BeachBumDeac
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RJ posting through a crisis worse than Bean Dad
Matta is definitely open to returning. He lives in Indy area. He was very close to taking our job.
Purdue Assistant Coach Micah Schrewsbury to Penn State to replace board favorite Pat Chambers.
I would think Matta is beyond the odds on favorite at IU. Fucking Covid!
Stevens wouldn't take the job this month. Bennett and Few ain't going nowhere. Isn't Beard a TX guy? Why would Drew leave a school that has money and no rules? I'm guessing there is a massive buyout for Oats' contract extension he signed less than a month ago.
Beilein may be too old.
Just like Wake's job, I think IU's may be Matta's to take or leave.
Matta is fifteen years younger than Beilein. He has deep regional ties, lives in the area and is itching to get back into coaching.
If I were handicapping the IU job. it would look like:
Matta 4/5
Beilein 7/1
Moser 10/1
Pope 12/1
Kelsey 15/1 (if he wins an NCAA game or 20-1 if he doesn't)
HOF Wes 25-1 (unless he wins in The NCAAT, then 12-1)
Believe it or not Moser is only one year younger than Matta.
If something crazy happens in Boston over the next days or if IU wants to offer Stevens $100M/10 years, these odds could change.
Kelsey versus Forbes was a tough choice.
If not for Covid, it was 90+% that Matta would be our coach today.
Your source is correct about what? It’s really good to go on the record, for as many times as you claim to be right.
So: your source is right that _____. Matta is healthy enough to coach but is choosing not to? Something else? State it in plain English.
Alternative theory: why am I bothering?
Back to the actual topic...what a disaster of a hire for former blue blood IU. A 63 year old with zero college coaching experience and a losing record as an NBA coach. Gotta be hoping he’s Juwan Howard I guess but much more likely to be Sidney Lowe.
The ONLY thing that has been said is that there was NO PHYSICAL. That is not and will never be the same as Matta not having any health issues. The fact that he's not the coach, and has not accepted any other vacancies, makes it more than reasonable to assume that he does continue to have health issues.
Or that he doesn’t want to coach anymore. Guy seemed pretty content to sit back and take OSU checks and turn down every high profile HC job out there over the last few years that probably would have paid him more. Now he’s scored some sort of BS Associate AD position at IU, when, if he wanted to coach, there were literally dozens of options out there for him to pick and choose from.
I just don't get the Indiana thinking here. Really need BTB to explain this for us.
The statements yesterday from current and former NBA players who played for him have been extremely impressive in terms of recognizing his basketball acumen and his ability to relate to and hold players accountable. And the list of NBA all stars that played for him is long and impressive and I want to believe that will resonate with recruits.
Oh god. You’re fucked.
“Jeff [Redacted] is a basketball coach and I think he did a pretty good job” -Carmelo Anthony (paraphrased)
So why even do anything then? He coached at Ohio State for 13 years and received a $9MM buyout less than 4 years ago.
Health insurance!
Good point, paying out of pocket has to be expensive especially for a guy with crippling long-term issues that are preventing him from coaching again.
Health insurance!
I read your post and immediately broke out in hives. Thanks
The benefits package is what really killed our bid for Matta last year, not Covid. But, believe it or not, I heard it was the lack of full dental coverage that killed the deal. IU must have better benefits packages for AD staff than first year coaches.