Analyzing Boston Celtics’ Style of Play Under Brad Stevens

September 6th, 2013 by Randolph Charlotin Leave a reply »
Sports Illustrated’s August 26 issue featured an article about new Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. It revealed the background that made him into the coach that he is today.

It also discussed how he decided to accept the Boston Celtics head coach position after rejecting several offers from marquee college programs and showed a glimpse of the coaching style that produced his highly successful Butler basketball teams.

That last point requires further examination.

Stevens accumulated a 166-49 record (.772) in his six years coaching the Bulldogs. He did it with an aggressive approach on both ends of the court that catered to his players.

Going from college to the pros won’t change Stevens’ approach. Based on the statistics produced by his Butler teams, we can get an idea of what kind of team the Celtics will be while coached by Stevens:

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