Brad Stevens hired as next Celtics head coach

[Evantime34]

Thoughts on the signing
1. Love the signing
2. With a six year contract I expect him to be here a while(Doc got a long enough leash to lose 20 games in a row and keep his job, and Doc was getting paid much more than Stevens)
3. Butler ran the type of aggressive up tempo system that perfectly fits Green, Bradley and Rondo
4. I don't agree with the line of thinking that Rondo will automatically demand a trade. Steven's system is perfect for Rondo/Does Rondo really want to get labeled as even more a malcontent than he already is? Will that help his push for a max contract extension (that I'm sure he feels he deserves) next year?
5. Stevens was one of the first/only college coaches to hire an analytics guy. Boston is one of the leading teams in the league in analytics. Allows more of a top down organizational philosophy than previously with Doc and the veterans.
6. Butler was 11th in the country in rebounding margin last year, does this mean we will finally be a team that crashes the boards hard?
7. Expectations are low for the Celtics, if he loses a lot this year, it was expected. However if he wins he will immediately be thought of as a great coach. It's a no lose situation.

[boscel33]

Btw, just as this came out of no where, I wonder what else is going to take us  by surprise???

[LarBrd33]

Steve Bulpett ‏@SteveBHoop 9m
League source says Stevens getting six-year contract with Celtics.

[dang]! yep. we are tanking for a couple years it looks like. DA will give him plenty time to learn on the job and see if he can develop players and play big ball with rebounding.

Yeah we aren't trying to win anytime soon.  All we need is someone who can keep the players from killing each other and can help develop their games so we can either build around them or use them as trade assets.

[Scintan]

Steve Bulpett ‏@SteveBHoop 9m
League source says Stevens getting six-year contract with Celtics.

And there's the other shoe.  With that long a contract, there's got to be some understanding that this is going to take time.

Guesses:

Rondo - Gone
Humphries - Gone
Bass - Gone
Lee - Gone

I could be wrong on all of it, but it fits what I'm seeing.

[celticsbaby89]

and danny want us to believe we are not tanking , he is a college couch with no nba experience ,,, rondo is gone

who here with any sense believed that? i mean really? like i said before, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. We all knew we were tanking.

maybe i didnt want to believe that we are , and i dont think we are bad enough to get in the lottery (that we will not win anyway) we have to sit rondo for the season or trade him which is bad IMHO

[esel1000]

Shocked this wasn't leaked in any way. Makes you wonder what trades, if any could be in the works.

I really like Stevens though. Excellent young coach, and very smart. I think he'll be able to adapt to the NBA game.

[LarBrd33]

Thoughts on the signing
1. Love the signing
2. With a six year contract I expect him to be here a while(Doc got a long enough leash to lose 20 games in a row and keep his job, and Doc was getting paid much more than Stevens)
3. Butler ran the type of aggressive up tempo system that perfectly fits Green, Bradley and Rondo
4. I don't agree with the line of thinking that Rondo will automatically demand a trade. Steven's system is perfect for Rondo/Does Rondo really want to get labeled as even more a malcontent than he already is? Will that help his push for a max contract extension (that I'm sure he feels he deserves) next year?
5. Stevens was one of the first/only college coaches to hire an analytics guy. Boston is one of the leading teams in the league in analytics. Allows more of a top down organizational philosophy than previously with Doc and the veterans.
6. Butler was 11th in the country in rebounding margin last year, does this mean we will finally be a team that crashes the boards hard?
7. Expectations are low for the Celtics, if he loses a lot this year, it was expected. However if he wins he will immediately be thought of as a great coach. It's a no lose situation.

I don't think it matters if Rondo is on board.  I don't think he's part of the plan.

[dreamgreen]

Just talked to a friend that lives right next door to Butler. He said they are devastated. They were planning on building a huge program around Stevens, crushing blow to the town and college he said.

Ballsy move by DA.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Thoughts on the signing
1. Love the signing
2. With a six year contract I expect him to be here a while(Doc got a long enough leash to lose 20 games in a row and keep his job, and Doc was getting paid much more than Stevens)
3. Butler ran the type of aggressive up tempo system that perfectly fits Green, Bradley and Rondo
4. I don't agree with the line of thinking that Rondo will automatically demand a trade. Steven's system is perfect for Rondo/Does Rondo really want to get labeled as even more a malcontent than he already is? Will that help his push for a max contract extension (that I'm sure he feels he deserves) next year?
5. Stevens was one of the first/only college coaches to hire an analytics guy. Boston is one of the leading teams in the league in analytics. Allows more of a top down organizational philosophy than previously with Doc and the veterans.
6. Butler was 11th in the country in rebounding margin last year, does this mean we will finally be a team that crashes the boards hard?
7. Expectations are low for the Celtics, if he loses a lot this year, it was expected. However if he wins he will immediately be thought of as a great coach. It's a no lose situation.

BIG BALL? REBOUNDING?

[Birdman]

someone got to coach all these young kids that we are going to get the next couple of years so might as well be a young college coach

[rondohondo]

Steve Bulpett ‏@SteveBHoop 9m
League source says Stevens getting six-year contract with Celtics.

And there's the other shoe.  With that long a contract, there's got to be some understanding that this is going to take time.

Guesses:

Rondo - Gone
Humphries - Gone
Bass - Gone
Lee - Gone

I could be wrong on all of it, but it fits what I'm seeing.

We can still tank and keep Rondo

Rondo= out til January

Humpheries= No sense in trading him , we want his salary to come off the books while we rebuild, not add more long term salary , which is what you would get because the other team wants humpheries expiring

Bass + Lee= Yes try to move them for expirings and picks , even 2nd round picks .

[twistedrico14]

Nice move by Danny. This guy is an up and comer.

[sed522002]

Anyone that thinks that know DA's plans have NO CLUE (all of us..lol)..we really have to just sit back and watch. You can't predict what's about to happen next.

[OsirusCeltics]

The fact that this hire was so random, so quick, and out of blue, just proves this is a tanking move

[Yoki_IsTheName]

First off I would like to apologize to Danny Ainge for calling him a coward. Hiring Brad Stevens took GUTS. And I admit I was very wrong.

With that, I have never been so excited. Of course Stevens still has to prove himself. College and pros are very different. Im just optimistic because of the track record.

He lead 6 different not so talented Butler teams and a couple of them went deep, heck, one was a shot away from the national title. He can maximize the talents of his players, he's very intelligeny and coaches say he's very detail oriented.

Love it!