1. 07-03-13 04:43 PM #1
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    Brad Stevens leaving Butler to become Celtics new coach

    On stevens twitter account
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  2. 07-03-13 04:47 PM #2
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    Wow - would not have imagined this

    http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/228604/Brad-Stevens-Hired-By-Celtics

    http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pres...ens-head-coach
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  3. 07-03-13 04:49 PM #3
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    Wow. No one saw that coming, did they?
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  4. 07-03-13 04:50 PM #4
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    Shouldn't you have to be older than the players you are coaching?
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  5. 07-03-13 04:50 PM #5
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    wow that's awesome!!! butlers right down the road from my house
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  6. 07-03-13 04:52 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by pinnacle420 View Post
    wow that's awesome!!! butlers right down the road from my house
    Not awesome for Butler.
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  7. 07-03-13 05:00 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by mtneer1212 View Post
    Not awesome for Butler.
    terrible for them... great coach... hard enough to get recruits as is..
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  8. 07-03-13 05:01 PM #8
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    That is incredible. Really stunned.
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  9. 07-03-13 05:04 PM #9
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    This Fukkin sucks, college game just took a major hit... Wtf man
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  10. 07-03-13 05:18 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post
    This Fukkin sucks, college game just took a major hit... Wtf man
    Butler can get some another youngin with solid credentials. (Hell, Howland might be a perfect fit - although not young or hip). However, Stevens was already proven as one of the better minds in the college basketball ranks, set to inherit whatever blue blood he wanted.

    That later part is still a very real possibility. He could know exactly the time frame K or Roy or Pitino are working on, and is just making some very solid coin and NBA hookups. Having an NBA background does wonders on the recruiting trail.

    Unless he starts winning big and fast, it's very reasonable to believe he will be back. Hell, your boy failed miserably, and he is a very solid coach.

    Still, agreed - this really does suck.
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  11. 07-03-13 05:20 PM #11
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    Tough for Butler but there really is no one more deserving. Great for Stevens.
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  12. 07-03-13 05:21 PM #12
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    dumb move.
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  13. 07-03-13 05:24 PM #13
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    Wowwwwwwww

    Didn't he just sign a huge contract with Butler not too long ago (could be wrong)?
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  14. 07-03-13 05:28 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speedy88 View Post
    Wowwwwwwww

    Didn't he just sign a huge contract with Butler not too long ago (could be wrong)?
    I don't think there are too many things more worthless than a college coaches contract.

    If the school is smart, or big, they have massive buyout clauses. (See Alford at UCLA's current debacle with New Mexico). Celtics just tore up their team, what they need is a good coach - and could easily pay whatever.
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  15. 07-03-13 05:31 PM #15
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    yeah I don't think this will work out AT ALL
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  16. 07-03-13 05:34 PM #16
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    I liked Stevens at Butler. I think the fact that Boston is going young will be good for him. Doubt they would have made this move if KG and Pierce stayed. Should be an interesting season for Boston next year. Last time I checked all they really have is Rondo and Jeff Green. And word around Boston is they're shopping Rondo, possibly to Detroit.
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    Rondo is going to destroy this nerd, terrible hire for Ainge.
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  18. 07-03-13 05:37 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    yeah I don't think this will work out AT ALL
    I love Stevens, but I agree.
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  19. 07-03-13 05:41 PM #19
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    Can anyone convince me that Stevens' game will translate to the NBA??
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  20. 07-03-13 05:49 PM #20
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    Total wins line for the celtics
    Ill take the over on 3.5 +110

    It's risky but I think it can win
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  21. 07-03-13 05:52 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    Butler can get some another youngin with solid credentials. (Hell, Howland might be a perfect fit - although not young or hip). However, Stevens was already proven as one of the better minds in the college basketball ranks, set to inherit whatever blue blood he wanted.

    That later part is still a very real possibility. He could know exactly the time frame K or Roy or Pitino are working on, and is just making some very solid coin and NBA hookups. Having an NBA background does wonders on the recruiting trail.

    Unless he starts winning big and fast, it's very reasonable to believe he will be back. Hell, your boy failed miserably, and he is a very solid coach.

    Still, agreed - this really does suck.
    Chalky speaking from heart my dude
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  22. 07-03-13 05:54 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    Can anyone convince me that Stevens' game will translate to the NBA??
    Don't assume that Brad Stevens only knows Princeton type offenses. Most often success from mid-majors are due to that style of play, as it helps lessen the talent gap that exists between high-majors and mid-majors.

    I believe he is a very smart guy, and outside of his defensive scheme's, which have been rumored to take years to understand - don't seem all that set in stone.

    Even then, I would say he runs a typical man-to-man D with ability to switch often and late. Hell, even the princeton offense and varients of have been used to some success in the NBA as is. I think it nullifies the biggest assets of Rondo, but it's not an impossible scheme to carry over. It's a very fundamental way of playing, and is probably a very solid way to deal with a young team.

    I have no clue if he will succeed. Hell, what is succeed now that Boston has taken itself out of contention for at least a couple years. If he fails, I doubt it's for lack of coaching acumen.
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  23. 07-03-13 05:58 PM #23
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    they will be okay in the FUTURE they got 9 draftpicks in the next 5 years plus will probably get a few more wherever they ship rondo to thats why they signed him to a SIX year contract. I say if there patient with him and get parker and maybe one of those kentucky players next year they'll have a good start.
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  24. 07-03-13 06:00 PM #24
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    bad move all the way around, except for stevens bank account
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  25. 07-03-13 06:03 PM #25
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    Celtics top 3 pick.
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  26. 07-03-13 06:05 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghenghis Kahn View Post
    dumb move.
    He's gonna make more money in a couple years than he could in ten in college and if it doesn't work out then he comes right back to a big time college. Seems like it's worked out okay for the last two ncaa champ coaches.
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  27. 07-03-13 06:07 PM #27
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    And I also guess that's why he hasn't entertained offers from other schools the last few years?

    It probably wasn't a secret he dreamed of the NBA.
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  28. 07-03-13 06:09 PM #28
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    The real question is what NCAA school does he end up at in 2015? I'm all in on Wisconsin.
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  29. 07-03-13 06:21 PM #29
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    o/u on when stevens will be out of the nba? I say 3 years
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  30. 07-03-13 06:37 PM #30
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    Bad move... I bet against Butler a lot over the Stevens years and if you ever watched Butler games most of the time they beat other teams by a small margin and just scrapped their way by other teams, which works in the college game but coaching in the NBA now is just being an ego manager and nothing more. It's all about having a front office that can put together enough good players and then have a coach who can manage their attitudes.
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  31. 07-03-13 06:44 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by EaglesPhan36 View Post
    The real question is what NCAA school does he end up at in 2015? I'm all in on Wisconsin.
    Michigan State.
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    Great move. He will be the next coach Cal. Colleges will knock themselves over to get Stevens once the NBA chews him up and spits him out. As long as he doesn't get choked by one of his players he will always be welcomed back to the college ranks. PJ Calisimo, not so much.
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    he won't win dik for Boston. Epic failure coming.
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  34. 07-03-13 06:59 PM #34
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    I saw this movie once before I think it was called the "Pitino Era"...wake me in 3 years when it's over. As a Celtics former season ticket holder, I am not happy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by No coincidences View Post
    Michigan State.
    I don't think Izzo will be gone yet. Bo Ryan should be on the Barry Alvarez path by 2015.
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