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[MikeRoberts 7,582]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Look how long did RMK nurse his hurt feelings, long after Brand and Doninger and the others were gone... sometimes it takes a long while to get over injustices, real or perceived.

It’s likely not Bennett, just trying to think of who makes sense other than Stevens if the deal is in fact done. It could always be a wtf hire like a Woodson but hoping not

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 1,034]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Agreed play that long con/game.  I'm sure the Purdon't boards right now are going crazy with 4 losses in a row.  The time to do it is now.  I have cousins who are Purdon't fans and they are always yelling for Painter's head. 

Painter on a 4 game losing streak telling IU fans to not get on the coach and players during down times yesterday was hilarious

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While I sit here waiting for a phone call, a couple of musings tegarding Dolson's search process:

- What if Scott has one confidant that he uses as a "firestarter"? He tells them something they both know to be a red herring, and that person let's it "slip" to some highly connected individuals. Thus the telephone game begins.  It's just a thought but seems like a viable strategy for keeping others off the scent.

- It'd be funny if he (Dolson) were to contact a potential candidate who's not interested but could be for another conference rival (Iowa?) in the near future.  Start a rumor we're negotiating with them which forces their current school to offer an extension and pay raise to lock them up.  That way it could take them off the table for that rival. LOL

- Screw automated customer service call systems.

[MrBBall 470]

19 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

It’s Brad Stevens imo. I don’t think Dusty signs an extension if IU is hard after him. And if IU went hard after Dusty, Michigan would have offered a lot more money to keep him with a higher buyout. Only reason to not push for Dusty is they have their guy and the only guy to have this early on is Stevens. I understand the idea of keeping things quiet but that’s where I’m at with it. I’m totally aware I could be wrong but I’m intrigued to see how it plays out. 

I have heard that Scott was taken aback by the Dusty signing. So I think Dusty is just happy where he is. That’s all. 

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3 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

It’s likely not Bennett, just trying to think of who makes sense other than Stevens if the deal is in fact done. It could always be a wtf hire like a Woodson but hoping not

If it’s Brad something will leak, likely from the NBA side, sooner rather than later.  If we start to get into March and we haven’t heard anything concrete I almost guarantee you it isn’t Brad.

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1 minute ago, MrBBall said:

I have heard that Scott was taken aback by the Dusty signing. So I think Dusty is just happy where he is. That’s all. 

I’m not stressed about who they hire. I think it will be solid no matter who it is. Looking forward to finding out when the time comes. 

[IUHoosierJoe 1,707]

2 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

I have heard that Scott was taken aback by the Dusty signing. So I think Dusty is just happy where he is. That’s all. 

If Scott wants Dusty, the extension won’t stop him

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17 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

It’s Brad Stevens imo. I don’t think Dusty signs an extension if IU is hard after him. And if IU went hard after Dusty, Michigan would have offered a lot more money to keep him with a higher buyout. Only reason to not push for Dusty is they have their guy and the only guy to have this early on is Stevens. I understand the idea of keeping things quiet but that’s where I’m at with it. I’m totally aware I could be wrong but I’m intrigued to see how it plays out. 

My thoughts exactly. It’s the only way to make sense of the Dusty situation. There’s zero chance IU doesn’t go after Dusty unless they’ve got someone above him on the priority list already lined up.

Michigan is under no obligation to do anything to help IU keep its coaching search under wraps. So of course they make the safe (smart) move and extended Dusty just to make sure he doesn’t go anywhere. But the details of his extension reveal that Indiana was never really pursuing him. No way serious IU interest leads to a meager $1m salary bump and $2.5m buyout increase.

The only logical way to explain why Indiana did not express serious interest in May is that we’ve already locked in on someone else who was higher on the tier list. And the only person who fits that bill is Brad Stevens.

I fully accept that I’m not an insider and I’m grasping at straws here, but just reading the tea leaves and knowing what we know about Dolson and how seriously he’s approaching this situation, and the confidence coming from our donors – this all lends further credence to the likelihood that we’ve already made a home run hire and we’re just waiting for the announcement at the end of the season (which may actually take a while since there seems to be a real chance Indiana goes dancing).

[HinnyHoosier 5,633]

39 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

Good point, I can start with the Colvin and Heide one foot out the door rumor! 

I've been seeing stuff on X with people linking Braden Smith to Kansas next year. That'll really get them going...

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,942]

5 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

I have heard that Scott was taken aback by the Dusty signing. So I think Dusty is just happy where he is. That’s all. 

what does that mean? 

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 1,034]

1 minute ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

If Scott wants Dusty, the extension won’t stop him

exactly...if we think Scott would go for Mick and tackle his buyout.....Dusty's new buyout and extension isn't an issue

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2 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

I've been seeing stuff on X with people linking Braden Smith to Kansas next year. That'll really get them going...

That would be funny.  It seems PU has been skating by with their mediocre NIL, for example they were fortunate Edey stayed for $1M/yr when he was worth $2-3M/yr.  I'd love to see them face the music if they don't offer their players market rate, fair NIL/rev share.

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Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

what does that mean? 

That he didn’t think Dusty would sign an extension so early or at all. 

[MrBBall 470]

3 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

If Scott wants Dusty, the extension won’t stop him

Scott will want someone who wants to be at Indiana. Not luring away. 

[AZ Hoosier 9,114]

1 minute ago, MrBBall said:

Scott will want someone who wants to be at Indiana. Not luring away. 

Unfortunately, the only one publicly campaigning for the job is the dude with facial hair... that would suck hard... 

In Scott we trust.

[IUHoosierJoe 1,707]

2 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Scott will want someone who wants to be at Indiana. Not luring away. 

So Kenya Hunter will be the hire?

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,942]

3 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

That he didn’t think Dusty would sign an extension so early or at all. 

not convinced I believe that, and thank you. 

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

not convinced I believe that, and thank you. 

All good!

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33 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

It’s Brad Stevens imo. I don’t think Dusty signs an extension if IU is hard after him. And if IU went hard after Dusty, Michigan would have offered a lot more money to keep him with a higher buyout. Only reason to not push for Dusty is they have their guy and the only guy to have this early on is Stevens. I understand the idea of keeping things quiet but that’s where I’m at with it. I’m totally aware I could be wrong but I’m intrigued to see how it plays out. 

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17 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

It’s likely not Bennett, just trying to think of who makes sense other than Stevens if the deal is in fact done. It could always be a wtf hire like a Woodson but hoping not

It could be Scott Drew 

It could be Chris Collins.

It could be a bunch of guys that are coaching in March but have agreed in principle with Dolson.