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[BGleas 8,439]

2 minutes ago, GP711 said:

It was closer than one might think but you are correct he choose not to come to IU

Disagree on the first part. 

[Chris007 56,178]

6 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Just going on record for me personally since we're in a new search, I don't believe much of that happened last time. It wasn't close, he was never coming last time. 

That they met with us just to use us or from your side, they never even met with us at all?

[iu eyedoc 3,494]

20 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

They could literally get to option 14 in this coaching cycle and IU will be in better position as a program then they have been the last 4 years.   Personally can not wait and I know Old Fart feels the same way to get back to a point to where we are followIng high school recruiting again.  This place will be busy  in the recruiting threads once again during the offseason which use to be just as fun on this board then it is during the regular season.   Lots of things to be excited about moving forward for the program we love.  

How I'd feel in gifs:

Stevens:

 

May:

Few:

TJ Otz:

Cronin:

 

Drew:

Beard:

[GP711 846]

Just now, Scotty R said:

The guy you responded to worked for the Celtics so he would probably know a little more about this

Hey, I could be wrong! I'm all ears for any information and if i end up being wrong I will own it!

[Chris007 56,178]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

The guy you responded to worked for the Celtics so he would probably know a little more about this

I work at IU and you don't think I know what I'm talking about. 

[Stuhoo 85,857]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

The guy you responded to worked for the Celtics so he would probably know a little more about this

BGleas can comment better than I, but I believe BGleas was with the Celtics, but was no longer with them during the 2021 IU coaching search. Still means he knew people in the Celtics org.

[Kentuckysucks 3,545]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

The guy you responded to worked for the Celtics so he would probably know a little more about this

He’s very biased though.  Has always seemed to be much more of a Celtics fan than an IU fan.  Anytime someone has mentioned Stevens and IU over the years he seems offended.  Almost like someone is trying to poach his wife.  Not saying he’s wrong at all just extremely biased.  But no I don’t think we’re getting Stevens.

[Trish 12,788]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

The guy you responded to worked for the Celtics so he would probably know a little more about this

I know someone on an NBA team who says Brad has the itch to coach again. 

[ap2345 10,370]

6 minutes ago, GP711 said:

It was closer than one might think but you are correct he choose not to come to IU

Just so you know he used to work for the Celtics and is very strong in what he thinks happened last time

[Scotty R 2,881]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I work at IU and you don't think I know what I'm talking about. 

I guess you got me there. I might not believe everything you say but I think you here things but your sources might not be correct very often 

[Stuhoo 85,857]

Just now, Trish said:

I know someone on an NBA team who says Brad has the itch to coach again. 

Do you know Brad Stevens? Because Stevens himself has said that.

[BGleas 8,439]

Just now, Chris007 said:

That they met with us just to use us or from your side, they never even met with us at all?

That Brad Stevens was ever close to becoming the IU coach last time. I beleive Dolson reached out, he had too, but it was never happening. 

I also don't believe Stevens used IU to get his President of Basketball Ops role. Ainge was always leaving at the end of the season, and Stevens had been earmarked to move to the front office. 

I was surprised he left the sideline all together, thought it would be more in a Popovich role, but the wheels of Stevens becoming head of bball ops were in play before the IU job opened. 

[Chris007 56,178]

Just now, Scotty R said:

I guess you got me there. I might not believe everything you say but I think you here things but your choices might not be correct very often 

Nothing against @BGleasI think he really knows what he is talking about but for all we know he could be sitting in the ticket office :-)

[ap2345 10,370]

Rabby said on the radio today that if he was choosing between Pearl, May, and Beard or the field that he was taking the field fyi

[Scotty R 2,881]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Nothing against @BGleasI think he really knows what he is talking about but for all we know he could be sitting in the ticket office :-)

Could be

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,912]

Is Chris going to have to post a long message once a day in here to calm some of your guys nerves haha

[Stuhoo 85,857]

BGleas heard what he heard from his Celtics sources, and Chris heard what he heard from the IU side.

Both BGleas and Chris can be accurately stating what they heard, and either version or a middle ground version could be the reality.

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,912]

Just now, ap2345 said:

Rabby said on the radio today that if he was choosing between Pearl, May, and Beard or the field that he was taking the field fyi

Subtly didn’t include Stevens lol

[Scotty R 2,881]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Rabby said on the radio today that if he was choosing between Pearl, May, and Beard or the field that he was taking the field fyi

He also said he thought May was a legitimate candidate as well

[Hoosierfan2017 23,506]

“Inside information” makes a forum fun. I have none of my own, so I enjoy reading what others say. But, like anything else, I try to analyze it based on all the information available. The Brad Stevens stuff has never passed the smell test to me. Nor has the Scott Dolson stuff. Doesn’t mean I’m right, it’s just my opinion.