General Coach Candidate News

[Ryno6284 3,339]

5 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

I could be wrong, but it think it is when you have to have your name in the portal by.

opens march 24- April 22. So if our next coach is still coaching in the tourney, we will have to get him as soon as his team is eliminated…or wins the whole thing! lol

[Josh 12,856]

7 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Last time I checked UCLA isn't in the Midwest 

Check again please

[Home Jersey 11,424]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I enjoy your posts. But I did reply to a post shutting down talk about a coach that wasn’t Brad where it said not to bring that coach up. That isn’t the only post of that nature.

it wasn’t my post that was being shut down but I do understand the frustration of many here around this topic. I strongly believe based on info that was shared with me that the original search 4 years ago was botched in many ways and it wasn’t the BOT like many here claim it to be.

those same people from 4 years ago are pushing the same thing again and folks are able to buy into that again but all signs again point to us needing to look elsewhere and I would like to have those discussions here.

Hopefully once the initial disappointment passes for some (probably after all star weekend lol) this chapter will be entirely behind us and we can all look forward. I just hope that Dolson and other people in this process are laser focused on viable targets. If anything I’m pleased Brad let us all down in mid February so there’s, you’d assume, plenty of time to be prioritizing people who actually want to be here and can make us successful consistently again. That should have been the case all along I hope, and expect. The good news IMO, is that there are plenty of viable candidates this cycle who I think can do that for us. I am very eager to get the official announcement ideally as soon as our new coach is done with his current CBB team’s season. 

[go iu bb 7,382]

10 hours ago, AH1971 said:

An ounce of common sense, not to mention any semblance of optics, made it pretty clear Brad Stevens wasn’t going to be the next coach.

1. Left college in 2014

2. Walked away from coaching altogether in 2021

3. Assembled a championship winning franchise 

4. Has the best roster in the NBA secured for the foreseeable future 

1+1 usually equals 2.

Whatever equation signals Brad Stevens coaching IU is why statistics is still an extremely tough course to pass.

Sometimes 1+1=10. It's about perspective, so what's wrong if some people view Stevens as a possibility? How does that affect you?

[ronzo4IU 130]

Maybe BS got cold feet and scared of the challenge or maybe he is comfortable being a behind the scenes office boy in Boston. 
anyways, I just hope we hire somebody that is fairly youthful and has a lot of passion and BB IQ!!

[Josh 12,856]

Could you guys keep it down in here?  I'm trying to take my company's anti-harassment course online in another tab.  I'm starting to wonder what harassment is really

[HoosierInParadise 763]

For those wanting to shut down the Stevens discussion...I'd love to shut down the Cronin discussion.

[maxwell 639]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

That’s what I’m trying to figure out 

Do you feel it's possible that Brad out respect & concern for Woodson & current players had that tweet put out to turn down the volume of a Steven's distraction?

[MrBBall 391]

Just now, maxwell said:

Do you feel it's possible that Brad out respect & concern for Woodson & current players had that tweet put out to turn down the volume of a Steven's distraction?

Yes

[Hoosierfan1901 6,827]

4 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

Maybe BS got cold feet and scared of the challenge or maybe he is comfortable being a behind the scenes office boy in Boston. 
anyways, I just hope we hire somebody that is fairly youthful and has a lot of passion and BB IQ!!

Wonder if the Celtics offered minor ownership? From my understanding, the company that owns the Celtics only owns like 52% of the organization and is only selling their portions of it. Seems like a similar solution again from the last time around.

[cleeter 2,577]

So, assuming the Stevens ship has fully sailed and it’s not a smokescreen, what’s everyone’s top 3? These are mine:
- Dusty May
- Chris Beard (if fully vetted and IU feels he can succeed off the court. I’m fully aware this is an extreme long shot, but still in my top 3 if IU thinks he’s the guy)
- Bruce Pearl
I can see the Pearl ship sailing, but I think he would help make IU a national relevant program again before retiring. I think May is the most realistic of the top candidates, but we will see. I think he will do great things at IU, but curious to see how this all unfolds.

Love those three. Me personally (and before a select few attack me, it’s just my dream list)

Beard - always been my #1
Pearl - feel it has sailed, but at least call
Oats - never happen, but call anyways
May -


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[cleeter 2,577]

Beard then May.  But I don't see Beard turning us down.

Beard would be here tonight if we called. I think he’s made it clear about what he thinks about IU


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[Hoosierfan1901 6,827]

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

[cleeter 2,577]

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Mr Cig, I love you and all….but no. Please no.


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[Hoosier DaDa 3,340]

11 hours ago, AH1971 said:

Color me shocked that Brad Stevens doesn’t want to coach college basketball. Shocked I tell you. Who saw it coming? Cannot believe people on this board fell for this BS for weeks/months. Shame on those who pushed this narrative.

Options:

-Overpay for Dusty May

-safe hire Ben McCollum

-get risky and advantageous and buyout Mick Cronin (would be very happy)

-be smart and hire Will Wade (home run)

Didn’t you the whole fing summer fall for Woody’s cooking? You wouldn’t shut up the whole effing summer. About how we needed dynamic guards and they were gonna shoot 40% and Mike Woodson will know how to play the inside outside game. You are insufferable poster shut the F up.

[ib4iu 441]

23 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Last time I checked UCLA isn't in the Midwest 

Thank you to Deshaun Foster for that knowledge and explaining it to us. 

[kottke 887]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

If we’re going down this road I would rather have Schertz or McCollum.

[Hoosierfan1901 6,827]

2 minutes ago, cleeter said:

Mr Cig, I love you and all….but no. Please no.


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https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1890791412448239946?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg

[Home Jersey 11,424]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Is Zagoria considered credible? Seems odd to me Cig would have a perspective to push here lol

[tyappleg 4,927]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Cignetti is pushing Byington per Zagoria, if anyone cares

Is he pushing him, or did Dolson ask Cig about him because of their connection; and he gave him a positive review?  Pretty big difference, and I hope it's the latter, as the football coach should have no say or huge influence on the decision of a basketball coach.