More like Brad Stevens is in negotiations to get a mansion built in Indiana with Butler.

[Edited on March 28, 2013 at 8:00 PM. Reason : b]

3/28/2013 7:53:57 PM

Weird that this article doesn't say that on the exact same subject.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9109731/butler-brad-stevens-top-target-ucla-search-new-coach

3/28/2013 7:54:59 PM

Where does that article say anything about contract negotiations?

Seems to me it basically says "UCLA, like every other school, has Brad Stevens as their top candidate"

3/28/2013 7:56:24 PM

Reading comprehension is a lost art.

3/28/2013 7:59:28 PM

I just have a bad feeling Smart and Stevens are each holding off for Duke and UNC

3/28/2013 8:00:39 PM

I posted the exact tweet that said it.

Maybe the ESPN college basketball editor didn't read the article. Or maybe he had additional information that he passed along.

Don't have to believe anything you don't want to.

3/28/2013 8:01:03 PM

lol ESPN

Quote :

"Peter Yoon ?@PeterYoonESPN 23m Sources: UCLA eyeing Stevens as next coach http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9109731/brad-stevens-top-target-ucla-search-new-coach …"

i'm not saying they're not in negotiations...but neither of the two guys he referenced tweeted anything about it, nor does the story he linked

[Edited on March 28, 2013 at 8:04 PM. Reason : SOURCES]

3/28/2013 8:03:28 PM

2002: 3rd in acc 2nd round ncaa
03: 4th acc first round ncaa
04:2nd acc 2nd round ncaa
05: 6th acc sweet 16 ncaa (same as last year)
06: 4th acc second round ncaa

thats a five year stretch where all four of the consecutive 2 year stretches were better than the last two years. We have not been anywhere near the top of the ACC the last two years. It would be hard to find more than a dozen programs that have had that kind of success in a five year stretch so don't make it sound like we never had anything.

3/28/2013 8:26:19 PM

I don't think the UCLA thing is over yet

3/29/2013 2:15:36 PM

Stevens tweeted earlier that he felt great walking into whatever their arena is called and can't wait for spring workouts. everything I've read says he loves it where he is and he doesn't want to deal with the LA limelight

3/29/2013 2:26:56 PM

It's over, you gay-faced jerkjews.

UCLA ain't gonna pay a $3.75 million buyout for Mark Gottfried.

3/29/2013 2:41:10 PM

they will if everyone else shoots them down

3/29/2013 2:47:40 PM

We could then take that extra 3.75 to drop bookoo stacks on Marshall

3/29/2013 7:01:35 PM

we're not gonna hire Marshall; Yow interviewed him last time and he was the candidate she referenced having too much reverence for the two blue schools down the road.

3/30/2013 8:02:17 AM

Steve Alford to UCLA, so that ends that

3/30/2013 11:43:08 AM

+1000 credibility

3/30/2013 12:05:09 PM

Also, Gottfried inherited 3 nba players + CJW + Scott Wood. Of course its not going to take him long to get going.

3/30/2013 12:09:21 PM

Quote :

"we're not gonna hire Marshall; Yow interviewed him last time and he was the candidate she referenced having too much reverence for the two blue schools down the road."

no, that was the guy up at maryland

gregggg was just an insufferable asshole

3/30/2013 12:27:02 PM

The Alford hire is going to be an unmitigated disaster. He was below .500 in the Big 10 and he's going to bring in his son to start at UCLA. This is going to be awesome. Prediction: He's fired after 3 seasons.

3/30/2013 12:43:30 PM

He'll be ok as long as he doesn't schedule Harvard or other powerhouses like that

3/30/2013 12:48:44 PM

^^ so gottfried to ucla in 2016?

3/30/2013 1:26:31 PM

after he wins the ACC here and makes a final four, prob

3/30/2013 1:38:02 PM

Tower is correct

Greggggggg just fucked his interview up and he's an asshole

3/30/2013 1:38:34 PM

+1000 to the Gottfather for staying, +1 credibility to me for not going batshit crazy like the rest of you loons

3/30/2013 1:43:00 PM

Keep all players from transferring + Pick up 1 more body for next year + 1-2 more good players to join the twins in that class and = lots of credibility.

But depth of the program needs to be the top priority.

3/30/2013 2:09:25 PM

It's not enough to not want anyone to leave the program, but to not want anyone to want to leave the program. If a player wants to leave the program, then by all means, please gtfo. We don't have time fo mo cancer.

3/30/2013 2:16:42 PM

Starters won't be good so they will need a good bench
If Sid and mark could coach together

Running+shoot around= Louisville status

[Edited on March 30, 2013 at 2:18 PM. Reason : Lol]

3/30/2013 2:17:02 PM

Quote :

"+1000 to the Gottfather for staying, +1 credibility to me for not going batshit crazy like the rest of you loons"

Given that UCLA just hired Steve Alford, I don't think it was a matter of Gott choosing to stay, it was a matter of the buyout keeping him here.

3/30/2013 3:01:59 PM

Or a matter of him wanting to stay here

3/30/2013 3:06:10 PM

Quote :

"Given that UCLA just hired Steve Alford, I don't think it was a matter of Gott choosing to stay, it was a matter of the buyout keeping him here."

yeah really. that could've gotten nasty there.

3/30/2013 5:08:37 PM

speculation

3/30/2013 5:48:42 PM

It's a message board. We're not posting NYT headlines here. J/s

3/30/2013 5:58:38 PM

I don't think that reasoning is too much of a stretch. Gott > Alford, and they hired Alford.

3/30/2013 5:59:20 PM

Total fail on UCLA

their program is in shambles and they picked up a bargain bin MWC coach?

even Gottfried would've been a better hire (and I like Gott)

3/30/2013 6:04:05 PM

Was about to say the same thing. Wonder how hard they looked at Mark Few?

Except I don't think their program is in shambles. Maybe by the baby boomer sector of their fanbase. I don't for one second want to call them unreasonable thoug

[Edited on March 30, 2013 at 6:11 PM. Reason : bruination IPA (patent pending)]

3/30/2013 6:08:49 PM

Alford and Gott probably aren't too far apart but I would take Gott every time because he plays more watchable ball and doesn't choke every time he makes the tourney

3/30/2013 6:10:18 PM

Word on the street is that the Gottfather was caught bangin the assistant AD's wife...
#sources

3/31/2013 7:26:58 PM

Put me allfuckinin on the Gott board.

3/31/2013 10:49:37 PM

Quote :

"@BBallInsider a historic Cal school had to settle because they couldn't raise money for buy-out of first choice, verbal agreement had been made with first choice"

4/1/2013 9:51:04 AM

^i'll never believe a word you post. false retweeter.

4/1/2013 9:52:30 AM

Considering Gott wasn't their first choice, I see no relevance to this thread

4/1/2013 10:03:23 AM

Quote :

"losing 2-3 of the freshman gaining 2-3 juco transfers"

Purvis

Lee

who will the next two be? YOU DECIDE http://youdecide.org

4/1/2013 2:28:52 PM

So how long before TJ Warren announces and completes the TRIFECTA??

4/1/2013 2:39:42 PM

^ I believe we just hit the trifecta, buddy.

4/1/2013 2:42:00 PM

Not going to slander Purvis for making a decision but will question what the hell is Gottfried saying/doing to these kids? It's simply not a playing time thing, given the minutes available... and it is a problem no matter what anyone says.

Next year is going to be a DISASTER.

Quote :

"@DavidCMorrison: N.C. State is losing 79% of its scoring, 76% of its rebounds, 84.9% of its assists, 80.3% of its blocks and 76.7% of its steals next year."

[Edited on April 1, 2013 at 2:46 PM. Reason : X]

4/1/2013 2:44:41 PM

I REALLY hate when people talk about "NC State Shit", as if we're the only team in the country to have bad luck sometimes.... but today I'm almost believing. Almost.

But then Lee and a big man JUCO are going to commit, and everything will be fine!

[Edited on April 1, 2013 at 2:48 PM. Reason : ]

4/1/2013 2:47:44 PM

Quote :

"Not going to slander Purvis for making a decision but will question what the hell is Gottfried saying/doing to these kids?"

He was suppose to continue to start Purvis over Warren while Purvis was playing like shit and we had rebounding issues?

He apparently didn't take the benching well and word is that him and Warren had a big falling out.

I truly am the last person to normally say this about guys leaving the program, but....fuck him.

4/1/2013 2:49:20 PM

we are getting staats battle back.

+1 cred

4/1/2013 2:49:57 PM

^^ if this was the first time I would probably say "fuck him" too but it's becoming a trend. Hard to believe all these kids are that huge prima donnas. And hard to say Tyler Harris made the wrong decision last year in hindsight.

4/1/2013 2:51:23 PM

do transfers count against your graduation rate? if not...losing painter was a great move and who knows about purvis and harris

4/1/2013 2:54:00 PM