We sucked. We had nothing. So, it has to be better next year...
Next year will be built to 'win now' also. I do not believe that works long term. Recruiting out of high school will still matter a lot.
At least we probably will have 3 or 4 recruits as freshman instead of two. (Sisley and counting Ristic.) Woodson did minimal recruiting. He left the cupboard bare. Although DeVries was unable to retain Bryson Tucker. Then DeVries did himself no favors with his woeful portal performance and not bringing recruits from WVU.
What DeVries has in his favor is the entire admin realizing last years portal and recruiting fiasco wasn't all on the coach. What he has in his favor is no excuses as far as time and resources. What he has in his favor is several freshman recruits that he got, not the prior staff. He has one or two extra returnees that know his systems.
Next year will be built to 'win now' also.
Well it will be all new starters so I suppose so but the fact of the matter is you get four years at IU no matter what. It is an awesome gig honestly. You get top four big ten money and a minimum of four years mid major coaches can come here and get rich. When we are doing this again in three years you know the next guy will also get big bucks.
I am fine with the coach we have. I expect big things in the future.
Yeah, we were not good his first year. Disappointing. Still, some chance to redeem the year if we win a couple more and make the post season.
But I had zoned out the last year of Miller, and the last two years of Woodson. Had enough of poor basketball. So as disturbing as many games were this year, I enjoyed the season more. We are no better, yet, but we are better off. Some or many teams in the big ten are about the same or worse than us, and they also have had more continuity.
Not blowing smoke to feel the Hoosiers will be back. Some disagree, and to each their own. We will see.
Yes, these guys had better show some serious recruiting chops quickly this off-season!
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Look at the team. The sport today is not what it used to be. This roster is a very veteran team and was built to win now and not in the future. Who are the seniors? Sam Alexis, Reed Bailey, Tayton Conerway, Tucker Devries, Conor Enright, and Lamar Wilkerson? We bring back what? Nick Dorn? Jasai Miles? Trent Sisley? Assuming none transfer. This years roster was built for maximizing this season and restarting next year.
Honest question, what do you think DeVries has in his favor going into next year that he didn't have last year to give you the feeling he will do something better?
love it. Exactly. But I'll tell you he now gets that the big ten is physical and he needs some bigs. Duh. wtf. He's not gonna make it happen
Does Kelly business school teach political and university management? (I dont know?)Indiana has had way too much time to figure this out. It's a tragic story of incompetence. Would make a great case for the management people at the Kelley Business School.@bigmike you and me both brother. Btown is home and has been most of my life. Need to get basketball going, I can’t stand mediocracy. It should not be tolerated and there is a coach out there that can get us over the humpppp. Sure as hell ain’t who we have now though. Sad.
If IU hoops was run like a business it wouldnt have decades of incompetence. Or, if it had, would have come alive a few years ago, in the NIL era.
Businesses fail all of the time.
they fail with authority if you choose not to run them properly.
We sucked. We had nothing. So, it has to be better next year...
Next year will be built to 'win now' also. I do not believe that works long term. Recruiting out of high school will still matter a lot.
At least we probably will have 3 or 4 recruits as freshman instead of two. (Sisley and counting Ristic.) Woodson did minimal recruiting. He left the cupboard bare. Although DeVries was unable to retain Bryson Tucker. Then DeVries did himself no favors with his woeful portal performance and not bringing recruits from WVU.
What DeVries has in his favor is the entire admin realizing last years portal and recruiting fiasco wasn't all on the coach. What he has in his favor is no excuses as far as time and resources. What he has in his favor is several freshman recruits that he got, not the prior staff. He has one or two extra returnees that know his systems.
Next year will be built to 'win now' also.
Well it will be all new starters so I suppose so but the fact of the matter is you get four years at IU no matter what. It is an awesome gig honestly. You get top four big ten money and a minimum of four years mid major coaches can come here and get rich. When we are doing this again in three years you know the next guy will also get big bucks.
it's where mediocre coaches punch their retirement ticket. I can see it.. xyz coach to his wealth manager .."how do I retire early?" Oh that's easy, get IU to hire you .. in 4 years you'll make more than you did the last 20 and you hardly have to show up. ".
I think IU would have to implode for him to start Season 3 on the hot seat. Like 10-22. I see no world where he's not here at least four seasons; he'll do enough to keep his job. Plus, IU has a slow trigger.If we see clear yearly improvment that will probably keep CDD off the hot seat. If he seems to reach a ceiling or be wildly up and down, then patience will run out at some point. Crean found out.
I think if he gets the same or more NIL, the BT record is worse, and we have no significant pre-season wins, he gets canned after year 2.
I think IU would have to implode for him to start Season 3 on the hot seat. Like 10-22. I see no world where he's not here at least four seasons; he'll do enough to keep his job. Plus, IU has a slow trigger.If we see clear yearly improvment that will probably keep CDD off the hot seat. If he seems to reach a ceiling or be wildly up and down, then patience will run out at some point. Crean found out.
I think if he gets the same or more NIL, the BT record is worse, and we have no significant pre-season wins, he gets canned after year 2.
He may get some more NIL but so will other teams so its likely we will not gain any advantage money wise. The only way that happens is if you bump it up like 10 million which will not happen. Pretty darn sure teams like Michigan State, Illinois, Nebraska, etc will also increase their NIL. If fact I bet Nebraska increases it alot they have crazy fans who probably give alot.
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