Truthhurts

Providing fair and reasonable context around something you assert is a “positive” is not unfairly “discounting it” just because it undermines your assertion.

Possible (though as I’ve said, I can tell you it’s not Brad). But again, if so, why? What would be the reason for such secrecy if it’s someone from the nba world? Maybe you don’t formally announce it, but surely there’d be leaks because keeping it secret doesn’t matter that much when the outgoing coach is already known to be “retiring”. The earlier you can start fundraising off the back of the new guy, the better. The earlier prospexrive transfers know, the better. (This is why the duke assistant is already known to be taking the Miami job and why he’s not even going to stay on duke staff through the tourney. Earlier it’s announced, the better…only reason you wouldn’t is that it’s a current college head coach.)

If you think about it, the only way it makes sense for it to be this quiet is that there is a handshake deal with someone who is a current college head coach, and it’ll get fully worked out when his team is done. If you’re casting a wide net and talking to lots of candidates, there’s gonna be some leaks here and there. If you’ve come to an agreement with anyone involved in the NBA, there’s zero reason for it to be so quiet (you obviously can’t wait for their season to be over, and Woodson and everyone already knows he’s out. So what would be the hold up? Nothing.) Logically, all that makes sense is that we have mostly a handshake deal with a current college head coach and will finalize/announce when his team is done. So who is it? Well, the bigger the name, the more likely there’d be a leak. There’s been nothing. So my guess is it’s a candidate like McCollum or Byington or Devries.

Someone walk me through the logic of flying into McCordsville to meet with IU. (Also, Bedford is not the regional airport closest to Brad’s house.)

Damn. Wouldn’t they wait until Clemson is out to announce?

My current wish list among those with any realistic chance (though admittedly some of these are quite unlikely): 1) Tommy L (by a mile) 2) Ben M 2) Drew (seems *super* unlikely) 3) Otz 4) McCasland 5) DeVries 6) Jans <HUGE GAP> 7) miscellaneous others 8) collins <gap> 9) Brownell Brownell is the disaster scenario in my opinion, and unfortunately it does seem somewhat likely

You don’t leave Arizona or Indiana for Gonzaga. Gonzaga’s an incredible program, but it’s great because they’ve got an elite coach who’s happy there. At the end of the day, it’s still a tiny private school in the middle of nowhere, and that matters from a resources perspective and it won’t be remotely the same level of program when few is gone.

Oh he’d be the home run of home runs. I’d take him over Otz and May in a heartbeat, and any other realistic option I can think of. His teams at AZ have been uniformly outstanding and it’s a fun brand of basketball without question. It’s not crazy if their NIL stinks.

Anyone have any insight into Arizona’s NIL situation? Under pre-NIL landscape, no chance in hell someone leaves a successful run at Arizona for IU, but given they’ve lost a few big name players to the portal in recent years (ballo being an obvious example), I can’t help but wonder if their NIL situation is weak enough that Tommy Lloyd would listen.

It’s Friday, the sun is shining, winter is almost over, and IU is gonna hire super star in the making Ben McCollum. Let’s all have a beer and be happy.

I’m going to try with you too, good sir. You seem like a nice guy. I certainly believe you routinely overstate how much you hear about things, and we’re gonna disagree about stuff, but that doesn’t mean you’re a bad guy and I’m not gonna attack anymore because it’s fruitless. Sorry. Cheers and have a good weekend.

I think it must be only if you’re on mobile. Not sure. Maybe I’m just technologically illiterate.

I wouldn’t believe me either. So I get it. Moving forward. “I’m on to McCollum” as Bellichick would say.

Buzz is another super high floor option and personally I think his ceiling is better than Cronin too. I’d have been very happy to get him. But A&M has all kinds of money and he’s a Texas guy, so it probably wasn’t ever all that likely.

If you feel this way, then why do you repeatedly come back here and feel the need to tell people how you feel. We heard you the first 10 times you posted this same nonsense. If I go to a restaurant and I can't stand the food or service, I don't keep going back every Friday for happy hour.... Because I care about IU and the search like everyone else. But again I apologize for the abrasiveness. I will be better and will focus my thoughts on other coaching options.

Not really a prediction necessarily but it’s what I hope happens.

I truly don’t know because my info isn’t from IU side of things. I really want McCollum because the potential upside is a 25 year run with an Xs and Os savant. Sure, Cronin has a high floor, but I don’t see titles with his lack of offensive chops. I want multi-title upside.

I think it’s just that everyone wants insider info and for the first time in my life I have it but nobody wants to hear it because it isn’t good news and that drives me crazy. That’s really it. I’m sorry for the abrasiveness. Will try to be better. and will try to just beat the McCollum drum instead.

Yeah, I rearranged my sentences. That must be it. Sorry about that. Didn’t know cut/paste changed the fonts.

But it is 100% in this case.

I don’t know what’s going on with the fonts. Didn’t mean to do that.

Better than Brownell. But god I hope not. I want McCollum.

yeah, my point was that no one will believe any insight that isn’t what they wanna hear. I’ve been saying for weeks Stevens has been 100% out from the jump. He just doesn’t wanna leave the Celtics for IU. Period. Of course it makes total sense, because leading the Celtics organization is a better job than coaching at IU, but no one buys that someone may know it for a fact because cognitive dissonance has a stranglehold on this board.

Nah, lots of resistance coming, will be completely discounted by dinner time, already happening.

Not saying I want either of them (I certainly don’t) but Turg’s results are way better than Brownell’s.