How else can we attract Free Agents if Doc is no longer our coach?

[popofly]

Regardless of whatever weaknesses, mistake, bad decisions, problems and issues of Doc Rivers, Players want to play for him. He is one of the biggest reasons we had Shaq, JO,Lee, Terry, Sheed just to name a few.

Just wondering, if you area a free agent(star or not) for what reason would you sign with the Celtics? ?

[Celtics4ever]

We had trouble during Pitino.  You get a Wiggins and they will come.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Nah, players wanted to play with the big 3. Doc was icing in the cake, helped create a great culture here.

It would take one superstar, or multiple all-stars, and a couple years post-Ainge to give them any sense of job security (ie, not being openly dangled at every trade opportunity).

[BleedGreen1989]

TP.

This is a very underestimated element to the Doc saga. Regardless of our opinion of Doc, he is one of the most popular coaches amongst players and is surely a big reason any free agent would come to Boston.

[clover]

At this point, a better opportunity to earn minutes.  Same reason Big Baby, for example, wanted to leave the team.

[scaryjerry]

What free agent did we attract with him? Yawn...traded for Ray, otherwise kg wanted nothing to do with getting traded here, and we resigned our own free agents when their deals were up, Ray ended up bolting for less and kg and pierce were overpaid for to many years with the clauses they wanted in their contracts...woo.

Doc is overrated and so is the thought he's lured any players here...who Courtney lee? Get outta here

[Who]

I reckon a head coach is a very minor factor in where an NBA player chooses to play.

It is not something that worries me.

[Surferdad]

I reckon a head coach is a very minor factor in where an NBA player chooses to play.

It is not something that worries me.

Agreed its not the most important factor, but it's not 'very minor'. Look at the CP3 shenanigans right now.  Kobe and others have used their power to influence coaching choices.

That said, this is a players league and you win with star players. KC Jones was a mediocre X's and O's coach, but the mid-80's Celtics won because of the Big 3.

[Chief]

Looks like he is very good at attracting brittle aging veterans that want to play for a players coach. Where did that get us?

[saltlover]

What free agents do you want to come here?  If Doc and everyone stay, we could only sign free agents for not that much money, and have a .500 team to offer them.  Money and winning are the top two sells, so we would be scraping the bottom of the barrel anyway.

If we blow it up a bit, then we'll have the money to get someone.  Again, whether the free agent is worth having is a different story, but I'm going to write a post about that for the front page late this week, and don't want to give away the conclusion too much.

[Evantime34]

You attract free agents by paying them big money and winning games before they get there.

Let's say the Celtics get rid of Pierce, KG, Bass, Terry and Lee, going with their young inexpensive core.

If the C's can manage to sneak in the playoffs, it will showcase that the young nucleus is good, there by making it more likely a free agent comes here.

[alley oop]

Looks like he is very good at attracting brittle aging veterans that want to play for a players coach. Where did that get us?

Indeed, and not the Chris Pauls, David Wests, and Dwight Howards.

[Celtics18]

You attract free agents by paying them big money and winning games before they get there.

Let's say the Celtics get rid of Pierce, KG, Bass, Terry and Lee, going with their young inexpensive core.

If the C's can manage to sneak in the playoffs, it will showcase that the young nucleus is good, there by making it more likely a free agent comes here.

This.

[gpap]

I really don't think Doc was ever a "free agent attraction."

I think that's a Boston-media created myth.

[Celtics4ever]

Rondo, the kid gives up the ball.   He is a pass master who would not want to catch those passes.