Doc Rivers, Celtics Head Coach

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I'm doing great have been two very good drive there and Vermont -- always good.

It's good. We're given them their day yeah -- one more hour this in the we're done.

Okay. Good to human flu tomorrow right girlfriend where you feel.

I was born to introduce you as we head coach of the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference -- six an old Celtics are on pace to win the 82 games. The audio and people start talking like will bought and Kornheiser yesterday and the Celtics win seventy games this year does that make you a little uneasy --

Live -- listed noted you know if it's two alternates independent can talk about obviously but that's not what we're focused on -- can --

Now you probably don't know it but you granted us a favor yesterday we were bemoaning the fact that your first five wins by I believe an average of 21 point six points. Really kind of boring last night was anything but boring that was a that was a grinder.

Well welcome to. We just -- one of those nights metal news gold for -- Local like we have lay -- which happened during the year. You know -- Rasheed Wallace and maybe Abreu would do wide open a lot of -- some homework -- ready to close so. One of those nights you know some very good the good thing you could win that this isn't gonna stretch. You know last June through to listen burden -- position where you're from scores. It's a good Camp --

And we were all looking ahead we can do that dock where we know you're gonna make the playoffs I'm pretty sure you -- to clinch your division and a half a -- you can't do that is is a hard thing I mean you can't do it he plays can't do it and you've got practice every day you gotta focus on your next opponent. Is that difficult or is that just the way it it works for for professionals like you and your players.

Yeah. -- all because we have this you know there's so many things to do still. Defensively we have things to do we can -- better offensively. We know we've yet to put in very. Our guys look you know we're running. Until we met didn't for the third and fourth options because we just don't know well not yet so we have a total work to do.

I'll have you know we spent considerable time yesterday looking at the schedule. And we pronounced only three lose a bowl games for the Celtics between -- the end of the year. Our Orlando home on the twentieth San Antonio. On the road on the third of December and Orlando on the road on on on Christmas so. That's pretty high expectations --

That's good good my goodness yeah today I'm going to love the look and feel good. People.

A touching on something that tell you just mentioned. Last night notwithstanding what has pleased with the head coach of the Boston Celtics more so far this year. Your defense or your bench.

Bob good to talk OK my -- Clearly had been given night they've they've. Played well a couple might be -- without -- the truly -- below -- book. Food type game until the bids came into the day in last night. I think we're down and we put a bid to move very familiar dividend to its took -- took -- one point -- So don't say that I did the other one is knows his fault his million that is good is that in my life. Who's been truly phenomenal.

This is probably an unanswerable question but given a shot. We're tossing around the idea that the Celtics bench or -- starting team in the NBA how many teams in the NBA do you think -- as starters could be --

Well that's good question. Like a -- doesn't do that -- Then send this is real good look as cool. It would all look simple the most that it that the government does work there are troubled and has been very welcome so. That's one of -- development forward looking --

I didn't see every minute last night because there was a little World Series game on but why did see a good long stretch where. These two timberwolves clearly had a strategy that was to see if Rondo can beat them. He beat them there's no doubt he did his job in that situation but do you expect that other teams to do that is that going to be the strategy going.

There are additional. This movie you saw it last year initiative. Want to tell us so there -- those who -- out of the mobile would have made good you know well maybe I told them and have done a good government goes. The machine. But you're. There's still consider options they've put up -- I mean. That was taken especially the boot order that more aggressive. You okay well let them a little bit well but it didn't do well. Nobody looks more and more.

And -- you do obviously -- good. Passing big men especially -- KG. So you do you don't see a problem with this going forward do you do embrace it to you invited welcome it this kind of the.

I'm gonna -- assumed to be good news through twelve -- continue that in. -- good good very conducive and we can promotion little tour event helps us know. Overall look is good this movie's gonna have dementia are and let you stay aggressive. And K dated effective when times are doing -- two point. Meg doing is really more like they've been evident the first was when the Brothers says. That day.

staying on the subject of Rondo in your mind where is the line the that confidence and cocky this an attitude is helpful. Versus hurtful to point guard in the NBA.

they -- decisions you know. I don't know I think that's mellowed porn goes -- they did that -- to live. When we looked confident spoke of good news decision making. They've made it's probably too. But yeah. Good job for employer than they have to be good like a -- decision to -- Gooden then I don't know you -- the right place.

It did cross the line against against Chris Paul.

Men didn't. That -- incompetence. I don't know what quote that I don't know. You know kind of went over the increased. And intrusive and -- you -- got into most. -- again -- try to continue that during the day when you overloading resident who's gonna be targeted and even. Such -- web. Talk to let my blood. Do boot that gentlemen -- mentioned -- Google Google you -- duo dual -- Chris Paul did it.

See everybody is portraying Rondo as the antagonist in this deal but it sounds like he was responding to something that Chris Paul was doing throughout the course of the ball game.

Well it just responded. Even go to Olympic competition and and it's great good to be able to play it agreed to do so why basketball. -- the wanted to let -- over. In the competition revoked and you -- yeah. So I thought the game there was -- at all. Do you can't rule -- product competition. They love the game over the you have to go you should does live in food you know what did you did.

This is he'll work improper use your former point and obviously. A good coaching good mentor for point guards is he'll work in progress --

Yeah yeah but -- do you know I don't know. Good to have this problem like that it isn't gonna work its weapons. Rumble we've. Good value of the work work because if there's a lot of good work what. Maybe no worries. We -- that job -- some other point guards will improve. Does -- bill of them when we talk about an upset earlier. So you know so -- run those women and a coach you. Today we're gonna go to team I think you should do -- written and you have to do to receive remember moved them.

A couple of weird small items elected touch -- to get your opinion on and it struck me the last couple games certainly so far this year. Therefore all the pregame shooting that Ray Allen does and all these years he's been out there and been just an example -- player. From time to time he loses track of where his feet are. In relationship to the line should they jump shooter and a talented guy any better like Ray Allen it's. Be a little bit more aware that if his footwear Bakken issue would count three and not to.

It's just yeah I want them living. I had I want to drug is still go to the -- Because of this stuff movement and then but I was so good that happens is all movement plays and it's moved recommended that softened the other stuff. To do so well when you think you can didn't go reported -- this recovers okay that you have no choice.

Gerri made the point the Rasheed Wallace takes all the questioned out of the equation sales like five feet behind the -- Way to solve the problem but at that.

You know you don't -- you will receive this huge spot up shooter right. It's safer well except on the move there and we should go look in the group called out of the equation went -- 200 shots were.

Hey I just wondering -- in all the years a Rasheed has been in the league has any coach including you know that you have him explain to Rasheed that when you get a technical. The other team gets to shoot a free throw and that can sometimes translate into points for the other guy is Rasheed aware of that.

Well I think it's. Always. You know I've been someone explain to them combat the financial -- billion do believe because. -- one point though.

In other -- one point blow up no big deal in a two point game last night it could have been devastating.

Everybody is gonna change I can tell you that. You go look at even been about it at this point. Also been recent visit the guy that you know you have a history so am I gonna do -- And you know you understand that but yeah maybe I'm deployed just an --

Do you do you reps the scrimmage is in practice occasionally.

It's -- that we have been doing -- because it's good to have couldn't go. I mean this is crucial vote. I never let go well we always drove look at me and that I imagine among durable. You know. What do you wanna that is.

But even knew as the worst official in the world knew that Garnett followed brewer the in last night's game right. But I am not sure about. You look at the film. Got a break on that when doc I think.

No you can't even though it's good then total them all the -- When. What good ball loose very very difficult problem.

None -- three -- like yeah I mean the rules changed at the end of the game and did did you know we talked about this when you last year but. What was your relationship with -- like when he was officiating -- problem -- did you wonder about them.

Bottom residents and -- the wave -- things turned out. But it doesn't run well I had a really big -- your problem -- good point good. They have a scheduled meeting would have -- before they want because it doesn't go very little due mainly through no one billion. It's improved today no. I was doing well so. The -- improved late --

It is very evident that -- yeah yeah now. And the mother blended -- it's. They include very.

How do you get past that don't you just wanna -- in the hallway in their own punch him in the mall for me and how do you deal with a guy who so clearly has a personal grudge and a personal agenda.

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You may the best of a bad situation and -- the modern day player can take advantage of strength and conditioning coaches they can take advantage of psychological coach is now we come to find out the release the Boston Celtics are taking advantage of a sleep. Coach has it been helpful --

Good I'm glad you're who's clueless when there's there's some bombs that. I'm glad you're okay well then you have been. Good you're good at try to do they have been very good may have been in years because -- friends I've been there. They're okay. I've been good -- they often they don't know more. Than a year. -- now -- slowly stretch that we're going through. Mr. Obama stressed they were gonna go through independent twelve -- start in London. The brutal it's brutal stretch him out so far so good.

The notion we tell moves we've started our own firm -- dark we're going to be sleep consultants. We tell everybody comes to our office to get eight hours sleep targeting drapes yet and -- they have to lay -- such a -- and yeah.

Yeah the deal would --

That's true though we will hopeless but what what are what are what -- what does he say beyond that get -- what's -- after recent.

Nobody is creative and as smooth adjustment. Is that a big -- with the editor David Miller and the adrenaline you do last year from groups -- look at. Look what is being -- Yeah so did and then what we do what is clearly -- Then there's been let them do they typically flawlessly. Maybe didn't live diplomacy and got a very good look at noon starts. All they read our new clothes for the -- say diamond's biggest thing we found that would be even better at complaining about what we can start. -- flew to Louisville on the same died when their describe. What between three and 4. In the morning from players. And -- Whether they would play goal. This -- same time between three import. And so we're gonna try to create his between -- really love it. -- they do they -- located Jim Carr and mellow out of those. They tend to do they go to the Latin.

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I had no idea what that is the love. The players love it -- moment of the -- at level what what are those good organize them. Can't explain it to me and dad went through dialogue since it was a when he was saying. But so it was good they're -- and absorb it look at.

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Just good have been with a sleep coach in the -- letting me being -- in my back in your day trip to -- I understand chartered jet to that would help.

You have to wait -- world. And -- don't -- regularly. Show us one -- at whatsoever it's amazing when you read what these players do -- what we do which -- don't complain about.

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And this isn't quite as much this really. But we do expect a lot out of them below. Bigoted you guys who have last week. We showed me we have a chance to play in the positive. And then I think we've we do -- Slogans really that would.

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