Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)

[IUguy77 202]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

That was Hoosier987.

The mods had to rescue him from some nastiness.

Some (not you) didn’t take the time to consider he had a real source and was speaking from some knowledge. The mods knew he did.

I’m new here and don’t know any of the posters so I have no clue who’s credible and who isn’t. I just read and try to decide for myself what to believe. But yea he caught some grief and it appears he knew exactly what he was saying. 

[RaceToTheTop 25,265]

8 minutes ago, Whoozhers said:

Nonsense.


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Especially for a mediocre coach.

[Whoozhers 3,665]

I'm not going to go digging but there were things at his stint at New Mexico, not like the Iowa incident, but his personal character isn't the image he portrays.  For me, it's not just Iowa that turns me off on Alford.

There is an anti mob mentality against Alford on this board. Just seems rampant an unwarranted.


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[Indiana8585 129]

1 minute ago, Aaron said:

That's kind of been my thought whole time. Especially with Beard gushing about Assembly Hall and not commenting on other jobs.

Me too I’m glad I’m not alone, people around me think I’m digging too deep but this would be the ultimate smoke screen and it would look legit which is why the insiders and their sources are stunned. Cynical but that’s what it looks like. 

[cleeter 2,127]

Way Off topic but I’m back living in Madison, IN (hometown) after this darn pandemic if anyone ever needs to drown their IU sorrows with someone and go to the Original Hinkles 
 

Madison huh? I’m from Dillsboro so don’t threaten me with a good time haha


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[FightFor6 895]

2 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said:

You don’t believe we got outbid and that’s exactly what happened so there’s that.

This has been my only point in the last few pages. By all indications, there are a handful of very savvy, successful, experienced people involved in this process. Surely they anticipated a counter or a last ditch effort from Boston to retain him. That happens even with entry level employees giving notice every day. Did we really go into this with a "first and final" offer strategy? 

It is what it is at this point. I for one really appreciate everything you and @Chris007 have brought the last few days. The whole thing just smells bad to me right now. 

[MikeRoberts 6,945]

20 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Problem is outside of Bennett or Donovan there's really no home run left.  Dolson will have egg all over his face.  You just don't fire Archie with that buyout without a guarantee. 

Why is that? That makes no sense. If you have a lame duck coach that can’t fill a roster, has a losing record and has the worst recruiting class in the bigten coming in, you have no choice but to move on

[LamarCheeks 18,399]

6 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I'm not going to go digging but there were things at his stint at New Mexico, not like the Iowa incident, but his personal character isn't the image he portrays.  For me, it's not just Iowa that turns me off on Alford.

Yep.

I realize you get caught up in the heat of the moment, but to me, this just is an ugly optic. Especially for a guy who repeatedly touts his faith and Christianity. None of us are perfect, but I remember seeing this and -- it just really bothered me ... As the coach of a major university, you can't get caught up in something like this ... 
 

 

[spe317 483]

Maybe that rumor about forgetting to flush...

maybe there was a bathroom destruction on one of the airplane trips!

[Indiana8585 129]

1 minute ago, cleeter said:

Madison huh? I’m from Dillsboro so don’t threaten me with a good time haha


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Haha anytime after this bs is done I’m going to party like college again. Anyone is welcome 

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[hoosierbannerd 1,564]

8 minutes ago, Indiana8585 said:

This may sound far fetched but with Beard coaching in Bloomington, do you think that close circle who know sent out all this info did it as a smoke screen for Beard? It’s sounds cynical but they could’ve just leaked it to close friends so nothing was ever official just to keep Beard under wraps for the tournament? 

apparently you missed my post a few pages back.. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,190]

3 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said:

Well I’m about as certain as I was Brad was coming to IU, so........:(

Even though I said I was skeptical, I started to see it and it slipped away...

[pumpfake 3,931]

Just now, MikeRoberts said:

Why is that? That makes no sense. If you have a lame duck coach that can’t fill a roster, has a losing record and has the worst recruiting class in the bigten coming in, you have no choice but to move on

Yes. It's weird that the bar is set so low after the past 5 years (includes CTC's last season) that finding an upgrade should be extremely doable.  Instead, many are acting like we just got the death penalty.

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,395]

I don’t like being censored.  If you have something to say send me a message instead of deleting my post.

[Indiana8585 129]

Just now, hoosierbannerd said:

apparently you missed my post a few pages back.. 

Probably did I have been going back and forth to different ones and a little impaired haha. Great minds think alike 

[Trish 11,524]

Guys I just saw Billy Donavan walking down Kirkwood with his wife!

[Indiana8585 129]

Not just bad, 100 years bad. 

[IUwins0708 2,666]

Mods your jobs just got harder after this news I’m sure. Thanks for all you guys do, I know it’s not easy and you are just as frustrated as the rest of us 

[Ryno6284 2,628]

1 minute ago, pumpfake said:

Yes. It's weird that the bar is set so low after the past 5 years (includes CTC's last season) that finding an upgrade should be extremely doable.  Instead, many are acting like we just got the death penalty.

I feel like I went to get a vasectomy, but instead they cut my balls off!

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,395]

If Brad doesn’t want to be here, so be it.  I want a guy who wants to win at Indiana.