General Coach Candidate News

[theriverpilot]

1 minute ago, cleeter said:

I’ve placed two amazing bets my man.


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I’m rooting for you!!

[RaceToTheTop]

3 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The difference is that there aren't people who's job it is to find these things out about you, there are people that make a living finding these things out in the NBA and in Boston, and there hasn't been a peep. 

It's also the same group that acted like Stevens didn't even take IU's calls last time and then later reported that he had been offered 7 years, $70 million.

[mdn82]

1 hour 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.

From the donor side, the only thing really being talked about is the NIL.  I know others are discussing coaches to some on the board, but that’s still very different than what I am hearing.  Which is less than normal.  Normally, you would think that’s a bad thing, but it gives me hope people that entrenched themselves in previous men’s bball coach searches just have not this time.  That much I am certain of beyond NIL confidence.  

[iu eyedoc]

6 hours ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I just can’t see any scenario whatsoever where he has already agreed to take the job but hasn’t informed the Celtics.  He would burn so many bridges.

And no, I’m not saying IU should’ve announced anything by now.  I would definitely expect something from the Celtics side.

Where did he ever say that? He just said IU wouldn't announce it before Woodson is out to pasture. And why would the Celtics feel any need to announce it? Do you believe they would want to burn Brad Stevens after he has spent years dedicated to making that franchise great?

[BGleas]

7 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It's also the same group that acted like Stevens didn't even take IU's calls last time and then later reported that he had been offered 7 years, $70 million.

The only person I've ever actually seen report that is Woj. Others have shared Woj's report, but i haven't seen (doesn't mean is doesn't exist) any other original reporting that IU made an offer. 

Even Woj's report said IU was "prepared" to offer Stevens. Stevens has denied that offer happening. 

[OKHOOSIER]

19 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The difference is that there aren't people who's job it is to find these things out about you, there are people that make a living finding these things out in the NBA and in Boston, and there hasn't been a peep. 

That’s not entirely true. The nba does not have a monopoly on headhunters or personnel movements being news internally. Obviously it’s not national, but in a specific industry, it can be very similar. That was my only point. I don’t think Brad Stevens is going to coach IU my man. Merely stating that in my own experience, an owner or CEO being the only people that know and keeping their traps shut isn’t that uncommon. Cheers. 

[Hornsby]

Isaac may have some connections, others have said he posted last year that Buckner had the votes to keep Woodson before the release came out.

I think he jumped the shark on his posts about the coaching search though.

That wasn't really a stretch though most everyone knew they would give a former player four years.

 

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[hoosierbannerd]

I think people forget...

HE wanted to come last time, his family wasn't ready..

His family is in a different place now..

The Celtics won an NBA title 

Last and I think the most important detail that people don't think about..

He doesn't do the conventional thing...

[mdiu28]

2 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

I think people forget...

HE wanted to come last time, his family wasn't ready..

His family is in a different place now..

The Celtics won in NBA title 

Last and I think the most important detail that people don't think about..

He doesn't do the conventional thing...

Best post in the history of this board. Brad is coming home....hopefully. 

[Tony! Toni! Toné!]

If you had a chance to coach your kid at a place you just so happened to have dreamt at coaching at would you? Stars don’t align like this very often.

[Motley's]

7 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

I think people forget...

HE wanted to come last time, his family wasn't ready..

His family is in a different place now..

The Celtics won in NBA title 

Last and I think the most important that people don't think about..

He doesn't do the conventional thing...

No one believes that he wanted to come but the family said no. That’s a fairy tale. I don’t doubt that the family didn’t want to move. That’s the only part that’s accurate. Tracy has been very openly supportive of him taking new challenges. If he really wanted it, she would have supported him. 

[HoosierInParadise]

No one believes that he wanted to come but the family said no. That’s a fairy tale. I don’t doubt that the family didn’t want to move. That’s the only part that’s accurate. Tracy has been very openly supportive of him taking new challenges. If he really wanted it, she would have supported him. 

You were there for the family vote? You should have asked if your vote counts....

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

If you had a chance to coach your kid at a place you just so happened to have dreamt at coaching at would you? Stars don’t align like this very often.

Except for the last time he turned us down… or the time before that. 

[Motley's]

2 minutes ago, HoosierInParadise said:

6 minutes ago, Motley said:

No one believes that he wanted to come but the family said no. That’s a fairy tale. I don’t doubt that the family didn’t want to move. That’s the only part that’s accurate. Tracy has been very openly supportive of him taking new challenges. If he really wanted it, she would have supported him. 

You were there for the family vote? You should have asked if your vote counts....

All you need to know about them:

"Danny Ainge went to Brad Stevens and he said, 'Hey, you know, I want you to coach the Celtics. I've always been a big fan of yours,'" Holley told host Chris Forsberg. "Brad talks to Tracy and says, 'Oh man, this is great. Wow, the Boston Celtics! This is great, but no.' He turned him down. He turned it down initially."
 

. "So (Tracy) went to Brad and -- this is like poetry. She said, 'You'll never be as good as you can unless you're uncomfortable.' Like, hey -- 'We love Butler, Butler's been great to us. We got a lifetime contract here, but you know what? You got to push yourself. Go to the NBA. Do it.' And that's what made him change his mind."

[Tony! Toni! Toné!]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Except for the last time he turned us down… or the time before that. 

His son wasn’t a walk on in college 4 years ago.

[IUguy77]

2 minutes ago, Motley's said:

All you need to know about them:

"Danny Ainge went to Brad Stevens and he said, 'Hey, you know, I want you to coach the Celtics. I've always been a big fan of yours,'" Holley told host Chris Forsberg. "Brad talks to Tracy and says, 'Oh man, this is great. Wow, the Boston Celtics! This is great, but no.' He turned him down. He turned it down initially."
 

. "So (Tracy) went to Brad and -- this is like poetry. She said, 'You'll never be as good as you can unless you're uncomfortable.' Like, hey -- 'We love Butler, Butler's been great to us. We got a lifetime contract here, but you know what? You got to push yourself. Go to the NBA. Do it.' And that's what made him change his mind."

Don’t think that story benefits your opinion the way you think it does. If new challenges and being uncomfortable is what it’s all about then it’s time for a new challenge and going to IU because he’s already accomplished the top goal in Boston. 

[Hoosier Guy]

It seems to me that some of you don’t want Stevens because you’d have to man up and say you were wrong.  That’s clinically insane.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

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[HoosierInParadise]

All you need to know about them:
"Danny Ainge went to Brad Stevens and he said, 'Hey, you know, I want you to coach the Celtics. I've always been a big fan of yours,'" Holley told host Chris Forsberg. "Brad talks to Tracy and says, 'Oh man, this is great. Wow, the Boston Celtics! This is great, but no.' He turned him down. He turned it down initially."
 
. "So (Tracy) went to Brad and -- this is like poetry. She said, 'You'll never be as good as you can unless you're uncomfortable.' Like, hey -- 'We love Butler, Butler's been great to us. We got a lifetime contract here, but you know what? You got to push yourself. Go to the NBA. Do it.' And that's what made him change his mind."

So you're saying he initially turned down the Celtics to eventually take the job later....[emoji4] . That's a relief....

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

Just now, Hoosier Guy said:

It seems to me that some of you don’t want Stevens because you’d have to man up and say you were wrong.  That’s clinically insane.

Who is saying they don't want Stevens. I'd be extremely happy if he came. I just don't see it. Hope I'm wrong