"I'm a big Stevens fan, have always been," Rivers said. "It's funny, I talked to him about a month ago about another (NBA head coaching) job where somebody else was thinking about hiring him and the GM from there called me to talk to Brad to get a feel if he wanted to coach in the NBA."
Rivers wouldn't say which team it was, but the fact that other NBA teams had interest in Stevens proves that it may not have been much of a surprise hire within the NBA world. It's also pretty crazy to think that Rivers was gauging Stevens' interest in an NBA head coaching job that ended up being the one he was holding at the time of the conversation.
"And then the way it works out," Rivers said, "four weeks later, he takes my job (laughs). It's funny. I told him that he'd be an excellent NBA coach, and he's ready for it. Whether you want to leave Butler or not, now that's up to you. I said that's a personal situation, and it's funny because I told him, I said, 'I'm going through that right now, and I don't know what I'm going to do.' Maybe the fact he saw me leave, he thinks, 'Well (expletive), I'm leaving too.'"
http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/rivers-had-talk-stevens-while-still-cs
Doc Rivers was working for another NBA team while refusing to talk to the Celtics his employer. He was not reading the Celtics letter but was talking to another GM. Do you want to guess who he was talking to?
Anyone that still respects how this guy treated the Celtics after reading this is really not looking at the situation objectively.
How did Doc Rivers become a recruiter for a competitor? Someone should debrief Stevens on this issue.
Doc don't be another Ray, you are gone now. You were never a Celtic you did not live on Boston never set roots for nine years you squatted while you took Celtic money and Celtic largess. And no, Steven did not take your job. He filled a vacant position.
Can you check a posters post history?....this is what i have been saying. I have O.C.D and things like timelines are critical for me and when observed in a sequential way it is difficult to believe that SAS had a story like his 3 days after the Celts were eliminated unless you suppose the conversation of some form between some elements of the Clips and Doc were talking before the playoffs ended. He certainly was negotiating against his employer at the time (the Celts) by advising against trade pieces he knew he would need. The Rondo story is leaked for what purpose?
He goes on WEEI and mentions a meeting implying management broached the idea when that meeting was around the time of the Rondo leak. You might suppose without digging that it was the May 7th meeting which was followed the next day by a legal notice of contractual obligations and the Celts expectations that they be followed. That letter we are to believe was never opened when it could have stated a severing of ties which would have been perfect for Doc but it didn't ...and darn...he didn't even read it
I'm not surprised by the level of Doc's poor P.R. skills and common sense I am surprised that so many on here seem surprised.
Doc torpedoed the Celts. Paul and K.G should and will be cheered as they have done nothing but break hearts at the pull of a trigger Danny had his finger on and Ray Allen did what was within his rights. Doc is another story and you can watch and Listen to Danny and Wyc and others who know more than us and judge for yourself. Doc had to move quick so he could shape the personnel/Roster of the Clips which he's done and he was doing while he was a Celtic at the Celtics expense and not sharing any of it with his employers ...the Celtics.
The guy is a piece of work and his annual Hamlet Shakespearian drama of is he coming back or not shoulda been a clear red flag
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