General Coach Candidate News

[FWA-EVV]

I don't think Stevens will be IU's next coach, but with all he's accomplished, I wonder if there's any desire to try to win an NCAA title. Obviously he's been 2nd twice. Maybe that (being so close) is something that he thinks about at times. I've heard from many athletes that getting to a title game and not winning eats at them for the rest of their life (because they know how close they were). He's won at the highest level, if he would come back to college he'd have the opportunity to be one of only two people to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title (not as a player).

[Hoosier Guy]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

I think a lot of posters thought we were getting him 4 years ago. Then we didn't, and everyone laughed at us. They don't want to go through that again and writing it off now is one way to prevent that. 

 

I do think it's a little strange we've had an influx of new posters all trying to shout it down, though. 

I was one of those posters that thought IU was getting him.  It just seems there’s so much more smoke this time than last time.  I know it’s from the IU side, but maybe that’s how Brad wants it.  He might want it to be on the low as much as possible until the timing is right.

[Papacap]

1 minute ago, DLG3 said:

 

I’m genuinely curious to hear opinions of why people trust Dolson so much, outside of the Cignetti hire. Maybe Chris or others could shed some light on this. For what it’s worth, I like the guy. But ya know, a blind squirrel and all that…What about Scott makes you trust him to get this right?

 

I don’t know Dolson. Never met him. Some of my friends have and I believe them that he knows what he’s doing. Having said that, it’s not just trusting him. It’s trusting that IU has learned from past mistakes, especially Woodson. Now, it’s possible they haven’t. It’s possible we end up with Brownell and IU thinks that’s a homerun. But I just doubt it. So, I’m putting trust in both Dolson and IU getting out of their own way this time. This isn’t complicated. We would have to screw up not to end up with a top coach.

[cbp4iu]

Light day in the forum…. Still 22 more pages until 1500…. We are going to have to pick it up. We only have potentially 4 more weeks max. 

[Hoosier Guy]

6 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Yeah, i love Mazzulla. He's fantastic, and Tatum is just hitting the start of his prime and playing the best basketball of his career right now. 

I'm nervous about the Cavs and Thunder, but we have a good shot. 

Tatum was certainly motivated due to Brown winning the Finals MVP.  I’ve no doubt about that.  Cavaliers is the biggest surprise this season.  No way that anyone thought they were going to be this good.

[Jet812]

1 hour ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It's also the same group that acted like Stevens didn't even take IU's calls last time and then later reported that he had been offered 7 years, $70 million.

Nothing anyone here could say would ever convince him (unless he hears it directly from the Celtics) Stevens would EVER consider leaving the BOSTON CELTICS…lol.  He’ll probably still argue even if it is announced.  It’s all he posts…

Edited February 25, 2025 by Jet812

[IUHoosierJoe]

14 minutes ago, DLG3 said:

I know this isn’t more Stevens talk (though I love it), so I apologize in advance…

I’ve seen so many posts saying something to the effect of, “I completely trust Scott Dolson to get this right.” I want to believe that. I really do. 
 

But in my personal fandom experience, I feel like it’s mostly consisted of we can “no longer have nice things” as IU fans. Outside of a smattering of good memories  (Wat shot, Yogi against Iowa, beating UK in the tourney) the highlight for me was making the championship game in 2002. I was in 5th grade ha! My gut tells me we should finally be due for consistent success again. But how long have I been thinking that now.

I’m genuinely curious to hear opinions of why people trust Dolson so much, outside of the Cignetti hire. Maybe Chris or others could shed some light on this. For what it’s worth, I like the guy. But ya know, a blind squirrel and all that…What about Scott makes you trust him to get this right?

 

Because I think Scott knows he has to.  This is the last chance.  There are a lot of us who grew up with a great basketball program who are tired of investing in the underachieving crap of the past 25-30 years.  We will find something else to invest in if it doesn’t happen this time, and I think Scott is well aware of that.

[Hoosier Guy]

21 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

Iu will get a great coach either way? Where do you guys get your optimism? We haven't hired a great coach since knight. Sampson was a great coach so obviously that had to get blown up! I am praying things work out but I am not close to some of you guys confidence level lol

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Dolson hired Cignetti and that’s done wonders for the football program.  The same will happen for the basketball program.

[Hoosierfan1901]

10 minutes ago, cbp4iu said:

Light day in the forum…. Still 22 more pages until 1500…. We are going to have to pick it up. We only have potentially 4 more weeks max. 

I’ll post a 500 page plan on IU Basketball’s future

[hoosierbannerd]

55 minutes ago, Motley's said:

No one believes that he wanted to come but the family said no. That’s a fairy tale. I don’t doubt that the family didn’t want to move. That’s the only part that’s accurate. Tracy has been very openly supportive of him taking new challenges. If he really wanted it, she would have supported him. 

My brother in law is a fraternity brother with Brad from DePauw and confirmed it was 1-3 vote with Brad being the one so yeah I believe it...

[BGleas]

7 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

Nothing anyone here could say would ever convince him (unless he hears it directly from the Celtics) Stevens would EVER consider leaving the BOSTON CELTICS…lol.  He’ll probably still argue even if it is announced.  It’s all he posts…

Here, I'll give you something else. 

I'm excited about this hire. It's been awhile, but I posted earlier in this thread that I'm more confident in this hiring cycle than any of the recent ones. 

With IU's position with NIL and the portal, I think there is a much deeper talent pool this time. A grand slam hire would be great, but isn't necessary this time. 

We just need a real, dedicated college basketball coach with a track record of building culture and identity, that can coach the X's and O's and is a winner. 

We don't need a press conference win or a big splash for recruiting purposes like in previous cycles. 

I'm confident for most of the potential candidates. 

[southernindianahoosier2]

So Rabby is consistently saying that there's no secret deal with a coach, there's no way its stevens, that he's completely ruled out. Trilly says he hasn't heard much but doesn't think its stevens and thinks its a current coach coaching..

Do we really believe we got stevens? 

[J34]

Maybe Stevens is considering the move back to college because the NBA ratings are down,  and it just isn't a very good product anymore. 

[HoosierInParadise]

My brother in law is a fraternity brother with Brad from DePauw and confirmed it was 1-3 vote with Brad being the one so yeah I believe it...

I believe in fairytales...

[go iu bb]

2 minutes ago, southernindianahoosier2 said:

So Rabby is consistently saying that there's no secret deal with a coach, there's no way its stevens, that he's completely ruled out. Trilly says he hasn't heard much but doesn't think its stevens and thinks its a current coach coaching..

Do we really believe we got stevens? 

Some people on this board do believe that, others don't. You should come to your own conclusion on if you believe it or not.

[rcbowla]

People criticizing posters for believing Stevens isn't a realistic candidate and saying it over and over. Same people keep saying they believe he's coming over and over. One has a big piece of evidence to suggest he's not and the other has hope. Believe what you want to believe. I think many that are adamant that he's not a candidate feel that way because a) he said so and b) because they don't want to exhaust themselves with hope only to be let down. So it's a lot easier on the ol' brain and heart to just contemplate candidates that haven't said that they aren't candidates.

[HoosierInParadise]

So Rabby is consistently saying that there's no secret deal with a coach, there's no way its stevens, that he's completely ruled out. Trilly says he hasn't heard much but doesn't think its stevens and thinks its a current coach coaching..

Do we really believe we got stevens? 

I believe that no one knows anything definitive at this point. To me, there hasn't been enough hard evidence either way to make a call on if he is the guy or not. What I also believe is that it is WAY easier, if you run a web-based opperation that is dependent on you being correct on your predictions, to flatout say that Stevens is not coming to IU. None of these guys that make their living off of their predictions can afford to be wrong if they say he's coming and he doesn't. They CAN, however, get away with it and absorb it, if they say he's not coming, and then he does...

[rcbowla]

I also think the Stevens belief has skewed a lot of people's perceptions of what a good hire would be. I get the impression many Stevens believers wouldn't be happy with a Drew, Beard, Otz, McDermott, you name him. That's because now nothing will hit that dopamine the same as a Brad hire.

[HoosierInParadise]

I also think the Stevens belief has skewed a lot of people's perceptions of what a good hire would be. I get the impression many Stevens believers wouldn't be happy with a Drew, Beard, Otz, McDermott, you name him. That's because now nothing will hit that dopamine the same as a Brad hire.

I would be excited for all those guys. You are right though, there would be a letdown for a day or two. Then people will get behind the new guy...

[southernindianahoosier2]

15 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Some people on this board do believe that, others don't. You should come to your own conclusion on if you believe it or not.

I believe