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3 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

In my mind, the question with Stevens is how serious he actually considered taking the job last time. I know that folks on the IU side of things believe he was very serious. But we really can't know if Brad felt the same, genuinely, or if he was just playing us. 

If he was sincere, then I think he takes the job this time given the uncertainty with the Celtics, the fact he won a title, getting to coach his son, etc.

But if his contract is expiring, then there is a very real chance he's playing us again for leverage to negotiate a better deal with Boston. I hope that's not the case, but I don't think anyone can really know what he's thinking unless they are in his inner circle.

His contract is expiring, August of this year.

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The “compromise” by Dolson to let this go down this way saved us some good cash on the buyout. Lot of litigation today. Make no mistake about it, this was not Woody’s decision to retire. 

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5 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

What's wrong with some people having hope? Especially if it distracts from the fact this is the only program poorly managed enough to hire Mike Woodson.

I think many have a different view of what “hope” means. I personally “hope” that we hire a college lifer that would die to be the coach at IU and wants to retire as IUs coach. 

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In my mind, the question with Stevens is how seriously he actually considered taking the job last time. I know that folks on the IU side of things believe he was very serious. But we really can't know if Brad felt the same, genuinely, or if he was just playing us. 

If he was sincere, then I think he takes the job this time given the uncertainty with the Celtics, the fact he won a title, getting to coach his son, etc.

But if his contract is expiring, then there is a very real chance he's playing us again for leverage to negotiate a better deal with Boston. I hope that's not the case, but I don't think anyone can really know what he's thinking unless they are in his inner circle.

Edit: To be clear, that in no way was intended to suggest we shouldn't speculate about Stevens anyway. So please keep the rumors coming!

Sorry to quote myself, but I will also say that I'm inclined to think he was legitimately interested. The timing with him taking over for Ainge relatively shortly after the IU rumors suggests to me that the Celtics did cut a deal with him to keep him in the fold. If he was just using IU to get a better deal from Boston, they would have just upped his pay and given hima couple extra years on his coaching contract.

But that may just be the optimist in me...

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Sorry to quote myself, but I will also say that I'm inclined to think he was legitimately interested. The timing with him taking over for Ainge relatively shortly after the IU rumors suggests to me that the Celtics did cut a deal with him to keep him in the fold. If he was just using IU to get a better deal from Boston, they would have just upped his pay and given hima couple extra years on his coaching contract.

But that may just be the optimist in me...

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12 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

I see people on a free message board talking about Stevens as a coaching possibility.  No harm in people wanting to believe something will happen.   Kind of what free message boards were made for.  Talking about possibilities 

I guess my main concern is that when Steven's isn't hired it will come back as the administration was incompetent. People believe it is going to happen then when it doesn't happen they will blame people even though it wasn't ever a possibility.

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I guess my main concern is that when Steven's isn't hired it will come back as the administration was incompetent. People believe it is going to happen then when it doesn't happen they will blame people even though it wasn't ever a possibility.

That depends on whom they end up hiring if it isn't Stevens.

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I think it will most likely be Dusty but don’t count out someone higher than a mid-major.  Dolson doesn’t want another Archie Miller

Dusty most likely or someone nobodybis talking about.. I don't see stevens as more than fools gold again

 

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6 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

What's wrong with some people having hope? Especially if it distracts from the fact this is the only program poorly managed enough to hire Mike Woodson.

Not a thing wrong with it as long as it’s tempered by the idea that what we as fans want from someone dovetails with what they want for themselves. Example: Do I think Brad Stevens is coming to Indiana? Nope. But if he has some CBB coaching itch to scratch this is as good an opportunity as any so I’m willing to swallow this stuff until it’s inevitable end in the hope that I’m wrong. But the Ron Nored stuff needs to stop. That guy’s said a million times that he wants to be a NBA HC. Every step of his career has built to that and he’s gonna get a gig in the next cycle or 2. He’s not coming here to be the AHC. That’s fan wishcasting. 

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2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I guess my main concern is that when Steven's isn't hired it will come back as the administration was incompetent. People believe it is going to happen then when it doesn't happen they will blame people even though it wasn't ever a possibility.

I think the bigger concern is that short of hiring a reincarnated, in-his-prime Bobby Knight, anyone other than Stevens will inevitably be a let down. 

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Dusty most likely. I don't see stevens.

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Especially since his contract is up in August.  He’s most likely using it as a negotiation tactic 

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I think the bigger concern is that short of hiring a reincarnated, in-his-prime Bobby Knight, anyone other than Stevens will inevitably be a let down. 

Somebody who wins in an amount correlated to their resources will not be a disappoint. We want to make the tourney every year and a top 4 seed to be the norm.  
 

We aren’t being unreasonable 

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