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If it were Stevens (not D. Rivers), the KG/PP era would have had more titles!

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TitleMaster:
I've been arguing this point for years now!

Doc Rivers sucked!

He had PP/KG, both of whom in their mid-30s, playing all of the time, to maintain leads and give the Celts a chance of winning during those contender years, from '08 to '12.

And now finally, after all those years of me hollering at you, you see a Brad Stevens, learning how to utilize, EVERY MAN ON THE ROSTER, to maintain leads and perhaps, even win some games even while his equivalent of KG/PP were on the bench, nursing their wounds.

This is why I will never respect Rivers. Sure, if KG/PP were 24-28 years old and at 100%, game after game, they wouldn't need a team. They could hire a bunch of scrubs and go, 60-22, season after season. In effect, this is what Doc's strategy had hope for, in terms of being a regular championship contender.

Stevens, on the other hand, never had that luxury. He had to think and then, out think the opponents, game after game. In effect, if he had KG/PP, he may have been even used both of them as elderly co-sixth men, and won series.

CelticsElite:
Maybe. I never thought coaching was the issue. It was more of unfortunate luck of injuries and some other things .


At the time doc rivers was highly respected around the league. We traded doc for a 1st round pick. No other coach that I can remember was ever traded like that

Eja117:
Agreed

Phantom255x:
I think with CBS, we win 3 titles with that team.

Yes, injuries played a part and they sucked (especially 2009), but I feel CBS could have still maximized their chances with whoever else they had. Doc couldn't, and he hasn't been able to with the Clippers at all either.

Celtics4ever:
Doc is  and was only as good as his players.

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