@cavanagh Different time with NIL and the portal, but I'd not bet against a motivated Brad Stevens. I mean, when has a smart, driven, dedicated coach come into a situation and proven himself at a level he'd never been at previously through sheer will, dedication and determination? Hey, wait a sec....
Why does his name come up though? Somebody knows his kids, and really really really likes him? Meaning, isn't he where he wants to be? NBA executive?
Red Auerbach is as likely to arise from the grave and coach here. Or living coaches, Dan Hurley. Or Kelvin Sampson. I'll start tracking their planes.
(NVM, I thought someone speculated he may return to coaching... They just said with NIL he'd be good, then as did Kkott. Guess I was never enamoured with Stevens. There are a lot of very good coaches. He had a hot streak with the right players, but he was good.)
@mtbrider NBA coaching life is wayyyyy easier than CBB is. There are no rules in college no enforceable contracts, you have to deal with agents and parents and teenagers. In the NBA you can pretty much just coach.
May was connected to the Orlando Magic job earlier this summer/spring and my guess is he was waiting for a better situation and got that with Dallas.
Then get a GM. Either he always had his sights on the NBA or something else is going on. We all know how stellar Ward Manuel is.
@mtbrider NBA coaching life is wayyyyy easier than CBB is. There are no rules in college no enforceable contracts, you have to deal with agents and parents and teenagers. In the NBA you can pretty much just coach.
May was connected to the Orlando Magic job earlier this summer/spring and my guess is he was waiting for a better situation and got that with Dallas.
Then get a GM. Either he always had his sights on the NBA or something else is going on. We all know how stellar Ward Manuel is.
The GM only solves part of the problem you still have to deal with parents and hand hold the kids nonstop. It seems like one giant pain in the rear.
@arioznahoosier4554 It's not really that hard to understand: not only do you have to deal with all those different factions while coaching college, the season also never stops. When you're not playing and practicing, you need to be recruiting (unless your name is Mike Woodson!). It just weighs on guys over time. So, guys who have always been happy and only ever saw themselves as college coaches, eventually decide that going to the pros and only having to focus on playing and practicing, becomes more appealing. Sounds like nowadays that most P4 programs are flying on chartered planes, but he also mentioned travel being easier as a pro coach. Even though there are more games, they hit 3-4 games on a road trip and then have a 3-4 game homestand, so that becomes more appealing too. And, it's really not arguable, because I'm telling you what a guy who has probably been coaching in college for 20 years and also held jobs as a scout or assistant coach in the NBA is saying is the opinion of he and his fellow coaches.
@arioznahoosier4554 It's not really that hard to understand: not only do you have to deal with all those different factions while coaching college, the season also never stops. When you're not playing and practicing, you need to be recruiting (unless your name is Mike Woodson!). It just weighs on guys over time. So, guys who have always been happy and only ever saw themselves as college coaches, eventually decide that going to the pros and only having to focus on playing and practicing, becomes more appealing. Sounds like nowadays that most P4 programs are flying on chartered planes, but he also mentioned travel being easier as a pro coach. Even though there are more games, they hit 3-4 games on a road trip and then have a 3-4 game homestand, so that becomes more appealing too. And, it's really not arguable, because I'm telling you what a guy who has probably been coaching in college for 20 years and also held jobs as a scout or assistant coach in the NBA is saying is the opinion of he and his fellow coaches.
The guy interviewing may said he had to cut the interview off several times to take phone calls from recruits and this was just a few days after the title. He got no time to even celebrate. Some guys will never get an NBA chance so they are stuck in college but I find it hard to see guys staying 30 years like they used to. The new norm would have to wear you down beyond belief after awhile.
Why does his name come up though? Somebody knows his kids, and really really really likes him? Meaning, isn't he where he wants to be? NBA executive?
Red Auerbach is as likely to arise from the grave and coach here. Or living coaches, Dan Hurley. Or Kelvin Sampson. I'll start tracking their planes.
(NVM, I thought someone speculated he may return to coaching... They just said with NIL he'd be good, then as did Kkott. Guess I was never enamoured with Stevens. There are a lot of very good coaches. He had a hot streak with the right players, but he was good.)
He comes up in every fanbase when there's an opening. His Indiana ties just make him come up slightly more here. He's also only 49, so likely to keep coming up for decades to come.
@surjay Yep. His name came up repeatedly with UNC's search this past season.
@arioznahoosier4554 Don't know about it being harder. Certainly more to keep track of with NIL and the portal, but that's also a reboot chance to address the roster late in the year and all the bigger staffs I believe have folks that help manage NIL. The conversation I had was several years before NIL and the portal and that was already his belief at the time.
@hoosiers94 We should all send UM and their fans flowers and sympathy cards.
While I regarded God as a tyrant I thought my sin a trifle; But when I knew Him to be my Father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against Him. When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.” C. H. Spurgeon
@hoosiers94 We should all send UM and their fans flowers and sympathy cards.
For a man of the cloth, you're a cruel bastage.
Why does his name come up though? Somebody knows his kids, and really really really likes him? Meaning, isn't he where he wants to be? NBA executive?
Red Auerbach is as likely to arise from the grave and coach here. Or living coaches, Dan Hurley. Or Kelvin Sampson. I'll start tracking their planes.
(NVM, I thought someone speculated he may return to coaching... They just said with NIL he'd be good, then as did Kkott. Guess I was never enamoured with Stevens. There are a lot of very good coaches. He had a hot streak with the right players, but he was good.)
He comes up in every fanbase when there's an opening. His Indiana ties just make him come up slightly more here. He's also only 49, so likely to keep coming up for decades to come.
Yeah, unfortunately, certain people in this fanbase are just never gonna be able to quit the Masshole. Every time there’s talk about a new coach they’ll start saying his name in hushed tones and touching themselves. Nauseating. Me? I still haven’t forgotten those press conferences from 2021. I say and always will say f**k that guy. Forever and ever amen…
Yeah, unfortunately, certain people in this fanbase are just never gonna be able to quit the Masshole. Every time there’s talk about a new coach they’ll start saying his name in hushed tones and touching themselves. Nauseating. Me? I still haven’t forgotten those press conferences from 2021. I say and always will say f**k that guy. Forever and ever amen…
Evidently I have. Refresh my memory, please.
@unclemark First press conference he blew a bunch of smoke up our asses about how special IU was and what an honor it was to be considered, Second press conference? Don’t you understand I was just trying to be respectful? I’m not interested in that job. I’m a 44 year old Masshole. I drive like a jerk during rush hour. I go to Dunkin’ Donuts every morning. I root for the Patriots every Sunday.
Just an arrogant fake ass mother****er. IMHO…
@unclemark First press conference he blew a bunch of smoke up our asses about how special IU was and what an honor it was to be considered, Second press conference? Don’t you understand I was just trying to be respectful? I’m not interested in that job. I’m a 44 year old Masshole. I drive like a jerk during rush hour. I go to Dunkin’ Donuts every morning. I root for the Patriots every Sunday.
Just an arrogant fake ass mother****er. IMHO…
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