Re: Re: Re: Ainge Watch For Monday

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Good point, ray.  But a lot of coaches don't like
to do it that way, and GMs don't like it either.
The coach only gets one chance to come in and
establish things; by training camp the NY players
will already have taken Lenny's measure.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: re: Re: Re: Ainge Watch For Monday


> Au contraire, Josh - Lenny Wilkens did it in New York,
> and if it wasn't Wilkens, the Czar of the Tele-illustrator
> would have taken the job.
> Ray
>
> >
> > Not necessarily.  No coach with an atom of self-respect
> > would come on board in that situation.  That's why they
> > invented the interim coach, so the real guy could have
> > his own training camp, practices, etc.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:49 AM
> > Subject: re: Re: Ainge Watch For Monday
> >
> >
> > > Think, Dan, think. What was Doc Rivers doing when O'Brien exited
> > > stage left? He wasn't doing anything, so if Ainge wanted him, why
didn't
> > > he hire him then, rather than go with Carroll? The fact that Ainge
> > > chose Carroll, meant that he had someone else in mind, who was
occupied
> > > at the time.
> > > Ray
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Is Doc's agent saying no because he doesn't like the deal or because
> > Ainge
> > > > is leaning towards Westphal who himself has an excellent .619
record?
> > > >
> > > > DanF
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This is your official "Ainge Watch" station. . .
> > > > >
> > > > > ~ In a BS Report, Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel says:
> > > > >
> > > > > Rumor mill: The Boston Celtics will see if Doc Rivers is
interested in
> > > > coaching them.
> > > > >
> > > > > (This is put out by Rivers agent - zero chance.
> > > > > Ainge isn't secretly meeting with Westphal to talk about what type
of
> > > > > cheeleaders the team should have next season.)
> > >
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