General Coach Candidate News

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I don't think you have read what I have said. Also, I have not seen where anyone else on here that I trust is saying were out.
I like Sam but don't believe his side of things but I will say there are definitely people that do

Thanks Chris it was because I wasn't reading. My app was running slow and I couldn't see previous posts. I just wanted to know what was going on before going back to work! Thanks again

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7 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I think we are 99.9% aligned on our view of the situation. Only slight difference I have here is that I really don’t think retiring Mike midseason in any way says something about Dolson’s preparedness for the search. I don’t think he necessarily had to have a good idea about if Dusty or Brad would say yes before deciding on Mike. IMO that was purely damage control and stopping a bad situation from becoming worse. That said, I’d sure hope with basically a year to plan, Dolson knows what he’s doing…

I agree that Woodson being retired before the end of the season was damage control. I still think (or rather, hoping, I guess) that Dolson was preparing for making a basketball hire since the end of last season. I'm not on the "Woodson wouldn't have been fired unless Dolson had his man" boat. So I don't think he needed to have a good idea of if they would say yes or not before letting Woodson go, but I think he did have that info.

To me, the lack of an official statement of support for Woodson getting this year shows that Dolson was likely ready to move on. Instead of that official statement, we got a "leak." Very tepid support for Woodson. As someone said, when you start wondering if the coach should be retained or not, it is time to move on from him. So a good AD would start to prepare a bit for that to happen. 

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Hubert Davis extension just announced.  So one less elite school we won't have to worry about this off-season.  

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42 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

@RoadToZion said yesterday it has been Brad for weeks

Also, @JerryYeagley23 hasn’t wavered either.

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19 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

You forgot Big Jake, McClintok, pale Rider, and Winchester 73

But which in my top 10 should they replace?

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1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I will say about Isaac is he heard things that no one had heard. That's why I was agreeing with him on some things. Until he named a date, time, and channel. But before that, he had info in real time that I was hearing from the non-IU side. I don't believe he is located in Bloomington if he has any ties to the real Isaac Torres

I've decoded the situation... Stevens is announced on FoxSports at the appointed time - as Isaac said - and addresses the fans w/Woodson and the players on Senior Day...

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21 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Are we having fun yet?

 

Yes

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4 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Hubert Davis extension just announced.  So one less elite school we won't have to worry about this off-season.  

Holy smokes, you are not joking, just saw he signed an additional 2 year contract 

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47 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

@RoadToZion said yesterday it has been Brad for weeks

Given many programs seem to be adopting the GM model now, has it been clear that Brad was being considered for the HC role? Or is it possible he’s being considered for the GM role?

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1 minute ago, iubb said:

 

Yes

Wow. I have a lot of friends not happy about that lol

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2 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

Yes

Scared IU was going to come for him, LOL.

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Just now, OKHOOSIER said:

Wow. I have a lot of friends not happy about that lol

Off to the Carolina boards!

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8 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Hubert Davis extension just announced.  So one less elite school we won't have to worry about this off-season.  

Looks like they’re trying a GM too.

Enjoy it UNC… this seems like IU-like behavior.

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Just now, Pagoda said:

Looks like they’re retooling with an alumni GM too.

Enjoy it UNC… this seems like IU-like behavior.

If they were going to fire him, it sounded like they wanted to keep it in family

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2 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

Given many programs seem to be adopting the GM model now, has it been clear that Brad was being considered for the HC role? Or is it possible he’s being considered for the GM role?

Was curious on that as well.  Steven's a GM, bring in a young coach like a McCollum paid at a lower rate.  That to me is more plausible than Steven's stepping down as GM to coach college.  

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Just now, Pagoda said:

Looks like they’re retooling with an alumni GM too.

Enjoy it UNC… this seems like IU-like behavior.

One of my people down here was all pissed the other day because Roy came out in staunch support and they all thought for sure he’d get the Woody treatment and one more season. An extension? Oof

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3 hours ago, Ctf9 said:

It’s not a movie, but the best western is Deadwood. It’s also the best tv show ever. Don’t tell Brad. 

I agree cook sacker!

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4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

If they were going to fire him, it sounded like they wanted to keep it in family

 "When you're here, you're family"

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1 hour ago, 68Hoosier said:

Let's assume that Stevens is the next coach for a bit.  Is anyone here worried about the expectations and if he can really live up to them.  He has been out of the college scene for several years now. Will the fan base give him enough time to get things right or will he need to produce in year 1.

I've thought about this, and to be honest I just keep coming back to the fact that Brad Stevens is an exceptional coach, still has loads of connections throughout the country (and especially Indiana), has the respect and admiration of HS and AAU coaches everywhere, and will have no trouble assembling a high-caliber staff and pursuing top talent. There's simply no reason he would fail here.

Sure, some might have unreasonable expectations. But I think if Stevens has us top-4 in the conference regularly and rarely misses the tourney and makes a reasonably deep run every few years, most folks will be very happy with that. IMO that's about the best you can expect from any potential candidate.

[Home Jersey 12,057]

I see 0 chance Brad Stevens wants a college basketball GM job. The people taking those roles are not in the same stratosphere as someone of Stevens’ profile IMO.