General Coach Candidate News

[Pagoda]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Coyle could definitely be wrong of course.

True.  Wouldn't be the first time with him...

[Magnanimous]

1 hour ago, rcbowla said:

Why is McCollum the only candidate to have his own thread?

Because they locked the Ben McCollum thread I created four years ago. That could’ve lived on as a Ben McCollum watch party, fan club, and central clearing house for custom Ben McCollum t-shirts and coffee mugs, awareness for when he is in town for book signings and starting his own tequila brand, etc. 

[moyemayhem]

41 minutes ago, MonteMarcaccini said:

I saw him wearing it at the Michigan game in the concessions under the seats and thought it was Epps but wasn’t sure what Epps looked like.  Now I do lol.

[AZ Hoosier]

5 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Slow monday

Next Monday will be hoping... per Isaac... 3/2 at 3pm. /S

[Ctf9]

The obvious reason for Stevens to wait, if it’s him, is old school coaching omertà. One of the things we all like about Stevens is his character and calm demeanor. It seems very plausible to me that he would want to keep things quiet out of respect to the current staff and roster. 

[Kentuckysucks]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

It's actually not. IU can't introduce or officially hire a coach while Woodson is still coaching unless he signed off. He isn't going to do that. There's a reason Jerry gave the timeline he did. 

I just can’t see any scenario whatsoever where he has already agreed to take the job but hasn’t informed the Celtics.  He would burn so many bridges.

And no, I’m not saying IU should’ve announced anything by now.  I would definitely expect something from the Celtics side.

[#1fanofafrin]

6 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

Heck, in retrospect Baylor was trying to do us a favor by dissuading HP.

thanks . . . i've spent last few minutes rewatching Hanner's HS highlights on youtube - if only we ran the open dunk system, would have been a legend

[TargaFlorio]

2 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

My favorite version, from the guy who wrote it

 

[HoosierHuddle]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I just read on here that several college coaches could already have the IU job but it wouldn't be announced till their team was done playing in the tournament. How is that different with Brad? It seems a lot of people on this board try to hold him to a different standard than other candidates. Almost like some people on here would be upset if he is the guy.

I have heard many reasons why it would be kept quiet for now. But the one I will say is because I don't know that there has been anything signed as of today. 

I'm not suggesting there should be confirmation from Brad Stevens that he's taking the IU job or anything like that. I'm just wondering why there have not been any rumors or sourced information coming from the NBA or Boston Celtics insiders and everything concerning Brad Stevens has come from the IU side with the exception of the unconvincing Jeff Goodman tweet/story. I certainly would not be upset if he was the guy, far from it. Anyway, thanks for the information you share, as always!

[Ctf9]

Just now, HoosierHuddle said:

I'm not suggesting there should be confirmation from Brad Stevens that he's taking the IU job or anything like that. I'm just wondering why there have not been any rumors or sourced information coming from the NBA or Boston Celtics insiders and everything concerning Brad Stevens has come from the IU side with the exception of the unconvincing Jeff Goodman tweet/story. I certainly would not be upset if he was the guy, far from it. Anyway, thanks for the information you share, as always!

This is a fair point but maybe the people in Boston like him as much as he likes them and they’re keeping it quiet out of respect to his wishes? It wouldn’t be a big circle. Someone like Mike Zarren knows how to keep a secret. 

[68Hoosier]

So, on announcement day can we get Dolson in a room with a table full of hats.  Each hat has a potential new coach's name on it and then he picks the winner.   Put it on peacock and generate more money to pay off the buyout.  At the end of the day, it will be the coach from IUS or some other out of left field name we were not expecting.  

Still jaded from the last cycle.

 

[Uspshoosier]

55 minutes ago, madtownhoosier said:

went to their 247 board and cant find anyone saying that.  Do you know which thread it is in?

It’s on their premium board 

[RoadRage]

27 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

I have already fallen for it again! Let's go!

Sent from my SM-S926U using Tapatalk
 

“Thank you sir, may I have another!”

[iubb]

 

1 minute ago, RoadRage said:

“Thank you sir, may I have another!”

 

[Juwan Moye]

21 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Slow monday

Calm before the Sunday storm.

[Ctf9]

Two random thoughts about Brad, though I try not to daydream. 
 

1) I think the media underrates how much Brad might care about the IU job—it’s very plausible to me why he might want to “step down” a level. But I do think the rest of the Celtics don’t care much at all. They’re much more worried about the new owner. They have a strong bench of front office guys in Zarren and baby Ainge, etc. So I’m sure they’d prefer to keep Brad, but him leaving or staying is not as big a deal to them as it is to us. It’s easy to keep it quiet. 
 

2) The Celtics’ front office bench gets at another thing that confuses me. If we get Brad, why on earth do we care about Hulls or Zeller or whomever? If Brad wants them, that’s great—he’s the genius. But isn’t it just as plausible that he brings in young NBA or college types with no ties to IU? He has tons of connections, and any young coach would kill to work with him—see Shrewsburry, Norad, and so on. 
 

Not trying to cause any drama here, and I understand the attachment to former players. But if we get Brad, and I know we probably won’t, but if we do, I think he would be thinking bigger. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Might be crazy to think but I think we’re going to make the tourney and have to wait even longer. Still on the team thinking it’s going to be worth the wait. 

[GP711]

7 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

So, on announcement day can we get Dolson in a room with a table full of hats.  Each hat has a potential new coach's name on it and then he picks the winner.   Put it on peacock and generate more money to pay off the buyout.  At the end of the day, it will be the coach from IUS or some other out of left field name we were not expecting.  

Still jaded from the last cycle.

 

Love this idea but trust me you'll recognize the name lol

[Hoosier DaDa]

2 hours ago, Jet812 said:

Maybe, what are 30 year mortgage rates currently?  Credit score over 800…

I do mortgages for a living and you don’t want to know what the rates are.

[Chris007]

11 minutes ago, HoosierHuddle said:

I'm not suggesting there should be confirmation from Brad Stevens that he's taking the IU job or anything like that. I'm just wondering why there have not been any rumors or sourced information coming from the NBA or Boston Celtics insiders and everything concerning Brad Stevens has come from the IU side with the exception of the unconvincing Jeff Goodman tweet/story. I certainly would not be upset if he was the guy, far from it. Anyway, thanks for the information you share, as always!

I would say two reasons come to mind as someone else said the owner is the only person he answers to and if he's not leaving for another month why say anything?

Two, the Celtics are for sale right now, so probably trying to keep everything quiet.