Coaching Staff

Sports Illustrated is reporting that Mike Krzyewski will not retire from Team USA basketball: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA [...]

Tyronn Lue is being groomed by the Celtics.  The 36 year-old former point guard has been tapped to coach their summer league team (pictured, above), and you can hardly cut to a shot of the bench without seeing Doc leaning back to talk to him about something. But it’s not just the Celtics who like [...]

Greetings my fellow Celtics fans. This past season was definitely one of extreme highs and lows for the Boston Celtics. After losing starting point guard Rajon Rondo to a torn ACL, the team went on an inspiring 7 game winning streak. But the Basketball Gods continued to be unkind to Boston, as rookie Jared Sullinger [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The Celtics have the 16th pick in the June draft, their highest since they banked on getting a top-two pick in 2007 but settled for fifth and [...]

Danny Ainge confirms that Doc Rivers is returning next season as #celtics coach. “We’ve got a coach everybody would love to have.” — gary washburn (@GwashNBAGlobe) May 16, 2013 I’m absolutely not surprised by this news.  In fact, there was never any hint of the possibility of Doc NOT coming back until he was asked [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Doc Rivers is off on a golf course somewhere, pondering his future with the Celtics and asking for time to think. But that hasn’t stopped the Celtics coach [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. I hate to be repetitve here at the Dump, but we all know that the big story this day, and every day for a while, will revolve around [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. On Doc Rivers: “Doc is always unsure [about his future],” said Ainge. “Coaching is very, very draining. Every year with Doc, he’s had to go home and [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Danny Ainge isn’t placing much stock into what his coach and players said in the afterburn of the Celtics’ playoff elimination last Friday night.And, amid one report [...]

Immediately after their disappointing exit from the 1st round of the playoffs, the Brooklyn Nets fired interim head coach PJ Carlesimo. While the Van Gundy brothers appear to be front runners, another high profile name is surfacing – Doc Rivers: Rivers is arguably the finest coach in the NBA, and while he could stay in [...]