The Boston Celtics were dumped at the prom. Doc Rivers left Boston for the Los Angeles Clippers just as the Celtics hit tough times.
Professional coaching is a very cold profession. Like peers George Karl and Lionel Hollins, Rivers knows he can be fired at any time, even after a winning season. So Rivers took his fate in his own hands.
Just don’t expect everything to remain cool in Boston.
Rivers doesn’t deserve to be vilified like Ray Allen. At least Rivers was more upfront with his lack of interest in rebuilding the Celtics, unlike Allen, who dragged the Celtics along to a two-year, $12 million offer with a no-trade clause only to accept a lesser deal with Boston’s rival, the Miami Heat. That had the feel of sticking it to his former team.
The Celtics organization has been great to Rivers for nine years and this is how he repays them? They showed patience even through an 18-game losing streak. As demands for Rivers’ head mounted, even after a 24-58 season in 2006-07, support for the coach never wavered.
And that support was rewarded when the Celtics won their f ...
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