an effort to speed things up.2 points
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Silver Creek wins a slugfest 31-30. Connersville had the blueprint for beating SC with the tempo. And, SC missed some big free throws down the stretch, but as Connersville was holding for a last shot at the end of the game, SC deflected the ball with 2 seconds left and Connersville never got off a shot.2 points
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Me also. Pfizer first dose. FL just lowered age to 60 and I just turned 60 two weeks ago. Good timing.2 points
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Dont drink anymore but when I did would pick up a single or two on the way to brown county. Great campfire beer. If you can find Upland Oktoberfest this fall give that a try. If not, heck I'll mail you some.2 points
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I like it. It is pretty sweet, nice oaky finish, good bourbon and coconut. It’s pretty smooth for 9% but still warms you up a little. I’d get it again.2 points
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