Sorry guys, but for me personally, it's just ridiculous to turn on a top-5 (definitely, even better by my evaluation) coach in the league instantly, after a couple of hard-nosed defeats against such a good team Heat are. Not even speaking about candidates you can replace him with, I think a lot of people need to chill down and look at the bigger picture: Celtics did beat the Raptors without Hayward, now battling another tough opponent in a very-very close games. Stevens is not a problem, it's just a process of growth for a young team we have.
P.S. This series is not lost, guys, by any means. And I assess reports of item-throwing in the locker-room as a good sign of guys really wanting to be better. Rockets or LAK fans would've loved these kind of news recently.
That's where you're off. This has been brewing with many for a long time with his consistent in-game bad decisions. I've been saying for three plus years now that I don't think he's a good enough coach to get us over the top. Just too passive and too many other flaws to make up for it.
Brad isn't perfect, nobody is. He has his flaws and strengths. I know well people have been long questioning his time-out decisions, leadership and so on. I just don't agree with that. Would the reaction be the same, if the Celtics were 2-0 by now? Obviously not. And look:
1. Game #1 was won, because Butler and Bam outplayed Jayson in a couple of crucial moments. Butler is 30, JT is 22. Bam's block was one of the all-time great ones. Spo didn't outcoach Brad, and he is in that virtual top-5 himself.
2. In Game #2, you can argue, we shouldn't even be in that position late, having a lead of +17 in the 1H. But was it all on Brad though? It's punches exchange usually, when teams are so evenly matched. They made their run after a couple of bad decisions on our side (that big 3+1 play, def had an effect on guys); losing a quarter by 20 is not acceptable, but it's a shared responsibility. You can't just tap the time-out button all the time; and as to making better decisions... it would be interesting for me to read/watch an analysis on what adjustments exactly Spo made for this to happen. Or maybe it's just a loss of concentration due to fatigue (Miami are more fresh, we have to take that into consideration).
And, I would say, their leadership is a notch above at this point. All around. Also we really lack another offensive weapon IMO, they have that advantage by now.