BGleas Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: It didn’t bother me one bit, what he said anyway. I thought it was funny. Brad is just not super witty on camera and looked nervous and uncomfortable saying the things. You don’t think it was PR and I don’t think it was Brad, maybe it was Mayor Pete....LOL To kind of set the stage. Those pregame coaches media availabilities are very informal and its the same media people every night. Every single game it's basically the same media guys. It's like groundhogs day. The coach and the media almost always make some awkward jokes/banter before the quick Q/A gets going. It's not like a formal press conference. My guess is Stevens knew he was talking to the Boston media, the same guys as always, it was routine, etc., and he tried to make it funny and it kind of fell flat.
rayl456 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, BGleas said: I think they have a pretty long leash. Wyc and Danny love Stevens, and they don't make decisions on fan pressure. With that said, 9 years is a long time for an NBA coach. Wyc and Danny know that this season isn't on Stevens, its more on Ainge. But, I think if Ainge leaves it will be a mutual agreement to retire, not a firing. But I think Wyc believes in him, and Danny can get this back on track quickly. I've actually always thought there was a greater chance that Danny would retire and Stevens would become President/Coach, than there was of Stevens coming back to college. That possibility...Ainge retiring and Stevens upgraded makes sense in this scenario of do I stay or go. JMHO BGleas, Hardwood83, kottke and 1 other 4
IUguy77 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, BGleas said: I think they have a pretty long leash. Wyc and Danny love Stevens, and they don't make decisions on fan pressure. With that said, 9 years is a long time for an NBA coach. Wyc and Danny know that this season isn't on Stevens, its more on Ainge. But, I think if Ainge leaves it will be a mutual agreement to retire, not a firing. But I think Wyc believes in him, and Danny can get this back on track quickly. I've actually always thought there was a greater chance that Danny would retire and Stevens would become President/Coach, than there was of Stevens coming back to college. Never thought about that. That could be where this is headed at some point. Maybe Stevens has dreams of being a GM and getting away from the coaching part completely. Hippopotamo, kottke and rayl456 3
IUwins0708 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, BGleas said: To kind of set the stage. Those pregame coaches media availabilities are very informal and its the same media people every night. Every single game it's basically the same media guys. It's like groundhogs day. The coach and the media almost always make some awkward jokes/banter before the quick Q/A gets going. It's not like a formal press conference. My guess is Stevens knew he was talking to the Boston media, the same guys as always, it was routine, etc., and he tried to make it funny and it kind of fell flat. Didn’t know that. Yeah I was only upset that he said no to IU not that he said he’s a Masshole. I’ve never heard that saying before. I’ve said it in another thread, I’ll always like Brad and the way he coaches. Hope he wins multiple NBA championships. BGleas, Hippopotamo and Stuhoo 3
BGleas Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, IUwins0708 said: Didn’t know that. Yeah I was only upset that he said no to IU not that he said he’s a Masshole. I’ve never heard that saying before. I’ve said it in another thread, I’ll always like Brad and the way he coaches. Hope he wins multiple NBA championships. Yeah, Masshole is a pretty common phrase upcthat way. I hope he wins a bunch of titles too :)
BGleas Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, IUguy77 said: Never thought about that. That could be where this is headed at some point. Maybe Stevens has dreams of being a GM and getting away from the coaching part completely. I think he'll still coach for a long time, but could see him as the President/Coach like a Popovich. The Celtics have one of the brightest cap guru's in the league as their GM (i think that's his title now, we used to share a cubicle), so that part would be covered. IUguy77 1
IUwins0708 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, BGleas said: Yeah, Masshole is a pretty common phrase upcthat way. I hope he wins a bunch of titles too :) Hey I didn’t say in Boston though....;) BGleas and lillurk 2
Nonymouse Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: It’s over, all I’ll say is that wasn’t Brad Stevens at the presser yesterday. I think that was a damage control presser from a PR guy for the Celtics. No way that was Brad, no way. It’s time to move on to the next! This post is a good example of why other fan bases/national media give so much sh*t to IU fans. Stuhoo 1
TadQueasy Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Nonymouse said: This post is a good example of why other fan bases/national media give so much sh*t to IU fans. That is not fair and not true. 0708 has done a good job of being as real as possible here, and he doesn’t deserve ignorant shots like this mamasa, BGleas, ButlerHoosierChef and 3 others 6
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Nonymouse said: This post is a good example of why other fan bases/national media give so much sh*t to IU fans. Oh good lord. It’s a message board and it’s not even a little offensive. There’s plenty of truly awful fan takes out there on social media (what came at Lidell today). Find something real to be offended by. TadQueasy, ButlerHoosierChef, clint13 and 14 others 15 2
Nonymouse Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, TadQueasy said: That is not fair and not true. 0708 has done a good job of being as real as possible here, and he doesn’t deserve ignorant shots like this The idea that Boston wrote him something and told him to say it and Brad didn’t like it or believe it but was just like “sure OK I’ll say it” is asinine and delusional. ap2345 1
Popular Post Hippopotamo Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2021 None of the insiders owe us anything. I really enjoy the free info, and crapping on these guys for sharing info makes no sense to me. Just don’t pay attention if it bothers you that much. sweetpain, mamasa, Class of '66 Old Fart and 5 others 6 2
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Nonymouse said: The idea that Boston wrote him something and told him to say it and Brad didn’t like it or believe it but was just like “sure OK I’ll say it” is asinine and delusional. Or it’s just a take you disagree with. And I’ll add; to be a very new poster on the board who has so far contributed nothing except for criticism of other posters is NOT a good look. lillurk, IUwins0708, Hillsdale87 and 8 others 10 1
IUwins0708 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Nonymouse said: The idea that Boston wrote him something and told him to say it and Brad didn’t like it or believe it but was just like “sure OK I’ll say it” is asinine and delusional. Happens all the time, LOL.... wow out of touch a little I see. Hippopotamo 1
IUwins0708 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Nonymouse said: This post is a good example of why other fan bases/national media give so much sh*t to IU fans. 10 minutes ago, Nonymouse said: The idea that Boston wrote him something and told him to say it and Brad didn’t like it or believe it but was just like “sure OK I’ll say it” is asinine and delusional. I’m sure there as never been a coach in the NBA or any other sports team that was told to say something by a PR guy. This was NOT the case this time as @BGleas put that to bed. He worked there and I trust what he says. I think he would also would agree some PR guys have to tell certain coaches what to say. Hippopotamo and BGleas 2
BGleas Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, IUwins0708 said: I’m sure there as never been a coach in the NBA or any other sports team that was told to say something by a PR guy. This was NOT the case this time as @BGleas put that to bed. He worked there and I trust what he says. I think he would also would agree some PR guys have to tell certain coaches what to say. Absolutely. But it's more bullet points to hit, what to not say, and general guidance of how the organization wants an issue handled. It wouldn't be a written script at this level, unless you're literally delivering a prepared statement on a legal issue. They're also not going to insert weird jokes into the messaging, I've never seen that at this level, which is why I think it was just awkwardness from Stevens. Something like Stevens asking the PR how to handle the IU rumors would be the PR rep giving him some general guidance. IUwins0708 1
Stuhoo Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Would have been better if Brad had met the Boston media with this as his background music: Banksyrules, cthomas and iuthruandthru 1 2
SteelerHoosier Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Betonline has Stevens at 25-1.......here's the best part, Billy Donovan 33-1 lmao
Popular Post LIHoosier Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, BGleas said: Absolutely. But it's more bullet points to hit, what to not say, and general guidance of how the organization wants an issue handled. It wouldn't be a written script at this level, unless you're literally delivering a prepared statement on a legal issue. They're also not going to insert weird jokes into the messaging, I've never seen that at this level, which is why I think it was just awkwardness from Stevens. Something like Stevens asking the PR how to handle the IU rumors would be the PR rep giving him some general guidance. So if Stevens gets a Masshole chant next time he's at Bankers Life, its his own fault? Ryno6284, IUwins0708, Stuhoo and 8 others 5 6
BGleas Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, LIHoosier said: So if Stevens gets a Masshole chant next time he's at Bankers Life, its his own fault? I guess if we want to assign fault. Who else's would it be?
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