General Coach Candidate News

[DougJr74]

29 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

I miss the old BTB where debate and info (right or wrong) was accepted or ignored. The hateful personal attacks always come from a subset of new posters

How am I spreading hate and negativity?   Please explain. 

Edited March 5, 2025 by DougJr74

[OKHOOSIER]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

The funny thing is I didn't even name a name today. I just said I was hearing good things. Then the dude who was sending me DM's a couple of weeks ago telling me about Dusty May this and that tells me I don't know anything. Good Stuff!!

Hopefully he felt better after getting it off his chest since your positive whispers were ruining his BTB viewing experience today lmfao 

[ib4iu]

1 minute ago, ib4iu said:

I don’t know if there is a way but you should be able to turn off DM’s. Or only get them if you “follow each other” I’m sure all the insiders would appreciate not being bombarded. 

And to follow up on this - we’re all crazy fans that were on a message board checking every minute for new news. But if you’re taking it to the level of dm’ing people on their news they share, then you have some serious issues. And if there was a vote to give people 24 hour ban for disrespectful dm’s I’d vote yes. Take a time out and relax. Sheeeeeesh

[ap2345]

29 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

I miss the old BTB where debate and info (right or wrong) was accepted or ignored. The hateful personal attacks always come from a subset of new posters

It'll return to the old days after the hire

[OKHOOSIER]

Maybe we start a Creighton pipeline. Ten years of McDermott, followed by his Creighton replacement Huss. Seems like Huss would almost certainly be GMs replacement there. 

[JimmerNoe]

The last 8 years of watching this team have truly been like wandering in the desert. I am at the point where I would welcome Beard with minimal reservations. I am so sick of inconsistency and the promise of talented rosters underperforming so grossly. I just want a tough, mean team with a high floor.

sure I would brace myself for the first two years that we would get a shocking police report and it would be over. But winning cures all. If we hired him and got five really strong years before a DUI sends him packing, I could do that. I know that feels gross, but we’d be able to make another monster hire with our resources at that point too.

**with that being said, come on down Brad Stevens. 

[#1fanofafrin]

[theriverpilot]

2 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

The last 8 years of watching this team have truly been like wandering in the desert. I am at the point where I would welcome Beard with minimal reservations. I am so sick of inconsistency and the promise of talented rosters underperforming so grossly. I just want a tough, mean team with a high floor.

sure I would brace myself for the first two years that we would get a shocking police report and it would be over. But winning cures all. If we hired him and got five really strong years before a DUI sends him packing, I could do that. I know that feels gross, but we’d be able to make another monster hire with our resources at that point too.

**with that being said, come on down Brad Stevens. 

This is a desperate fan base at this point.  The administration can hire an "up & comer" and then possibly be in the same position 4 years from now when he under-performs or hire someone like Beard and hold your breath that you don't see the police report on social media of him at Kilroys totally blasted.  I'm starting to feel like the sure thing, homerun hire isn't going to happen.

[KNOBYDOX]

I would like to know which coach is stuck in that big old crack?

[IUHAHN81]

If it's not Brad, fine! I'll just use my imagination and picture Brad's face on whoever the coach is while he roams the sidelines and does his pressers. Make a way out of no way! 

[DChoosier]

32 minutes ago, the_jackal said:

I shared the names I heard with a few posters on here via DM. not sharing here. sorry to be vague but tipped my hand a bit too much under my previous username with the archie info and my guy found out and wasn't thrilled. he's also a family member who gives me insane amount of access to IU athletics, not someone i'm trying to piss off. 

Correct, i haven't heard anything since last thursday. almost a week and a lot can change in that timeframe. heard Stevens wants nothing to do with CBB, and loves life in the NBA, but money talks i guess. The sale of the celtics isn't a big deal to him, he wants to stay in boston but will have several NBA offers if he doesn't 

Think i will withhold my info moving forward. understand the skepticism but i see why people with actual info choose not to overshare

- Jackal

Most of us consider Brad a dream scenario but it’s no surprise to read that he could now permanently be an NBA guy and it sounds as though he likes Boston.
When it comes to coaches and players it seems as though many assume everyone wants to “come home” but a lot of people (including me) have no desire to “go home”.

[EasyEJay]

27 minutes ago, Alistair Smash said:

No stepladder was handy. 

And he already has his hands up by his face constantly readjusting his hair 55 thousand times a game 

[Hurryin' Hoosiers]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

Most of us consider Brad a dream scenario but it’s no surprise to read that he could now permanently be an NBA guy and it sounds as though he likes Boston.
When it comes to coaches and players it seems as though many assume everyone wants to “come home” but a lot of people (including me) have no desire to “go home”.

[JStreetBumpin15]

2 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Most of us consider Brad a dream scenario but it’s no surprise to read that he could now permanently be an NBA guy and it sounds as though he likes Boston.
When it comes to coaches and players it seems as though many assume everyone wants to “come home” but a lot of people (including me) have no desire to “go home”.

I feel you here. I love my roots but there are reasons why I left Indiana and wouldn't return barring a family emergency that couldn't be solved otherwise.

[EasyEJay]

16 minutes ago, HoosierMatty said:

At this point I'm sorry tired of losing I say let's hire the drunk. Keep him on a short lease and make him attend AA. 

https://youtu.be/0-gEukoqRXY?si=mUG48hmcZ_oJCzOs

His mentor Bob Knight would total understand LOL 

[DChoosier]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

IU since 2017:  (overall record, conference record, place in conference)

2017–18    16–15    9–9    T–6th    
2018–19    19–16    8–12    9th    
2019–20    20–12    9–11    T–10th    
2020–21    12–15    7–12    T–10th    
2021–22    21–14    9–11    9th    
2022–23    23–12    12–8    T–2nd   
2023–24    19–14    10–10   T–6th                                                                                                                                        

2024--25     18-12      9-10      T-9th

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73-83 conference record since 2017….I’ve lived through it but it’s still inconceivable to me that IU has circled the drain to such an extent.

[JaybobHoosier]

58 minutes ago, HOOSIERINJURTLAW said:

Why are you playing games with this chat.... you do not have a clue.. and you have not heard anything. Just be honest. Just because you post 2000000 times a day on here does not give you credibility. 

I don’t know @Chris007 at all, but I’ve been around IU message boards for 20 years and have never seen him cause any issues. He continuously welcomes Purdue Jockstraps to the board and takes time to respond to people.. I have no clue if he has sources or not, but you have some sort of agenda. I’m breaking my rule for responding to trolls, but while this may get deleted, I just have two words for you….

 

[HoosierTrav]

5 hours ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I see McDermott as one of the "lower risks" hires we could make, his ceiling just might not be as high as we want. 

Exactly how I see it. If we hire McDermott, I’d be pretty optimistic, overall. 

[Scooter T Washington]

33 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

At least you don't get told to shut up or stop posting daily. 

I think you have good info, just like I think Jerry, RTZ and a few others do. But one side or the other or maybe both are being used as smokescreens. Dolson learned from the last basketball search that too much info was getting out. Appreciate you

Don’t worry about the haters Chris. Keep doing what you do. Anyone that take a message board as the gospel needs to find a better quality of life.

[Chris007]

17 minutes ago, ib4iu said:

I don’t know if there is a way but you should be able to turn off DM’s. Or only get them if you “follow each other” I’m sure all the insiders would appreciate not being bombarded. 

I don't mind it at all I love to hear all the info. I know the chances of Brad being the guy is small but crazier things have happened. But to say that we haven't met with him or all the other stuff is just not being honest or just getting bad info. I have said that I have heard good things with IU and Drew. I have even recently heard some things about Beard but haven't gotten them verified. I've heard Gregg McDermott's name recently. But I was told that Scott was going to throw some names out there to get people to look the other way. I am for sure that is happening 

But the search firm was in town last weekend for a reason. I don't know what that was because I wasn't there.