Brad Stevens hired as next Celtics head coach

[rondohondo]

So we ended up letting Doc go , getting a 1st rd pick for him , and pick up a great young coach that can develop talent . Love it!

[jaketwice]

Aren't you all kind of sick of the same group of 9-10 coaches getting fired and re-hired over and over again? How many teams did Lenny Wilkins coach that hovered around .500? Mo Cheeks utterly failed in Philly, yet there he will be on the sidelines again in Detroit next season. P.J. Carlesimo clearly lost the respect of his players, yet, as I recall, he got another head job. How many mid-level teams have Rick Adelman and Dwayne Casey coached? Flip Saunders anyone?

It takes a lot of balls to bring in a young coach like this, but - personally - I'm excited. ...I accept that we will be bad  (or at least not very good) next year; but with this hire, I am still genuinely excited about the season

[clover]

Wow.  Who saw that coming?

Interesting--and, to me, surprising.

I CALLED IT.

I MADE A THREAD ABOUT.

YES! YES! YES!

Did you really?  TP for sure.

[Lucky17]

So we ended up letting Doc go , getting a 1st rd pick for him , and pick up a great young coach that can develop talents . Love it!

Yeah, the Brad Stevens hiring is a metaphor for what Ainge has done to the roster: trade out the veterans for youth and draft picks.

[hardlyyardley]

Have not looked at prior posts.....but

reunite Stevens with Gordon Hayward

Rondo to Utah

Trey Burke and Hayward to C's

[Lebowski]

I like this hire a lot, and it seems that the direction of the rebuild is now set in stone. If he sucks we get a great shot at Wiggins et al, and if he doesn't, hell we probably still get a great shot anyway. Seems worth giving a young guy who has had such a great start to his coaching career a chance to pan out, he seems to have the potential to be in Boston for a long time.

[CelticSooner]

I love this hire. This is the exact kind of coach a rebuilding team needs. Low risk high reward hire.

[Prof. Clutch]

Wow.  Who saw that coming?

Interesting--and, to me, surprising.

I CALLED IT.

I MADE A THREAD ABOUT.

YES! YES! YES!

You've clearly got an in with the Deli Guy or something. 

Great call, TP.

[blink]

Wow.  Who saw that coming?

Interesting--and, to me, surprising.

I CALLED IT.

I MADE A THREAD ABOUT.

YES! YES! YES!

TP, Yoki.

Way to call it, man.

I can tell you're a little excited about it.   

Wow! Yoki you are the MAN!
congrats

[ChainSmokingLikeDino]

and who would you have hired?

I opened a special topic asking who is gone be next CS coach.

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=65459.0

Nobody mention this name in this topic. Nobody even mention this name…now looks that all you guys loved that anonymous guy. Please do not be hypocrite. Who would I have hired? Van Gundy, Hollins, Larry Brown, D. Collins etc. some kind experienced coach very useful for this situation

Cause Larry Brown always sticks around through anything? What Larry Brown brings to the table is nothing The C's want now.
Doug Collins, actually similar. All his young players just tuned him out completely in Philly. And he has always been overrated.
Van Gundy isn't coaching this year.
Hollins, also overrated and a coach for a team on the cusp.
All the same familiar retreads, and all coaches for a team on the cusp.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I just realized the new head coach of the Celtics is only 6 years older than me.  That's weird.

and 6 younger than me. 

you only 30? you still a baby! 

[hpantazo]

and who would you have hired?

I opened a special topic asking who is gone be next CS coach.

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=65459.0

Nobody mention this name in this topic. Nobody even mention this name…now looks that all you guys loved that anonymous guy. Please do not be hypocrite. Who would I have hired? Van Gundy, Hollins, Larry Brown, D. Collins etc. some kind experienced coach very useful for this situation

what's a "special topic"?

[KG Living Legend]

Can someone who is familiar with him perhaps give me the rundown on him?

Is he a yeller? a player's coach?  a motivator? defensive or offensive-minded? Woj mentioned he uses analytics, anyone know how that plays a role in his coaching style?

I'd love to just know more.  This is a tough town to be the coach of a professional sport in and 36 is young.  Is this a coach who's only gonna preside over a losing team for the next few seasons or does Ainge see him as a building block of a franchise?

I'll be rooting for him none-the-less.  Welcome to Boston Brad.

Brad Stevens may be one of the most underrated but most sought after coaches. Why you may ask, well his resume is outstanding. 139-40 for 5 seasons. The biggest win loss record is 11-4. 11 and 4 in the NCAA tournament with 5 different Butler teams who we all can admit is not as talented as the major programs, with only two players in the 5 years making it to the NBA, and yet still stood tall and once made the National Championship. He also focuses on player developments, has great rotations, and is generally a humble guy who can understand his players well. Stevens is known for a calm, focused coaching style. He spends a lot of time analyzing opponents using statistical analysis, adding new wrinkles to his team's play each game. He puts a strong emphasis on defensive and team oriented basketball. Butler's success against teams with superior athletes has been attributed to Stevens' coaching style and calm demeanor. Stevens has twice been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year and won collegeinsider.com's Hugh Durham Award mid-season honors in January 2009. He has also been both a Hugh Durham Award and Jim Phelan Award finalist all three years of his career. Stevens has been called a coaching prodigy and compared to John Wooden.

 TP great post

[CelticG1]

I think he'll be a quality guy for some of the youngins especially Green, sully, and AB

If you tune him out its not gonna do you any favors amd I don't want you on my team of you can't be coached. Its a low risk high reward anyway because expectations aren't high for this team at the moment

[BudweiserCeltic]

We need more vids, still looking for the mix to see how good he looks dunking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doYDGSW8R4