So far, so good. They're going to be able to contest shots and run the floor. Kirk will be fine and to have a guy come off the bench and score 20 on you is a great addition. The move to more athleticism in the post and less offensive pressure on Jeffries facing the basket worked against Notre Dame. It helped that the Irish weren't playing tough enough defensively.
Guys are happy and relaxed and having fun.
I'm not overcoaching them anymore. But it's fresh and he even told 150 boosters in South Bend, Ind., that the Hoosiers would beat the Irish Tuesday. In attendance that night was IU athletic director Clarence Doninger. Doninger, who is facing a mandatory retirement in June because he'll be 65, may or may not have a say in the fulltime hire. A search for his successor is beginning after the first of the year.