General Coach Candidate News

[JustWinBaby 132]

Based on what I've seen elsewhere, including Peegs and Trilly discord, there really does not seem to be any information about the search coming from the agent side of things. Literally the only info we're getting is from people connected to donors.

Which makes sense -- these are people not professionally tied to the situation, but have a personal and financial investment in it. So of course Dolson is communicating with them to some degree about what he is up to. And of course that's the only place from which any info seems to be coming. Everything else at this point seems to be pure speculation.

To reiterate, I'm not an insider and I don't know diddly squat. But after years perusing various boards with "insider" sources, I've learned to read the tea leaves a bit. If I were a betting man, I'd be putting money on Brad Stevens right now. That's just where my gut is.

[Kentuckysucks 3,196]

3 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

….that’s just it. I won’t.
Like I said, I totally trust Dolson’s searching process and eventual choice, if it’s not Stevens. I’m at peace with it! Lol

Go IU!

It’s not that I don’t trust Dolson.  It’s the BOT and Whitten that has to sign off on the hire that worries me.  

[BGleas 8,194]

1 hour ago, TargaFlorio said:

I personally don't believe Stevens is a candidate at IU, but here's a quick blurb about the Celtics sale from an ESPN Insider article today.

"The Celtics were expected to close their first round of bids for the team last month, though the team has been tight-lipped about the situation throughout the process.

The only known bidder is current Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca, who has stated his intention to buy the team he has owned alongside Wyc Grousbeck for more than two decades."

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/43982299/nba-insiders-luka-lebron-fit-cavs-celtics-series-more

Absolutely zero "inside" information, but my personal opinion is that Wyc is trying to figure out not selling. 

While Wyc is certainly very wealthy, his father was the large bankroll for him buying the majority stake, and his father was the big voice pushing the sale. 

Wyc doesn't want to sell the team, from what I understand. 

[hoosierbannerd 2,491]

7 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

Based on what I've seen elsewhere, including Peegs and Trilly discord, there really does not seem to be any information about the search coming from the agent side of things. Literally the only info we're getting is from people connected to donors.

Which makes sense -- these are people not professionally tied to the situation, but have a personal and financial investment in it. So of course Dolson is communicating with them to some degree about what he is up to. And of course that's the only place from which any info seems to be coming. Everything else at this point seems to be pure speculation.

To reiterate, I'm not an insider and I don't know diddly squat. But after years perusing various boards with "insider" sources, I've learned to read the tea leaves a bit. If I were a betting man, I'd be putting money on Brad Stevens right now. That's just where my gut is.

atta boy...

[tyappleg 5,353]

8 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Absolutely zero "inside" information, but my personal opinion is that Wyc is trying to figure out not selling. 

While Wyc is certainly very wealthy, his father was the large bankroll for him buying the majority stake, and his father was the big voice pushing the sale. 

Wyc doesn't want to sell the team, from what I understand. 

This hurts my Stevens to IU narrative.  So I've decided you are wrong. 

[BGleas 8,194]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

This hurts my Stevens to IU narrative.  So I've decided you are wrong. 

Pags getting the team, which is what Celtics fans hope happens if Wyc does sell, would also keep the status quo/keep things stable in the organization. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,528]

14 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

It’s not that I don’t trust Dolson.  It’s the BOT and Whitten that has to sign off on the hire that worries me.  

FWIW the BOT just gave Whitten a contract extension and a raise which I'd take as a signal they'd be in her corner if it's a hire she and Dolson want to make.  There was one reported dissenting vote but it wasn't QB, it was Vivian Winston.

[HoosierHoopster 7,564]

25 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

 

To reiterate, I'm not an insider and I don't know diddly squat. But after years perusing various boards with "insider" sources, I've learned to read the tea leaves a bit. If I were a betting man, I'd be putting money on Brad Stevens right now. That's just where my gut is.

You may need some Tums

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,749]

Highly unpopular opinion but I’d rather get a motivated Chris Beard than Drew.

Drew if we are lucky enough to get him should make us a consistent winner, I’d guess. I like it better than Cronin. Both would probably be solid.

Then it becomes, staffing, and portal excitement which is where the real winning will need to happen.


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[Kentuckysucks 3,196]

14 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

FWIW the BOT just gave Whitten a contract extension and a raise which I'd take as a signal they'd be in her corner if it's a hire she and Dolson want to make.  There was one reported dissenting vote but it wasn't QB, it was Vivian Winston.

I don’t see her signing off on Beard no matter what.  He’s the guy we need to get imo.

[AZ Hoosier 9,114]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I don’t see her signing off on Beard no matter what.  He’s the guy we need to get imo.

[KNOBYDOX 231]

25 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

FWIW the BOT just gave Whitten a contract extension and a raise which I'd take as a signal they'd be in her corner if it's a hire she and Dolson want to make.  There was one reported dissenting vote but it wasn't QB, it was Vivian Winston.

Vivian Winston must be Katy with a C

[cthomas 6,544]

I like what Whitten and Dolson have done with IU football. I believe that they will do something similar for basketball. She is a President who gets the importance of the athletic programs and is going to support it.

[johnsoniu 6,937]

Potential coaches watch:

The Will Wades on ESPN+
 

*braces for the wrath of @Uspshoosier*

[rdevito29 43]

In my mind (and my gut) - it is Brad until he says directly states “I will not be the next head coach of Indiana Basketball” or until we hire somebody else. 

All signs seemed to point to Brad until (what I believe was) a smoke screen quieted things down. Since then, any noise has not been substantial - the way that I think Brad and Scott want things to be until Woodson is officially done.

I do not think we would still be hearing minor rumblings about Brad if the donors thought it was someone else, since that seems to be our main source of info here. I trust our insiders to honestly report what they are able to, and I believe what they were told early on. 

Also, as far as I have seen, nobody has reported that a donor is upset with how the process is going. Even after the news broke that Brad “thoroughly appreciates being a Celtic and loves the people he gets to work with every day.” Maybe I missed something, but I would think that it would upset a donor if what we were told early on is true, and we would hear about it, because again that seems to be the info source here. JMO.

The reality is that nobody knows for sure until something is done and announced. Call me delusional. I’m okay with being wrong, and I will be optimistic about the future of the program regardless of who our next coach is. Go Hoosiers :)

[NashvilleHoosier 3,799]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I will when I have heard from someone I trust that it is a done deal. Some others have heard things like that but I have not. 

Also I thought it was done last time, people believed me, I felt I let them down and I got some really nasty emails from people. Just trying to avoid that

Lol…I don’t blame you buddy. Weren’t there some weirdos on here demanding an apology b/c they had staked their own reputation on what they read from people they don’t know on a free message board? Totally not weird behavior. 4 years ago was a wild ride.  

[Uspshoosier 49,850]

21 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

Potential coaches watch:

The Will Wades on ESPN+
 

*braces for the wrath of @Uspshoosier*

 

[HoosierInParadise 855]

There was this one time, I told everyone at work and anyone that asked me, that I was happy with the organization I worked for and the one thing I love the most was the people I worked with. I said all of this while I was working on getting another job somewhere else...

The only quoted statement we've seen means absolutely nothing...

It's Stevens till it's not for me. But I'll be happy to watch some good basketball next season even if it ends up being someone else.

[cleeter 2,699]

Lol…I don’t blame you buddy. Weren’t there some weirdos on here demanding an apology b/c they had staked their own reputation on what they read from people they don’t know on a free message board? Totally not weird behavior. 4 years ago was a wild ride.  

If Brad doesn’t come this time, I demand an apology from [mention]Chris007 [/mention]because I bet my cousin, 18 holes of golf with beers included that Brad comes. He can slug some beers. I also bet my wife the middle name rights to our child due in September that he would come.


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[IUHAHN81 2,863]

I literally don't care if our "insiders" end up being wrong. As long as they are genuinely passing on what they've heard from what are hopefully reputable sources. Honestly the idea and hope of possibly getting Brad is and has been more fun than the actual season anyway. Keep it comin' boys!