Tag: Doc Rivers

  • NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Should Agree to Boston Celtics Demands

    NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Should Agree to Boston Celtics Demands

    For now, there’s no deal between the Los Angeles Clippers, moving on to interview head coaches rather than getting Doc Rivers, and the Boston Celtics, who offered Kevin Garnett in the package, but the exchange value of DeAndre Jordan and two first round picks became too much and shot the trade down.

  • NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Interested in Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers

    NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Interested in Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers

    One of the more interesting turn of events in the whole Boston Celtics situation is Doc Rivers suddenly not to sure he wants to return to coach another year, which has opened up a prospect, according to ESPN, that the Los Angeles Clippers go after the head coach, along with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

  • Boston Celtics – Doc Rivers Might Want Rajon Rondo to be Traded

    Boston Celtics – Doc Rivers Might Want Rajon Rondo to be Traded

    One of the more interesting teams to look at this offseason are the Boston Celtics, who are trying to fight gravity and time by keeping the team relevant in the NBA playoff picture for the next few seasons, with Doc Rivers slightly afraid of a full-rebuilding mode, and considering the fact that trading Rajon Rondo while keeping Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett might be the best way to keep the team competitive.

  • Boston Celtics – Need to Make a Decision About Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo

    Boston Celtics – Need to Make a Decision About Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo

    The Boston Celtics have seen the ship leave the harbor a long time ago. There’s not much to salvage in terms of trade value from a team with a recovering from injury Rajon Rondo, and old and not so healthy Kevin Garnett and an unmovable Paul Pierce.

  • 10 Highest Paid Head Coaches in 2013

    10 Highest Paid Head Coaches in 2013

    The money is in the NFL, especially when it comes to head coaches, as eight of the top ten highest paid head coaches in North American pro sports are in the sport of football, with Sean Payton, Bill Belichick, Andy Reid and even new guy Chip Kelly rising high above the others when it comes to their income.

  • Boston Celtics – Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce Earn Late Rest

    Boston Celtics – Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce Earn Late Rest

    Resting Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett before the NBA playoffs begin seems to be a must for Doc Rivers, and by finally clinching the 7th spot in the Eastern conference, he ensured he can give them minimal time on the court for the final two games of the season, while hoping it doesn’t throw them too much out of rhythm.

  • Boston Celtics – Tanking Their Way to the NBA Playoffs

    Boston Celtics – Tanking Their Way to the NBA Playoffs

    There’s lottery tanking, and then there’s the playoffs kind, when you know you’re not going to finish in a better position than you’re already in so you rest players as much as possible. The Boston Celtics aren’t going to finish above the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference, so Doc Rivers prefers battling his battles without Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, not leaving himself much of a chance.

  • Boston Celtics – The Losing Had to Stop at Some Point

    Boston Celtics – The Losing Had to Stop at Some Point

    If the Boston Celtics are going to get anywhere this season, which means beyond a first round berth in the NBA playoffs, it’s going to be up to guys like Jeff Green and Brandon Bass to start playing like NBA stars or close to that, instead of hoping Paul Pierce plays like it’s five years ago while Kevin Garnett somehow miraculously heals from his injury problems and most of all, old age.

  • Boston Celtics – Things are Falling Apart (Again)

    Boston Celtics – Things are Falling Apart (Again)

    Suffering a fourth consecutive loss, making a short three-game road trip as a complete failure, any thoughts of the Boston Celtics being a team capable of making any sort of splash in the postseason after certain promising stretches in the previous month seem to going out the window, regardless of the excuses Doc Rivers makes up for his untalented team

  • Boston Celtics – Nothing Worse Than Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats

    Boston Celtics – Nothing Worse Than Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats

    On one side, the Boston Celtics – a team bound towards the playoffs, with an excellent defense since the return of Avery Bradley, and a hall of famer in Kevin Garnett, still playing, most of the time at a very high level. On the other end, the worst team in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats.