Amid all the talk about Maggette and Posey and Andersen and all the other free agents, there hasn't been a lot of mention of some other very important free agents, the Celtics assistant coaches. All 4 of Doc's assistants' contracts expired on July 1, making them all free agents.
Doc has one more season on his contract and Danny has begun negotiations to give Doc an extension. More important, though, should be signing their assistants to new contracts before another team lures them away.
Tom Thibodeau is the architect of the Celtics' defense which was the main reason that they won the championship. This was Thibodeau's 18th season in the league and every team he has been on has been a defensive force. Before coming to the Celtics, Thibodeau was an assistant coach with Houston, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Seattle and Minnesota. During that time, Thibodeau's teams have finished among the top 10 in fewest points allowed 14 times. Perhaps his most n...
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Kendrick Perkins,
Adonal Foyle,
Erick Dampier,
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Kevin Garnett
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