Welcome Lawrence Frank!

[Mike-Dub]

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From Adrian Wojnarowski

The Celtics have hired ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank as an assistant on Doc Rivers' staff, league sources say. He replaces Tom Thibodeau.

Had a feeling this was going to happen after I saw Lawrence talking to Danny and Doc at the summer league.

[Birdbrain]

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From Adrian Wojnarowski

The Celtics have hired ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank as an assistant on Doc Rivers' staff, league sources say. He replaces Tom Thibodeau.

Had a feeling this was going to happen after I saw Lawrence talking to Danny and Doc at the summer league.

Nice much more important that some schlub for vet min.  That is except the great and powerful matt barnes.

[dark_lord]

this is a good move. it could help to bridge a gap if/when doc leaves as well. 

now, lets sign some players!

[GreenEnvy]

Glad that's settled.

Now just another 2-3 players (guard, wing, big) and we are good to go for training camp.

[Chris]

He was one of the my top picks to replace Doc, so I love this pickup.  Now, lets move on to finishing the roster!

[birdwatcher]

I'm cool with Frank coming on the staff, but what does he bring to the team? I always thought of him as an offense guy who got his Nets teams to run and play lots of fastbreak ball. Is he a defense guy too?

[ssspence]

nice choice.

[sk7326]

I'm cool with Frank coming on the staff, but what does he bring to the team? I always thought of him as an offense guy who got his Nets teams to run and play lots of fastbreak ball. Is he a defense guy too?

nets were solid defensively under his watch also ... additionally he was one of the better coaches in the league for a few years and handled rebuilding with some aplomb. (yes he got canned last year - but it's not like a 12 win team is ANY coach's fault)  If Doc wants to hand the job over after the lockout, Frank is not a bad choice at all. 

[youcanthandlethetruth113]

What a great signing. I like Frank a lot.

He's straight up with everybody including the media, so I expect a lot of insight when Dickerson gets to talk with him.

He's a tough coach who preaches defense and he was simply a scape-goat for that awful product known as the New Jersey Nets.

Welcome aboard Coach Frank!

[Lucky17]

Solid hire. I wonder if Frank may eventually become Doc's successor, but that's getting a bit ahead of ourselves.

[sk7326]

Additionally, he ran the princeton with Kidd, then shifted to a dribble drive motion style when the talent changed.  The ability to change with talent - he is the sort of guy who succeeds coaching at the NBA level.  Basketball lifer, low ego - hard worker.

[EmilioBonilla]

This guy's a workaholic, Thibs 2.0?

[Mike-Dub]

This guy's a workaholic, Thibs 2.0?

Hopefully Lawrence can be better.

[kozlodoev]

Solid hire. I wonder if Frank may eventually become Doc's successor, but that's getting a bit ahead of ourselves.

I think it is a great signing just because Frank is head coach material and will have the chance to get acquainted with the players and the system for at least 1 year under Doc -- that's assuming we'll need a replacement in the observable future.

[guava_wrench]

What a great signing. I like Frank a lot.

He's straight up with everybody including the media, so I expect a lot of insight when Dickerson gets to talk with him.

He's a tough coach who preaches defense and he was simply a scape-goat for that awful product known as the New Jersey Nets.

Welcome aboard Coach Frank!

He really was doomed in NJ once they decided to gut the team.

It is rare that management is loyal to a coach the way ours was with Doc during rebuilding. Coaches are the easiest scapegoats. I think Doc's advantage was that he was able to keep the players from accepting losing. Once players accept losing under a coach, even if it is the fault of the lack of talent, it often means a coach will be canned through no fault of his own.