General Coach Candidate News

[Hardwood83 4,826]

59 minutes ago, Trish said:

Stevens is not going to accept a job where a current head coach is still working. 

But this isn't the typical dead man walking scenario. Woodson has announced he's "retiring."  

However, I get not over-shadowing the season. 

IF Stevens were coming (I am quite skeptical) there is no advantage to him to announce immediately. 

[AZ Hoosier 9,216]

4 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Not sure what you’re saying 

If BS is really playing us, maybe it all part of the string-along... I don't know Brad personally, but maybe it's all a game to him.

[Chris007 53,821]

19 minutes ago, westgym said:

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. 

Sorry I can’t get it squared up for you. I think Scott was more about building a relationship with him than talking details. But I’ll take what info you have.

[Hardwood83 4,826]

21 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 IU's big move is to hire Dick, Jr the joke is on us.

Turn out the lights. 

[JaybobHoosier 12,406]

Celebrity Death Match, MTV style. Pitino Jr. vs Brownell, who you prefer? 
 

“Let’s Get It On!”

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,645]

I think everything that is happening is exactly what SD wanted. Lots of speculation with no legitimacy. I do believe he’s had (has) a plan. 

[JSHoosier 21,499]

1 minute ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Celebrity Death Match, MTV style. Pitino Jr. vs Brownell, who you prefer? 
 

“Let’s Get It On!”

To turn AH into a museum for the great program it used to house before IU screwed it into a coma.

[Demo 21,654]

1 hour 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.

I’m completely down with him going for every dime he can get, but wanting fewer years feels like the tell here.

[IUHAHN81 2,884]

Me going down with the Stevens train!!! I'm with ya Brad!!!!!!

 

[Motley's 235]

It’s a very good time to be a Hoosier fan

[HoosierTrav 8,086]

6 hours ago, 68Hoosier said:

Let's assume that Stevens is the next coach for a bit.  Is anyone here worried about the expectations and if he can really live up to them.  He has been out of the college scene for several years now. Will the fan base give him enough time to get things right or will he need to produce in year 1.

I’m worried that we will lose him to another NBA job or even the Butler job. 
 

If he would leave the Boston Celtics for IU, then I think it’s fair to say he could get the pull in another direction. 
 

I don’t see Brad as a 15-20 year guy. 

[lillurk 4,340]

1 minute ago, Demo said:

I’m completely down with him going for every dime he can get, but wanting fewer years feels like the tell here.

Suggesting he may want to win a title and hang ‘em up, or do something less demanding like TV or front office work again?

[Chris007 53,821]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

I’m completely down with him going for every dime he can get, but wanting fewer years feels like the tell here.

Fewer years with an automatic extension if he wants it 

[HoosierSadaseci 2,309]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I think it's more on their end than ours

Could be the things on their end deal with the possibility of the Celtics being sold...

[go iu bb 7,541]

10 minutes ago, Demo said:

I’m completely down with him going for every dime he can get, but wanting fewer years feels like the tell here.

It could be something as simple as the overall money stays the same (or close) but the contract length changes. For instance, if $100M / 10 years ($10M/year) is the offer and the counter is $100M / 8 years ($12.5M/year) or $98M / 7 years ($14M/year).

I have no idea if that is the case, just throwing out a possibility. 

I'm pretty skeptical about Stevens even getting as far as negotiations and doubt he's being considered at this time.

[OGIUAndy 897]

4 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

I’m worried that we will lose him to another NBA job or even the Butler job. 
 

If he would leave the Boston Celtics for IU, then I think it’s fair to say he could get the pull in another direction. 
 

I don’t see Brad as a 15-20 year guy. 

If and that's a big if, if he were to come to IU I highly doubt he'd bolt quickly afterwards for another NBA gig other than going back to Boston and definitely not for the Butler gig. 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,464]

28 minutes ago, hoosierdogg said:

Count Orlok from Nosferatu?

Nope he comes from the Sammy Terry bloodline.

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,705]

9 hours ago, iu eyedoc said:

The Revenant, The Hateful Eight, Dances with Wolves and the best of all...

 

 

Blazing Saddles!!!

Blazing Saddles is one of the funniest movies ever made. I am way behind on catching up for the day, but I haven’t seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid mentioned.

[TargaFlorio 100]

1 minute ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Blazing Saddles is one of the funniest movies ever made. I am way behind on catching up for the day, but I haven’t seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid mentioned.

"Can't swim?? It's the fall that'll kill you!" The coaching search is what's gonna kill me. 

[JSHoosier 21,499]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Fewer years with an automatic extension if he wants it 

So a coach's option. Not sure I've heard of that in a coach's contract before.