O Brien Celtics Coach
It didn t take long for the philadelphia 76ers to give former head coach brett brown his walking papers after the sixers got swept by the boston celtics in the first round of the 2020 nba playoffs.
O brien celtics coach. He replaces billy lange who left to become head coach. The celtics announced that head coach jim o brien is resigning effective immediately. Carroll o brien boston ma jan 27 the boston celtics announced today the team has accepted the resignation of head coach jim o brien and named assistant coach john carroll interim head coach.
O brien has been the coach of the sixers boston celtics and indiana pacers and is expected to serve as philly s defensive strategist. Also assistant coach dick harter a. O brien was head coach of the celtics for two full seasons and parts of two others.
He worked to rebuild the struggling celtics and led them twice to the playoffs. The boston celtics confirmed on wednesday that the club has put pen to paper on a contract extension with head coach brad stevens. Ainge was looking to.
He took over midseason for rick pitino in 2001 and a year later led the celtics to the eastern conference finals. The philadelphia 76ers have elevated former head coach jim o brien to the role of special advisor to assistant coach brett brown told reporters. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
According to a league and a team source o brien s decision came after a major argument over personnel and playing time issues with director of basketball operations danny ainge. O brien was the head coach of the boston celtics from 2001 2004 replacing rick pitino. O brien has served as an assistant coach at six different colleges a head coach at the university of dayton 1989 94 and wheeling jesuit 1982 87 and an nba assistant coach with the new york knicks 1987 89 in addition to his seven years with the boston celtics as an assistant coach 1997 2001 and a head coach 2001 04.
258 139 119. During the 2003 04 nba season however o brien consistently fought with celtics general manager danny ainge over short term versus long term goals. The team didn t reveal the exact terms of the extension.
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