Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)

[Nonymouse 115]

1 minute ago, IUwins0708 said:

Yeah, ok.....

Again, not calling you a liar, but your “sources” as I understand it are many degrees removed and on the IU side.

 

mine...aren’t. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,378]

1 minute ago, Nonymouse said:

Just the rumor AP was talking about in his post above. 

Yes, he said it was off a Butler forum

[mdiu28 1,768]

2 minutes ago, Nonymouse said:

Again, not calling you a liar, but your “sources” as I understand it are many degrees removed and on the IU side.

 

mine...aren’t. 

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[HinnyHoosier 5,018]

4 minutes ago, Nonymouse said:

Again, not calling you a liar, but your “sources” as I understand it are many degrees removed and on the IU side.

 

mine...aren’t. 

A newborn to the board and already with sources...

[Hoosierfan1901 6,378]

IUBBInsider came out of hiding, but just to clash with a random guy

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

Just now, Hooserfan1901 said:

IUBBInsider came out of hiding, but just to clash with a random guy

What was said? Lol

[IUCrazy2 2,450]

10 minutes ago, Nonymouse said:

Again, not calling you a liar, but your “sources” as I understand it are many degrees removed and on the IU side.

 

mine...aren’t. 

Edit. Deleted because why bother. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,378]

1 minute ago, SteelerHoosier said:

What was said? Lol

Said he felt confident in his information after someone told him he was fraud lol

[FightFor6 895]

1 minute ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

Said he felt confident in his information after someone told him he was fraud lol

All of these people coming out of the woodwork to **** on information that quality posters decide to share with us need to seek help. Same thing with the "Brad was never considering IU crowd." That mentality is the problem with this fan base. Not the insiders and others who decide to be optimistic about something they are passionate about. Just a really sad look all around.

 

[ap2345 7,927]

2 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

All of these people coming out of the woodwork to **** on information that quality posters decide to share with us need to seek help. Same thing with the "Brad was never considering IU crowd." That mentality is the problem with this fan base. Not the insiders and others who decide to be optimistic about something they are passionate about. Just a really sad look all around.

 

Yeah and it’s the same problem on Twitter. 

[Hardwood83 4,774]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

The guy said Dolson wants an absurd 50 million dollar buyout if Stevens ever left. Just as a big precaution. Stevens wants more years and a larger annual salary to keep that buyout in place. He said Dolson was now trying to come up with the extra money to up the offer. Thought that was interesting coming from a Butler fan. Could be something or just another rumor.

Hmmmm, not sure about that but IF true that sounds solvable. Drop it to $30mil and drops $5mil a year starting in year 3 or something. 

 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,378]

I hate him...

 

[ap2345 7,927]

3 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I hate him...

 

He’s still mad his buddy got fired. 

[AZ Hoosier 7,371]

20 minutes ago, Nonymouse said:

Again, not calling you a liar, but your “sources” as I understand it are many degrees removed and on the IU side.

 

mine...aren’t. 

In my experience, whenever someone starts a sentence with a disclaimer, it's usually how they really feel.

"I'm not calling you a liar, but..."

"I don't mean to be rude, but..."

"I don't mean to offend you, but..."

"I'm sure you meant no harm, but..."

[KzooHoosier82 972]

4 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I hate him...

 

Oh man, he’s taking victory laps all over this fan base. Can’t blame him really, people on this board and all over the internet completely dragged him only to find out he was right. 

[iubb 2,558]

Oh man, he’s taking victory laps all over this fan base. Can’t blame him really, people on this board and all over the internet completely dragged him only to find out he was right. 

He isn’t “right” until IU officially announces a coach.


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[KzooHoosier82 972]

Just now, iubb said:

He isn’t “right” until IU officially announces a coach.


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About Brad Stevens? Come on bro. Move on from a place you never should have been camping out in to begin with. 

[IU Prof 864]

One thing that doesn't make sense to me is how it flipped from IU's perspective from being a "done deal" to dead SO quickly. I personally believe that the insiders here were accurately relaying what the IU side believed. But in that case, how did it fall apart so fast?

Did Stevens say 100% definitively that he was staying, after apparently agreeing to come to IU 24-36 hours before? If so, why didn't we ask him to wait for us to come back with another offer?

The buyout thing doesn't make sense because there's no way Dolson let's a deal fall apart over that. 

The subsequent silence does make it seem plausible that we're regrouping to take one more run at Stevens. More likely, we are just regrouping before going after our next choice.

I realize why the insiders aren't eager to share any more info right now, but I'd love to know how the last conversation with Stevens went down.

 

[Hardwood83 4,774]

1 hour ago, goonaha said:

Alford won't be hired or even considered. Not sure how many times people need to be told that.

Please keep saying it as often as necessary- NO TO ALFORD!!

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,246]

New member, first time poster. I'm not even an IU fan but I've just found this Stevens saga and this thread over the past week fascinating. I've been rooting for you guys to get him. Just an incredibly great story for CBB imo and for a fan base that needs and deserves it. I'm trying to think of parallels. Roy Williams?  
I still don't think that the Stevens saga is 100% over. There have been credible sources saying that there has been dialogue behind the scenes for a bit and that the quotes from BS yesterday were kind of stunning. I even received inside info off of this board the other day that backed it all up. So you can definitely in the least say that he is interested in the IU job. IMO he wants to focus on his task at hand and is sick of the noise distracting him. That task is in a bit of a mess right now. IMO his words from yesterday were out of frustration from the IU noise and the team being in a major rut (12-16 in last 28 games). He likes his job, his players, and his family situation in Boston. So it's a bit unrealistic imo to expect him to quit during the season when they're struggling but still have hopes in the playoffs, especially as COMPETITIVE as he is. I don't believe it's a $ thing either. There might be contract technicalities that need ironed out but one side offers significantly more long term security than the other. 
There were similar comments from Brian Kelly when he was at Cincinnati during an unbeaten season and ND rumors were flying. He essentially said that he's not leaving Cincinnati, he loves it here, great place to raise a family, loves the local food, yada yada...With Nick Saban he was genuinely torn between building the Dolphins and going back to college where he felt deep down he was a better fit and even told his wife that he was staying in Miami before coming home from the office and changing his mind again after sitting down that night with his wife and the Bama AD. 
So IMO, and I'm just a nobody, everyone needs to chill this weekend and breathe, as hard as it is. And Dolson should maybe give BS some space, focus on backup candidates, but not give up on him because it would be worth sacrificing recruiting and transfers for one season in order to get the right guy. 
 

Curious who you root for if I may ask?

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