General Coach Candidate News

[NashvilleHoosier 3,688]

17 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

random dude on twitter say Nate Oats to IU is gaining traction. He knows nothing probably, but I like to think he does! 

Bring on Nate Oats!

Well I just emailed my recommendation to Mr. Dolson about 20 minutes ago. Oats was my recommendation so it makes sense that it's gaining steam. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,018]

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

[Hardwood83 4,751]

6 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

I'm old school too and agree with you....but admit it, if he's jumping on the table a lot (winning) it would grow on you, or at least you could live with it.

[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

13 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Hilarious!! He's going to beat that horse till the 27th at 11:59 pm. 

I do like how he’s consistent. I like consistency. I really don’t think it’s over with Stevens. That comment about being skewed still intrigues me

[bigrod 2,848]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I want Phil Jackson to come in to teach our walk-ons the triangle offense 

By walk-ons, you mean team, correct? :D

[Magisterium 377]

11 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

That's crazy talk guys.  Brad isn't coming ever.  He's perfectly content in a job where his subordinates earn 5x what he is. 

 

that'll change when Brad's fired and ends up coaching the Pistons, where the players only make 3-4x what he does

[NashvilleHoosier 3,688]

7 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

T White get the #$%& out of here!!

Sorry, couldn't resist. There was a pregame kerfuffle where I think the LSU players were barking quite a bit. Wade is an a$$hat. They totally needed to be told to get the #$%& out of there. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’ve wanted Oats ever since I saw him call out Coach K and tell Will Wade to get the f*** out after beating him for the conference title. That’s the kind of energy I want to see from our coach. 

The only bad thing is he apologized for that comment about Coach K

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

6 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

Right there with you. I want them to get it right so patience is key, but I don’t want it to drag out for the team and getting in transfers lol.

[T White 299]

1 hour ago, brumdog45 said:

I totally get that.  But it doesn't stop me from worrying about that possibility more every day that we have not signed a coach.

It seems that many on here want a coach whose team is still playing, but want to get it done before that coach's team is eliminated. You can't do that. Patience folks. 

[bigrod 2,848]

19 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Hilarious!! He's going to beat that horse till the 27th at 11:59 pm. 

Maybe it’s just blind hope, but for a while I thought that maybe this whole thing is just a smokescreen to give Stevens time. However, the 27th really wouldn’t make any sense at all. 

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9 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

I hear ya T White and I was being a bit dramatic. Point is I want someone with serious passion for winning, which I believe both of those guys exude. But putting aside what I want for just a brief second, let's consider what the recruits want ...... interesting how it seems to point at the same conclusion

 

[ap2345 7,571]

At least the trade deadline is tomorrow so we have that to look forward to. [mention=6227]ap2345[/mention] do you ever get into the Peegs chat during the day? Backalleyguru has been saying the same thing for weeks. I just don't know him

Yeah I’ve been in and out of it all day.


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[TheWatShot 13,689]

10 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

Not trying to single you out, but I'd like to see us keep the anxiety to a minimum. Other fanbases are taking great pleasure in seeing us sweat this out, and some of them are trying to create as much doubt and confusion as possible to stir the pot. 

[Hardwood83 4,751]

1 minute ago, Moye > Boozer said:

I hear ya T White and I was being a bit dramatic. Point is I want someone with serious passion for winning, which I believe both of those guys exude. But putting aside what I want for just a brief second, let's consider what the recruits want ...... interesting how it seems to point at the same conclusion

 

If Oats and Mussleman both stay put at least it will make life harder on Kentucky. No more coasting in the $EC, they'll have to compete Tenn and these guys, maybe Florida again. 

[Chris007 43,567]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Yeah I’ve been in and out of it all day.


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What do you think of that dude? Is he just a crazy dude?

[ap2345 7,571]

That's crazy talk guys.  Brad isn't coming ever.  He's perfectly content in a job where his subordinates earn 5x what he is. 
 

I’ve heard from someone that knows Stevens that he has been frustrated by that in the past.


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[IU Scott 2,375]

I was looking at the roster and if we lose those 3 in the portal but keep everyone else then it is a good roster to start with.

PG- Lander

2G- ? Hopefully get a great 6'5 shooting guard

SF- Hunter

PF- TJD

C- ? hopefully a 6'10 long and athletic center who can step out and shoot outside

Bench

RP

Leal

Galloway

Geronimo

Brunk

Duncomb

[Golfman25 5,051]

1 hour ago, Free Jurkin! said:

I think there's a lot of overreaction going on here. Guys entering the transfer portal should have been expected. I thought it would happen immediately, but it just got delayed about a week. These guys are doing the right thing for themselves and keeping their options open. I'd expect at least a couple of them to be back.

In regards to the coaching search taking a while, yeah I was hoping it would be Stevens like everybody else. But after that, who would people want that is available right now? The hot coaching candidates (Oats, Musselman, Moser) are still in the tournament. Beard is interesting too, and it sounds like they've reached out to him now, but IMO there's no reason to rush this if Dolson is actually interested in one of the guys still in the tournament. I don't think any of the players in the portal are going to commit to a school in the next week, and I would guess they're going to want to be back if they're excited about the coach. So yes, Dolson needs to nail the hire, but I don't think he should feel like there's a time crunch.

I think the fact that the guys entered the transfer portal this week is evidence that the coaching search has turned.  Scott obviously told them something to make them sit tight, but now with the Matta rumors, and possible Woodson, who knows, the kids have gotten antsy.  

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2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Not trying to single you out, but I'd like to see us keep the anxiety to a minimum. Other fanbases are taking great pleasure in seeing us sweat this out, and some of them are trying to create as much doubt and confusion as possible to stir the pot. 

I can honestly say I'm neither anxious nor impatient. I'm also not terribly optimistic either.

That's what surviving the Sampson, Crean and Miller searches can do to a guy....