Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

5 minutes ago, Nonymouse said:

Never said there was a deal with Woodson because there hasn’t been one. 
 

All I’ve said is that Thad turned it down (which has now been corroborated by actual reporters) and I said Brad never seriously considered it (which is true, but you don’t have to believe that if you don’t want to). But what bothers me is that he can publicly shoot it down multiple times and we still waste our time in this thread. 

You don't have to participate in this thread homie. 

[Nonymouse 115]

Just now, SteelerHoosier said:

You don't have to participate in this thread homie. 

True. Ok. I tried.

[ap2345 7,319]

1 minute ago, Nonymouse said:

Not saying this based on articles or random peoples’ opinions.
 

Trying to help. 

Well if you could give definitive proof of how this discussion has impacted the coaching search I might believe you but I don’t think you can. Besides unless you are Scott Dolson or someone in the athletic department how would you even really know if fans are making an impact? 

[JHoosier914 1,187]

You don't have to participate in this thread homie. 

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[OGIUAndy 759]

BradAnon. 

[jmsgws 2,181]

5 hours ago, Nonymouse said:

No. But it’s further evidence that such a gigantic portion of the fan base is so disconnected from reality it makes the job twice as difficult as it should be. 
 

It’s the sam reason the national media craps on us at every turn. It’s largely earned. 

I haven't read all 60 pages since I went to bed last night, so I am sure there is some catching up to do.  That being said.  What a gigantic load of crap this post is. 

IU's fanbase is no different than any other fanbase for a major sports program.  We have our whack-a-doodles; we have our serious fans; we have our bandwagon fans; and we have the vast majority of fans that cheer for the team when they are playing but these fans do not think to much about the team otherwise.  

Yep, if you want to quote message boards to show your irrational fans, this is a good place to start.  You immediately get yourself into the 1 percent club.  That club where the fans are so passionate that they spend time with other fans talking about the team.  Now you can take the bell curve to this fan base, and pick out the 1% of the 1% that go to the extreme, and you can use their quotes to show the entire fanbase is delusional about their team.

No real person takes these message boards seriously.  Sure some of the impressionable 18 - 21 year old players do, but their brains are still developing.  No coach candidate takes these seriously; if they did they would have had to hospitalize themselves years ago, because if they ever lost a game, they would know they are worthless sacks of ****, and should go jump off the highest building in their town.

 

[IUBBx5Banners 227]

You guys are out of your minds. I love it. 

[Five Prime 1,076]

Nonymouse seems like a fun guy.  Hope he sticks around to celebrate when Stevens is announced. 

 

[jimsorgi 180]

Nonymouse is right. No coach has ever denied interest in a job and then later took the same job. 
 

And it’s clearly destructive that a fan base with no control over a coaching search have a little fun with it and engage in some wild speculation/mildly informed guessing. 

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

29 hours boys!

[Capt. Crimson 3,415]

Everyone in this topic needs a BradAnon title after this is all over


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[lillurk 3,738]

9 minutes ago, SteelerHoosier said:

29 hours boys!

Might be longer — that’s the timeline of the peegs commenter. OSU guy on Twitter circled NEXT weekend

[IU Prof 782]

6 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Everyone in this topic needs a BradAnon title after this is all over


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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.

[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

10 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Everyone in this topic needs a BradAnon title after this is all over


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What is this BradAnon thing?

[Bgaines99 62]

Just now, IU Prof said:

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.

I'm all for a good conspiracy theory and this would keep the thread alive a while. 

[IUguy77 202]

The things that give me hope are that donors coughed up big buy out money, we were told to expect extreme denial and we still don’t have a coach. 

[Capt. Crimson 3,415]

What is this BradAnon thing?

We’re just acknowledging how goofy it is and some parallels of delusion with QAnon lol


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[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

21 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

We’re just acknowledging how goofy it is and some parallels of delusion with QAnon lol


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Oh I see

[kottke 766]

The Celtics don’t play 4/3 (day of Final Four games) or 4/5 (day of national championship).

Announcement 4/3 prior to games for a ton of publicity (not that he’d have to be off for that but he’d be able to avoid direct media contact)? Presser 4/5 prior to championship for even more publicity?

[WRSMick55 58]

51 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

What is this BradAnon thing?

Think Qanon. ( I think)