General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierHoopster]

7 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The other piece here, and i know you're not buying the smokescreen stuff, just bringing up hypotheticals, but there was no reason for Brad Stevens to put out a smokescreen. 

Why would he even do that? Nobody is even talking about Stevens coming to IU except for the IU fan bubble. 

This isn't even a blip on the Boston media radar. It's not a blip with the Celtics fan accounts on Twitter. It's not a blip on the NBA's media radar. IU media brings it up here and there, but mostly only to squash it. 

There was no reason for Stevens to put out a smokescreen. Boston media was not asking him about this. 

A world of fantasy, amazing how resilient it is

[sirhoosierlot]

1 hour ago, iu-dl said:

Interesting take - I agree Beard would be an incredible coach. That said, I get all the feedback on his personal issues. However, people can change and can rebound. We're not a perfect species. Maybe get the guy some help in his personal life (which he'd have to be willing to do) and make the role specific to his engagement/commitment to whatever the agreed to criteria is. I mean, we don't want someone who prays too much. We don't want someone who doesn't pray enough....we're a pretty selective bunch. Hate to tell you, but Brad Stevens spoke at length about his faith at my church. Should he no longer a candidate? Many say Woodson is complete lush and I have first hand stories about that part of his life....he just hasn't been caught. I can't defend Beard's domestic abuse, but know that most abusers were abused themselves and need help.

I don't think anybody doesn't want Drew because he's religious. People are saying he won't come here because IU isn't. They're saying the Drew's are the ones who don't see the fit. And people have been complaining about Woodson's vino consumption for a while now lol 

[Trish]

32 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Kevin Young is at BYU because of his connections to the Suns and he's getting tons of NIL money at BYU. He's not leaving

He's also mormon so he's right at home. 

[ronzo4IU]

18 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Mormons are throwing their Latter Day Saint billions around. 

I bet we could top it ;)

[ronzo4IU]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

He's also mormon so he's right at home. 

I didn’t know that either. He’ll probably have a nice long career there than I guess. Anyways, I sure hope it’s Dusty May because it just seems like a perfect fit and I am putting all my eggs in that basket. Lol

[TTT]

On 2/18/2025 at 7:18 PM, pumpfake said:

Au Contraire !!!

 

 

Recently, Brad Stevens at Assembly Hall.

[Artie86]

2 hours ago, Mopladysman said:

Where did the may agent rumor come from?

....yeah, that's a new one about May's "verbal" yes.

[MikeRoberts]

27 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The other piece here, and i know you're not buying the smokescreen stuff, just bringing up hypotheticals, but there was no reason for Brad Stevens to put out a smokescreen. 

Why would he even do that? Nobody is even talking about Stevens coming to IU except for the IU fan bubble. 

This isn't even a blip on the Boston media radar. It's not a blip with the Celtics fan accounts on Twitter. It's not a blip on the NBA's media radar. IU media brings it up here and there, but mostly only to squash it. 

There was no reason for Stevens to put out a smokescreen. Boston media was not asking him about this. 

Anything is plausible. Other angle is that he said nothing for months last time as hype around him continued to build, only for him to come out very late in the game and announce he isn’t interested in the job; he received quite a bit of flack for his handling of the situation.

getting out early and squashing it removes himself from that 

[sweetpain]

IU could hire Beard then one crazy night out and we’re hiring a new coach in a year. When Pat Knight won’t vouch for you, then you’re in trouble.

What if that one crazy night was after winning a National Championship as IU coach....

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[Chris007]

26 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yeah I just don’t have it in me to strain my neck bending over backwards trying to rationalize the chain of events. Simplest explanation is probably the most likely… that he’s not a candidate…

We do know that Goodman was staying in Bloomington that week and hanging out with Dolson right. He was in town to cover the UCLA game. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

I mean it isn’t that crazy if you are Dolson and worried about losing a shot at Stevens by hiring someone young that has a Crean level run and lasts 10 years. And then we never have a shot at Stevens once his kids are older.  This is good fanfic and makes sense. 

If Stevens doesn't come this time(which i highly doubt he does), can we please put him ever coaching here to bed.

 

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[BBTB]

Just did a little study on coaches who were at IU  

So TC  was hired on 4/1/08 

Then AM  was hired on 3/25/17 

Current coach on 3/28/21 

I also checked all these coaches were hired during the NCAA tournament how be it toward the end but I found it interesting ,so we have to wait 4 more weeks then ?

[Alford Bailey]

37 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The other piece here, and i know you're not buying the smokescreen stuff, just bringing up hypotheticals, but there was no reason for Brad Stevens to put out a smokescreen. 

Why would he even do that? Nobody is even talking about Stevens coming to IU except for the IU fan bubble. 

This isn't even a blip on the Boston media radar. It's not a blip with the Celtics fan accounts on Twitter. It's not a blip on the NBA's media radar. IU media brings it up here and there, but mostly only to squash it. 

There was no reason for Stevens to put out a smokescreen. Boston media was not asking him about this. 

Just like previous coaching searches a nothing burger from the NBA side of things tells you all you need to know.

[CSP]

Just now, BBTB said:

Just did a little study on coaches who were at IU  

So TC  was hired on 4/1/08 

Then AM  was hired on 3/25/17 

Current coach on 3/28/21 

I also checked all these coaches were hired during the NCAA tournament how be it toward the end but I found it interesting ,so we have to wait 4 more weeks then ?

One could also start "when did they officially announce that coach was out, compared to when they were hired", if so, we'd be hiring one soon, right? 

I think we hear from March 9- March 19.... JMO. 

[BBTB]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

One could also start "when did they officially announce that coach was out, compared to when they were hired", if so, we'd be hiring one soon, right? 

I think we hear from March 9- March 19.... JMO. 

For me the sooner the better ,as we are not the only school looking for a coach .

[IUHoosierJoe]

4 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

If Stevens doesn't come this time(which i highly doubt he does), can we please put him ever coaching hear to bed.

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That would require hiring a guy young enough and good enough to coach here 15-20 or so years.  And I agree, I hope we do.

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, BBTB said:

Just did a little study on coaches who were at IU  

So TC  was hired on 4/1/08 

Then AM  was hired on 3/25/17 

Current coach on 3/28/21 

I also checked all these coaches were hired during the NCAA tournament how be it toward the end but I found it interesting ,so we have to wait 4 more weeks then ?

But was there a portal that opened before those hires?

I haven’t checked, but I’d assume not.

[Chris007]

The Rabjohns of the Michigan message boards says he thinks there is a 99.9% chance that Dusty is back at Michigan next season. I’m guessing he’ll sign that extension soon if he hasn’t already.

[IUHoosierJoe]

44 minutes ago, BGleas said:

The other piece here, and i know you're not buying the smokescreen stuff, just bringing up hypotheticals, but there was no reason for Brad Stevens to put out a smokescreen. 

Why would he even do that? Nobody is even talking about Stevens coming to IU except for the IU fan bubble. 

This isn't even a blip on the Boston media radar. It's not a blip with the Celtics fan accounts on Twitter. It's not a blip on the NBA's media radar. IU media brings it up here and there, but mostly only to squash it. 

There was no reason for Stevens to put out a smokescreen. Boston media was not asking him about this. 

I get what you’re saying, but if it’s not a blip on anyone’s radar, why the need for Goodman to tweet anything, smokescreen or not.

[Pagoda]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

The Rabjohns of the Michigan message boards says he thinks there is a 99.9% chance that Dusty is back at Michigan next season. I’m guessing he’ll sign that extension soon if he hasn’t already.

Ugh.  Thanks Quinn.

Not surprising, but assuming this happens it makes me sad and angry — the usual emotions with crappy IUBB.