IT:"Stevens is best coach in NBA. no way he doesn't win COY"

[Phantom255x]

"No way in hell Brad Stevens doesn’t win Coach of the year. No disrespect to the other head coaches but He’s by far the best coach in the NBA"


https://mobile.twitter.com/isaiahthomas/status/994293891388985344

bring IT back for 6th man off the bench? Lol if Stevens wants him to do that, IT maybe might respect it ?

I know people don't like IT, but if T-Roz gets traded, I would like to see Isaiah Thomas come back on a team friendly deal.

I like it. Bring back Baynes OR Monroe, re-sign Smart at a modest rate, sell high on Rozier (get back a young, cost controlled big and/or a fairly good draft pick), then bring back Isaiah Thomas using MLE! 

I mean, to be honest, I'm not sure Isaiah is really fetching much in the market to be honest, unless if Lakers strike out and sign him to a 1 year, 15M+ deal, OR some team like Orlando or New York gets crazy and offers him 20M/Year (doubt it). Could be like a "prove it deal" of sorts and he still gets a solid 9M as a 6th man.

[kozlodoev]

Finally, he more than deserves a small statuette in front of TD Garden.  And we, as committed fans to the team, ought to offer to pay for it.

Just make it really small so that he can start his work as the mayor of Boston with a(nother) chip on his shoulder.

[CelticsElite]

"He's not getting COTY for going 9-6 in 15 games without Irving on the tail end of the season."

9 and 6 with a starting lineup of Horford, Baynes, Rozier, Tatum and Brown is elite. That's a 60% win rate. There are only 6 teams in the entire NBA that have won at that percentage.

Pop won 47 games over the course of a full season with a lineup that featured Aldridge, Kyle Anderson, 37-year-old Pau Gasol, and Dejounte Murray. Every starter not named LaMarcus averaged 21-26 mpg and scored 10 or fewer ppg. His "scoring punch" off the bench was Patty Mills and off-of-achilles-surgery Rudy Gay. Sure, having the calcified remains of Ginobili and Parker is a great luxury, but this team had no business outside of the lottery.

And that's juts one example of a deserving candidate. My personal choice would be Quin Snyder, who went pretty far on the back of a 13th-overall-pick rookie. Sure, Brad will get votes, as he should. But I don't think he's a frontrunner this year.

You mean the 19 year old playing like a star due his system?

So I'm confused now, is Tatum a greatly talented player who should be getting ROY consideration, or just a fortunate product of Brad's system?

west was weak this year

[Green-18]

Love that guy’s love for this city / team.

Couldn't agree more.  I always backed IT, even during the post trade controversy.  The guy went through hell with his sisters death and the hip injury.  At the end of the day how can you not appreciate his genuine love for Boston?  He embraced everything about the experience during his short time here.  The bitter comments are insignificant in comparison to his contributions to the franchise. 

[kozlodoev]

west was weak this year

It was. Which means that it finally became level with the East in terms of strength.

[nickagneta]

Stevens won't win COY. Casey just won the NBCA COY in the NBA, an award voted on by his peers.

Hey, Doc Rivers didn't win the year he went from 24 wins to 66 wins, had best record in the league and the best defense in over a decade.

So, it won't surprise me in the least to see Stevens lose it.