DOC RIVERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Stephen A Smith Stirring Things Up Yet Again
We all know that Stephen A Smith loves the sound of his own voice. First we had Stephen A predicting a trade of KG, Paul Pierce AND Doc to the Clippers. Um. I'm trying to remember the last time a coach was traded. None come to mind. Of course he probably meant that the Clippers would trade for KG and the Captain with the assurance that Doc would leave the Celtics...
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As expected, Doc Rivers will be back as the Boston Celtics head coach next season. A league source confirmed an earlier report by the Boston Globe that Rivers would in fact return to the sidelines for the Celtics...
Doc Rivers going back to the Celtics, Larry Brown would take Nets job in a heartbeat
A Brooklyn native and current head coach of SMU, Brown--if pursued by the Nets for their head-coaching vacancy--would certainly be hard-pressed to turn it down
Just some more notes and news tidbits on the Brooklyn Nets' head-coaching search:
I mentioned Doc Rivers as a possible candidate for the Nets a little over a week ago, but the current Celtics coach looks...
Rivers to coach Celtics next year
via Boston.com
The Boston Celtics are a franchise right at the crossroads. The storied team has so many unresolved questions this offseason, and Celtics President for basketball operations Danny Ainge has his work cut out for him. This is definitely a team in transition, as they have continued to hold off any rebuilding phases year after year. They can’t put off any changes anymore...
Doc Rivers Will Be Back To Coach Celtics Next Season
Doc Rivers will return for the 2013-14 season as head coach of the Boston Celtics. After the Celtics first round exit from the playoffs, Doc Rivers stated he would take time to evaluate his future before deciding on whether to return as head coach.
According to CSN New England:
As expected, Doc Rivers will be back as the Boston Celtics head coach next season.
A league source confirmed...
Rivers To Remain With Celtics Next Season
Doc Rivers will remain as head coach of the Boston Celtics next season, his 10th with the franchise.
"Yeah (he'll be back), Doc and I are talking about our team next year," Danny Ainge said. "(No suspense) from my perspective. We've got a great coach. We've got a coach everybody would love to have and he's got three years left on his contract and I...
Doc Rivers’ Return as Celtics Coach Does Little to Clear Up Other Questions Surrounding Team
Doc Rivers will be back on the bench for the Celtics next season. That means, at the very least, that Kevin Garnett‘s departure from Boston is not utterly assured.
Any Celtics fan looking for a deeper silver lining to this news, however, will be disappointed. Rivers will remain, giving the Celtics a decided tactical advantage on a solid three-quarters of their opponents in the...
Report: Doc Rivers returning to the Celtics next season
From Gary Washburn's twitter,
Danny Ainge confirms that Doc Rivers is returning next season as #celtics coach. "We've got a coach everybody would love to have."
— gary washburn (@GwashNBAGlobe) May 16, 2013
I'll be perfectly honest, nothing in Ainge's quote that Washburn selected screams, "Doc is coming back", but the rest of his tweet, and...
Report: Doc Rivers Will Return as Celtics Coach Next Season
As if there was any real doubt, one of the best coaches in the NBA will continue to stalk the sideline for the Celtics next season.
Doc Rivers will return for an 10th season as the Celtics’ head coach, team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe on Thursday. Rivers, 51, has three years remaining on the five-year contract extension...
Doc Rivers returning to the Boston Celtics?
Doc Rivers has three years left on his current contract with the Boston Celtics, but following the team’s first-round ouster in the 2013 NBA playoffs, it appears he’s uncertain about his future.
When asked if he would be back in Boston for the 2013-14 season Rivers said, “I don’t know.” That’s not a good sign for the Celtics, who continue to get older and need the force...
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