General Coach Candidate News

[Rico 3,536]

10 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

People want to know, was RTZ just joking with the flight thing or if it means what we all want it to mean. 

[RoadRage 3,012]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

I’m going to assume it was a joke

Joke is on me then, I thought he was serious!

[IU Prof 2,287]

1 hour ago, jeffincol said:

This is interesting.

 

Ok, who's heading out to the airport tomorrow to collect intel?

[jeffincol 168]

Just now, IU Prof said:

Ok, who's heading out to the airport tomorrow to collect intel?

Good question.  I'm over an hour away, or I would be there with a telescope.

[iubb 4,694]

Or maybe we can relax and have a drink. I’m buying next time you’re in town.

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[Hovadipo 61,336]

Someone shoot that f*****g bird

[iubb 4,694]

My phone has a mind of its own! I swear i did not post that 4 times


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[Oggyiu 95]

Okay you effers!

 I told you if you start tracking flights you’ll drive me to the crazy house.

Glad to see we’re moving on.

No quirks like Crean. Great coaching chops, unlike the last two.

Too much to ask?

[iubb 4,694]

Someone shoot that f*****g bird

Thats a birb good sir!


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[Chris007 61,993]

3 minutes ago, iubb said:

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Are you hanging out with @Papacap tonight. 

[IUHAHN81 3,309]

Brad better sign that contract tomorrow! I went all out! 

 

[Trish 14,463]

24 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Or maybe we can relax and have a drink. I’m buying next time you’re in town.

After the transfer portal season, perhaps early May! 

[hoosierdogg 3,333]

1 hour ago, jeffincol said:

This is interesting.

 

Bangor?  Stephen King coming to Bloomington?

[Scotty R 3,601]

20 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Folks were saying Beard was calling out to us in his post-game interview the other night, citing vintage IU basketball.

Maybe, maybe not. 

But if anybody's calling out to IU -- it's Nate Oats. 

That jacket just screams vintage IU. Nobody did plaid like RMK! 

Wimp Sanderson wore plaid jackets at Alabama 

[hoosierbannerd 3,479]

Hey JY.. Got any more of them tidbits?

 

[jeffincol 168]

5 minutes ago, hoosierdogg said:

Bangor?  Stephen King coming to Bloomington?

don't worry about that.  chartered plane, who knows why.  Logan to Bloomington is the important thing.

[hoosierbannerd 3,479]

Top 5 list of IU coaching replacements from Fan Sided..

coaches names and current position 

Freudian slip??

 

 

[BGleas 8,999]

36 minutes ago, jeffincol said:

don't worry about that.  chartered plane, who knows why.  Logan to Bloomington is the important thing.

Not to be a wet blanket on all of the Stevens stuff again, but the Celtics and their personnel always fly out of Hanscom Airforce Base. Rarely, if ever, out of Logan. 

[jumpshot53 300]

So, is it okay to announce our new coach before Woodson's last day?  I have no idea how that works when someone retires.

Maybe the plane is carrying a Brad assistant, so might not know who the passenger could be.

[HoosierTrav 8,326]

3 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Yeah at that point your roster is set. I think I might be moving May ahead of Brad on my wish list, though. I just don’t like the way we have to beg and plead with him to take the job. I want someone who wants the job. I don’t think that’s Brad. If it was, he’s had plenty of chances to take it. He not only didn’t take this job, he also left the coaching job he did have for a front office role. Give me a grinder and let’s roll. 

I get why people like Dusty May, but there’s no way I’d take him over Brad Stevens. And that’s not a knock on May. He’s a great coach, and I’d be happy to have him at IU. But this isn’t about who wantsthe job the most. We’ve seen that before with guys like Mike Woodson and Tom Crean, and passion alone doesn’t guarantee success. What IU needs is the best basketball mind available, and Stevens operates on an entirely different level.

As a coach, Stevens took over a rebuilding Celtics team in 2013 and immediately overachieved, turning them into a perennial playoff team. He developed Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart into franchise pillars, helped Isaiah Thomas reach MVP-level production, and led Boston to three Eastern Conference Finals in seven years…all without a true title-ready roster.

Then there’s the argument that moving to the front office was lazy. That couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, it was the best coaching move he ever made. Since taking over as President of Basketball Operations, he’s rebuilt the Celtics into a juggernaut. He re-acquired Al Horford, traded for Derrick White, flipped Malcolm Brogdon for Jrue Holiday, and pulled off the Porziņģis deal—all masterclass moves that have made Boston the best team in the league.

Beyond roster construction, Stevens knows how to build and manage coaching talent. He hired Ime Udoka, who took the team to the Finals in year one, then had the shrewdness to fire him the moment he became a cultural risk. He immediately promoted Joe Mazzulla, another top-tier coach, keeping Boston at the top without missing a beat.

Bottom line: we aren’t just talking about getting a great coach. We’d be getting an elite CEO of basketball. Brad Stevens sends legitimate shockwaves across the entirety of the sport. Not just college basketball…. But globally. 
 

If IU has the chance to land him, you take him without even a millisecond of thought.