Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)

[TheWatShot]

3 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Why is this thread still the most popular? Brad changing his mind? People falsely holding onto an unfounded hope? Not being a dick just asking and don't won't to read the absurdities

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Can't speak for everyone, but the other candidates just don't excite me, at least not enough to discuss any of them. 

[cthomas]

2 minutes ago, DLG3 said:

At the risk of sounding dramatic, does anyone else feel like the wind has totally been taken out of their sails? Like I’d normally be ecstatic to get someone like, say Beard. But now since apparently missing on Stevens, I’m reverting to my old bitter Hoosier fan ways. Feels like no great coach would want to come here. And even if we made a “good” hire, feels like he’d just find some way to underachieve, like Archie. Feels like Stevens was the only one that could fully mobilize and unify all of us again. Just my 2 cents.


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I don't feel that way because we have no idea how a Stevens coached team would have done. There are a bunch of great coaches out there. They are coming up through the ranks every year. Look at the names that keep getting mentioned. They all were unknown until their respective teams got noticed. I loved the idea of Brad Stevens. I loved the idea of Billy Donovan last time. We will get a new coach. I think Dolson knows what he is doing. I like Beard. Not married to the idea and if it's someone else, I'll give whoever it is a chance to do the job.

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Why is this thread still the most popular? Brad changing his mind? People falsely holding onto an unfounded hope? Not being a dick just asking and don't won't to read the absurdities

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In law enforcement they call it an after action report.

 

[spe317]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

In law enforcement they call it an after action report.

 

My therapist calls it job security. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 minute ago, TheWatShot said:

I think this board and the discussion is the only thing keeping me interested in IU basketball these days. I've dreamed for a long time of the day when we would send shockwaves through the college basketball world with a hire that would convince everyone we mean business, like when UK got Calipari. I thought we were finally getting it now, but just like almost everything else in the last two decades, it inevitably failed. I honestly don't think we'll ever have an elite program again. Just too many obstacles and too many things working against us. 

I hear what you're saying and at nearly 73 years of age, the prospects of seeing #6 raised are getting dimmer.  But, I still think Dolson is going to land a good one and although it may not send immediate shockwaves through the college basketball world, I believe it will be a very good hire for IU in the long haul and we will return to a name that's consistently in the mix come March Madness time.

[rcbowla]

Can't speak for everyone, but the other candidates just don't excite me, at least not enough to discuss any of them. 

So when AM got fired you're only hope was someone that was never likely to come? That's fair man but that sucks for you. I believe if someone is the right fit they will succeed beyond their projection because IU has built in advantages

 

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[TheWatShot]

2 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

So when AM got fired you're only hope was someone that was never likely to come? That's fair man but that sucks for you. I believe if someone is the right fit they will succeed beyond their projection because IU has built in advantages

 

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He wasn't my only hope until our insiders were almost certain it was going to happen. Watching 4 coaches fail here has just burned me out. There's no such thing as a perfect candidate, but Stevens was about as close to perfect as you could get. With Stevens, we wouldn't hear things like "give him a chance" or "let's get on board with him," which I'm sure we'll hear with whoever we end up going with. Giving somebody a chance or giving them X amount of years to win just isn't doing it for me anymore. 

[rcbowla]

Can't speak for everyone, but the other candidates just don't excite me, at least not enough to discuss any of them. 

Not trying to be snarky Wat.... I've always appreciated you as a poster. Being sincere.... That sucks

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[SteelerHoosier]

5 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Can't speak for everyone, but the other candidates just don't excite me, at least not enough to discuss any of them. 

I completely agree with this post and the previous post of yours. Just don't see us being an elite program again. We will have pockets of success. But we won't be the consistent program of years past. Be more of the late Knight era through now. It be what it be

[TheWatShot]

2 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Not trying to be snarky Wat.... I've always appreciated you as a poster. Being sincere.... That sucks

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I agree, and I hate it. But that's where I am now. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Collectively, our problem is we get caught up in the hype trains and get too emotionally invested because we wanted to believe Billy D. was coming then and we wanted to believe Brad S. was coming now.  Until he lets us down, we have to  keep our faith in Dolson that he will get us the kind of coach we need and the coach that will restore us to a level of national prominence.

[ap2345]

I just want to know what plan B is. The quicker a new name pops up the better. 

[AZ Hoosier]

33 minutes ago, DLG3 said:

At the risk of sounding dramatic, does anyone else feel like the wind has totally been taken out of their sails? Like I’d normally be ecstatic to get someone like, say Beard. But now since apparently missing on Stevens, I’m reverting to my old bitter Hoosier fan ways. Feels like no great coach would want to come here. And even if we made a “good” hire, feels like he’d just find some way to underachieve, like Archie. Feels like Stevens was the only one that could fully mobilize and unify all of us again. Just my 2 cents.


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Definitely... at the time... but we've got another 24-30 hours under our belts... the sun came up this morning, and it will again tomorrow... we can still get our coach... what didn't happed wasn't meant to be... Dolson gave it his best shot. Now we move on.

[AZ Hoosier]

26 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Why is this thread still the most popular? Brad changing his mind? People falsely holding onto an unfounded hope? Not being a dick just asking and don't want to read the absurdities

 

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It's a train wreck. We can't look away... and there are still a lot of question - the answers to which we may never know,

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

I just want to know what plan B is. The quicker a new name pops up the better. 

After what we've gone through the last 48 hours, I think I'd just like Dolson to send out a quick our new coach is ____________    press release at 3:00 a.m..

 

[AZ Hoosier]

4 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

I just want to know what plan B is. The quicker a new name pops up the better. 

Dolson isn't talking... we will hear from him when he has a coach... everything else it noise, hype and speculation.

[ap2345]

Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

Dolson isn't talking... we will hear from him when he has a coach... everything else it noise, hype and speculation.

I know this. There’s actually plenty of cases when things came out in advance on the message boards. I’m not letting this Stevens thing leave a bad taste in my mouth. 

[AZ Hoosier]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

I know this. There’s actually plenty of cases when things came out in advance on the message boards. I’m not letting this Stevens thing leave a bad taste in my mouth. 

Well, I've learned my lesson... 2017 with Donovan and 2021 with Stevens... I'm staying off the hype train until Dolson speaks... I never cared for roller coasters... but the ones at Knott's Berry Farm and Kings Island have to be more fun that these, right?

[Bobman1]

Why is this thread still the most popular? Brad changing his mind? People falsely holding onto an unfounded hope? Not being a dick just asking and don't want to read the absurdities
 
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BECAUSE BRAD ******* STEVENS


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[hoosierbannerd]

Hey peeps,

               Just got on- several rum and cokes in- but MY GOD Gonzaga is fun to watch! I hope we find a coach that can get an IU team to play this fluid. I think the Zags have a good shot to break the perfect streak set by the '76 Hoosiers. Sad, but I would rather it be them then than pUKe, Dook or some other annoying as f*ck team. This tournament has been fun to watch so far. Guess I am just going to continue enjoying good basketball and hope Dolson gets us a winner!

Cheers...