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    BTOWN reacted to Banksyrules in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    I will also say this to be fair. I’m so happy for him. He genuinely loves IU. He’s a nice guy who was never given a fair shake in the NBA. 
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    BTOWN reacted to Hovadipo in Mike Woodson to be next IUBB coach. Thad Matta to be associate AD   
    All it takes is rounding out his staff with some studs and one or two big time transfers and Woodson will have 95% of the fanbase eating out of the palm of his hand by Hoosier Hysteria. 
     
    I’d bet he gets some fans to hop on board with just his introductory press conference too. 
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    BTOWN reacted to KnightsChair in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    To stoke the fire... a Crean era player who by his own words “stays in-touch with the program” told me as recent as last week that Stevens is still in-play.
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    BTOWN reacted to Capt. Crimson in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    The real Brad Stevens were the friends we made along the way


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    BTOWN reacted to JVIU98 in General Coach Candidate News   
    Even if you think $10 mil was too much to spend to get rid of Archie, it was time for him to go.  I absolutely hated hearing those boooos during their last game.  I felt awful for Archie and more importantly the players.  However, if he stayed, it would have snowballed into every crevice and crack of IU Men's basketball.  There is no way I would want to see that done to Archie.  He gave it his best shot and did not get any good luck along the way.  You can say IF this would have happened, or IF that would have happened, but we only have what did happen.  I wish him the best of luck and I am pretty sure he will make it out of this valley but we had to have a new direction with some hope.  Any of the candidates that we get will give that, another year with CAM would not, IMHO.
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    BTOWN reacted to Capt. Crimson in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Tinfoil hat update: The same plane that went Boston -> Chicago -> Bloomington last night is headed to White Plains,  NY this AM.

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    BTOWN reacted to IU Prof in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    I'm looking forward to the posts after we hire someone else (like Musselman) about how Stevens is really secretly coaching the team behind the scenes, with a series of predictions that Stevens will officially take the position over publicly at various random dates in the future.
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    BTOWN reacted to Unexpectedflash in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Someone tell Mark Titus. He deserves to be delusional with us.
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    BTOWN reacted to JerryYeagley23 in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    I didn’t feel the need to repeat myself. 
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    BTOWN reacted to IUCane in General Coach Candidate News   
    Who knew Trayce would be wiser than most adults on IU message boards ??
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    BTOWN reacted to tyappleg in General Coach Candidate News   
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    BTOWN reacted to ISP in General Coach Candidate News   
    The lack of “leaks” regarding Beard makes me think he is being keyed in on- much like the lack of talk on Archie last time. 
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    BTOWN reacted to dfwhoosier in General Coach Candidate News   
    So I went to Texas A&M for undergrad and IU for grad school, and I thought A&M's hysteria as rumors circulated about hiring Jimbo Fischer was the max possible level of obsession. But as I hit page 551, I think this coaching search beats it.  I love it
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    BTOWN reacted to Herotime in General Coach Candidate News   
    Do you guys sort of feel like the fact that the admin reached out to both Rabby and Osterman almost immediately to tell them the Matta news was a joke to be significant?
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    BTOWN reacted to LamarCheeks in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Imagine this -- five years down the road, Stevens has been fired by the Celts and is coaching the Magic. By this time, we're all good (with Beard or whomever), and no longer give a sh-t. But Coach K retires, so the Dookies make a big push for Brad to come to Durham. Even promise to rename Krzyzewski-ville to Stevens-ville. After a few days of high pressure from Duke fans and much media speculation, Brad dons a pair of mouse ears, holds a presser and declares: "I have no interest in Duke. I am a 49-year-old Mickey Mouse!" 
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    BTOWN reacted to BGleas in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Definitely not that. I worked for the Celtics head of PR for 5 years. He's the senior most PR guy in the league. Has been there since '84. Hugely respected in the NBA by players, coaches, etc.  
    Absolutely, 100% not his style. He's the epitome of laid back, nice, and keeping it simple. 
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    BTOWN reacted to Hovadipo in Candidate Thread: Nate Oats (Alabama)   
    Nate Oats has been a head coach for 6 seasons. In those 6 seasons he has won:
    -3 conference coach of the year awards
    -4 conference tournaments
    -3 conference regular season titles
     
    Plays a fun style, has no filter, is young, is affordable outside of his buyout. I’m in. 
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    BTOWN reacted to Stuhoo in Ooooook who’s your # 2?   
    Tons of excellent coaches
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    BTOWN reacted to Magnanimous in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    The only idiot out there who would give a raise to the coach of a team whose record is 20-21 is the same idiot who thinks a roster of Tatum, Brown and Marcus Smart can compete with the Nets and Lakers. 
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    BTOWN reacted to IndyFife in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Been a looong time Bayern.  I think he is a better coach than what you give him credit for but also think he is afraid of the challenge.  Which, honestly, is not what the program needs.
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    BTOWN reacted to WayneFleekHoosier in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    I’m not above it. I’m rooting for Brad to fail now. Not very mature of me. I’ve been scorned. Lol.


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    BTOWN reacted to JudahRMK in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    ...im just going to start waiting for announcements...that are real
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    BTOWN reacted to IUwins0708 in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    The fact that Vegas took Stevens off the list is about as telling of a sign as anyone should honestly need.  They aren’t in the business of losing money.
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    BTOWN reacted to Chris007 in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    Everyone needs to go play the Pfau golf course at IU. If you see Mr. Pfau say thank you for loving IU
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    BTOWN reacted to Hoosier_Hatchet in Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)   
    He is so friendly and personable to his customers.  He came up to my table a few months after he opened, and I had my wife and kids with me, and I said...."guys, this is an IU legend" (after my wife assumed it was just some old guy working at a fast food restaurant).  Laz talked to us for a few minutes, and gave my kids signed cards of his SI cover from 75.  Pretty cool experience.
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