General Coach Candidate News

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2 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

Brad Stevens 

[Uspshoosier 49,072]

3 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

In the coming days some coaches will have their own threads that are dedicated to them only and not just the general coach candidate thread.   When those are created feel free to jump in one of those and start a conversation until then this thread will get dominated by the White Whale 

[go iu bb 7,382]

4 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

So talk about those guys. Start with what you like or don't like about them and why you think they'd be successful, which you will prefer or think will actually be the coach, etc. People will respond. We have talked about coaches other than Stevens. You're allowed to start the conversation.

[bobknightsghost 245]

1 minute ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

My #1 call would be Brad Stevens.  How about you?

That’s my number 1 too..

who else you got?

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,841]

3 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

So... tell us more why you think Brad Stevens will be our next coach. 

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4 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

There has been a ton of discussion about those 3 on this board. Along with others. What exactly are you looking for?

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Just now, go iu bb said:

So talk about those guys. Start with what you like or don't like about them and why you think they'd be successful, which you will prefer or think will actually be the coach, etc. People will respond. We have talked about coaches other than Stevens.

I like May a lot more now than I did at this time last year. I have PTSD from hiring the up and comer because of Archie. Seeing what May did with Michigan from where they were last year impressed me. I think he would be a great hire.

[IUHoosierJoe 1,609]

Just now, bobknightsghost said:

That’s my number 1 too..

who else you got?

Dusty May.  After that, and I don’t think it will get past that, but I’d give Scott Drew a call.  You?

[Pagoda 2,082]

I’d guess some others do too, but I know a few IU media people and the stuff they can tell you is amazing.   But they don’t always run articles on it because of many reasons: (i) their sources may want it kept confidential, or at least not printed, (ii) it’s not double-sourced or sufficiently verified per journalistic standards, (iii) it’s not really relevant to their broader audience, and/or (iv) an article on it would cause a shitstorm of blowback from IU.

Given the above, that’s what makes message boards useful (and fun) for early stage and niche info.

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14 hours ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

Trilly Donovan isn’t national media for college hoops?

He is.

Welcome to 2025.

[HoosierInParadise 763]

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana
dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.
but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 
the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****
lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach
 

I get what you are saying here, but how is Dusty May any more believable or possible than Brad Stevens? He's only been in his current job for under a year. I would say that conventional thinking would make Dusty May more of a long shot than Brad Stevens...

[bobknightsghost 245]

Just now, IUHoosierJoe said:

Dusty May.  After that, and I don’t think it will get past that, but I’d give Scott Drew a call.  You?

I haven’t looked into drew much. Tough to argue about the success he’s had at Baylor. I’ve heard claims that his family is super religious and that’s why they like Waco and for that reason he may not be a good fit in Bloomington. No clue if that’s true

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

So... tell us more why you think Brad Stevens will be our next coach. 

At some point he'll just take the job out of pity for us IU fans. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,841]

@bobknightsghost have you heard some people think we might be linked to Brad Stevens in our coaching search? 

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1 minute ago, HoosierInParadise said:

6 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana
dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.
but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 
the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****
lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach
 

I get what you are saying here, but how is Dusty May any more believable or possible than Brad Stevens? He's only been in his current job for under a year. I would say that conventional thinking would make Dusty May more of a long shot than Brad Stevens...

Well for starters dusty May didn’t just get NBA executive of the year and help his team win the world championship nor did he turn the job down 4 years ago

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19 hours ago, johnsoniu said:

It was the original HSN. HoosierReb had a boatload of pictures. He also would email some that were reaalllly NSFW.

lol Yeah. A true patriot!!!

19 hours ago, JaybobHoosier said:

That’s not surprising to learn lol. @Naturalhoosier, was it Reb that met us in Bloomington for the IU vs Navy game and we snuck into Assembly Hall where we technically weren’t supposed to be? 

Reb brought the donuts to the tailgate.  @upperarlington was also part of that crew.  Dang that was a great time.  Full access to the court.  Just wish we had a basketball.

 

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5 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

That’s my number 1 too..

who else you got?

Steven brad is my second call

[Dave from Dayton 3,696]

I just read that a poster does not want to talk about Brad Stevens.  Should we vote him off of the island?

 

/s

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13 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Those guys aren’t well connected.

I admit to listening to Coyle’s show some, but he sure seems to speak via sphincter quite a good bit.

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10 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

Come back in 2 weeks.  

Trilly is legit, btw.