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Doc Rivers gets contract extension

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  1. Dei

    Dei Member

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    Celtics Extend Contract of Head Coach Doc Rivers

    BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced today that they have extended the contract of Head Coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

    Rivers led the Celtics to their NBA-record 17th NBA Championship while leading the Celtics to an NBA-record 42 game turnaround. The Marquette grad became the first Celtics coach in NBA history to have been honored as the NBA's Coach of the Month three times in the same season during the 2007-08 campaign. Rivers led the Celtics to their third highest record in franchise history during the 2007-08 season when the team was an NBA-best 66-16.

    http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press091008-doc-rivers.html
     
    #1 Dei, Sep 13, 2008
  2. mig0s

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    I think almost any other NBA coach would win a championship with KG, Pierce and Allen. Tell me if I'm wrong.
     
    #2 mig0s, Sep 13, 2008
  3. Chief Rocka

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    KG is the coach of that team......
     
    #3 Chief Rocka, Sep 13, 2008
  4. FFz

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    we all know celtics lose in first round without Thibideaux...
     
    #4 FFz, Sep 13, 2008
  5. orbb

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    racist thread in disguise
     
    #5 orbb, Sep 14, 2008
  6. Dei

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    ^ :confused: What?
     
    #6 Dei, Sep 14, 2008
  7. ubigred

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    say what you want about Doc, but its no doubt that he OUTCOACHED Phil Jackson in the finals.
     
    #7 ubigred, Sep 18, 2008
  8. TheFreak

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    You could say that about most teams that win the championship.
     
    #8 TheFreak, Sep 18, 2008
  9. aussie rocket

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    ....Any why wouldn't he?

    May aswell try and keep that ship afloat for as long as possible.

    They really should be a finals team for the next 2-3 years if Ray Allen's ankles hold up.
     
    #9 aussie rocket, Sep 18, 2008
  10. SmeggySmeg

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    does that come with a Tom Thibbideau extension too??
     
    #10 SmeggySmeg, Sep 18, 2008
  11. pmac

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    ugh...
     
    #11 pmac, Sep 18, 2008
  12. StaticC4

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    Giving an extension to Doc Rivers seems like, one of those moves that you regret in about 2 years.
     
    #12 StaticC4, Sep 19, 2008
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    The luckiest coach in the world.
     
    #13 v3.0, Sep 19, 2008
  14. HAYJON02

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    I guess based on the results he deserved it but like others have said, most coaches could have won with that team. He shouldn't be the highest paid coach or close to it, from what I've heard/read of his coaching abilities.

    Then again how can you not give a coach an extension after winning the championship? Coaches get fired with awful rosters all the time for losing. It only seems right.
     
    #14 HAYJON02, Sep 19, 2008
  15. Precision340

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    wow.. you need to level down a couple of notches.. orbb, you're concentrating too much dude :cool:
     
    #15 Precision340, Sep 19, 2008
  16. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    i guess people here hate doc because of tmac, because i just don't get any other reason
     
    #16 pgabriel, Sep 19, 2008
  17. solid

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    In other news, it may rain in Seattle this year.
     
    #17 solid, Sep 19, 2008
  18. orbb

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    i doubt it. i dont see anyone saying PJ was lucky to have kobe and shaq, or MJ
     
    #18 orbb, Sep 19, 2008
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    Wow. Some people have to bring race into everything.
     
    #19 Uprising, Sep 19, 2008
  20. The Hunted

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    Totally deserves it. Coaches have failed to win championships with better rosters.


    You don't? I hear it all the time and it's just as ludicrous.
     
    #20 The Hunted, Sep 20, 2008
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