kappy96 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 From Dan Dakich earlier today: Dan Dakich @dandakich Brad Stevens just said on my show St Louis U is a Final 4 team and listed all the reasons..I totally agree Dan Dakich @dandakich Brad Stevens: "if Jim Crews isn't THE Coach of the Yr then he certainly has to be up for it". Dan Dakich @dandakich More Stevens : "if Coach Crews is available we should all fear for our jobs..he is a great coach" Here is the link to the interview: http://www.1070thefan.com/podcast/Episodes.aspx?PID=2165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Does this mean Butler is not final four material? Is he telling his guys, "hey we're playing a final 4 team on Friday you better bring your A game." Is he planning on leaving Butler and setting Crews up to replace him? This man has ulterior motives in his praise for our beloved Billikens. And I still think the greatest compliment a SLU coach got was RM from Mack, "I was playing checkers, he was playing chess." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yeah, I like Stevens but I think his comments are more in the way of psychology than sincere compliments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yeah, I like Stevens but I think his comments are more in the way of psychology than sincere compliments. I agree. Psychology and PR - if his team wins on Friday, then they just beat a Final Four team. And someone tell him he can't have Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Fuok Stevens and his mind games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I think there is definitely some gamesmanship here, but there is also a fair amount of truth. We are good on offense, great on defense, deep, big, athletic, and mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 From Dan Dakich earlier today: Dan Dakich @dandakich Brad Stevens just said on my show St Louis U is a Final 4 team and listed all the reasons..I totally agree Dan Dakich @dandakich Brad Stevens: "if Jim Crews isn't THE Coach of the Yr then he certainly has to be up for it". Dan Dakich @dandakich More Stevens : "if Coach Crews is available we should all fear for our jobs..he is a great coach" Here is the link to the interview: http://www.1070thefan.com/podcast/Episodes.aspx?PID=2165 Some of it is probably a little bit of gamesmanship, but there also is some truth to his analysis. I said it about last year's Bills team, that if they had Willie, they clearly would have been a team capable of going to the Final Four. A few people thought I was crazy, but give me the talent of last year's team plus Willie, in addition to being led by a coach who had been to an NCAA championship game and you have a team that was clearly more talented than that second Butler team that made the Final Four. Maybe this year's SLU team reminds Stevens of his second Butler team that made the Final Four. No future NBA players, but good defense, discipline and experience. Plus, unless you are a Kentucky with Anthony Davis, most teams need a little luck along the way with match-ups to get to the Final Four. It is also about getting hot at the right time. When you see the way the Bills have played the last few games, it makes me think that I would like for BIG DANCE to begin right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I hate VCU way more than Butler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUAvtr Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 We are good on offense, great on defense, deep, big, athletic, and mature. Sooooo, we're the Ron Jeremy of the A-10?! Sorry, couldn't resist...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARon Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="ACE" data-cid="344746" data-time="1361392309"><p> <br /> Some of it is probably a little bit of gamesmanship, but there also is some truth to his analysis. I said it about last year's Bills team, that if they had Willie, they clearly would have been a team capable of going to the Final Four. A few people thought I was crazy, but give me the talent of last year's team plus Willie, in addition to being led by a coach who had been to an NCAA championship game and you have a team that was clearly more talented than that second Butler team that made the Final Four. Maybe this year's SLU team reminds Stevens of his second Butler team that made the Final Four. No future NBA players, but good defense, discipline and experience. Plus, unless you are a Kentucky with Anthony Davis, most teams need a little luck along the way with match-ups to get to the Final Four. It is also about getting hot at the right time. When you see the way the Bills have played the last few games, it makes me think that I would like for BIG DANCE to begin right now.</p></blockquote> I agree no one would want to have to play us right now. On the ESPN game story there is a Miami Hurricane fan who commented, "please don't let SLU be the 8/9 team in Miami's bracket." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sooooo, we're the Ron Jeremy of the A-10?! Sorry, couldn't resist...LOL I knew someone would take it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudymcgowern Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wow clearly you don't know Brad Stevens or coach Crews is you think either is using aspects of gamesmanship or a mind game.. They have known each other for a while and SLU kicked their butt because Crews at SLu, Gross at Illini, and coach at Lasalle know Butlers system. Hence the unusual losses but good for SLU... The biggest thing for SLU is to know that Butler rarely plays a team twice the same way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wow clearly you don't know Brad Stevens or coach Crews is you think either is using aspects of gamesmanship or a mind game.. They have known each other for a while and SLU kicked their butt because Crews at SLu, Gross at Illini, and coach at Lasalle know Butlers system. Hence the unusual losses but good for SLU... The biggest thing for SlU is to know that Butler rarely plays a team twice the same way... You're clearly naive to think that a coach won't try everything he can to give his team an advantage, especially after getting trounced in the first meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wow clearly you don't know Brad Stevens or coach Crews is you think either is using aspects of gamesmanship or a mind game.. They have known each other for a while and SLU kicked their butt because Crews at SLu, Gross at Illini, and coach at Lasalle know Butlers system. Hence the unusual losses but good for SLU... The biggest thing for SlU is to know that Butler rarely plays a team twice the same way... Yeah and Coach K at the post game presser after beating Coastal Carolina Community College talks about how good the fighting Petcocks are he's completely sincere.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Brad Stevens is hyping the Bills for his team's use come Friday. Classic. On one hand, he has to know he's neither athletic enough nor deep enough to stay with us. We proved that. We killed them in the Fetz and I'd take us in a neutral court as well. But we are at Hinkle, on a Friday night, in a revenge game. C'mon. No brainer. And if he loses? Hey, they ARE a Final Four team. See. Told you so. We out-physicalled Charlotte, who out-physicalled Butler on their home court. We are deeper. We have better talent. We may not win Friday, but I still think we rate higher than Butler. Butler's best wins are by single points done a whole year ago (2012). I'm kind of joking, but then againb, I'm kind of not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudymcgowern Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 You're clearly naive to think that a coach won't try everything he can to give his team an advantage, especially after getting trounced in the first meeting.[/quote So then what are the words that coach Crews will use for our Billikens knowing that they are going someplace they've never been and know the team they played before is going to have it in for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 So then what are the words that coach Crews will use for our Billikens knowing that they are going someplace they've never been and know the team they played before is going to have it in for them? Wha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 So then what are the words that coach Crews will use for our Billikens knowing that they are going someplace they've never been and know the team they played before is going to have it in for them? The above must be some sort of Zen koan, along the lines of "What is the sound of one hand jerking?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Warning points for Rudy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 You're clearly naive to think that a coach won't try everything he can to give his team an advantage, especially after getting trounced in the first meeting.[/quote So then what are the words that coach Crews will use for our Billikens knowing that they are going someplace they've never been and know the team they played before is going to have it in for them? Beat'em by 20 this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudymcgowern Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wha? They've never played at Hinkle... Just asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 They've never played at Hinkle... Just asking Correct, they've never played at Hinkle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Didn't he start his career at Eli Lilly before becoming a coach? Isn't that big pharma? Isn't Dr. Chaifetz in big pharma (ComPsych)? I think Brad Stevens is lobbying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I don't Crews will say much. He is a veteran coach with a veteran team. I could see a couple of steely glances, knowing nods, and gentle reminders to prod this team. With Mitchell, Evans, Ellis, Jett and McCall, not much should be needed. Loe negates Smith. Evans matches up with Jones. I expect Marshall to try and atone for a piss poor game at the Fetz buit we have Glaze and Remekun to neutralize him. Ten fouls to give and both he and Jones are poor shooters from the line. Four guards to run at Dunham and Clarke. They still starting Dunham for Barlow? If so, no bench again. Fromm ans Woods and stigall are mop-up minutes guys. The Bills will/should be motivated. I can see winning on Friday busting us into the Top Twenty Five somewhere in the mid-teens. Oh, damn ... jinx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Correct, they've never played at Hinkle. I think Jim Crews should get a step ladder and a tape and have the boys take the measure of the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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