Anonymous NBA coach jealous of the way the media treats Brad

[ChillyWilly]

Here’s some of what the anonymous coach said, via Arnovitz’s paraphrasing: “There are a lot of guys in our league doing a lot with limitations. How did Brad end up on the Mt. Rushmore of NBA coaches?” the coach asked. “I mean look, he’s done nicely, but last year you could argue he got outcoached by (Chicago Bulls head coach) Fred Hoiberg, coached by (Washington Wizards head coach) Scott Brooks to a draw, and then the (LeBron James) freight train or whatever. Yes, he started, they had to rebuild that process and he built a culture, and yes, it’s been nice. “But OK, each year they add — Oh, hey, here’s the best playmaking two-way big man in the league in Al Horford. Oh, here’s a steady stream of top-three picks. Guess what we have for you this year? (Gordon Hayward) went down? It’s OK, because you have the best shot-making point guard in the league (Kyrie Irving).”

But wait, there’s more. “The hagiography, deification of the holy Brad Stevens, can we just wait for a second?” Arnovitz said, paraphrasing the anonymous coach. “‘Can he just win more than one conference finals game? He’s got a lot of talent. He’s done well. We all respect him. We all steal from him, and everybody steals from everybody. Can you guys (the media) just cool it?”

Read more at: https://nesn.com/2018/04/anonymous-nba-is-coach-sick-of-all-the-hype-for-celtics-brad-stevens/

Thoughts? I think I'm calling BS as I can't see another NBA coach doing this they seem like a brotherhood. However if this is a true conversation he has with an NBA coach who's your guess?

Sounds like a Doc thing to say to me. He loves throwing people under the bus 

[Donoghus]

Talk about whiny & petty.  This "anonymous" coach sounds like a real dud.

[tonydelk]

This is unreal if true.  Sounds petty and jealous. 

[Fafnir]

Talk about whiny & petty.  This "anonymous" coach sounds like a real dud.

Whole lot of ego and pride in the NBA. No surprise their is push back to St. Brad 

[indeedproceed]

I am sure it happened, and I'm sure it's not just this guy (the anon) feeling this way, and it is petty and whiny.

The Whiny Coach kind of has his cake and eats it too. The Celtics Org does provide Brad Stevens with some good top tier talent by way of top 5 picks, trades, and free agents.

But Brad Stevens because of injuries etc is also forced to start Rozier, to give Ojeleye serious minutes, to play Shane Larkin, Nader, Kadeem Allen. None of those guys were supposed to be above replacement level players. Jaylen Brown was supposed to be a year or two away. Jayson Tatum is a rookie, has no business playing like he is.

Now I'm sure some of that is due to Danny finding the right guys. But a large part of it is Brad Stevens getting his guys to give more than anyone expected them to.

Also, I bet the whiny coach was Jason Kidd. Arnovitz did say that this was said to him before Irving went down. Jason Kidd seems like a whiny little man child.

[Moranis]

Obviously whiny and petty, but I wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of coaches actually felt that way.  Brad definitely has risen the respect ranks very quickly and without much real playoff success (even with the 2 wins this year, he is just 13-17 in the playoffs and has never finished a playoff run above .500). 

[Fafnir]

Yeah Kidd/Rivers were the first names that jumped to my mind.

[Roy H.]

Doc for sure.

[Ogaju]

Y'all are forgetting how Brad has coached some journeymen to huge deals...

[PhoSita]

I mean, show me the coach on "Mt. Rushmore" who got there without good players.

[kozlodoev]

I mean, show me the coach on "Mt. Rushmore" who got there without good players.

Lenny Wilkens?

[Big333223]

I will kind of agree with the idea that the media heaps a little too much love on Stevens.

I think Stevens has been a miracle. The team has overachieved every season he's been here. He's my coach of the year. I wouldn't trade him for any other coach in the league right now. I hope he's here for a long time and I feel really good about him winning multiple championships in the NBA.

But the media does not typically heap the kind of praise on a coach (or anyone) that Stevens has enjoyed unless they've won multiple rings. It's at a point where I wonder when are the players going to start getting their due?

I'm splitting hair here because I do think Stevens deserves the praise but I think it's also true that there are coaches like Spoelstra or Carlisle who have won rings and still don't get the kind of credit Brad is given. So I get where this guy is coming from, even if it is pretty.

Also, this is almost definitely an assistant coach, right?

[kozlodoev]

Obviously whiny and petty, but I wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of coaches actually felt that way.  Brad definitely has risen the respect ranks very quickly and without much real playoff success (even with the 2 wins this year, he is just 13-17 in the playoffs and has never finished a playoff run above .500).

By and large, this take is not as hot as people may think it is. To me, the "Brad is the second greatest coach in the NBA" is similar to the "Doc is a great coach to play for" sentiment.

[gift]

Is it a current coach? Because it sounds like Mark Jackson.

[footey]

Brad would be the first person to admit that he gets too much praise.