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The secret to coaching NBA superstars? They've got to put winning (and team) first
The secret to coaching NBA superstars? They've got to put winning (and team) first
Coaches say two superstars can attain success in the NBA, if they put the team first.
Doc on Scott firing: ‘That’s our league’
greenstreet.weei.com — WALTHAM – When he heard the news on Thursday that Byron Scott had been fired after a... 3-6 start in New Orleans, Doc Rivers couldn’t help but think he had seen this script before. It was November 2003 and the Orlando Magic decided to make ... (more) Doc on Scott firing: ‘That’s our league’
A Note on Iverson and a Sunday Notebook
celticshub.com — • On Iverson: Don’t start, please. Don’t tell me that maybe Memphis is desperate to be rid... of him—and Chad Ford is reporting on ESPN.com that the two sides are close to parting—that maybe the C’s could get him in ... (more) A Note on Iverson and a Sunday Notebook
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First Cup: Monday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Mary Schmitt Boyer of The Plain Dealer: "Doc Rivers coached Tracy McGrady in Orlando and Paul Pierce in Boston. But he didn't win an NBA championship until the Celtics also acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen two years ago. Is there a difference between coaching one superstar and multiple superstars? 'I wasn't very good with the one,' Rivers said, laughing. 'I had Tracy in Orlando and that didn't go very well. I like the multiple ones much better. I will say that.' Actually, Rivers said, the players were more responsible for the team's success than he was. 'I think ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 11/9
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... Superman meets Lex Luger NY Post LeBron will have better options than Knicks Wages of Wins Journal More on the Best Starting Line-Ups Fan Huddle A Boston Celtic Story: The Measure of the Green Eight Games in 12 Days, A Coach, and his Team’s Quest for Growth Wicked Local Courtside View: Celtics have time to get acquainted Paul Pierce.net Truth, Celtics Off to Great Start Cleveland.com The secret to coaching NBA superstars? They've got to put winning (and team) first ...

Daily Links 11/9
CelticsBlog — ... have better options than Knicks Wages of Wins Journal    More on the Best Starting Line-Ups Fan Huddle    A Boston Celtic Story: The Measure of the Green Eight Games in 12 Days, A Coach, and his Team’s Quest for Growth Wicked Local    Courtside View: Celtics have time to get acquainted Paul Pierce.net  Truth, Celtics Off to Great Start Cleveland.com   The secret to coaching NBA superstars? They've got to put winning (and team) first ...

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