Who will coach the Celtics in 2021-22?
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I prefer Billups too...but one thing I do know--Carlisle knows how and when to call a damn timeout to try to stop the opposing team's runs...Would be nice to have a coach who did this.
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playa-hater wrote:If Rick Carlisle wants the job he should get it. He is that good. I am all with hiring someone like C Billups (my first choice all year) with Kara Lawson as my 2nd. And hiring them for all the reasons already discussed. But RC is a former Celtic who many consider a top 3 coach of this generation. He has done more with less and overachieved with a bland azz roster for years.
I am also aware that RC should get Tatum's/Brown's approval first as well. But if winning is the top priority, and getting the most out of a roster (not least-Stevens the 2 or 3 seasons) and getting a team the maximize an offense, then it should be a no brainer.
Listened to 2 interviews of Lawson. She sounds like the female version of Brad. No thanks to her coaching here.
Good assessment:
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
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CelticFaninLBC wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:Don’t think Carlisle is right for the Celtics at this time but that’s just my opinion.
Carlisle has had big problems relating to players. Not what the Celtics need at this moment
Carlisle is nearly as old as Ainge. They should really avoid guys who played in the Ainge and Carlisle era. The league is much softer and sensitive nowadays. Cassell and Billups are safer choices, although I prefer Billups due to his age.
That's true. Carlisle has had very decent success with some pretty average/below average rosters tho.
Good assessment:
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
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Pass on Carlisle, in spite of the C's ties. Dude is a hardheaded micromanager. I don't think he fits today's NBA. We need someone who can motivate the players. I appreciated that Brad gave room to the Jays to grow and blossom; Brad is seriously underappreciated here for that. It's just that he also applied that to guys who didn't deserve the room, like Smart. The answer is not to bring in a guy who will clamp down on everyone.
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Jellybeans wrote:Drax wrote:Carlisle would be epic, i start drooling imagining Tatum in his offensive schemes. No more more weak ISO ball.
Carlisle and O schemes?How many games have you seen
I'm a german basketball fan in his thirtys, wait a minute there was a pretty good german basketball player in the NBA who played 20 years for the same team. 8 of those 20 were coached by Carlisle, so at best i watched 5 games.
Seriously though in the recent past, two games a season when they play the Celtics. But if you have a top 10 player who is as ball dominant as Luka there is nothing a coach can do (other than coach the role players and call time outs). Luka is the franchise, he plays the way he wants. RC has his style of coaching and usually that's a pretty good recipe for a good offense.
If you want to question RCs fit with Boston that is fine, but don't tell me he can't coach great offenses. He can and has. By the way just last season Dallas had the #1 OTRG, that was Luka alone though i'm sure.
The 2024 NBA Champions Boston Celtics depth chart:
Guards: Holiday, White, Pritchard
Wings: Tatum, Brown, Hauser
Bigs: Porzingis, Horford, Kornet
Guards: Holiday, White, Pritchard
Wings: Tatum, Brown, Hauser
Bigs: Porzingis, Horford, Kornet
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cloverleaf wrote:https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/17/sports/celtics-have-more-coaching-options-ponder-chauncey-billups-still-getting-high-praise/
Any chance to fill in those of us that dont have access beyond the paywall?
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JediMasterRevan wrote:cloverleaf wrote:https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/17/sports/celtics-have-more-coaching-options-ponder-chauncey-billups-still-getting-high-praise/
Any chance to fill in those of us that dont have access beyond the paywall?
*Chauncey is interested in the Celtics' job.
*Not sure if the Cs have interviewed him yet.
*Larry Brown hold high praise for Chauncey and feels he would be great in Boston.
*Brown loves the way Boston does stuff and Boston needs to be good for the NBA.
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canman1971 wrote:JediMasterRevan wrote:cloverleaf wrote:https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/17/sports/celtics-have-more-coaching-options-ponder-chauncey-billups-still-getting-high-praise/
Any chance to fill in those of us that dont have access beyond the paywall?
*Chauncey is interested in the Celtics' job.
*Not sure if the Cs have interviewed him yet.
*Larry Brown hold high praise for Chauncey and feels he would be great in Boston.
*Brown loves the way Boston does stuff and Boston needs to be good for the NBA.
Thanks!
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canman1971 wrote:threrf23 wrote:If Carlisle wants the job, he should at least get an interview and consideration IMO. I mean, he's a good coach, and a smart guy, and he is Belichick-esque (i.e. smart and task driven) more than he is George Karl esque (i.e. smug and manipulative). It's ideal IMO to find a coach that is young and relatable, but it's most important to hire a good coach.
That doesn't work in the NBA and BB's style is not even flying like it did in the past.
they said the same thing about Thibs.. too tough.. ut coaches can adjust as the years go on. RC seems right enough to know that this is a players league now more than ever. I will give him the benefit of Doubt he can bring the most out of his players/team without Rubbing players as much like he may have done in the past.
1- RC
1A - Billups
2 things need to go.. my lack of spell check and Joe.. 

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Carlisle needs to go to Indiana where no one cares if he wins or loses.
"Numbers lie alot. Wins and losses don't lie." - Jerry West
"You are what your record says you are."- Bill Parcells
"Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. Rebounding wins championships." Pat Summit
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playa-hater wrote:canman1971 wrote:threrf23 wrote:If Carlisle wants the job, he should at least get an interview and consideration IMO. I mean, he's a good coach, and a smart guy, and he is Belichick-esque (i.e. smart and task driven) more than he is George Karl esque (i.e. smug and manipulative). It's ideal IMO to find a coach that is young and relatable, but it's most important to hire a good coach.
That doesn't work in the NBA and BB's style is not even flying like it did in the past.
they said the same thing about Thibs.. too tough.. ut coaches can adjust as the years go on. RC seems right enough to know that this is a players league now more than ever. I will give him the benefit of Doubt he can bring the most out of his players/team without Rubbing players as much like he may have done in the past.
1- RC
1A - Billups
guess this post was 30 seconds too late.
2 things need to go.. my lack of spell check and Joe.. 

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Bring Chauncey home!
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