General Coach Candidate News

[68Hoosier 1,009]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

I wish we had gambling odds on this hire.  I'd love to see how the lines move for each coach candidate.

I don't follow them at all, but I am shocked there is not any.  Heck, they had odds on what Taylor Swift was going to eat at the SB.

[OKHOOSIER 4,835]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Generally agree but there are nuances. The odds I will sprout wings and fly is literally 0%. The odds of Brad Stevens deciding he’d rather be the GM of IUBB rather than President of the Boston Celtics, IMO, is so low for all intents and purposes you could call it 0, though I admit it’s not 0% technically. I do think there is a very small, but non-zero chance Stevens could coach IU. The notion of betting on it really wouldn’t prove Truth Hurts correct though… just because that may not be the outcome, does not mean the chance was always 0. We really have no idea what’s going on - nobody does for real right now. We’re all just blowing different flavors of hot air. 

I just think someone saying "it is 0%" and trying to pass that off as some insider sourced hot take is as silly as IT giving the exact time and date of the commitment (something, something siths and absolutes). Two sides of the same coin IMO. You do not have to be an officially licensed fortune teller to know the chances of actually landing Stevens are probably close to zero. Was it zero from the jump? No one will ever be able to answer that with 100% certainty unless he comes out and says himself that he considered it or didn't. Which is probably never going to happen if he isn't our coach. The guy wanted to trigger the board, and did so successfully...or he is a plant because kids need BTB Christmas presents. 

[Juwan Moye 695]

22 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I do not know if the poster is just not as bright as the average rock.  Or, if the poster is just trolling.  Or both.

Could just be sloppy in presenting a point.  That or the concept that some do not care about other people's opinions and thoughts and hopes.

I agree with Dale C.  And my favorite rule of thumb which is taught in some supervisor training:  Listen with the intent to understand.  Not with the intent to just respond.

Well said. The phrases I use in a similar vein are “assume the person you’re talking to has something worth listening to” or “always assume good intent”.

That said, while the poster may be trying to say “it’s as close to a sure thing as there can be” this, by definition, isn’t “0%”. Semantic debates are lame though so are only fun when someone is being ridiculous.

[Uspshoosier 50,118]

7 hours ago, Old Friend said:

Bill Self

Tom Izzo

Mike Krysiewski

Roy Williams

'Jim Boeheim

Jim Calhoun

John Calipari

Rick Pitino

Billy Donovan

Jay Wright

 

10 Hall of Fame coaches

i get wanting IU to hire a coach that will produce results compared to Hall Of Famers however there is a lot of luck involved and very hard to find.  Maybe McCollum or Schertz can turn into that in the future but as of now they have 0 high major head coaching experience or even any years as a high level assistant.  Most of those 10 you listed probably spent many years under working their way up as an assistant for high major programs.    My opinion is Otzelberger would give IU a better chance at finding the next coach that could turn into the type of coach you are wanting at IU.  I think his mind set and work ethic is something needed as the next coach.   Will he turn out to be a Hall of Famer? I have no clue I just know from watching his teams the last couple years he is one heck of a college basketball coach and something I haven’t seen at IU in over 8 years.   Either way I am not worried one bit on who SD brings in as a coach because if confident it’s going to be a really good college basketball coach with a great chance to get this thing turned around.   Just my opinion 

[Juwan Moye 695]

24 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Generally agree but there are nuances. The odds I will sprout wings and fly is literally 0%. The odds of Brad Stevens deciding he’d rather be the GM of IUBB rather than President of the Boston Celtics, IMO, is so low for all intents and purposes you could call it 0, though I admit it’s not 0% technically. I do think there is a very small, but non-zero chance Stevens could coach IU. The notion of betting on it really wouldn’t prove Truth Hurts correct though… just because that may not be the outcome, does not mean the chance was always 0. We really have no idea what’s going on - nobody does for real right now. We’re all just blowing different flavors of hot air. 

You’re just trying to protect your @$$. We know what’s going on here.

[jimsorgi 383]

37 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

People don’t understand probabilities when they say something is “0%”. I like playing poker against these types of people.

[Papacap 1,116]

26 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Generally agree but there are nuances. The odds I will sprout wings and fly is literally 0%. The odds of Brad Stevens deciding he’d rather be the GM of IUBB rather than President of the Boston Celtics, IMO, is so low for all intents and purposes you could call it 0, though I admit it’s not 0% technically. I do think there is a very small, but non-zero chance Stevens could coach IU. The notion of betting on it really wouldn’t prove Truth Hurts correct though… just because that may not be the outcome, does not mean the chance was always 0. We really have no idea what’s going on - nobody does for real right now. We’re all just blowing different flavors of hot air. 

Agree but the people coming here and making fun of those who think it’s possible are the annoying people scoffing at stunts in an action movie. If someone thinks there is no way Stevens is coming, fine. They are probably correct that he won’t.  But that’s not what some do. They come here as if they are gods gift to message boards and must correct the silly poors. It’s silly, annoying and they deserve the derision.

[Home Jersey 12,106]

6 minutes ago, Papacap said:

Agree but the people coming here and making fun of those who think it’s possible are the annoying people scoffing at stunts in an action movie. If someone thinks there is no way Stevens is coming, fine. They are probably correct that he won’t.  But that’s not what some do. They come here as if they are gods gift to message boards and must correct the silly poors. It’s silly, annoying and they deserve the derision.

I agree 100%. We add like 50 pages to this thread a day lately and Stevens talk is a small portion of that. Not hard to ignore the stuff you’re not interested in. And if people speculating about something you find far fetched is that bothersome, probably an inside thought to tell your therapist about instead of lashing out on the board lmao.

[Artie86 2,779]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

I agree 100%. We add like 50 pages to this thread a day lately and Stevens talk is a small portion of that. Not hard to ignore the stuff you’re not interested in. And if people speculating about something you find far fetched is that bothersome, probably an inside thought to tell your therapist about instead of lashing out on the board lmao.

....there's a difference in the type of posters on here.

You have those belittling you and spouting off "NO" emphatically followed by the 0%'ers. 

Then you have the ones who may, might and probably know something, one way or the other but never leave it as 100% fact.

 

 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,464]

14 hours ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

He will never retire since he been walking the earth for hundreds of years.

When Count Pitino coached Louisville his favorite place to take recruits was this place. And his lead recruiter/closer was left up to this lady.

 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 1,178]

What about Chris Beard? I haven't seen him discussed for almost 48 hours? 

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16 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I agree 100%. We add like 50 pages to this thread a day lately and Stevens talk is a small portion of that. Not hard to ignore the stuff you’re not interested in. And if people speculating about something you find far fetched is that bothersome, probably an inside thought to tell your therapist about instead of lashing out on the board lmao.

100% really?  Can we get some action on this?  Can you prove 100%

[68Hoosier 1,009]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

When Count Pitino coached Louisville his favorite place to take recruits was this place. And his lead recruiter/closer was left up to this lady.

 

I think I have been there, LOL

[jimsorgi 383]

15 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I agree 100%. We add like 50 pages to this thread a day lately and Stevens talk is a small portion of that. Not hard to ignore the stuff you’re not interested in. And if people speculating about something you find far fetched is that bothersome, probably an inside thought to tell your therapist about instead of lashing out on the board lmao.

We add 50 pages a day and 48 of those pages are nonsense because we're really just waiting. 

Stevens talk is really hampering our discussion of whether Rick Pitino is a vampire though. 

[#1fanofafrin 150]

[Artie86 2,779]

1 minute ago, jimsorgi said:

We add 50 pages a day and 48 of those pages are nonsense because we're really just waiting. 

Stevens talk is really hampering our discussion of whether Rick Pitino is a vampire though. 

....have you seen his eyes lately? They always look red and watery. I'm not looking forward to that when I get that old. lol

[Chris007 53,845]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Generally agree but there are nuances. The odds I will sprout wings and fly is literally 0%. The odds of Brad Stevens deciding he’d rather be the GM of IUBB rather than President of the Boston Celtics, IMO, is so low for all intents and purposes you could call it 0, though I admit it’s not 0% technically. I do think there is a very small, but non-zero chance Stevens could coach IU. The notion of betting on it really wouldn’t prove Truth Hurts correct though… just because that may not be the outcome, does not mean the chance was always 0. We really have no idea what’s going on - nobody does for real right now. We’re all just blowing different flavors of hot air. 

I'm a little concerned when you're willing to call out Isaac for idiotic behavior but you back up Truthhurts/Tyme crazy behavior. Are you sure your feeling all right? The old Jersey would have sniffed that out in a heartbeat.  

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1 hour ago, jimsorgi said:

He's never lost a game in D1. 

FACT.

[Home Jersey 12,106]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I'm a little concerned when you're willing to call out Isaac for idiotic behavior but you back up Truthhurts/Tyme crazy behavior. Are you sure your feeling all right? The old Jersey would have sniffed that out in a heartbeat.  

Not meant as a defense of Truth Hurts at all. Just a linguistic geek trying to peel back the onion on this conversation a little so we can stop the slap fighting and get back to memeing Brad Stevens into a red sweater lol

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1 hour ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Getting caught up this early AM and come to find a BTB gambling ring was established. What a ride that catch up session was lol

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Heck, yesterday we had "The Riddler", "Winchester '73", and "Puckered B-holes".  You never know what topics will come up on BTB.