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August 9th, 2007 Celtics Sign Assistant Tom Thibodeau

Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald is reporting that the Celtics have finally filled their assistant coach hole by signing defensive guru Tom Thibodeau to a one-year deal. Thibodeau has been in Houston for the past two seasons, and improved their team defense dramatically by leading the team to set franchise records in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. In 11 of his 14 years in the league, he has coached his team to finish in the top 10 in team defense.

Many believe that Thibodeau is an NBA head coach in the making, and one could speculate that the one-year deal is setting up an opportunity to sign him as the Celtics’ head coach next season if Doc Rivers doesn’t get it done this year. This was a great pickup for the Celtics, even if it does turn out to be just a one-year quick fix. Between Thibodeau and Clifford Ray, the Celtics’ toughness level and team defense should improve beyond belief.

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