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9 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

He wins big and fast.  We are starved for a winner.  Blame it all on the administration.  They way they've handled the basketball program the past 24 years doesn't even seem like incompetence.  It seems more like sabotage.

I'm not directing this at you or denying that we're starved for a winner and the admin has botched the past quarter century. 

There are still better head coaching candidates out there for IU than Chris Beard. Just because he is most obvious (to some) does not mean anyone who opposes him is complicit in IUBB's mediocrity. It's not "holier than thou" to maintain standards that include not harboring a domestic abuser as long as he wins basketball games. 

No, I won't blame the administration for people fiercely advocating for Chris Beard. They can own the fact that they don't care if he drunkenly beats a hundred women as long as they get to hang a banner for their favorite basketball team. 

We can win with other guys. He's no leader of men, especially young men. It's not about second chances... and he's already had plenty of opportunities. DV is rarely an isolated incident. It usually escalates. Can you imagine if, god forbid, the unthinkable happened ... in Bloomington? Is it "holier than thou" to want no part of such a scenario that is statistically a non-insignificant possibility? 

If that's holier than thou. So be it... the rest of us will pray for ya'll. 

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1 minute ago, IndyResident16 said:

@Chris007

and for the record, Danny Ainge didn’t “retire” as some plan to name Brad Stevens his successor. He was forced out by the organization and allowed to “retire” to save face. He literally took the same position with the Jazz three months later. 

You might be right about that, which would be a first tonight. I don’t follow the Celtics, but I know IU.

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2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

IU was only paying 3.5 of the 7 million a year contract. Mr. Pfau was paying the other 3.5. Just like he’s paying the majority of the new football coaches salary. 

So IU had a donor willing to commit $35million to the next coach and they ended up with Mike Woodson? Sometime I really don’t even think you believe the things you say.

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4 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

@Chris007

and for the record, Danny Ainge didn’t “retire” as some plan to name Brad Stevens his successor. He was forced out by the organization and allowed to “retire” to save face. He literally took the same position with the Jazz three months later. 

... and please tell us why Danny Ainge, highly regarded NBA executive and long-time presence in Celtics FO was suddenly "forced out" as you put it? Because the Celtics took Stevens over Ainge. Stevens had leverage. Where'd he get it from?

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1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

You might be right about that, which would be a first tonight. I don’t follow the Celtics, but I know IU.

That completely flips your narrative that Stevens was tipped off by Ainge and named his successor. Lame duck management doesn’t get to name their replacement. You’re all over the place.

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5 hours ago, Chris007 said:

If he had no interest why did he meet with them in secret so many times? There is no reason to rehash this but there was interest

Where is the proof that ever happened. I am not buying everything that said on a message board.

I have heard plenty of interviews by people that know Brad and they all said Brad has no desire to coach college again.

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I can't believe we're rehashing this.  Like somehow IU had any power in this process. In my opinion we do need a complete overhaul of IU athletics administration department but it takes two to tango.  Let it go guys lol. 

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Just now, IndyResident16 said:

That completely flips your narrative that Stevens was tipped off by Ainge and named his successor. Lame duck management doesn’t get to name their replacement. You’re all over the place.

One guy has long term credibility in this argument and then there’s you…

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5 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I'm not directing this at you or denying that we're starved for a winner and the admin has botched the past quarter century. 

There are still better head coaching candidates out there for IU than Chris Beard. Just because he is most obvious (to some) does not mean anyone who opposes him is complicit in IUBB's mediocrity. It's not "holier than thou" to maintain standards that include not harboring a domestic abuser as long as he wins basketball games. 

No, I won't blame the administration for people fiercely advocating for Chris Beard. They can own the fact that they don't care if he drunkenly beats a hundred women as long as they get to hang a banner for their favorite basketball team. 

We can win with other guys. He's no leader of men, especially young men. It's not about second chances... and he's already had plenty of opportunities. DV is rarely an isolated incident. It usually escalates. Can you imagine if, god forbid, the unthinkable happened ... in Bloomington? Is it "holier than thou" to want no part of such a scenario that is statistically a non-insignificant possibility? 

If that's holier than thou. So be it... the rest of us will pray for ya'll. 

This is actually really well said.  Kudos.

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15 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

He wins big and fast.  We are starved for a winner.  Blame it all on the administration.  They way they've handled the basketball program the past 24 years doesn't even seem like incompetence.  It seems more like sabotage.

He would never win anything here.

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4 hours ago, Chris007 said:

So you're calling me a liar? I just want to make sure I have this correct

I do since you have been wrong more than you have been right. I just think you enjoy making people believe you are some kind of insider but you don't know anymore than the rest of us

 

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Just now, Scotty R said:

I do since you have been wrong more than you have been right. I just think you enjoy making people believe you are some kind of insider but you don't know anymore than the rest of us

Scotty did you mean to post this on the other board? 

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4 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Where is the proof that ever happened. I am not buying everything that said on a message board.

I have heard plenty of interviews by people that know Brad and they all said Brad has no desire to coach college again.

You can bet the booster knows it happened at his residence no less.

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3 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

I can't believe we're rehashing this.  Like somehow IU had any power in this process. In my opinion we do need a complete overhaul of IU athletics administration department but it takes two to tango.  Let it go guys lol. 

Do you think they can move the tip off time from tomorrow to about noon? We need another game ASAP lol

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1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

I do since you have been wrong more than you have been right. I just think you enjoy making people believe you are some kind of insider but you don't know anymore than the rest of us

 

No he’s not. He right far more than wrong. You haven’t been here long enough to even comment on that.

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39 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

One guy has long term credibility in this argument and then there’s you…

I don’t care who or what you consider to be an insider. Do I need to sit here and rehash all the “inside” scoop that has been laid out on here by said poster that has proven to be flat wrong? I don’t need to embarrass anybody.

If you want to believe that Brad Stevens was coming back to coach IU because Chris on BTown Banners says so, knock yourself out. I believed in the Easter Bunny once too.

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7 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

So IU had a donor willing to commit $35million to the next coach and they ended up with Mike Woodson? Sometime I really don’t even think you believe the things you say.

Isiah was helping with the search & after the Steven’s flip he & Buckner talked Dolson into giving Woodson a chance. We didn’t need the donor’s money for Woody.

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1 minute ago, IndyResident16 said:

I don’t care who or what you consider to be an insider. Do I need to sit here and rehash all the “inside” scope that has been laid out on here by said poster that has proven to be flat wrong? I don’t need to embarrass anybody.

If you want to believe that Brad Stevens was coming back to coach IU because Chris on BTown Banners says so, knock yourself out. I believed in the Easter Bunny once too.

You’ve been here 3 months. Nobody cares what you say dude.

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1 minute ago, IndyResident16 said:

I don’t care who or what you consider to be an insider. Do I need to sit here and rehash all the “inside” scope that has been laid out on here by said poster that has proven to be flat wrong? I don’t need to embarrass anybody.

If you want to believe that Brad Stevens was coming back to coach IU because Chris on BTown Banners says so, knock yourself out. I believed in the Easter Bunny once too.

Still waiting on your response bud

8 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

... and please tell us why Danny Ainge, highly regarded NBA executive and long-time presence in Celtics FO was suddenly "forced out" as you put it? Because the Celtics took Stevens over Ainge. Stevens had leverage. Where'd he get it from?

 

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4 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I do since you have been wrong more than you have been right. I just think you enjoy making people believe you are some kind of insider but you don't know anymore than the rest of us

 

Can we stop calling people liars tonight please.