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"I remember when (Celtics general manager) Danny Ainge called me and said, we'd love to have you in Boston," Stevens said. "I said, absolutely. I love Austin. When can you fly me down there? It actually wasn't until we landed at Logan International and I looked out the window and saw the snowy, desolate landscape of the northeast that I realized my mistake." Texas athletic director Steve Patterson believes the hire will do wonders for the Texas athletic department's bottom line. "I had a lot of missed calls from important Texas boosters in my voicemail," Patterson said, laughing. "My inbox was filled with Texas Exes. After I deleted those, I found a voicemail from my accountant. He said this move made the most sense, long term. So we did it." The "home run hire" wasn't well received by everyone. Red McCombs, a longtime Texas booster, expressed his disappointment when reached for comment. "I don't dislike Brad Stevens," McCombs explained. "I just don't see him as the head basketball coach at Texas. Assistant coach? Maybe. Position coach? Yeah, I wouldn't argue with that. But I don't think he is ready for a big-time program like Texas." Out... standing...
