Article about Butler and Brad Stevens in SI

[RamChris]

I enjoyed the article. I noticed in one or 2 of our new player profiles, our guys have mentioned "national championship". I'm sure that thought was put there by our coaching staff. I also remember Coach Smart mentioning how he thought we could compete with "those guys". Personally, I like hearing talk like this. I think it is realistic. Bring on the new reality.

Sitting on a couch in his office earlier this month, Stevens recounted the evening at home with his usual, low-key good humor. But don't let the smooth taste fool you. While most of the world viewed Butler's run to the NCAA final as a magical tale straight out of Hoosiers, Stevens looks at it as a nettlesome piece of unfinished business. "He's a really driven guy," says Matt Howard, Butler's 6-foot-8 senior forward. "The one thing that really, really impresses me about him is that he's always looking for that next step. It's hard for us to let any kind of success get to our heads when our head guy is not doing that."



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Still, as Howard indicated, Stevens is first and foremost a competitor. He wouldn't stay at Butler if he didn't think his team could win on the biggest stage.

 

[Pavarotti]

oops

 

[buckwheat]

wrong thread homey

 

[Pavarotti]

weird, how'd that happen?