General Coach Candidate News

[Artie86]

14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Thank you. I was about to type that. Your dad is going to be the coach of IUBB you’ll make friends. As I tell my 18 year old all the time don’t make it about you.

…..that’s the vibe SS’s comments on Trilly’s made it seem to me. It’s like look, I’m getting this opportunity and your opinion matters, but it’s time to move back to Indiana.

 

 

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, HoosierInParadise said:

19 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I don’t know if SS is correct or not but I’ve always wondered about his daughter and how awful the timing would be for her. I believe she is a junior in high school, that’s a rough time to pack up and move across the country. Likely worse timing than it was 4 years ago

If he wants the job, this is a non-issue. If he wants to use something as an excuse to not take the job, this is one of many routes he could take with trying to justify a denial. Kids adapt..I've moved many times in my life as both a kid and a parent. Parent decisions don't need approval from the kids...

Yeah, it’s the tried and true “let me check with the wife” when someone asks you to do something you don’t really want to do. If Brad wants the job then he’ll take it, but it doesn’t really sound like he does. He needs “more time” to think about a job he’s had 4+ years to think about? Cmon. Enough is enough Brad. 

[Stuhoo]

One of the things I worry about with Richard Pitino Jr as a candidate:

Now that Hubert Davis has been extended and Pitino Jr won’t be the coach of North Carolina, I still am concerned that a big name program like Virginia or Florida State will pick him up before we get a chance to seal a deal.

[LamarCheeks]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

One of the things I worry about with Richard Pitino Jr as a candidate:

Now that Hubert Davis has been extended and Pitino Jr won’t be the coach of North Carolina, I still am concerned that a big name program like Virginia or Florida State will pick him up before we get a chance to seal a deal.

[lillurk]

6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Yeah, it’s the tried and true “let me check with the wife” when someone asks you to do something you don’t really want to do. If Brad wants the job then he’ll take it, but it doesn’t really sound like he does. 

I’m familiar but if it was a contract negotiation ploy to lean on the Celtics, you wouldn’t care about NIL assurances 

[OliviaPope40]

1 hour ago, Mopladysman said:

Guess Ill start piano lessons

Are you a concert pianist? 

[Mopladysman]

1 minute ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Are you a concert pianist? 

Depends how many groundhog days I get stuck in 

[Golfman25]

36 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I don’t know if SS is correct or not but I’ve always wondered about his daughter and how awful the timing would be for her. I believe she is a junior in high school, that’s a rough time to pack up and move across the country. Likely worse timing than it was 4 years ago

If she's a JR, she doesn't have to move.  Mom and her can stay home, while dad comes and works.  Flies back on the weekends, etc.  It's a very short period of time and will go quick because Brad has a whole lot of work to do cleaning up the current mess.  Probably won't see much of dad that first year or two anyway.  :)  

[RaceToTheTop]

22 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Sure, why begrudge them for trying to maximize their earnings. It’s also reasonable to think Dolson needs to know when to tell Stevens to **** or get off the pot. 

Yes......the regular season isn't over for a couple more weeks.  This is the infancy in terms of a coaching search.

[Golfman25]

33 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Absolutely, Dolson cannot get left at the altar again. Brad either needs to be in or out. If he has signed and they don’t wanna announce until after the season, all good, if he is waffling and can’t make up his mind, at a certain point you gotta move on. If I put my Stevens-colored glasses on, that seems possible that a deal has been reached but won’t be made public until end of season. If I put my reasonable hat on, I’d guess he’s already said no and Dolson is working the post-Dusty and Brad list. 

At this point Dolson should know for sure whether Brad is in or out.  If Brad is waffling, then it's basically time to cut him lose.  Just tell him if he gets interested again we'll talk if I haven't hired the new guy.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

31 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Where was this disclaimer earlier I already put $1000 on Brad Stevens as the next coach of IU???

 

I better be reimbursed if it's not true from the fat stacks of AD $$$ you mods get. 

No $$$ for us.  We get paid in bitcoins.  

[Stuhoo]

18 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Not a joke!

UVA is a basketball school and if they move on Pitino Jr we could be left in the cold!

[Hoosierfan2017]

16 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I’m familiar but if it was a contract negotiation ploy to lean on the Celtics, you wouldn’t care about NIL assurances 

What are the odds that “NIL assurances” are the determining factor here? I don’t think there’s a single thing Brad could ask for that IU would say no to. The only question is whether Brad wants to be the coach. Everything we’ve seen suggests no.

[westgym]

58 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Well I think the first offer was more years and top 3 of highest paid coaches, counter was highest paid by a lot but a few years less. Few other things like that. Just everyday things. But after all that was agreed to it's more on their end now.

Gotcha.  But if Dolson was in frequent contact with Brad, it seems like those particulars (or close to it) would take place before an actual contract was on the table—and not be that far apart.  Why mess around and not make him the highest paid coach right out of the gate?  Brad’s a reasonable guy—I don’t see him making crazy counter demands to toy with IU.  Again—who knows—but this version doesn’t square up. 

[8bucks]

42 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I don’t know if SS is correct or not but I’ve always wondered about his daughter and how awful the timing would be for her. I believe she is a junior in high school, that’s a rough time to pack up and move across the country. Likely worse timing than it was 4 years ago

I agree. My youngest was going into her senior year so she and mom stayed behind and I traveled a ton that year. Even if he has her blessing it would still be something on his mind.  

[Jet812]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Not a joke!

UVA is a basketball school and if they move on Pitino Jr we could be left in the cold!

No retreads please.  Getting fired from another job is a deal breaker.

edit: for on court performance in a college job.

Edited February 25, 2025 by Jet812

[Hoosier DaDa]

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

No $$$ for us.  We get paid in bitcoins.  

Oh you poor mods took a bit of a hit today ;)

[LamarCheeks]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Not a joke!

UVA is a basketball school and if they move on Pitino Jr we could be left in the cold!

If it's Richie Jr. or cold ...

Gimme cold!

[Papacap]

I don’t think there is a chance big enough to calculate that Stevens is still deciding on what to do. Whether he is going to be our coach has been decided. It’s not like he’s sitting there going….does pizza express still deliver only bread sticks?

[lillurk]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

What are the odds that “NIL assurances” are the determining factor here? I don’t think there’s a single thing Brad could ask for that IU would say no to. The only question is whether Brad wants to be the coach. Everything we’ve seen suggests no.

This is one interpretation of what we know. Maybe the right one!

Another extreme is to take the word of some of the folks with the longest track record on this board of knowing things that aren’t yet public, in which case it’s relatively simple to imagine there’s ongoing negotiations or even a verbal agreement (a written one would be subject to FOIA and even if you wanted to let the season play out without news you might not be able to control it).