Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers reveals source of inspiration

RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans found this 5/15/2008 on www.cleveland.com [flag]

Boston -- Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers can talk basketball all day. Offense, defense, current trends, historical perspective. You name it. But heading into this season with the best basketball team he ever coached, he got some inspiration from a fellow Marquette University board member, who introduced him to the term "ubuntu," a unifying African concept and one of the founding principles ... [link]

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Celtics Don’t Care What Stern Thinks
Published 5/15/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
David Stern “suggested” that teams cut out all the fireworks. The Celtics, much to my delight, don’t seem to care much about what he’s suggesting. “We’re going to do our usual show, get the fans fired up, get the energy behind our players,” [Celtics team president Rich] Gotham said. “It’s been ...

Daily Links 5/15
Published 5/15/2008 at CelticsBlog
Herald Home cooking again suits Celtics Rajon Rondo s all grown up Glen Davis fills a Big role Cavaliers Delonte West keeps his eye on prize Big game small consolation for LeBron James Aggressive Kevin Garnett steps up game Pyro maniacs rejoice: Celtics say show will go on Ainge enjoys big day Globe Home security Back here, they feel safe In the third, James was given no quarter They seemed to pass this test Rondo rose to occasion Ainge's honor is just a sidelight right now Assorted posts in the Globe Celtics blog Read more MetroWest Daily Celts finally ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 5/15
Published 5/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald Home cooking again suits Celtics Rajon Rondo’s all grown up FL's Take: Rondo was incredible last night. I am glad Doc left him in for the whole 2nd half and didn't put Cassell back in. That was a good decision on Doc's part. I would rather see House replace Rondo in game 6. Cassell has ...

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The Ben Wallace Dilemma

Bobcat Bonfire found this 5/11/2008 on hoopsaddict.com

With five minutes left in Game 3, the Boston Celtics were down 15. In an effort to lessen the deficit, head coach Doc Rivers informed Eddie House to foul the worst free throw shooter. His name? Ben Wallace. Wallace calmly stepped to the free throw ...

Plenty Of Blame To Go Around

CelticsBlog found this 5/13/2008 on redsarmy.wordpress.com

Everyone wants look for one scapegoat after losing a winnable game on the road… but this one has plenty of them. Here they are… in no particular order. Doc Rivers: I’ve said in the past that we got Sam Cassell…. ...

Letting another Game 4 slip away, CLE 88-77

CelticsBlog found this 5/13/2008 on mvn.com

tenaciousT would say Ground Hog day redux. Another away game. Another loss. Cleveland surged past the Celtics for a 88-77 win. Although there are ramifications of this loss which may be quite different than the Game 4 loss in Atlanta, both Game ...

Mike Brown Has Maxed Out

CelticsBlog found this 5/16/2008 on www.filteringcraig.com

I know the series isn’t over yet, but I am going to take this opportunity to talk about Mike Brown. Brown has drawn a lot of criticism on these pages for what I perceive to be bad coaching. This series with the Celtics is even more proof that ...

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: - Game 6: Knee Jerk Reactions

Posted 5/17/2008 on Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts

Go to this old Bill Simmons article, scroll down to "Question: What was the most disturbing subplot of the season" and check out what he said about Dick Bavetta. It's intriguing. I'll leave it at that. Doc Rivers looked great when he played Glen Davis Wednesday night. Not so much tonight. It's hard to give Rivers credit one game and blame him the next. Regardless Davis did stay out there ...

A Tale of Two Coaching Matchups

Posted 5/16/2008 on My Inner Fan

Even though the Couch Potato gave only 6/10 bags for this weekend's action, today's NBA action, composed of two Game 6s, look fairly promising. When one look at these games, even superficially, one difference between the two games stands out. Coaching. One game features two HOF coaches, one the longest tenured and consistently good, and the other possesses 9 rings. This contrasts ...

Rondo, KG Lead the Way; Celtics Still Perfect at Home

Posted 5/15/2008 on Sports of Boston

It looked like it was going to be all Cleveland again shortly into the first half, but Boston exploded in a great fashion tonight and came back to beat the Cavs 96-89 in Game 5 in Boston. The Celtics started this game off poorly and seemed to play just like the way they had during the fourth quarter of Game 4 in Cleveland on Monday night. The Cavs had a 43-29 lead in the second quarter before ...

Game 5 Preview…Kind Of

Posted 5/14/2008 on Comcast SportsNet » Wicked Good Sports

Best Week Ever’s Adam Cole-Kelly and I are continuing our cutting edge coverage of the Celtics-Cavs series with a Game 5 preview. Well, I guess it’s probably more of a Game 5 review. You know what? I’ll just let Adam explain. Adam Cole-Kelly: I don’t know if you guys ever buy stuff on ebay but I just scored a pretty sweet item recently: A fully functioning time ...

Simmons: Ubuntu's ugly side

Posted 5/14/2008 on ESPN Feed: Bill Simmons

What will Doc Rivers say to pump up the Celtics before Game 5? Bill Simmons has the plain and painful truth of the pep talk.

The Game 5 Forecast Calls for More Rondo

Posted 5/14/2008 on Empty the Bench

I’ve been a huge fan of Sam Cassell since he helped the Houston Rockets win two titles in the mid-90s as a youngster with a number of clutch shots in the playoffs. He’s continued to make a name for himself as a talented scorer with a reputation for making big baskets since. He’s also a steadying, veteran presence on offense. That is to say: I understand why Doc Rivers ...

Road Test

Posted 5/12/2008 on Brownie Points

Tonight is truly Driver's Ed for the Boston Celtics. It's time, for once and for all, to see how this team handles the road. They've driven off of it so far in these playoffs, nearly to a state of utter disaster and embarrassment against Atlanta. Game 3 at Cleveland was so bad that my eight-year-old son was screaming for Doc Rivers to put Scalabrine in the game. When I reminded him that Scal ...

Must Win

Posted 5/12/2008 on RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans

I know it. You know it. The Celtics know it. Tonight is a “Must Win.” Forget that a loss will only make it 2-all series. Forget that we have home court. Forget all of that. The Celtics have left themselves no choice but to come out tonight, lay the hammer down, and win game 4. Because if they don’t, then their “road woes” are going to be the only ...

Playoff Props - What's up Doc?

Posted 5/12/2008 on The Bob Boozer Jinx

After another surpisingly out-of-synch playoff performance on the road by the Boston Celtics, Celtics coach Doc Rivers finds his team in a difficult situation with its starting point guard, 21-year-old Rajon Rondo . Rondo finished with zero assists in Game 3 against the Cavaliers on Sunday and was thoroughly outplayed by the Cavs' Delonte West . Rondo's not ready to help the Celtics win ...

In Celtics-Cavs Game 3 ref calls unfair quick tech on Doc Rivers

Posted 5/11/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

I’m watching Game 3 of the Celtics-Cavaliers series, in Cleveland, and as the Celtics came up the court Kevin Garnett got called for an offensive foul call, as he bumped into Delonte West but possibly appeared to shove him in the process, causing West to fall down. It possibly should have just been a no-call. [...]

Video Break

Posted 5/10/2008 on RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans

That’s Doc Rivers getting custom fitted for suits… and he also talks a little about the style of the other players on the team… which player comments most on his suits… and how dressing up for the game has become a little bit of a competition. Some other videos out there… via Boston.tv Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis tries his hand at golf … ...

Carr saw coach in Doc early

Published 5/17/2008 on Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com

CLEVELAND - There are those who see each Celtics game as a referendum on Doc Rivers. If the Celtics win, Doc knows what he's doing. If they lose, the guy is clearly in...

Rivers puts focus on ending series

Published 5/16/2008 on Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com

The Celtics took off for Cleveland yesterday afternoon a couple of hours earlier than they usually depart for a game the next night. And coach Doc Rivers swears it wasn't...