General Coach Candidate News

[Golfman25 6,791]

7 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

https://x.com/j_spencerbrown/status/1893894803357618318?t=ybjbjha5N0YsEmfA7EHyLw&s=09

Ok, even though I'll make fun of him, I can live with him.  :)  

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

Just now, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Who is saying they don't want Stevens. I'd be extremely happy if he came. I just don't see it. Hope I'm wrong 

That the vibe I get from some posters.  There’s theories both ways to support arguments.  I truly believe this is the time it happens.  If I’m wrong about this being the time it happens, so be it.  IU will get a great coach either way.

[Pryght 83]

11 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

https://x.com/j_spencerbrown/status/1893894803357618318?t=ybjbjha5N0YsEmfA7EHyLw&s=09

Cronin must be VERY proud of winning 500+ games; he talks about it ALL of the time.  Look at his cute, little suit.  LOL.

[cleeter 3,020]

You want to know how soft Rabby is…I literally said “Stevens, Brad” in his Monday night chat and immediately got a time out.


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[RaceToTheTop 31,134]

1 minute ago, Pryght said:

Cronin must be VERY proud of winning 500+ games; he talks about it ALL of the time.  Look at his cute, little suit.  LOL.

?  

He literally just won his 500th game.  I'd say he gets 24 hours to talk about it.

[coonhounds 10,555]

That the vibe I get from some posters.  There’s theories both ways to support arguments.  I truly believe this is the time it happens.  If I’m wrong about this being the time it happens, so be it.  IU will get a great coach either way.

Iu will get a great coach either way? Where do you guys get your optimism? We haven't hired a great coach since knight. Sampson was a great coach so obviously that had to get blown up! I am praying things work out but I am not close to some of you guys confidence level lol

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[Motley's 661]

The latest on the Celtics sale: 

The only known bidder at this point is current Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca, who has expressed his intention to acquire the team he has co-owned with Wyc Grousbeck for over twenty years.

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

8 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Nah, not it at all for me. Just based on what I know and also experiences, I don't believe any of the stuff that it was ever close last time. 

This time, I don't think he's coming, and I think the signs are all pointing that he isn't. But with that said, I think the Celtics ownership situation does potentially change things, maybe the chance to coach his son too. Also with the Luka trade, anything is possible at this point. 

I'm a Celtics fan and an IU fan, so either way I get Brad Stevens leading my favorite team (college or NBA)   

It’s easy to like that Celtics team.  They’re a great team with a great coach.  I really like Joe Mazzulla.  He keeps his players grounded and keeps them striving for more.  It’ll take a monumental effort to beat that team.  I don’t see it.

[TheWatShot 15,489]

6 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

That the vibe I get from some posters.  There’s theories both ways to support arguments.  I truly believe this is the time it happens.  If I’m wrong about this being the time it happens, so be it.  IU will get a great coach either way.

I think a lot of posters thought we were getting him 4 years ago. Then we didn't, and everyone laughed at us. They don't want to go through that again and writing it off now is one way to prevent that. 

 

I do think it's a little strange we've had an influx of new posters all trying to shout it down, though. 

[BGleas 9,030]

11 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

So just because only one NBA insider that you know of (and a pretty damn big one) stated it, that doesn't go against your narrative how?  And doesn't it seem strange that the EXACT number and years that Woj gave matched what had been said in this forum months prior?

The vast majority of material that is getting released by 'insiders' is getting leaked on purpose from someone that wants the info to leak out.  Notice that the Luka trade caught everyone off guard.....why is that?  

If we delve into the college game....why was it that no one in the media released the issue with Ballo skipping town?  Sports media -- or at least ones that you could trust -- have a different standard than Joe Schmoe on a message board has to give information.  It's part of the reason that Trilly Donovan releases so much good info....he's behind a persona.

Appreciate your post! Just replying so you don't think I'm ignoring it. 

Not gonna really reply though because I respect and like the posters that share info here, and i enjoy the info they share too.

I have my feelings on much of that info that is skewed by my experiences, and I don't want to turn this into an "insiders" debate. 

The people that share info here are longtime members of this community, good guys, and i enjoy engaging with them here!

[DLG3 1,188]

I know this isn’t more Stevens talk (though I love it), so I apologize in advance…

I’ve seen so many posts saying something to the effect of, “I completely trust Scott Dolson to get this right.” I want to believe that. I really do. 
 

But in my personal fandom experience, I feel like it’s mostly consisted of we can “no longer have nice things” as IU fans. Outside of a smattering of good memories  (Wat shot, Yogi against Iowa, beating UK in the tourney) the highlight for me was making the championship game in 2002. I was in 5th grade ha! My gut tells me we should finally be due for consistent success again. But how long have I been thinking that now.

I’m genuinely curious to hear opinions of why people trust Dolson so much, outside of the Cignetti hire. Maybe Chris or others could shed some light on this. For what it’s worth, I like the guy. But ya know, a blind squirrel and all that…What about Scott makes you trust him to get this right?

 

[AZ Hoosier 10,908]

53 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

I think people forget...

HE wanted to come last time, his family wasn't ready..

His family is in a different place now..

The Celtics won in NBA title 

Last and I think the most important detail that people don't think about..

He doesn't do the conventional thing...

OR...

that's the spin being spun...

[BGleas 9,030]

4 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

It’s easy to like that Celtics team.  They’re a great team with a great coach.  I really like Joe Mazzulla.  He keeps his players grounded and keeps them striving for more.  It’ll take a monumental effort to beat that team.  I don’t see it.

Yeah, i love Mazzulla. He's fantastic, and Tatum is just hitting the start of his prime and playing the best basketball of his career right now. 

I'm nervous about the Cavs and Thunder, but we have a good shot. 

[HoosierInParadise 1,659]

The latest on the Celtics sale: 
The only known bidder at this point is current Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca, who has expressed his intention to acquire the team he has co-owned with Wyc Grousbeck for over twenty years.

Perfect! I'm glad there might be some stability in upper management with the loss of Stevens. ....I know you are being super realistic with everything you're saying. But I want to believe IU is allowed to have nice things now.

[FWA-EVV 46]

I don't think Stevens will be IU's next coach, but with all he's accomplished, I wonder if there's any desire to try to win an NCAA title. Obviously he's been 2nd twice. Maybe that (being so close) is something that he thinks about at times. I've heard from many athletes that getting to a title game and not winning eats at them for the rest of their life (because they know how close they were). He's won at the highest level, if he would come back to college he'd have the opportunity to be one of only two people to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title (not as a player).

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

I think a lot of posters thought we were getting him 4 years ago. Then we didn't, and everyone laughed at us. They don't want to go through that again and writing it off now is one way to prevent that. 

 

I do think it's a little strange we've had an influx of new posters all trying to shout it down, though. 

I was one of those posters that thought IU was getting him.  It just seems there’s so much more smoke this time than last time.  I know it’s from the IU side, but maybe that’s how Brad wants it.  He might want it to be on the low as much as possible until the timing is right.

[Papacap 2,003]

1 minute ago, DLG3 said:

 

I’m genuinely curious to hear opinions of why people trust Dolson so much, outside of the Cignetti hire. Maybe Chris or others could shed some light on this. For what it’s worth, I like the guy. But ya know, a blind squirrel and all that…What about Scott makes you trust him to get this right?

 

I don’t know Dolson. Never met him. Some of my friends have and I believe them that he knows what he’s doing. Having said that, it’s not just trusting him. It’s trusting that IU has learned from past mistakes, especially Woodson. Now, it’s possible they haven’t. It’s possible we end up with Brownell and IU thinks that’s a homerun. But I just doubt it. So, I’m putting trust in both Dolson and IU getting out of their own way this time. This isn’t complicated. We would have to screw up not to end up with a top coach.

[cbp4iu 2,310]

Light day in the forum…. Still 22 more pages until 1500…. We are going to have to pick it up. We only have potentially 4 more weeks max. 

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

6 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Yeah, i love Mazzulla. He's fantastic, and Tatum is just hitting the start of his prime and playing the best basketball of his career right now. 

I'm nervous about the Cavs and Thunder, but we have a good shot. 

Tatum was certainly motivated due to Brown winning the Finals MVP.  I’ve no doubt about that.  Cavaliers is the biggest surprise this season.  No way that anyone thought they were going to be this good.

[Jet812 567]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It's also the same group that acted like Stevens didn't even take IU's calls last time and then later reported that he had been offered 7 years, $70 million.

Nothing anyone here could say would ever convince him (unless he hears it directly from the Celtics) Stevens would EVER consider leaving the BOSTON CELTICS…lol.  He’ll probably still argue even if it is announced.  It’s all he posts…

Edited February 25 by Jet812