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April 9th, 2007 Doc to Get Extension This Summer?

Doc Rivers

According to Steve Bulpett, league sources have confirmed that the Celtics are prepared to offer Doc Rivers a contract extension this summer. Doc’s four-year deal, signed in 2004, expires at the end of the 2007-2008 season (which is next year).

Some believe it would be unfair to give Doc the boot this summer due to the youth and the injury woes, others feel he’s just simply not a good enough coach to deserve an extension after this mess. I, am somewhere in the middle. I do understand that this is most certainly not all Doc’s fault. Doc has no control over the injuries, he doesn’t have any control over most of the continuous mistakes some players make out on the court, and he is not responsible for the roster he has to work with. I think Doc is a great person, he works hard, he loves teaching, the players respect him as a person, and he does want to win, but I believe his flaws are too impeccable for Celtic fans to handle for much longer. Whether it be how he handles some young players, how he plays too much “small ball,” his failure to call timeouts at the proper times, his lack of substitution skills, his lack of offensive sets, his inability to let young players play through mistakes, etc.

I personally feel that while he’s a great person, there are too many flaws in his coaching for me to believe he is worthy of a contract extension. We’ll see how it all pans out this summer, only time will tell, but I think this organization would be making a big mistake issuing Doc Rivers a contract extension.

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