The Brad Stevens news thread

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scher215 said:
@jgkfan: Another one? RT @lakeshow73: Wondering if Brad Stevens is a top candidate for the Gophers? Being told jet from Indy headed this way.
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ELL OHH ELL

GH done got 'em again
 

I tweeted something about Stevens being a lock. I have like 24 followers on Twitter. Within 5 minutes, someone who cares about Stevens at UCLA retweeted it with a "CRAP!" attached.

They've since removed their tweet, but that was pretty funny.
 

brucekaupa said:
I tweeted something about Stevens being a lock. I have like 24 followers on Twitter. Within 5 minutes, someone who cares about Stevens at UCLA retweeted it with a "CRAP!" attached.

They've since removed their tweet, but that was pretty funny.
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Keep doing this. Become the new Donny!
 


scher215 said:
@jgkfan: Another one? RT @lakeshow73: Wondering if Brad Stevens is a top candidate for the Gophers? Being told jet from Indy headed this way.
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Do we all see now that NONE of these media types have any inside info?

I'd trust them as much as the Clit Commander or Donny.
 


Kind of remind me the day twitter went nuts with "Stevens to IL" last year. Stevens was actually out fishing all day. No joke. He got home and had reporters in his driveway. He was dumbfounded.

You have to love social media.
 

@SethDavisHoops: Source w direct knowledge says "absolutely not true" UCLA is in negotiations w Brad Stevens. "Highly unlikely" Stevens will be UCLA's coach.
 

scher215 said:
@SethDavisHoops: Source w direct knowledge says "absolutely not true" UCLA is in negotiations w Brad Stevens. "Highly unlikely" Stevens will be UCLA's coach.
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We got him!
 

@GaryParrishCBS: Who reported that Brad Stevens is "in negotiations" with UCLA? It's not us. And I can't find a story stating it anywhere.
 



scher215 said:
@GaryParrishCBS: Who reported that Brad Stevens is "in negotiations" with UCLA? It's not us. And I can't find a story stating it anywhere.
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I think it was reported by @KingKongDong or Philip on twitter.
 








This is absolutely NOT inside info, I'm just passing along an interesting nugget that I've heard in regards to the UCLA search. One of my co-workers is a UCLA alum, relatively big donor, makes quite a bit of money. He is a die hard UCLA guy, has great tickets, knows Dan Guerrero (their AD). According to him, he thinks UCLA is going to land Billy Donovan. He thinks they've been in the works behind the scene (he's still playing) and they are putting money together to make a HUGE offer to Donovan to try to lure him from Florida. I guess according to a lot of boosters, Stevens style of play worries them. He's not very LA and they just canned a guy who was more of a slow tempo. They don't think Stevens would be able to take advantage of the kind of athletes that UCLA wants to go after. They'd rather fashion themselves Kentucky WEST than a team built by Stevens.

I don't know if this is credible, I don't even know if this is just a hunch, and I haven't even seen Donovan in LA. It kind of makes sense though. It's how college sports are hired in these parts (big name OR pro experience).
 


Bob_Loblaw said:
This is absolutely NOT inside info, I'm just passing along an interesting nugget that I've heard in regards to the UCLA search. One of my co-workers is a UCLA alum, relatively big donor, makes quite a bit of money. He is a die hard UCLA guy, has great tickets, knows Dan Guerrero (their AD). According to him, he thinks UCLA is going to land Billy Donovan. He thinks they've been in the works behind the scene (he's still playing) and they are putting money together to make a HUGE offer to Donovan to try to lure him from Florida. I guess according to a lot of boosters, Stevens style of play worries them. He's not very LA and they just canned a guy who was more of a slow tempo. They don't think Stevens would be able to take advantage of the kind of athletes that UCLA wants to go after. They'd rather fashion themselves Kentucky WEST than a team built by Stevens.

I don't know if this is credible, I don't even know if this is just a hunch, and I haven't even seen Donovan in LA. It kind of makes sense though. It's how college sports are hired in these parts (big name OR pro experience).
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S*** would get pretty real if Donovan left Florida, pretty sizable chain reaction.

This would be a pretty entertaining hypothetical if it came to fruition.
 

westcoastgopher11 said:
S*** would get pretty real if Donovan left Florida, pretty sizable chain reaction.

This would be a pretty entertaining hypothetical if it came to fruition.
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Yeah, like I said, I don't know if he's plugged in or what. He said it pretty matter of factly though. The question came up because I said that I was surprised that UCLA hadn't hired anyone being that they're a premier job and they have the resources. Essentially, they just have to go get who they want. He said pretty certainly, our guy is still coaching, it's Billy Donovan and then that discussion ensued.
 

brucekaupa said:
I tweeted something about Stevens being a lock. I have like 24 followers on Twitter. Within 5 minutes, someone who cares about Stevens at UCLA retweeted it with a "CRAP!" attached.

They've since removed their tweet, but that was pretty funny.
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Ha I tweeted that picture of Stevens at Mickey's at a buddy as a joke and within a couple minutes a UCLA fan account retweeted it.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
This is absolutely NOT inside info, I'm just passing along an interesting nugget that I've heard in regards to the UCLA search. One of my co-workers is a UCLA alum, relatively big donor, makes quite a bit of money. He is a die hard UCLA guy, has great tickets, knows Dan Guerrero (their AD). According to him, he thinks UCLA is going to land Billy Donovan. He thinks they've been in the works behind the scene (he's still playing) and they are putting money together to make a HUGE offer to Donovan to try to lure him from Florida. I guess according to a lot of boosters, Stevens style of play worries them. He's not very LA and they just canned a guy who was more of a slow tempo. They don't think Stevens would be able to take advantage of the kind of athletes that UCLA wants to go after. They'd rather fashion themselves Kentucky WEST than a team built by Stevens.

I don't know if this is credible, I don't even know if this is just a hunch, and I haven't even seen Donovan in LA. It kind of makes sense though. It's how college sports are hired in these parts (big name OR pro experience).
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Sounds like homerism to me. Just like a lot of us felt we were gonna land Shaka, a lot of UCLA fans are probably eyeing Donovan. Donovan is already a top 5 paid coach at over $3.6 million/year. Even if UCLA does offer $4 million+, I'm sure Florida would match it or come close. Combine that with California state income tax vs. Florida's lack there of, and there is nearly zero chance that Donovan goes to UCLA for money.
 

mattw1067 said:
Sounds like homerism to me. Just like a lot of us felt we were gonna land Shaka, a lot of UCLA fans are probably eyeing Donovan. Donovan is already a top 5 paid coach at over $3.6 million/year. Even if UCLA does offer $4 million+, I'm sure Florida would match it or come close. Combine that with California state income tax vs. Florida's lack there of, and there is nearly zero chance that Donovan goes to UCLA for money.
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I probably shouldn't have said that he said they are going to land Donovan, what I should have said is that he said that Donovan was their clear number 1 and they are going to offer him a huge contract and I'm sure they'll factor in the income tax. . . lol. It's not like the people at UCLA don't understand the differences in taxation by state.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
I probably shouldn't have said that he said they are going to land Donovan, what I should have said is that he said that Donovan was their clear number 1 and they are going to offer him a huge contract and I'm sure they'll factor in the income tax. . . lol. It's not like the people at UCLA don't understand the differences in taxation by state.
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I'm just saying that he's obviously got his blue and gold glasses on if he "thinks UCLA is going to land Billy Donovan" as you said earlier. It may not be obvious to him, but it's obvious to most people who aren't UCLA fans.
 


RIP Brad Stevens news thread. We hardly knew ye. Moving on at the young age of 6 pages. It was a great ride.
 

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