Press Conference Schedule is Up! 2010 Celticsblog Draft: Draft Board

[Gainesville Celtic]

I've got all the players up though not all the picks are properly traded yet. That's my project after lunch.

TP fafnir for all the hard work.

am i correct taht we'll be having 2 rounds/day starting Monday? Will it just be the same as has been but even round from 9:30 - 11:50 and the odd round after luncH (2:30 to 450?)

thanks!

[Gainesville Celtic]

The Denver Nuggets with the 9th pick of the Coaches Round welcome back:


Larry Brown


He's got experience with getting the most out of mercurial talent (Iverson, Sheed, SJax) and getting the best out of good starters and role players. Heck he got the Clippers to back-to-back playoff appearances 

And, like all the teams before us, we think this will be his final stop 

There were 2 other coaches we seriously considered here but felt they were maybe too rigid to coach up a guy like Arenas.

[KCattheStripe]

who did KCatthestripe take at 5(20)?

Courtney Lee, I believe.

Yup Yup.

[Lucky17]

Greenteam17, clear out your inbox. My PMs are bouncing back.

[greenteam17]

Greenteam17, clear out your inbox. My PMs are bouncing back.

all set.

[nickagneta]

As I stated early, the DC Boxers will entertain offers from teams that are looking for a PF that can give you great defense and almost double/double stats every night on Udonis Haslem.

Know that the Boxers are more than happy to keep him and see him as an integral part of their future success.

[Rondo2287]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Most Importantly he has experience getting veteran players not known for their defense to get them to buy into his defensive philosophy.  Because i have a veteran team that is pretty dominant offensively if i say so and one of the best PG's of all time leading the show i wanted to get a coach that can design championship defenses to compliment my teams skills.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

[Roy H.]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you. 

[Rondo2287]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me. 

[Roy H.]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me.  

Again, we're talking theory vs. reality.  This past season, Thibodeau took over after Doc was ejected and didn't make a single substitution in 19 minutes.  The starters were burned out, and we choked away a 10 point lead, as I remember.

If you'd been picking a coach in the middle or later part of the round, I'd say sure, role the dice.  However, when you've got guys sitting out there who will be in the Hall of Fame, I think you should have gone with the safer route.  

By the way, he's a quote from Jeff Van Gundy on the subject of assistant coaches moving to head coaches:

“Look, anyone who thinks there’s no learning curve when you slide over to [the head coach’s] seat is crazy.

[nickagneta]

Here's my problem with the Thibodeau pick, as a head coach, he is a complete unknown.

He's been an assistant for over 2 decades for a reason. He can teach the defense like no other, maybe. But can he manage egos, manage rotations, draw up plays, develop talent, run a decent offensive system(see Mike Brown for how inept an unknown defensive assistant can be with an offensive system), handle the press well and interact with upper management and assist in scouting well?

Rondo, you have a great group of veteran talent. But giving them an unknown inexperienced head coach hurts them. I'll PM you the name of a guy who would have not only been perfect for your team but probably would have enhanced your chances of winning it all.

[Rondo2287]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me.  

Again, we're talking theory vs. reality.  This past season, Thibodeau took over after Doc was ejected and didn't make a single substitution in 19 minutes.  The starters were burned out, and we choked away a 10 point lead, as I remember.

If you'd been picking a coach in the middle or later part of the round, I'd say sure, role the dice.  However, when you've got guys sitting out there who will be in the Hall of Fame, I think you should have gone with the safer route.  

By the way, he's a quote from Jeff Van Gundy on the subject of assistant coaches moving to head coaches:

“Look, anyone who thinks there’s no learning curve when you slide over to [the head coach’s] seat is crazy.

Roy this entire game is theory vs reality!!

[Roy H.]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me.  

Again, we're talking theory vs. reality.  This past season, Thibodeau took over after Doc was ejected and didn't make a single substitution in 19 minutes.  The starters were burned out, and we choked away a 10 point lead, as I remember.

If you'd been picking a coach in the middle or later part of the round, I'd say sure, role the dice.  However, when you've got guys sitting out there who will be in the Hall of Fame, I think you should have gone with the safer route.  

By the way, he's a quote from Jeff Van Gundy on the subject of assistant coaches moving to head coaches:

“Look, anyone who thinks there’s no learning curve when you slide over to [the head coach’s] seat is crazy.

Roy this entire game is theory vs reality!!

True.  But you're asking people to go two layers deep in terms of theory.

[nickagneta]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me. 

Personally, I think people at this blog give Thibs way, way too much credit for the success of the Celtics and Doc way, way less than he deserves.

[Rondo2287]

The lakers will hire Mike Krzyzewski as coach.

You just took Milwaukee's first choice.  Going off of Rondo2287's list, Tom Thibodeau is next in line.

Happy to get Thibbs here, sure he is a rookie coach but lets not pretend that hes eric spoelstra and is gonna be giving horrible rope-a-dope speeches.  This guy has been in the league along time and has coached in the finals 2 out of the last 3 seasons.  Sure he wasnt the head coach, but reading the Peter May book, "On top of the world."  You learn alot about Thibbs role in bringing the big three together his first year and how Doc would defer to Thibbs on everything defense related.  

I think getting a coach that has experience bringing a team that has never played with each other together is really crucial for this type of game and probably overlooked.  Im quite happy with Thibbs

Here's my problem with Thibs for your team:

Your team is old.  The starters can't play 40 minutes per night.  In the only experience we have with Thibs as a head coach, his substitutions were *terrible*, with him riding his starters into the ground.

I just think there were some better options for you.  

And we dont think he learned anything coaching the veteran celts team?  Especially this year giving up the regular season to keep the veterans healthy?  I think you arent giving Thibbs enough credit here.  I mean the average fan on this board recognized what the celtics did to save their starters for the palyoffs.  To think that an assistant coach who designed some of the best defenses of the decade wouldnt pick on it is really just shocking to me. 

Personally, I think people at this blog give Thibs way, way too much credit for the success of the Celtics and Doc way, way less than he deserves.

Well i thinks because of how much credit doc gives Thibbs.  If Doc didnt talk up thibbs and say publically that he deferred every defensive question and refused to answer any question the first year with the big 3 to thibbs than people would probably give him more credit.