greenbandwagon.com - 9/11/2008
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Rich Thompson reports that Doc Rivers recently signed a 3-year contract extension:
"The length and financial terms of the contract were not released.
Earlier reports speculated that Rivers would earn a base pay of $5.5 million per year through the 2010-2011 season with playoff incentives that could push the salary as high as $7 million." - Rich Thompson
To put that in perspective only ...
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... Green Bandwagon: “And yet I’m not sure how I feel about Rivers going into the 2009 season. I’ve always found myself gravitating around the middle in the “Doc Rivers as a coach” debate. I was never delusional enough to think he was holding the 2007 Celtics back from achieving greatness. Furthermore, I like to think I gave credit where credit was due after championship 17. In fact I’m not sure we’ll ever know all of the challenges that went into coaching the 2008 season. However, last year seemed to be as much about managing egos and ...
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The Boston Celtics have extended the contract of coach Doc Rivers, who led the team to its first championship in 22 years.
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