DOC RIVERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Conference Call with Doc Rivers

This was a conference call available to the media (Celticslife being the media). I (Jacob Noble) jumped on this call but had technical difficulties recording the call so thankfully our friends at Redsarmy were kind enough to send over the footage. Enjoy the youtube video.
Via Celtics Life  |  5 hours ago
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Rajon Rondo Took What Heat Gave Him, Did Not 'Predetermine' Decisions in Offensive Tour de Force

Doc Rivers has had a front-row seat for the finest Celtics performances of the past eight years. Because he is usually preoccupied with several different things in the course of a game, though, Rivers often misses the finer points of those performances until he watches them later on film. That was not the case with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, when Rajon...
Via NESN.com  |  9 hours ago
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Paul Pierce Attacked Rim 'Just As Much' As LeBron James, Doc Rivers Says, But Coach Will Not Criticize Officials

Doc Rivers is a very rich man, and he would like to keep it that way. The Celtics coach would not bite on several questions about the foul disparity between his team and the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, staying away from any response that could net him a fine from the NBA. The Celtics were whistled for 33 fouls to the Heat's 18, and attempted only 29...
Via NESN.com  |  12 hours ago
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Doc is hurtin' too

The Herald's Steve Bulpett has an injury update on... Doc Rivers? Rivers told the Herald he has been diagnosed with a herniated disc and that he took an epidural to relieve the pain. “It’s been going on for about four weeks,” he said. “I think it was in Game 4 or 5 against Philly that it really got bad, so I just went in and took the shot.” As for the possibility...
Via Red's Army  |  1 day ago
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Doc Rivers: Paul Pierce needs to be more physical

Doc Rivers started Tuesday’s film session showing every Game 1 layup the Miami Heat made on loop. It was the coach’s way of telling his players they’d performed with a certain softness and lack of purpose that he didn’t find acceptable. But Rivers only called out one player’s physicality by name — Paul Pierce. (WEEI)“It’s easy to read if he...
Via Celtics Town  |  1 day ago
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Doc Rivers' Coaching Prowess Will Be Tested Like Never Before Against Heat

Doc Rivers is a pretty good coach, and quite a lot better than many NBA observers realize. When the conversation turns to the top three to five coaches in the NBA, the Celtics' head man seldom comes up, and that is fine. One of the best coaches to ever don a John Deere mesh-back hat, Jerry Sloan, coached for more than 21 seasons without ever getting a whiff of NBA Coach of the...
Via NESN.com  |  2 days ago
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Real Reasons for Celtics' Loss to Heat Extend Beyond Technical Fouls, Controversial Officiating

Doc Rivers stood there, in utter disbelief, at picking up one of the softest technical foul calls in recent memory. Rivers had been hit with the Celtics' second personal technical foul of the game for apparently yelling, "Come on, Eddie" at referee Ed Malloy. Rivers' second quarter tech was one of three whistled on the Celtics in Monday's game, not including...
Via NESN.com  |  2 days ago
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Rivers calls Game 1 tech worst ever

Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers took issue with a technical foul issued to him in the second quarter of the defeat against Miami Heat on Monday night. Rivers was handed the technical after calling for a foul after Rajon Rondo scored a layup in Game 1 in Miami. Television footage showed the coach shouting, "C'mon Eddie," to referee Ed Malloy. Moments later, Malloy...
Via Fox Sports  |  2 days ago
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Report: Orlando wants Doc Rivers

ESPN's Chris Broussard says the Orlando Magic want Doc Rivers: The mere mention of Shaq, even if he turns out to be something more than a courtesy candidate, surely (and sadly) overshadows the most interesting part of Broussard's notebook-on-TV report, which revealed that the Magic's secret dream is trying to find a way to convince Doc Rivers to leave the Boston Celtics...
Via Red's Army  |  7 days ago
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PIPE DREAM

Rumor: Doc Rivers courted by Magic?

Rumors are that the Magic's dream hire would be to somehow convince the Celtics coach to relocate from Boston to where he lives and take over the team's vacant GM position.

Via CLNS Radio  |  7 days ago
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