BOSTON — Brad Stevens has made a habit of exceeding expectations. He famously guided Butler University to back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011 before leading the mismatched Boston Celtics roster to a surprise playoff berth last season.
At both levels, Stevens has figured out ways to extract the absolute most out of his players. As a result, the Celtics' rebuilding plan is far ahead of schedule.
For the first time in his three seasons as an NBA head coach, the 39-year-old Stevens now has a roster with both talent and stability. He has first-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas, breakout player Jae Crowder, a promising youngster in Marcus Smart and a team that's in the thick of a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race.
Bleacher Report sat down with the head coach recently to dissect Stevens' thoughts on the rebuilding process, the unforeseen realities of coaching in the NBA and...hair.
Bleacher Report: How would you gauge your team's progress to this point over the first three years of your NBA coaching career?
Brad Stevens: Although each team is totall ...
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Boston Celtics Chief Brad Stevens Explains the Hidden Realities of NBA Coaching
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