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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 15, 2021 11:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by welder on Mar 15, 2021 11:50:46 GMT -5
Good riddance.
Who's coming now?
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 15, 2021 12:24:47 GMT -5
Brad Stevens!?!?
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Post by jjas on Mar 15, 2021 12:43:02 GMT -5
I've read that the Celtics aren't happy with the direction the team is going, but is Stevens interested in leaving Boston for Bloomington? I have no idea, but I would be surprised if it happened.
I've heard Rick Pitino's name bandied about, but why would IU hire him? He left quite the mess @ Louisville and the NCAA still isn't finished handing down punishments, so I don't see Pitino headed for Bloomington either. Plus @ 68 he would be a short term hire @ best.
I know this might now go down well on this forum, but in reality the IU job isn't the job it once was and as such, getting a top coach may be tough to do. In the last 21 years (since Knight was fired) IU has had 5 coaches, won 3 big ten titles and the teams average winning percentage is a mediocre .568.
So who will the next coach be? I have no idea, but IU can't afford another bad pick. The fans have been patient, but it's way past time for IU to hire a coach who can get this mess straightened out.
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 15, 2021 13:33:02 GMT -5
Might they take another look at Dane Fife?
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Post by freedomhunter on Mar 15, 2021 15:06:13 GMT -5
The curse of RMK. I do hope they get a good coach this time. Pitino seems like a good option, honestly. BOILER UP!
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Post by jjas on Mar 15, 2021 15:21:53 GMT -5
The curse of RMK. I do hope they get a good coach this time. Pitino seems like a good option, honestly. BOILER UP! Pitino can coach, but he's 68 years old (and likely won't coach that much longer), left a mess in Louisville and still may be punished by the NCAA, so I think he's a hard pass. The real issue IMO is that Indiana has made mistake after mistake in their coaching choices and those choices are still haunting IU. After Coach Knight was fired, IU made their first mistake by caving to the players who threatened to leave if Mike Davis wasn't named head coach. Davis was a decent coach, but struggled to recruit and his record (after Knights last recruits were gone) reflect that. The second dumb move that was made after that was hiring Kelvin Sampson. He was cheater @ OKlahoma and even when IU took a chance on him, he cheated while @ IU as well. Dumb move. Tom Crean's issue was that after cleaning up the Sampson mess, his teams weren't consist enough to keep the wins coming as the years passed. As for Archie Miller, his record makes Tom Crean look like a basketball genius. His teams will be remembered for having good talent, but lousy execution. Miller's teams blew leads like nobody's business and failed to compete. Is IU a destination job anymore? When you look back @ the last 20+ years, it's tough for me to say that it is, but I hope that the new coach is a good fit and can make IU competitive again. The days of pulling off what Bob Knight did (especially early in his career @ IU) isn't realistic. But I think that finishing in the top half of the Big Ten most years and going to the NCAA tournament on a regular basis shouldn't be. |
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Post by parrothead on Mar 15, 2021 15:49:17 GMT -5
Everything I have read about Stevens is he did not like recruiting at all in college.
Thad Matta is setting up there living in Indy but why give up retirement for all that stress.
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Post by Sasquatch on Mar 15, 2021 18:56:26 GMT -5
I would like to see Stevens, but he signed a contract extension in 2020, so??
It will be interesting.
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Post by duff on Mar 15, 2021 19:52:07 GMT -5
Rinse and repeat...Archie was a good coach at Dayton. Crean was a good coach before and had some incredible teams that underperformed at IU.
IU is cursed for sure. OSU and IL coaches were hired same year as Archie. Hope IU finds a good leader soon.
I hope one day to be fired like Archie, with a $10m check handed over to me!
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Post by parrothead on Mar 16, 2021 2:58:50 GMT -5
Latest I heard was Steven is on thin ice in Boston. IU is going to throw a Brinks truck at him and see what happens. Of course that will change an hour from now.
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Post by duff on Mar 16, 2021 4:03:24 GMT -5
Matta sounds good but I looked him up to refresh my memory and he retired due to health issues.
There has to be another Brad Underwood out there.
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Post by jman46151 on Mar 16, 2021 7:22:04 GMT -5
My money is on Beilein.
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Post by jjas on Mar 16, 2021 12:34:02 GMT -5
My only issue with him is the fact that @ 68 years of age, he's a short timer. IU needs a coach that can build a program and stay with it. |
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Post by parrothead on Mar 17, 2021 5:42:09 GMT -5
Stevens, said in radio interview he was flattered to be considered but not interested.
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Post by duff on Mar 17, 2021 7:31:02 GMT -5
Stevens, said in radio interview he was flattered to be considered but not interested. Rule #1 in changing jobs...don't let current employer know you are looking unless you really want to stay and use that as a tool for negotiating. Not saying he is or isn't but he probably couldn't say anything until "Is" are dotted and "Ts" crossed with a formal announcement. |
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Post by parrothead on Mar 17, 2021 7:32:44 GMT -5
They brought up Keith Smart in an article I read today. Very interesting article. Sounds like a really good guy on and off the court.
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Post by duff on Mar 17, 2021 9:54:46 GMT -5
They brought up Keith Smart in an article I read today. Very interesting article. Sounds like a really good guy on and off the court. They need to figure out how to get a coach like Teri Moran. She cracked the code to making IUWBB a competitive team. Different conditions for sure but she has been a steady climb from the bottom. |
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Post by parrothead on Mar 17, 2021 12:06:11 GMT -5
Teri has done a great job. She use to be a heck of a player too. She would come in and play against the boys in high school and be better than most of them.
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Post by jman46151 on Mar 17, 2021 18:53:39 GMT -5
Rumor is some donors put up some big cash to try and get Stevens.
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