General Coach Candidate News

[JaybobHoosier 11,821]

I guess I don’t get why everyone is so negative about Matta?! If he’s fully healthy he’s a top coach, and there’s no denying that. Just finding it really annoying fans dismiss almost any coach because it’s not up to “their” standards! Howard to Michigan was laughed at and look at them this season?! Matta at least ha experience and made runs in the tournament! 
IU basketball is a dream job, but most established top coaches won’t leave their current job unless we get lucky! I wanted Stevens just as much as anyone, but some of you are unreasonable!!! 

[BigCatHoosier 20]

1 hour ago, BigCatHoosier said:

I was at that game.  Jaaks was being rough all game.  He rolled on the floor in a daze for a while after the in bounds pass. Only time that I've seen CBK crack a smile during a game.  I don't think that ball has landed, yet.

58 minute mark.  Can't believe I found it.

 

[IU Scott 2,375]

1 minute ago, FritzIam4IU said:

Do you believe Dolson had a backup plan all along for Stevens?

of course he does

[Chris007 42,289]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Hope this is just a smokescreen put out by Dolson to keep former players happy. Let them think he’s considering former players but ultimately go with someone else.

I think we’ll see things like this till the real announcement is made.

[tomallenfan1 581]

Hmmmm

Holy vague. When did Sam Story get control of Rothstein’s account?

[IUwins0708 2,666]

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

of course he does

He didn’t have a good one I can tell you that

[Hoosierfan2017 19,912]

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

I think it has been cleared they have been looking at some former players so this tweet is nothing new.  I also think we need to listen to the former players more because they are the ones that made IU basketball what it is.

I hope that the previous reports of looking at former players are just smokescreens too. If we hire a former player then it means we struck out on all of our targets. There aren’t any proven former players out there to hire. That’s not to say that it can’t work out. If that’s the route that we take then I hope it works out really well. I just really want to avoid taking another risk with this hire. I want as close to a sure thing as it gets. 

[Josh 12,380]

6 minutes ago, Treesh said:

I say we bring him back! Give that poor booster his $10 million back and pray Brad Stevens finds Jesus and comes home to basketball land next year. 
 

A man can dream :(

I guess nightmares are dreams too

[ap2345 7,099]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I think we’ll see things like this till the real announcement is made.

What is the holdup? Is it the tournament or something else? 

[Trish 11,414]

1 minute ago, JaybobHoosier said:

I guess I don’t get why everyone is so negative about Matta?! If he’s fully healthy he’s a top coach, and there’s no denying that. Just finding it really annoying fans dismiss almost any coach because it’s not up to “their” standards! Howard to Michigan was laughed at and look at them this season?! Matta at least ha experience and made runs in the tournament! 
IU basketball is a dream job, but most established top coaches won’t leave their current job unless we get lucky! I wanted Stevens just as much as anyone, but some of you are unreasonable!!! 

I think my viewpoint is reasonable. I don’t even care about his health. 
 

The fact that he’s been away from coaching D1 basketball and recruiting concerns me. I don’t care about his age. That’s a long time away to be from your passion.

[Chris007 42,289]

3 minutes ago, FritzIam4IU said:

Do you believe Dolson had a backup plan all along for Stevens?

I do. 

[T White 299]

Just now, IUwins0708 said:

He didn’t have a good one I can tell you that

I'll day it again. Baloney.

[Chris007 42,289]

Just now, ap2345 said:

What is the holdup? Is it the tournament or something else? 

I don’t know the answer to that 

[IU Scott 2,375]

I just can't believe people believe every little thing people tweet out or what some source has said.  Like I said earlier I have been burnt by messages that did not turn out to be true.

[iu-dl 1,418]

I've been all over the place with my personal list of "wants". It's hard to ignore the noise, however, one name I would love to see more buzz-around is Moser. His teams play with purpose and on his terms/strategy. When Butler was at Stevens, they played as the underdog. Moser has had way, way less talent and superior results. IU will never play as the "underdog"; we need what he's putting in his kool-aid. While he has no P5 experience, I'd love to see him at IU. I believe no matter where he goes, he'll kill.

[IU Scott 2,375]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I hope that the previous reports of looking at former players are just smokescreens too. If we hire a former player then it means we struck out on all of our targets. There aren’t any proven former players out there to hire. That’s not to say that it can’t work out. If that’s the route that we take then I hope it works out really well. I just really want to avoid taking another risk with this hire. I want as close to a sure thing as it gets. 

Maybe struck out on your list or fans list but who knows who is on Scott's list.  Also there is no such thing as a sure thing in coaching.

[Trish 11,414]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

What is the holdup? Is it the tournament or something else? 

It’s only been a week. It took Glass 10 days to announce Archie. 
 

For all we know our next head coach could be coaching in the championship game (unlikely) but who knows! 

[iu-dl 1,418]

4 minutes ago, tomallenfan1 said:

Holy vague. When did Sam Story get control of Rothstein’s account?

Ask Rothstein to repost "Death, Taxes, Matt Painter" a few more times. Ignore this tweet.

[IUwins0708 2,666]

18 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

0708 just said on HSN that the only reason Archie got fired is because IU got duped by Stevens. None of the other big names are coming either because Dolson went all in with no backup plan. Not sure I believe that but who knows at this point because every AD should have a list in their desk just in case. 

Not exactly what I said, at least not what I meant.  Dolson and A LOT others thought there was no need for a plan B.  They had a plan B but I’m not sure it was thought of much.  I thought I said Archie wouldn’t have been fired if they didn’t think they had Stevens, at least that’s what I meant 

[go iu bb 4,801]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I don’t believe that. Someone wants a raise and we can offer it.

Yes, this is what I've thought. People talk about how this program doesn't have the draw that it used to so we'll have to settle for a mediocre choice. I believe that is partially true in that it's not quite as prestigious as it used to be but there is still the history. If that isn't enough of a draw, it appears the school is ready to open the checkbook for the next coach and pay big money. Unless they've decided to go cheap after missing on Stevens, that is.