Fire Coach Woodson Thread

[ap2345 7,642]

54 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Well, my understanding was that we agreed to terms, wrote them up, she took the agreement on a plane from Florida to Boston made a few calls on the plane. Brad got outvoted by his family about leaving Boston but a short time later after the NBA season ended, Ainge retired and Brad became general manager. 

There were way too many people at the house when all of this was being discussed in Florida.

Bingo

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I am gonna toke up b4 golf tonight.  Keep it rolling guys & gals, I have tomorrow off and need something to do.  Chill

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1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

We had a lot of old rich men in the room and most were intimidated by a smart young woman. So they say she is challenging 

Ha, I’m not surprised to hear that.

That sort of meeting just needs two, three at most people from IU.  But of course we took our giant group of “stakeholders” there and botched it.  Classic.

[ap2345 7,642]

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

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Brad Steven rumor time my favorite part about being a Hoosier fan

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3 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

I know we keep in touch with him.

I doubt he ever comes here.  And I don’t blame him, our bball program is a mess.

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5 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

I want to believe you, but know IU basketball can't have nice things. 

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^^^ .... but wouldn't it be awesome to have Stevens in here saying (just like Cig) "We've go to change people's mindset about IU Basketball" :)

[IUFAN1976 2,901]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

The guy in the office beside you has an appendix so he's worth more. I think that was you. Hope your recovering well

Good point!  And yes, that was me!  Thanks, I am finally!  Had a good day yesterday and went back to work today!  

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19 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

Part of the issue with our bad hires is that the administration won’t hire anyone with an ounce of baggage.  They also won’t ever hire anyone that could ever become bigger than the program ever again.  Stevens and May are really the only 2 that would satisfy both the fans and the administration.

The fans want Beard or Pearl of the realistic candidates right now.  I doubt either would ever get hired and if it’s someone else not named Stevens or May half the fan base will be rooting for them to fail from the hire and the will.  That’s why while I want Woodson fired as much as anyone I have zero faith that the next hire will be much better.  They won’t hire a killer.  They’ll hire another yes man and the fans will have the torches and pitch forks out before he has even coached a game.

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22 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

Our luck, it'll be when he's 65 and coaches for 2 yrs just to be able to say he coached IU and accomplish checking off that final box. 

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Part of the issue with our bad hires is that the administration won’t hire anyone with an ounce of baggage.  They also won’t ever hire anyone that could ever become bigger than the program ever again.  Stevens and May are really the only 2 that would satisfy both the fans and the administration.
The fans want Beard or Pearl of the realistic candidates right now.  I doubt either would ever get hired and if it’s someone else not named Stevens or May half the fan base will be rooting for them to fail from the hire and the will.  That’s why while I want Woodson fired as much as anyone I have zero faith that the next hire will be much better.  They won’t hire a killer.  They’ll hire another yes man and the fans will have the torches and pitch forks out before he has even coached a game.

So MMW has no baggage? :) :) :)

Tell me another one.

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1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

So MMW has no baggage? :) :) :)

Tell me another one.

He’s possibly the worst college basketball coach I’ve ever seen if that’s baggage.

[Chris007 43,755]

So who is someone we can look at to be our next Cigs if there is no BS, BP or DM?

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1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

So who is someone we can look at to be our next Cigs if there is no BS, BP or DM?

Billy Donovan!

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18 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Part of the issue with our bad hires is that the administration won’t hire anyone with an ounce of baggage.  They also won’t ever hire anyone that could ever become bigger than the program ever again.  Stevens and May are really the only 2 that would satisfy both the fans and the administration.

The fans want Beard or Pearl of the realistic candidates right now.  I doubt either would ever get hired and if it’s someone else not named Stevens or May half the fan base will be rooting for them to fail from the hire and the will.  That’s why while I want Woodson fired as much as anyone I have zero faith that the next hire will be much better.  They won’t hire a killer.  They’ll hire another yes man and the fans will have the torches and pitch forks out before he has even coached a game.

To me taking advantage of the University, Nepotism, standing up a recruit on a visit, etc is a lot of baggage.  Yes it happened after he was hired but it’s also grounds to fire him and that doesn’t count his poor coaching.

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This will sound like blasphemy, but BS hasn’t coached college basketball since 2013, and he hasn’t coached basketball at all since 2021. Are we sure he’d be a grand slam at this point? Would he really want the daily grind? 

[str8baller 5,178]

1 hour ago, IU Prof said:

Yeah, I don't think that's how most (competently run) universities would handle a negotiation of that sort.

I think it was one of Dan Wetzels books that had a chapter on how Alabama landed Saban. Basically the exact opposite of IU sending out the doofus brigade. 

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1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

He’s not done coaching 

Well he's coached as many games as I have in past few years.  :)  

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55 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

FWIW I do know that Brad had a somewhat recent (last few months) conversation with a Celtics player in which he talked about wanting to coach at IU at some point 

And away we go. LOL