General Coach Candidate News

[iu eyedoc 3,817]

  On 2/11/2025 at 3:46 PM, SlammySammy said:

We are down to debating GOLDEN and KELSEY??? Two less inspiring candidates could not be found....

LTFOL

Everyone would cream their jeans over Dusty May but Golden is one of the two least inspiring candidates that could be found?

You do realize Goldens Gators have beaten the #1 team in the country twice this season, once at home and a complete beatdown of AU on the road?

Dusty May may be really good, but the IU grad asst under Knight thing has people stating  really silly stuff.

[Trish 13,313]

Good morning!

Has Woodson cleaned out his office? He can work from home at this rate, we need to paint and renovate for Brad and his team. 

[SlammySammy 1,029]

Golden = Flavor of the month.....

 

Kelsey = Flavor of the month

[tkbbn 533]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:05 PM, Trish said:

Good morning!

Has Woodson cleaned out his office? He can work from home at this rate, we need to paint and renovate for Brad and his team. 

Don't forget to sanitize, lots of bleach probably. 

[SlammySammy 1,029]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:06 PM, SlammySammy said:

Golden = Flavor of the month.....

 

Kelsey = Flavor of the month

I would dare say Archie looked better on paper than either of these....Crean definitely did but both were "oooohhh...up and coming coach!!!".....Sorry, neither one of these guys has proven anything....come back to me in 5 years

[iu eyedoc 3,817]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:05 PM, Trish said:

Good morning!

Has Woodson cleaned out his office? He can work from home at this rate, we need to paint and renovate for Brad and his team. 

The entire  coaching office wing is scheduled for  recarpeting to get the stogie stench out.

[Hornsby 3,572]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:08 PM, iu eyedoc said:

The entire  coaching office wing is scheduled for  recarpeting to get the stogie stench out.

Gotta get the office ready for beard to move in.

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[iu eyedoc 3,817]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:06 PM, SlammySammy said:

Golden = Flavor of the month.....

 

Kelsey = Flavor of the month

You obviously haven't watch UF basketball the last few years.

[SlammySammy 1,029]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:07 PM, SlammySammy said:

I would dare say Archie looked better on paper than either of these....Crean definitely did but both were "oooohhh...up and coming coach!!!".....Sorry, neither one of these guys has proven anything....come back to me in 5 years

Well, lets hear it....I must be crazy based on the responses to my original post....I guess if making the first round of the tournament is the goal post, you MIGHT have a chance with these guys based on history....otherwise, bottom of the list.

[Unexpectedflash 1,393]

Lmao maybe we are crazy if golden and Kelsey who we have no shot at wouldn’t even make the fan base happy 

[Stuhoo 86,564]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:06 PM, SlammySammy said:

Golden = Flavor of the month.....

 

Kelsey = Flavor of the month

 

If those are the flavors of the month? I'm dining at that restaurant - those flavors look mighty tasty.

• Golden is very likely a no-go. He's at an SEC school with a similar campus/lifestyle vibe to IU and UF can match any offer.
• But Kelsey?!!!? Damn that's an impressive resume.

[iu eyedoc 3,817]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:09 PM, Hornsby said:

Gotta get the office ready for beard to move in.

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IU could save on recarpeting if he is coming, he will drowned out the cigar stench with stale spilled beer stains in just a few weeks.

[Hoosierfan2017 24,017]

  On 2/11/2025 at 3:50 PM, RoadRage said:

 

Getting chills thinking of Wittman running the show with Isiah in a general manager role. You’re talking decades of NBA experience. Recruits will be lining up out the door for those connections. 

[hoosierbannerd 2,863]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:09 PM, Hornsby said:

Gotta get the office ready for beard to move in.

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and make room for...

 

[Chris007 58,316]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:11 PM, iu eyedoc said:

IU could save on recarpeting if he is coming, he will drowned out the cigar stench with stale spilled beer stains in just a few weeks.

He would be like Kevin Wilson have coolers full of beer in his office. 

[SlammySammy 1,029]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:11 PM, Stuhoo said:

 

If those are the flavors of the month? I'm dining at that restaurant - those flavors look mighty tasty.

• Golden is very likely a no-go. He's at an SEC school with a similar campus/lifestyle vibe to IU and UF can match any offer.
• But Kelsey?!!!? Damn that's an impressive resume.

Sorry, dominating the BIg South with wins over Presbyterian and Longwood......nah.....if he dominates at Louisville for 4-5 years, then the experiment is proven and would take him...but not at this point....

[Mopladysman 1,044]

  On 2/11/2025 at 3:36 PM, tyappleg said:

I believe we will get Pat Kelsey a raise, he just won't be coaching Indiana.

Correct me if I’m wrong on this.  Kelsey makes 2.3 mil.  His contract is through 2029.  95% buyout I believe puts it at somehere 8-10 million?  

I don’t want Kelsey but how’s that compare to Dusty’s?  

[iu eyedoc 3,817]

  On 2/11/2025 at 4:11 PM, Stuhoo said:

 

If those are the flavors of the month? I'm dining at that restaurant - those flavors look mighty tasty.

• Golden is very likely a no-go. He's at an SEC school with a similar campus/lifestyle vibe to IU and UF can match any offer.
• But Kelsey?!!!? Damn that's an impressive resume.

WHat did you think of the game you went to at the O'dome?

[CrossboneIU22 1,479]

  On 2/11/2025 at 1:07 PM, Chris007 said:

I'm sure that already has a good idea from the last few weeks who is exactly interested and who is not. 

On a side not I love all the new people joining but some of them have no idea how this process works. 

Speaking of processes........ where has our resident BoT member been?  (I'm still a few pages behind this morning if she surfaces in the next 5 pages)

[BGleas 8,655]

  On 2/11/2025 at 3:43 PM, 8bucks said:

I know you worked for the C's and likely still have connections there.  Seeing how you have been definitive in your responses makes me wonder if you are getting this directly from BS or his family.  IF the Chris version of last time is correct, I don't think Brad would have discussed this with anyone within the Celtics organization during the process.  I have changed jobs 6 times and I keep all those discussions private until I have accepted a job and past the background checks.  

Clearly you have heard something that suggests a different version occured.  Did BS have any discussions with IU?  Generally curious to hear your side beyond just saying the other version did not happen.

 

Appreciate your post, and it's giving me a chance to maybe clear some things up. I don't know Brad Stevens or anyone in his family. I never worked for or with Brad Stevens. I left the Celtics before Stevens got there, but many of the same people still work there and I have an understanding of how the team, ownership and operations work, etc.. 

I wasn't in basketball ops, but was in a role on the business side as close to basketball ops as you can be without being in it. 

I spoke to a high-ranking Celtics person who is an NBA institution behind the scenes. I visited him shortly after Woodson was hired. I asked him if he thought Stevens would ever coach in college again, and it was an emphatic, laughing "No". He gave some reasons and the "no" was emphatic. There is more to it, but not going into all of the details. 

For those that would reply, "well, Stevens wouldn't tell him if he was considering IU.", his "no" wasn't because he asked Stevens directly, you're not going to do that in that situation, it's because he has spent the better part of 10+ years working directly with him, working with Celtics ownership and executives, etc., etc. My person is an extremely trusted person in the NBA. 

With that said, people change, times change and circumstances change. Based on what I know, I'd be shocked if Stevens coaches in college in the near future, but there are also things like the ownership situation that are different this time around. I'll just be shocked if it happens.