Red Sox STILL in first, B's send Seguin packing, and Mannys back.

[cerealboi]

Makes sense I would be here after the most painful regular season loss in 15 years, and not after a 4 game sweep on Friday

Makes sense

Mo must have been upset with the present the Orioles gave him. Or maybe that homer WAS the present.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Where's JD? I didn't picture him as being a member of the Williams Clan...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Authorities in Cincinnati have arrested a man who they say was vandalizing a high school while wearing only Spider-Man underwear.


The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/14CCHyh ) reports that it happened early Sunday when a suspect used rocks to break several windows at Moeller High School, crawled in one of the windows and sprayed fire extinguishers around the building.


Hamilton County sheriff's deputies say 23-year-old Thomas Williams was wearing Spider-Man underwear when he was arrested. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound Kenwood man was charged with felony vandalism and breaking and entering.


Police reports gave no explanation for Williams' attire.
Williams was still in jail Monday morning. Online records didn't indicate if he had an attorney.

totally JD

 

[HammerDown]

Brad Stevens will be begging Wisconsin-Steven's Point for an assistant's job by the 2014 All-Star break. He's a coach of boys, not men and Boston will run him out of town on the rails. If the Lakers had hired him, you'd all be laughing your asses off but it's "the C's" so "it makes total sense." He's nothing more than a sacrificial lamb and you know it.

That's my way of saying "Good morning, Fellas!"

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Makes total sense....and the more I hear him talk, the more I like the guy...we'll see what kind of coach he becomes...but seems like a good guy that'll I find it difficult to slam mercilessly when they are a complete bag of suck ass...

It's why they will trade Rondo

Last thing a young guy like that needs is difficult personalities as soon as they walk through the door

What he accomplished at Butler speaks for itself, a terrible C's roster may be one of those pain in the ass teams next season

 

[Most Driven]

Speaking of the NBA, can they just contract the Kings?

That team has only gotten worse with their new management

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Brad Stevens will be begging Wisconsin-Steven's Point for an assistant's job by the 2014 All-Star break. He's a coach of boys, not men and Boston will run him out of town on the rails. If the Lakers had hired him, you'd all be laughing your asses off but it's "the C's" so "it makes total sense." He's nothing more than a sacrificial lamb and you know it.

That's my way of saying "Good morning, Fellas!"

I like the move, but like your post more

 

[Rock Strongo]

Brad Stevens will be begging Wisconsin-Steven's Point for an assistant's job by the 2014 All-Star break. He's a coach of boys, not men and Boston will run him out of town on the rails. If the Lakers had hired him, you'd all be laughing your asses off but it's "the C's" so "it makes total sense." He's nothing more than a sacrificial lamb and you know it.

That's my way of saying "Good morning, Fellas!"

youre entirely wrong, but good morning

hes arguably the hottest coaching commodity not only in CBB, but on NBA radars

he turned down other college jobs before i believe, so his courting to the nba isnt new

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Mo must have been upset with the present the Orioles gave him. Or maybe that homer WAS the present.

Considering the Yankees have been a playoff shoe in for most of the last 17 years, I honestly think it's the worst regular season loss I could remember in that span

- not a shoe in this season

- 7 game streak with KC and Minny coming in

- chance to pick up another game in the east

- another win in spite of the worst offense in baseball

God, that was awful

 

[b_lake]

Speaking of the NBA, can they just contract the Kings?

That team has only gotten worse with their new management

At least they didn't give Josh Smith $56M...

 

[cerealboi]

Brad Stevens will be begging Wisconsin-Steven's Point for an assistant's job by the 2014 All-Star break. He's a coach of boys, not men and Boston will run him out of town on the rails. If the Lakers had hired him, you'd all be laughing your asses off but it's "the C's" so "it makes total sense." He's nothing more than a sacrificial lamb and you know it.

That's my way of saying "Good morning, Fellas!"

I'm with you. I'll be shocked if a coach from a mid-major has any success in his first three years. This guy has never coached players with the skill-level or egos of the guys he's going to be seeing routinely. He wasn't getting top recruits at Butler and the transition to the pros is simply going to be too much of a jolt.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

At least they didn't give Josh Smith $56M...

Most God awful contract I've ever seen

Selfish, team killer

 

[Most Driven]

At least they didn't give Josh Smith $56M...

Yikes, I had no idea he got paid


But letting Tyreke Evans walk, only to pursue Monta fucking Ellis and Landry is a joke.


Still holding out hope McLemore is as awesome as some say

 

[Rock Strongo]

Brad Stevens and the other college coaches who made the jump to the NBA

By SB Nation NBA News on Jul 3 2013, 8:34p 1
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Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge snuck under the media radar to sign Butler Bulldogs head coach Brad Stevens away from the college game and into the bright lights of a historic franchise on Wednesday.
Stevens has had NCAA power programs like UCLA yanking at his pant legs for the last several years, but he looked loyal in staying at a mid-major program. The pull to Boston and the NBA was likely too great for Stevens to say, "no thanks," however, and now he's the youngest head coach currently in the NBA.
The 36-year-old will be under pressure to not only to work with a rebuilding roster, but against a dark history. NBA teams rarely hire college coaches, even good ones, because it requires a different sort of player management — not only are these employees rather than bright-eyed students of the game, but they're wealthy grown men with egos. And remember: Stevens is coming from Butler, not from a mass producer of NBA draft picks that recruits McDonald's All-Americans whose temperaments have been stroked during years in the AAU circuit.
That said, Stevens' resume of winning arguably trumps all the recent cases of college coaches jumping to the pros. Unlike the majority of the coaches listed below, Stevens enters the NBA game after proving himself early on, and at a young age, in the college ranks.
Stevens was named head coach of the Bulldogs prior to the 2007 season, after beginning his career as a volunteer in the basketball office and eventually becoming a full-time assistant under Thad Matta and later Todd Lickliter.
Stevens began his head coaching career as the second-youngest at the NCAA level, leading many to have low expectations for the upstart. That all changed, however, when he led Butler to a 30-4 record during his first season, making him the fourth-winningest first-year head coach and the third-youngest head coach to amass 30 wins in a single season.
Stevens' career at Butler would improve from that year, too, proving it wasn't a fluke as he led his well-disciplined teams to back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances en route to a 166-49 record in six seasons.
Recent NBA coaches who made the jump from college

Mike Dunlap (Charlotte Bobcats, 2012-13): The Charlotte Bobcats and Michael Jordan made Dunlap a hire more surprising that the Celtics' hiring of Stevens. Although Stevens led two Butler squads to the NCAA championship game in the last six years, Dunlap had bounced around as assistant coaches at Arizona, Oregon and finally St. John's -- though he did spend a few years before that as as a Denver Nuggets assistant. The Bobcats hired the St. John's associate head coach after he filled in nicely for an ill Steve Lavin, but Dunlap lasted only a year and led Charlotte to an abysmal 21-61 mark in 2012-13. Lakers assistant Steve Clifford was hired to lead Charlotte this summer
Reggie Theus (Sacramento Kings, 2007-08): Theus first found himself coaching the ABA's Las Vegas Slam before taking a head coaching job with New Mexico State in 2005. He improved a 6-24 team into an above-average ball club in his first season, then led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament. That was enough to garner interest from the Sacramento Kings, who hired Theus in 2007. He lasted slightly more than a season and finished with a 44-62 mark before being fired. He was permanently replaced by longtime NBA coach Paul Westphal.
Mike Montgomery (Golden State Warriors, 2004-06): Winning at a clip of 70 percent with the Stanford Cardinal for 18 seasons and finishing 30-2 his final season, Montgomery was hired by the NBA's Bay Area team as a familiar face. It didn't go as planned. He went 34-48 in each of his two seasons before the Golden State Warriors fired him and replaced him with a long-time NBA name -- and recycled Warriors coach -- Don Nelson.
Leonard Hamilton (Washington Wizards, 2000-01): Unlike Stevens, Hamilton hardly had success in college. Nine years spent at the University of Miami led Hamilton to an average 144-147 record, but in 2000 he was hired away by Michael Jordan to lead the Wizards. Hamilton led Washington to a franchise-low 19-63 mark before being let go. Doug Collins replaced Hamilton in 2001-02.
Lon Kruger (Atlanta Hawks, 2000-03): The Atlanta Hawks hired Kruger away from the Illinois Fighting Illini after four seasons of winning, but with only two NCAA tournament runs past the second round in his 14 seasons as a college head coach. Kruger lasted three seasons and won 36 percent of his contests, and the Hawks moved forward with Terry Stotts.
Tim Floyd (Chicago Bulls, 1998-2002): Through 12 college seasons at Idaho, New Orleans and Iowa State, Floyd made the NCAA tournament in only five seasons and got past second round once. Nonetheless, the Bulls took a risk and hired him. In four seasons, Chicago finished last in its division each year and never had a winning percentage above 26 percent for a season. Floyd did, however, return to the NBA in 2003-04 with the Hornets and went 41-41.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I'm with you. I'll be shocked if a coach from a mid-major has any success in his first three years. This guy has never coached players with the skill-level or egos of the guys he's going to be seeing routinely. He wasn't getting top recruits at Butler and the transition to the pros is simply going to be too much of a jolt.

Fair points, but from a risk reward standpoint, it's worth a shot IMO

Its a move you make when expectations can't be lower for the next 2 or 3 years

 

[Down38st8]

Brad Stevens will be begging Wisconsin-Steven's Point for an assistant's job by the 2014 All-Star break. He's a coach of boys, not men and Boston will run him out of town on the rails. If the Lakers had hired him, you'd all be laughing your asses off but it's "the C's" so "it makes total sense." He's nothing more than a sacrificial lamb and you know it.

That's my way of saying "Good morning, Fellas!"

Or...in reality...if it doesn't work out in the pro's...he instantly becomes the most coveted college coach in the country.

But...he's with the Celtics...and you claim to hate basketball...sooooo....

 

[b_lake]

Most God awful contract I've ever seen

Selfish, team killer

Joe Dumars = overrated GM that got lucky way too long ago for it to count now..


He also gave Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva a lot of money to play basketball..

 

[HammerDown]

"Uh, yes? Hello? Is this the athletic dept. for Babson Junior College? Yes, I'd like to submit my resume for your head basketball coaching position. My name is Brad Stevens. You might have heard about what happened in Boston. Please don't hold that again me. It'll be different this time. I promise."

 

[b_lake]

Yikes, I had no idea he got paid


But letting Tyreke Evans walk, only to pursue Monta fucking Ellis and Landry is a joke.


Still holding out hope McLemore is as awesome as some say

Reke didn't want to be there anyway...

McLemore should be good...

 

[HammerDown]

^Boy among men

 

[Down38st8]

"Uh, yes? Hello? Is this the athletic dept. for Babson Junior College? Yes, I'd like to submit my resume for your head basketball coaching position. My name is Brad Stevens. You might have heard about what happened in Boston. Please don't hold that again me. It'll be different this time. I promise."

babson isn't a JuCo....that's not the only thing wrong with your post.