Candidate Thread: Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics)

[Magnanimous 5,361]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:19 AM, IUwins0708 said:

His salary is around 7.3, IF the reports were correct about his raise.  He was 3.7 or so before the raise I think 

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. 

[akumanina 406]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:20 AM, Hooserfan1901 said:

Hey 0708, I’m going to PM you, heard something recently, but I will not post it in the thread

Come on, please share. What more damage could you do at this point? I think a lot of us have cooled down. 

[IUwins0708 3,108]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:25 AM, akumanina said:

Come on, please share. What more damage could you do at this point? I think a lot of us have cooled down. 

It’s not about Stevens.  It’s about sources

[akumanina 406]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:28 AM, IUwins0708 said:

It’s not about Stevens.  It’s about sources

oh i got it. Sources are better be protected. 

[Steeler 95]

This reminds me of a job offer I had, and accepted for more money. Then after turning in my 2 week notice, I was suddenly worth more money on an attempt to get me to stay. I agreed to stay, then after sleeping on it I decided screw him. If I wasn't worth the extra pay yesterday, then I see how you are. So I left. 

[akumanina 406]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:31 AM, Steeler said:

This reminds me of a job offer I had, and accepted for more money. Then after turning in my 2 week notice, I was suddenly worth more money on an attempt to get me to stay. I agreed to stay, then after sleeping on it I decided screw him. If I wasn't worth the extra pay yesterday, then I see how you are. So I left. 

You made a difficult decision. I stayed. 

[IUHAHN81 3,303]

Now that Brad is SOOOOOOO Boston, how long till he develops the accent in pressers? 

[hoosierbannerd 3,445]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:32 AM, cleeter said:

If it comes out that the raise Brad got is true, then who’s to say those sources weren’t right? Until (or if) the full story comes out, I myself, believe the sources of [mention]IUwins0708 [/mention] and [mention]Chris007 [/mention] were correct, just Boston throwing the raise there flipped everything. But we can agree to disagree.


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I'm not saying either way- just a question.

[ziggyiu 786]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:18 AM, IUwins0708 said:

This still isn’t making any freaking sense at all.  I need to give up trying to figure stuff out but there were too many people saying it was done.  Totally confused, maybe it’s because I’m drunk again 

So was Brad's denial today not part of the further denials plan? Too many pages. Hard to keep up. Thanks for the insights.  

[IUCrazy2 2,890]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:20 AM, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I grew up in Indiana, went to IU, and then moved to New York. Will probably move back to Indiana/the Midwest in the next 5-10 years because my family lives there. I’ve never been to Boston before but it seems like a nice city. Brad is a smart guy. In any statement that he gave he was going to try to thread the needle between not pissing off Indiana fans but also not pissing off Boston fans. You have to look at it from his side too. He has a coaching job, and his team is struggling, so he probably is tired of all the Indiana questions. 

He brought the Indiana questions on himself by playing footsie with Dolson for 3 months.  He could have stopped any talk from the first phone call.

In the rest, I have tried to type out my feeling on it several times and I cannot find the words to do justice to it.  The best I can say is that the chip on my shoulder when it comes to the area of the country that you and he live in is gigantic and touches on so much more than basketball.  And I feel like he plucked a nerve he didn't have to pluck.  That is the nicest way I can put it.

[cleeter 3,020]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:34 AM, hoosierbannerd said:

I'm not saying either way- just a question.

I took your comment wrong.


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  On 3/20/2021 at 3:24 AM, Zachetology said:

There is only one way to determine the next Indiana coach. May the last man on the island win. https://brantsteele.com/survivor/01/r.php?c=yStCEAlT

 

Never thought I would see a brantsteele on here.  You don't happen to listen to RHAP do you?

[IUwins0708 3,108]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:34 AM, ziggyiu said:

So was Brad's denial today not part of the further denials plan? Too many pages. Hard to keep up. Thanks for the insights.  

That was pretty over the top of it was.  Hope so but not counting on it.

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  On 3/20/2021 at 3:31 AM, Steeler said:

This reminds me of a job offer I had, and accepted for more money. Then after turning in my 2 week notice, I was suddenly worth more money on an attempt to get me to stay. I agreed to stay, then after sleeping on it I decided screw him. If I wasn't worth the extra pay yesterday, then I see how you are. So I left. 

So you're Brad Stevens and you just described what you're doing tomorrow after you catch a little shut eye tonight?...yes, yes?

[hoosierbannerd 3,445]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:36 AM, cleeter said:

I took your comment wrong.


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No prob man- other than the PUke loss, it's been a sh*t evening for all us IU fans..

[reconmkd 4,741]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:39 AM, IUwins0708 said:

That was pretty over the top of it was.  Hope so but not counting on it.

Thanks for all that you bring to the boards, I’m guessing the sources maybe as sauced and in disbelief as many of us are at the moment!

[cleeter 3,020]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:40 AM, hoosierbannerd said:

No prob man- other than the PUke loss, it's been a sh*t evening for all us IU fans..

Hey Boston lost to the kings too, at home no less. And at least it’s a Friday and not like a Tuesday where everyone has to work tomorrow. Trying really hard to stay positive haha


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[Travis Scott 252]

I bet $20 on the Kings ML just out of spite. It’s not all bad today!

[hoosierbannerd 3,445]

  On 3/20/2021 at 3:42 AM, cleeter said:

Hey Boston lost to the kings too, at home no less. And at least it’s a Friday and not like a Tuesday where everyone has to work tomorrow. Trying really hard to stay positive haha


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Putting it into perspective- Being a sports fan seems minor to everything else important in life- BUT being a sports fan makes the highs REALLY high and the lows REALLY low.. oy vey

[Bankshot 633]

Really not wanting to endorse false hope or beat a dead horse but I do have two questions...

- Is what was said in the presser the only indicator that this is over, or has there been other supporting information? I.e., are we going solely by the presser?

- What was the reason or driver for the possibility earlier that there could be some disinformation coming?

BTW, I have zero issues with our gracious insiders sharing what they believe or believed to be accurate, none. Please don't stop.

Thanks.