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Is IU's Home Run hire.
Like Saban at Alabama, he could revive a once great program instantly and Stevens is young enough to be here a long time like Coach K at Duke. Money even better spent than renovations. Hire him and the money will flow in for renovations. Restore the greatness first rather than make the facilities look like a museum of greatness to the past. Brad Stevens is the bridge to greatness in the future!
 
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ufo33 said:
Is IU's Home Run hire.
Like Saban at Alabama, he could revive a once great program instantly and Stevens is young enough to be here a long time like Coach K at Duke. Money even better spent than renovations. Hire him and the money will flow in for renovations. Restore the greatness first rather than make the facilities look like a museum of greatness to the past. Brad Stevens is the bridge to greatness in the future!
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I heard from an unreliable source that he was seen at the car wash.
 
Everyone told UM the same thing one year ago and now Jim Harbaugh is going to be there for a long time.
 
ndhuntington said:
I'm hoping the Celtics miss the playoffs!
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Doesn't really help. I don't think Ainge thinks they have the talent to be a serious playoff threat whether they get in the playoffs or not and he clearly like Stevens. . They have a lot of young players and assets in draft picks to eventually trade for a veteran star if Trader Danny can find the right trade partner. Maybe they get lucky via free agency but that market is very competitive next year with not a lot of top end players. I don't think they have that difference making star on their roster yet nor is that star player going to walk through the door from next years draft to make them immediate title contenders in year 1. Unless Stevens wants to move on, I think he he is certainly good there past this season. I do not believe he is ready to give up on the NBA. He needs to be coaching some NBA brats like James Harden who only care about themselves and winning the MVP and running their mouths. Rondo was easy for him to deal with because Rondo was always hurt.
 
I think it's unlikely Stevens comes (if IU continues to fail) as well. I just think the timing is so much better now than it was when he was probably willing to come back in 2010. He's got the winning college pedigree with the NBA coach stamp and those two combined with a historical program (let alone one in the state he made his name for in college) is the perfect storm. The NBA coach stamp helps a ton with recruiting. Again, I think it's a pipe dream at least for now but you never know what a man is thinking.
 
jsig said:
Doesn't really help. I don't think Ainge thinks they have the talent to be a serious playoff threat whether they get in the playoffs or not and he clearly like Stevens. . They have a lot of young players and assets in draft picks to eventually trade for a veteran star if Trader Danny can find the right trade partner. Maybe they get lucky via free agency but that market is very competitive next year with not a lot of top end players. I don't think they have that difference making star on their roster yet nor is that star player going to walk through the door from next years draft to make them immediate title contenders in year 1. Unless Stevens wants to move on, I think he he is certainly good there past this season. I do not believe he is ready to give up on the NBA. He needs to be coaching some NBA brats like James Harden who only care about themselves and winning the MVP and running their mouths. Rondo was easy for him to deal with because Rondo was always hurt.
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Good luck jsig. I have posted this same idea in different words and I get told that coaches get fired all the time in the NBA and he can't possibly like it more than college. Most of the people on here don't want to hear reality... but glad there are others that see it how it is!
 
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ufo33 said:
Is IU's Home Run hire.
Like Saban at Alabama, he could revive a once great program instantly and Stevens is young enough to be here a long time like Coach K at Duke. Money even better spent than renovations. Hire him and the money will flow in for renovations. Restore the greatness first rather than make the facilities look like a museum of greatness to the past. Brad Stevens is the bridge to greatness in the future!
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It's not going to happen. You had a better chance at being correct with your 1-2015 football prediction. Tap out now. Just... tap... out.
 
Football dream happened, going Bowling. Most amazing turnaround in a IU football season that I can remember. Maybe it can happen in Basketball too. Where we clearly have more talent but are underachieving at a higher rate.
 
It really depends on what he wants. If he wins a championship at IU he is a god at Boston he is just another coach.
 
Forget everything and lets make this simple Glass...

Glass: "Brad, you make 3.6 mill a year with 3 years left in Boston. Whats it going to take"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 4.1 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 4.6 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 5.1 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 5.6 mill a year for 7 years?"
Brad: "really?"
 
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IndianaHoops said:
Forget everything and lets make this simple Glass...

Glass: "Brad, you make 3.6 mill a year with 3 years left in Boston. Whats it going to take"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 4.1 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 4.6 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 5.1 mill a year for 5 years?"
Brad: "Not interested"
Glass: "How about 5.6 mill a year for 7 years?"
Brad: "really?"
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^^^^^^^^^^
This guys gets it
 
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i've heard from a poster here that stevens would never consider IU because NBA coaches vacation all summer and never have to work
 
Stevens would not even have to leave the state to recruit. 82 games vs 35 games long road trips vs home every night teaching players vs players that don't listen. Off from April till October. Coming back home be a legend something he will not be at Boston.
 
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I think it really depends on how big of a Hoosier he is. I know he said he was a huge fan when he was a kid and would come to games. I wonder if that love is still there deep down. Only way to know is offer him. The bigger travesty is to not ask.
 
He isn't leaving the NBA anytime soon, fellas. Crean will be gone and IU will have hired another coach far sooner than he will be willing to leave boston. You all just need to stop with this pipe dream that he has any chance of coming to Bloomington. Its pretty comical you all have been talking about this for some time now...IT AINT HAPPENING. You should be praying for Gregg marshall or someone in that same ballpark.
 
5morebanners said:
^^^^^^^^^^
This guys gets it
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He gets that it's a pipedream?

5.6 mil for 7 years + buying out his contract with the Celtics + paying Crean for the next several years sounds like a reasonable expectation to me. And that's assuming that Stevens even has interest to begin with.
 
hljeff said:
I'm hoping the same too..but not too bad as to where they have a good chance of getting a top 5 pick.
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I would say if you don't want them to make the playoffs then it is best to really be bad so you can get a high draft pick. Nothing worse than being just average in pro sports because you never get a high enough draft pick to get a lot better.
 
For those wishing the Celts don't get a top 5 pick. They own the Brooklyn pick unprotected. Still a top 5 pick is not going to help them immediately next year unless they pull of a KG type of deal to bring a star vet. Good chance they have 3 first rounders along with all the young players they have accumulated over the past couple of season. I expect Ainge ready to make those types of moves as opposed to continually adding youth.
 
troggy said:
He gets that it's a pipedream?

5.6 mil for 7 years + buying out his contract with the Celtics + paying Crean for the next several years sounds like a reasonable expectation to me. And that's assuming that Stevens even has interest to begin with.
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You probably aren't aware of a few things...

First, IU will pay about 1 MIL a year over the next 3 years to buy out Crean. And that's if Crean only makes 800,000 a year at his next job. He makes more than that, IU owes him less. The buy out is nothing at this point.

Second, nobody knows what Stevens contract is and what clauses he has. I bet its not a one time payout for the remainder of the contract....

And lastly, and probably the most important, all the B10 schools received a payment of 35 Million dollars last summer from the B10 Network. And that will approach 40 million next year and continue to increase the following year. So, with at least a 35 million dollar check on the way next summer....ya think 5.6 is a problem next year? Or the following year? Or the next year?

Crean makes 3.3 right now....think about that....Tom Crean makes 3.3....what do you think IU will pay for Stevens?

Stevens makes 3.6 a year....in NBA money...he is right in between Patty Mills (3.57 a year) and Mario Hezonja (3.74 a year). Just to let you know where NBA coaches stand vs players salaries.

Do I think Stevens is coming? No. Is it a pipedream? No.
 
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I definitely don't see a coach like Stevens going to UK and I think the next coach at Duke will be a former assistant of coach k especially if he has any say in it.
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I don't understand? a coach like Stevens? What does that mean? Why wouldn't he go to UK? I think based on his roots he'd probably prefer IU but I don't think he'd turn UK away.
 
IndianaHoops said:
You probably aren't aware of a few things...

First, IU will pay about 1 MIL a year over the next 3 years to buy out Crean. And that's if Crean only makes 800,000 a year at his next job. He makes more than that, IU owes him less. The buy out is nothing at this point.

Second, nobody knows what Stevens contract is and what clauses he has. I bet its not a one time payout for the remainder of the contract....

And lastly, and probably the most important, all the B10 schools received a payment of 35 Million dollars last summer from the B10 Network. And that will approach 40 million next year and continue to increase the following year. So, with at least a 35 million dollar check on the way next summer....ya think 5.6 is a problem next year? Or the following year? Or the next year?

Crean makes 3.3 right now....think about that....Tom Crean makes 3.3....what do you think IU will pay for Stevens?

Stevens makes 3.6 a year....in NBA money...he is right in between Patty Mills (3.57 a year) and Mario Hezonja (3.74 a year). Just to let you know where NBA coaches stand vs players salaries.

Do I think Stevens is coming? No. Is it a pipedream? No.
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That's fair, although I'd still like to know what Stevens' buyout is with the Celtics and whether they'd offer him more, if they thought they might lose him.

One thing about Stevens is that recruiting seemed to be his least favorite part of college coaching, something that he doesn't have to do in the pros.
 
Timing is a variable that gets overlooked sometimes....If Brad Stevens were ever to entertain coaching at IU long term with major contr
actual terms.....this would be that time. The money is there to make him one of the highest paid coaches in the game.....The recruiting potential is about as lucrative as the money....The midwest produces some of the best talent in the country...But Stevens, especially with his NBA pedigree...would enjoy the national landscape immediately.

The B1G as a conference has nothing to apologize for on the hardwood. The conference is positioned every year to compete for a Natty....IU? Not so much. But the turnaround time with the right coach is about as brief as it gets. The Indiana brand has more potential right now than any has been program that you can think of.....Meaning, the upside is at the championship level with the right coach. We saw that with the Zeller team....but poor coaching got in the way of that potential.

IU could conceivable land Brad Stevens......but the cost would be unrecognizable and in conceivable to many.....It would take just about everything that can be offered. The question would be......does IU have the guts to throw everything at him? Personally, I don't think they would.....the numbers and terms are beyond anything they have dealt with at IU. Kentucky would do it....Duke already has Brad Stevens in their cross hairs...That is a certainty.

We just don't know the vision that athletics has and where it fits in to the university scheme of things at IU......Miles Brand took IU athletics down the road of political correctness......and devalued it at the same time. Whether or not that can be fumigated or not....remains to be seen.
 
Of Stevens were ever going to make a move now would the time. Look at the college coaching landscape (Coach K, Roy, Pitino, Boeheim, Izzo, Beilein, etc). All will be put out to pasture soon while is only 39. He has to know he could dominate here for the next 30 years and build a dynasty. I really think we can get him although it might take something like 10 years/70M. I'm not sure we have that kind of dough.
 
Harpo Marxist said:
Timing is a variable that gets overlooked sometimes....If Brad Stevens were ever to entertain coaching at IU long term with major contr
actual terms.....this would be that time. The money is there to make him one of the highest paid coaches in the game.....The recruiting potential is about as lucrative as the money....The midwest produces some of the best talent in the country...But Stevens, especially with his NBA pedigree...would enjoy the national landscape immediately.

The B1G as a conference has nothing to apologize for on the hardwood. The conference is positioned every year to compete for a Natty....IU? Not so much. But the turnaround time with the right coach is about as brief as it gets. The Indiana brand has more potential right now than any has been program that you can think of.....Meaning, the upside is at the championship level with the right coach. We saw that with the Zeller team....but poor coaching got in the way of that potential.

IU could conceivable land Brad Stevens......but the cost would be unrecognizable and in conceivable to many.....It would take just about everything that can be offered. The question would be......does IU have the guts to throw everything at him? Personally, I don't think they would.....the numbers and terms are beyond anything they have dealt with at IU. Kentucky would do it....Duke already has Brad Stevens in their cross hairs...That is a certainty.

We just don't know the vision that athletics has and where it fits in to the university scheme of things at IU......Miles Brand took IU athletics down the road of political correctness......and devalued it at the same time. Whether or not that can be fumigated or not....remains to be seen.
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Exactly.

I will take my support of the IU basketball team as serious as the administration does after this season.

If they go all out and land Stevens (60 million 10 years?), I will be getting seasons tickets as soon as Stevens is announced.

If they go and get a solid hire....I will support the team more than now....just not as excited as if Stevens was hired.

If they keep Crean after this year, Im out....that's pretty much the end of what little interest I have in the program.
 
We gave Mike Davis 6 years and Crean 8. We are the most patient fan base in the country. Tubby hung a banner and got canned. Billy G barely got 2 years. You really don't know what you're talking about, do you?
 
dbmhoosier said:
We gave Mike Davis 6 years and Crean 8. We are the most patient fan base in the country. Tubby hung a banner and got canned. Billy G barely got 2 years. You really don't know what you're talking about, do you?
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Aren't you the person that said duke isn't very good this year I wouldn't be surprised if we beat them? Yeah I'm pretty sure you are. About the team that hasn't lost a home non conference game in how many years? Yes you are a basketball genius lol.
 
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Sure did and no Duke isn't that good. We have just as much talent as they do. Again, you didn't address my point that we have the most patient fan base in the country. Would any other top 10 program have given Mike Davis 6 years and TC 8? The answer isn't no. It is hell no and you know it.
 
ufo33 said:
Is IU's Home Run hire.
Like Saban at Alabama, he could revive a once great program instantly and Stevens is young enough to be here a long time like Coach K at Duke. Money even better spent than renovations. Hire him and the money will flow in for renovations. Restore the greatness first rather than make the facilities look like a museum of greatness to the past. Brad Stevens is the bridge to greatness in the future!
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Forget it. He isn't coming. He is going to have a long run in the NBA.
 
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