I have a concern about DeVries….

[83Hawk]

Don’t get me wrong….he’s a good coach and I believe he can do well at Iowa. But there is one thing that concerns me:

Do his teams have a tendency to wilt under pressure? Didn’t Drake lose a late lead in the tournament last year against Washington St.? They definitely had an epic choke against Miami the year before. And West Virginia struggled down the stretch this season, going 6-9 and not beating anyone of real significance.

Would this continue at Iowa? I sure hope not. We had enough of that with Fran.

I am liking McCollum more and more. His teams are tough, and they are always well prepared for the big games. While I think DeVries is a done deal, I’m really hoping it’s McCollum.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

 

[Bank of Hawk]

Do not talk that way about golden boy with a brother who played football at Iowa and the NFL

 

[IllQChawk]

Do not talk that way about golden boy with a brother who played football at Iowa and the NFL

He's the safe bet by Beth, but there's nothing in his coaching record that makes you go wow. He'll be ok until the fan base gets tired of Iowa not making the 2 week of the tournament. Just looking at his coaching record is reason for my prediction of his time at Iowa if he is hired. Nothing special, just like Fran....

 

[hogghawk]

Don’t get me wrong….he’s a good coach and I believe he can do well at Iowa. But there is one thing that concerns me:

Do his teams have a tendency to wilt under pressure? Didn’t Drake lose a late lead in the tournament last year against Washington St.? They definitely had an epic choke against Miami the year before. And West Virginia struggled down the stretch this season, going 6-9 and not beating anyone of real significance.

Would this continue at Iowa? I sure hope not. We had enough of that with Fran.

I am liking McCollum more and more. His teams are tough, and they are always well prepared for the big games. While I think DeVries is a done deal, I’m really hoping it’s McCollum.

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

Wrong coach

 

[littlez]

There’s no perfect coach coming to Iowa. He’s a solid coach. If it’s him he’ll do well. How well depends on a lot of factors obviously.

 

[ozzie8]

Iowa can’t make this hire without talking to McCollum. Maybe they already have, who knows

 

[Buffalo43]

If/when he becomes our coach then we discuss it

 

[Hans81]

Don’t get me wrong….he’s a good coach and I believe he can do well at Iowa. But there is one thing that concerns me:

Do his teams have a tendency to wilt under pressure? Didn’t Drake lose a late lead in the tournament last year against Washington St.? They definitely had an epic choke against Miami the year before. And West Virginia struggled down the stretch this season, going 6-9 and not beating anyone of real significance.

Would this continue at Iowa? I sure hope not. We had enough of that with Fran.

I am liking McCollum more and more. His teams are tough, and they are always well prepared for the big games. While I think DeVries is a done deal, I’m really hoping it’s McCollum.

Could be, but my slight preference for DeVries over McCollum is that DeVries has recruited for a high D1 program, whereas McCollum has only recruited at the D2 and mid-major level.

 

[desihawk]

getting iowa basketball’s version of the stoops-ferentz vibes

 

[cleotishaywood]

Have to ask this but will it be harder to win in a tougher conference than it is to win in the MVC? I just remember Keno Davis having success at Drake and then floundering at Providence. Im not doubting that DeVries can coach but sometimes moving up in competition may be a little more difficult? The Lickliter experiment proved that!

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Don’t get me wrong….he’s a good coach and I believe he can do well at Iowa. But there is one thing that concerns me:

Do his teams have a tendency to wilt under pressure? Didn’t Drake lose a late lead in the tournament last year against Washington St.? They definitely had an epic choke against Miami the year before. And West Virginia struggled down the stretch this season, going 6-9 and not beating anyone of real significance.

Would this continue at Iowa? I sure hope not. We had enough of that with Fran.

I am liking McCollum more and more. His teams are tough, and they are always well prepared for the big games. While I think DeVries is a done deal, I’m really hoping it’s McCollum.

Where are you hearing this? I’m honestly not obsessively following this, I hadn’t heard it was a done deal. If that’s true, I’m disappointed in Beth for not doing her due diligence.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

Fran has taken multiple teams further into the NCAA tournament than DeVries has… in fact I don’t think DeVries has a win on his NCAA tournament resume. Is Beth sure she wants to burn $10mm just to get DeVries in the door? Idk

 

[BonzoFury]

getting iowa basketball’s version of the stoops-ferentz vibes

so many flaws in this analogy

 

[StormHawk42]

Have to ask this but will it be harder to win in a tougher conference than it is to win in the MVC? I just remember Keno Davis having success at Drake and then floundering at Providence. Im not doubting that DeVries can coach but sometimes moving up in competition may be a little more difficult? The Lickliter experiment proved that!

Flipped WVU from 9 wins to 19 wins and won at Phog Allen so he can definitely do something

 

[83Hawk]

Where are you hearing this? I’m honestly not obsessively following this, I hadn’t heard it was a done deal. If that’s true, I’m disappointed in Beth for not doing her due diligence.

Just a guess on my part, based on what others have said.

 

[desihawk]

so many flaws in this analogy

true but there’s enough for it to be plausible vibe wise
mccollum fan favorite with lot of success
dd administration favorite
throw in indiana into the mix

 

[Buffalo43]

Flipped WVU from 9 wins to 19 wins and won at Phog Allen so he can definitely do something

I agree beating Kansas at home was monumental and that's when they were in top ten?

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

That was Alford man.

 

[Buffalo43]

I agree beating Kansas at home was monumental and that's when they were in top ten?

Sorry away

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

No, he did not.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

He's the safe bet by Beth, but there's nothing in his coaching record that makes you go wow. He'll be ok until the fan base gets tired of Iowa not making the 2 week of the tournament. Just looking at his coaching record is reason for my prediction of his time at Iowa if he is hired. Nothing special, just like Fran....

Iowa > your opinion of Iowa

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Could be, but my slight preference for DeVries over McCollum is that DeVries has recruited for a high D1 program, whereas McCollum has only recruited at the D2 and mid-major level.

DeVries had a NIL of probably 5 million at the high D1 program, Iowa is a poorly supported school at 1.5 million.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

DeVries had a NIL of probably 5 million at the high D1 program, Iowa is a poorly supported school at 1.5 million.

Sounds like you should've paid more.....

 

[BrotherHawkeye]

Let’s fire the guy!! He’s overrated.

 

[Fran-Con-2]

I will gladly take the chance. He took Drake further than the fella we just left go after 15 years of squandering away some good teams. Happen to remember the classic flop with Brunner and co.?

I am solely playing devils advocate here (I am very hopeful DeVries will improve the program) but I don't know what metric you're using to justify the bolded statement.

Conference tournament championships? Both won them.

Conference regular season championships? Fran never did it at Iowa, but he won multiple at Siena and one at UNC Greensboro.

NCAA games? DeVries has never been to the round of 32. Meanwhile, Fran went to the round of 32 multiple times at both Iowa and Sienna.

What DeVries did at Drake is very impressive. But he has done nothing yet that guarantees he can break through to a sweet 16.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Sounds like you should've paid more.....

Once DeVries sees what the NIL at Iowa contributes, he will say thanks but no thanks. You can't win in the B1G with no money in the bank, simple as that.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Let’s fire the guy!! He’s overrated.

"Welcome to Iowa, Darren!"

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Once DeVries sees what the NIL at Iowa contributes, he will say thanks but no thanks. You can't win in the B1G with no money in the bank, simple as that.

Well then I guess we should stop playing basketball. Give you something to really cry about.

 

[littlez]

I am solely playing devils advocate here (I am very hopeful DeVries will improve the program) but I don't know what metric you're using to justify the bolded statement.

Conference tournament championships? Both won them.

Conference regular season championships? Fran never did it at Iowa, but he won multiple at Siena and one at UNC Greensboro.

NCAA games? DeVries has never been to the round of 32. Meanwhile, Fran went to the round of 32 multiple times at both Iowa and Sienna.

What DeVries did at Drake is very impressive. But he has done nothing yet that guarantees he can break through to a sweet 16.

Give us your top 3 candidates please.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Well then I guess we should stop playing basketball. Give you something to really cry about.

I belong to SWARM and have since week 1, I can hold my head up high no matter what happens unlike you and your cheap ass ilk.

 

[relishingwinning18]

DeVries had a NIL of probably 5 million at the high D1 program, Iowa is a poorly supported school at 1.5 million.

You are stupid, and not in a smart way.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

You are stupid, and not in a smart way.

Nope I'm accurate

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I can hold my head up high

High up other people's asses is nothing to brag about, and I wouldn't be admitting that especially around this crowd.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

High up other people's asses is nothing to brag about, and I wouldn't be admitting that especially around this crowd.

LOL the mooks on this board envy Rico

 

[HawkLogic]

I think there is some luck in turning a program around to find players that break out beyond their rating and build momentum. Hoiberg for instance had pretty good run at ISU, been kind of Meh at Nebraska. McDermott was great at UNI, meh at ISU, then reborn at Creighton.

As far as choking, Lute Olson after getting to Final-4, had some teams with Gannon/Hansen/carfino that were called the Chokeyes because they kept losing close games. He went to AZ and won a National Title because he got better players.

I want a coach that values defense because I think when we get into NCAA tourney, even if we are overmatched athletically, we can possibly play a better team tough and win some upsets. Getting blown out in first few minutes in NCAA tourney is a bummer as a fan.

 

[doughuddl2]

Don’t get me wrong….he’s a good coach and I believe he can do well at Iowa. But there is one thing that concerns me:

Do his teams have a tendency to wilt under pressure? Didn’t Drake lose a late lead in the tournament last year against Washington St.? They definitely had an epic choke against Miami the year before. And West Virginia struggled down the stretch this season, going 6-9 and not beating anyone of real significance.

Would this continue at Iowa? I sure hope not. We had enough of that with Fran.

I am liking McCollum more and more. His teams are tough, and they are always well prepared for the big games. While I think DeVries is a done deal, I’m really hoping it’s McCollum.

What do you think of the 4star players McCollum has recruited?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

LOL the mooks on this board envy Rico

 

[SCHawkFan]

I’d rather have a coach with the initials DD than BM.