Appears to be credible info coming that Stevens said no to IU again. Let’s go get Chris Beard. PS- I hope Brad gets the Celtics rolling because he won’t last much longer being an 8-9 seed
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Wtf haha. Alford over Beard?Drew over Beard for me .
Alford too..
hatchet to your brainDrew over Beard for me .
Alford too..
Time to move on from Stevens in future coaching searches as well, he clearly doesn't want the job. Beard is a must now.
The line I've heard for most of the week:Beard is a real long shot. Who is your 3rd choice?
Bennett isn't coming, not a chance. Hell If I was Bennett I wouldn't come and I'm an IU fan. Not happening, have to get Beard.Bennett then Beard.
STFU idiotGotta go get Pitino.
I’d like to go after Beard and Bennet next. If there is an IU guy to be considered, in my opinion - the best combination of personality and X/O s would be Smart. Lots of risk with any of the IU guys.This is why I was unconvinced the buyout was worth it. In my opinion Coach Stevens was the only one who’s name recognition and local/national celebrity instantly changed the recruiting landscape in our favor.
I think anyone else is going to need to come in and build it up over time. I think it could have waited a year and saved a ton of money.
Obviously I hope I am wrong and no matter who the coach is, I will be yelling “go IU”.
I personally kinda hope its an IU guy now. If we are gonna take a chance lets take a chance on Cheaney or Smart. Hell go get Damon Bailey and see what he can do over 4 years. It will at least have me invested in both the team and coach succeeding.
So you would've preferred to suck for 4 years rather than maybe suck for 3 years while another coach builds it up?This is why I was unconvinced the buyout was worth it. In my opinion Coach Stevens was the only one who’s name recognition and local/national celebrity instantly changed the recruiting landscape in our favor.
I think anyone else is going to need to come in and build it up over time. I think it could have waited a year and saved a ton of money.
Obviously I hope I am wrong and no matter who the coach is, I will be yelling “go IU”.
I personally kinda hope its an IU guy now. If we are gonna take a chance lets take a chance on Cheaney or Smart. Hell go get Damon Bailey and see what he can do over 4 years. It will at least have me invested in both the team and coach succeeding.
I’d like to go after Beard and Bennet next. If there is an IU guy to be considered, in my opinion - the best combination of personality and X/O s would be Smart. Lots of risk with any of the IU guys.
So you would've preferred to suck for 4 years rather than maybe suck for 3 years while another coach builds it up?
Newsflash Archie wasn't building anything, the program is in the toilet and next year would've been even worse than this one. Archie had to go.
IU didn’t lose any money some rich dude didYes I would agree to be mediocre to bad 1 additional year to save that amount of money and run the risk of still being mediocre to bad at the end of the next coaches tenure.
Pacers maybeDamn that's disappointing. Why in God's name would he want to stay at a job he likely won't have in a year?
He must not want anything to do with the IU gig.
Then you don't care about having a winning program. First of all it's not you or my money, second the unknown is always better than a guaranteed loser. You never know what can happen or how certain coaches are going to do.Yes I would agree to be mediocre to bad 1 additional year to save that amount of money and run the risk of still being mediocre to bad at the end of the next coaches tenure.
No, Beard is the flavor of the month. Drew, Matta, Belein, or even Fife.Appears to be credible info coming that Stevens said no to IU again. Let’s go get Chris Beard. PS- I hope Brad gets the Celtics rolling because he won’t last much longer being an 8-9 seed
I can't believe anyone actually believes this but looking at the poster it makes sense.No, Beard is the flavor of the month. Drew, Matta, Belein, or even Fife.
No, Beard is the flavor of the month. Drew, Matta, Belein, or even Fife.
The most difficult part about selecting any of these guys is none are guaranteed to win big. Stevens was really the only candidate who fit that qualification. I’ll support whoever Dolson hires 110%. I won’t have the same confidence in him that I would have had in Stevens, but will always hope for the best. This fan base has been burned countless times over the last 20 years. It’s not always easy to keep the faith.No, Beard is the flavor of the month. Drew, Matta, Belein, or even Fife.
Then you don't care about having a winning program. First of all it's not you or my money, second the unknown is always better than a guaranteed loser. You never know what can happen or how certain coaches are going to do.
This is why I was unconvinced the buyout was worth it. In my opinion Coach Stevens was the only one who’s name recognition and local/national celebrity instantly changed the recruiting landscape in our favor.
I think anyone else is going to need to come in and build it up over time. I think it could have waited a year and saved a ton of money.
Obviously I hope I am wrong and no matter who the coach is, I will be yelling “go IU”.
I personally kinda hope its an IU guy now. If we are gonna take a chance lets take a chance on Cheaney or Smart. Hell go get Damon Bailey and see what he can do over 4 years. It will at least have me invested in both the team and coach succeeding.
Chris Beard isn't an unknown. This Stevens or bust mentality that people have is ridiculous. He was always going to be a longshot, just because you can't hire Brad Stevens doesn't mean you hold onto a bad coach.Why is that so many people’s first response? I don’t think anyone should have spent $10 million for an unknown. That doesn’t mean I don’t want a winner. I would’ve paid double that by out if landing Coach Stevens or someone of equal value was a sure thing. But I wouldn’t pay that kind of money if we run a 50-50 chance of being in the same or worse situation in another four or five years. It’s called trying to be smart about it.
Damn that's disappointing. Why in God's name would he want to stay at a job he likely won't have in a year?
He must not want anything to do with the IU gig.