[0:03]" Fourth and final hour Dennis and Callahan it's Thursday policies on line nine line judge one. Doc Rivers head coach of the Boston Celtics got boarding -- how Loria. We're fine you know -- discussed in our conversations on a couple occasions the the chasm between -- coach watches a basketball game and all the fans and how the media watch it and I know you're not looking for the entertainment value every single night out there but would you disagree with me. That with all due respect to pierce and Garnett and Allen. There aren't two more entertaining Celtics to watch on the court right now the Rondo big baby."

[0:41]" Well I don't know are I don't know like the ball -- yeah. But you know -- vote for innovative new world what -- the way you played you know you know I build -- their -- quote two guys but I I think all the does play pretty similar in the met president -- the World --"

[1:00]" They generally -- we talked you the morning after we sort of chronologically go to the game but I I want to skip the fourth quarter by could. When you started the what do you call the second team because the greens the numbers aren't as our reference name for the guys."

[1:12]" You know I don't know that would never -- many of them."

[1:15]" I'll describing these -- anything right let's call the green team -- used would you start the greens even the fourth quarter did you imagine or did you hope they would play all the the last 49 seconds of the basketball game last."

[1:28]" I actually do well I was you know I had so much stuff let's put on the try to squeeze it -- the present nodded. No I do it to go off for a but I don't gonna try it and you know there's times. You know we're of the pinpoint very point -- you know you to look at better than. -- we would go to out of Gordon though it bought -- more -- it -- obviously had been lasted until. 48 seconds which -- important."

[1:53]" A we he picked a strange way. To endear himself to you but -- could sell in his trip to Boston made it clear to everyone. That he would love to come here and play for you what's the chances of that happening --"

[2:07]" You know I can't comment on it because he's still there property here than in the you know so. I don't know are really don't know would -- wait -- reading --"

[2:17]" Can you tell us. Did Rondo has Rondo surprised you in anyway because that the question going into the season we knew. Would Garnett and pierce and and Allen could do obviously they get people excited but everyone knew. What they were they were all -- as they were great players Rondell we weren't sure about and he has been. He has played above and beyond everyone's expectations and the -- seems like. A matter of confidence he looks. Very confident out there and I didn't know we have would have that kinda. Self confidence take in the flow with those kind of superstars around them has it been a pleasant surprise for you."

[2:54]" You know I don't know I usually when you think about it when you have pierce -- and an hour in. You know honestly does -- to -- about the other beautiful everyone I really didn't mean pigeon will be almost -- every and so it should allow those other guys to flourish and that's basically what it's -- now resides each stage stage he's got batters doubles cup and it that's very important for about voted it is very important force. I go there there's still -- going to have to pass you know with a playoff start over over the added pressure people are more time to prepare for a they're a little bit of you know they don't care what sport -- and I know that I've been in this league long enough. They understand that in the world we have to do to put it resolved in situations where you'd be successful there it is and his stuff isn't going to have to give me to grow."

[3:51]" A duck from a coach's viewpoint what's the very best thing that Rondo does on the floor and countered that with the lumping your in his ear about during practice most of the time."

[4:01]" Well it's what we've done the last five with a very adept ball -- went. Rewards it's up in person the ball turned the ball -- back on the and really it's competitive but it was worth different basketball golf -- of part ever know first all the disputed Yeltsin would you have all -- on the floor it's going to be so effective -- lived of the popular guy they're going to lead and he delegates the the last but I it was you know have Garnett. So you can see we spread the floor -- backed up the great vision that we don't care what if he's convicted. Consistent but it still overrated when the weather's speed of the factors that -- And I have then if you're part of every day we we go to a different level defensively of --"

[4:49]" member of the movie hoosiers were gene Hackman gets intentionally thrown out of the game so that. Dennis hopper could take the team over and gained some confidence and in himself to remember that -- so we will if you take you apply this to players and you take Garnett out of the picture. Do these guys gained confidence knowing or are they going to find out if they can win play without their star without the man."

[5:15]" Well I think what they're finding out number one as though the -- part and saying you know we're still scored a total points. But it took apart that we have to prove we have to beat. It quality you know -- where -- best -- employer he'd argued that the leader by Borg is well there. When he's not on the floor we're not as vocal as we should be differently and I think we'll find that out right now."

[5:41]" And and that's the physical adjustment to playing without this guy psychologically doc how important is -- for the team took to win big games without cagey on the floor."

[5:50]" What it is important word about that -- for the playoffs you know -- detective arguably 48 minute and we don't want to just maintain good loaded police and so I think double look and I would rather bad at that broke loose but since we are going to -- it is to develop -- guys better and -- this team that everyone typically and that's not a bad it."

[6:15]" You know I haven't watched -- press conference yesterday and heard your pregame comments with with Mike my senses and tell me if I'm wrong the Garnett returns seem to be a later rather than sooner thing."

[6:25]" Yeah you know and indeed so batters got better practice -- much better but that's like that go to -- the first but let them. Point where -- just back -- and directed and indeed you have to -- was that familiar and Eddie referred then but to which he would order to visit -- tell me that these are 2% in the 1."

[6:47]" What what if he disagrees with Eddie and the doctor."

[6:51]" Well then I'm going to go with idiot about if I had ever trust thereof them a little bit more followed that seven. On injury but I will fit but -- definitely -- as well and even thought about it that. So better it done -- they have now to be patient and stick -- it. Tickets here it's because -- budgetary different evidence that that is what."

[7:17]" What does that happen over the next two months for you to be ready for the playoffs due to use for you guys to be in in peak form and and get the most of the year your playoff run this year."

[7:29]" You know we talked about a little bit about it less united in that -- trust factor. On altered you know met try to bait in double -- especially under duress or purchased pressure situations where. You know guys you've been around for a long enough though that. You know he's been an individual players you know that prior to gave the -- the day. They want to do more and sometimes it more than their job of sort of slid. And we just devastation that place where we just trust each other that we sports exactly the way it should be -- trusts that all it -- Oakland before you know we play and sports like that it will we do what is that we're really good -- we have we -- to a place where that that without the four."

[8:19]" It -- about a return to KG for just the second my guess is blew -- on the numbers his body fat is somewhere right around ten or maybe a little bit below ten a wondering could -- like big baby your tractor trailer Shaq actually pull an abdominal muscle like KG has. But broke a certain capital it -- out exactly the -- right. David Wells is that the fat you know."

[8:41]" Yeah actually you know at the very good I think -- but it that is probably more at six."

[8:46]" Really -- like -- marathon runner number."

[8:49]" Yeah I didn't have a lot of body fat -- work every day bill. More conservative well -- look at them he worked I just don't know would benefit not."

[9:03]" You know -- is open -- it oh you're very. I think I speak Shaq do you get the suns adding an ocean liner to the team is speedboats do you do."

[9:19]" I think definitely if you have a chip to win it you have to go for you know -- done met. I that -- what their record a little bit bit. I think their look at that there's and they look at what the Lakers have they have a close. Most scored -- a couple of weeks ago with spurs and I think they're excited you know. -- and tried outscored the we have to pick another direction so is that what they're gonna -- they're going to auto but it -- Bedard to journal but I deterrent it is you know the cute what should have -- we don't know that."

[9:57]" Are you we will you guys make a move I mean this is team complete."

[10:03]" Well we'll see you vote. Right about it there's there's -- on the table there's nothing going on but you know what but close to that they -- it's just never know I don't think we're going to make a trade that can -- that I just we like our guys and it would have to be -- short there would do it at the by the did you never know."

[10:23]" Could you win a title this year."

[10:26]" Well I'd start that's what we want to do I mean that's that's what we put that together you know what we put together. So from the outside we heard it will take awhile in all year we've ever voted the best I can go to bed. We believe we care of we know it's going to be tough we know are just are ahead of us because produce a good -- at the Cleveland and Detroit they've gone through that gauntlet of well the war's been ignored each other's going to react in the situation that we don't best but I also -- earlier but trust -- it felt will find that out we have to do better still out to do that but that's what we wanted to."

[11:09]" It -- I'm sure since late Sunday night you empathize with Bill Belichick as a professional coach -- who's -- had a heart broken for whatever reason. But can you put into words what he and his team must be feeling like having accomplished so much and -- not not. Virtually but literally. Perfect for eighteen weeks and apparently having done all the hard part and just didn't seal the deal with the -- Brady talking after the after the game as well we just gotta come back and work harder next year I mean that's got to be devastating base at. Everything you've done how hard you worked out well everything went for you and you failed to close the deal."

[11:42]" I was so our guys play with the -- we went six today. At the best record and a BA and I was not I was not only to develop positive that you were going to win a title. And if we lost the bulls we're up 2 that's series in the they came back from one series. And if there's nothing you can explain that intensity they've still hurt. I don't think that's a bit ever go the way when you're an athlete and a competitor and a -- well it was shot from megawatt it was a great game -- really enjoyed. They gave -- defeated -- of the fittest but that's very receptive. Don't ever let go of evidence that was a couple times that is just stuff it's. It didn't make you want to come back there and arms that would virtually certain but I think he would just say -- is. To get defense up right because there's really not much you can't let. -- my career with pat Riley that -- to that date. Just that there had -- really had not been. Suited up because there was nothing through the."

[12:53]" Does does that make it easier ticket to get back in the training room to get back on the court to get back in camp oh or for some people deal look at and say god we did all the that right in the make it harder sometime for some people."

[13:06]" It's a -- spoke but they did depend on the players in history budget they -- our table and came back following year trying to do without a break no really look some of the guys were already some of the guys that they demand identical to that spectator yeah. They have a -- so you know that's probably what -- undercover as well."

[13:27]" Do you think that game and that upsets Sunday night did that affect your guys to they've they've been talking about it."

[13:34]" What they -- the way they're no different it's another reminded -- this period notion that and you know. And are doing you know looking to cut the series and in -- well. And so but it it till the matter did they do it anyway. But it it's only about a revived."

[13:55]" It's not to ever spoken goal like that as a team. You talk about one goal and oh yeah of one theme who won the things aboard today but do you say win the east. In his -- is -- an elected team goal."

[14:09]" We ever spoke to go you know we just want to be invested at in the you know and right now we thought our goal right now -- process there was talk about football we talk about. We've still we did to that though oh when the season it word did you."

[14:29]" And -- back the last as game for just the second there were several occasions on which Tony Allen noticed the defense on their heels back a little bit exploded drove past some big men drove the lane. Flushed it and and felt confident enough to come down on that surgically repaired -- two or three times. And as he as he reached a -- about passive critical mass point."

[14:51]" I don't think so I don't -- you know is still. I love what it would go a little power drive but he power drives stupid yeah grolier are always great stroll you -- explode these steel belted you know 75% of the time -- what it was sort of torn apart and at times we feel they have been. It turned the ball open there and so it's close though where the bid cities I still want to give -- explosive the food was as well but it is that there."

[15:24]" It would you agree that -- of the basketball catching get it handing it to the owner show some court savvy back there."

[15:30]" You know other I didn't I didn't know if that's so want the."

[15:33]" That are made -- you know baby wipes out of the --"

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[15:42]" appreciate the time to talk to -- the next week. Doc Rivers head coach Boston so -- last is now Sports Radio WB"