<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The NYPD had come to the Garden that night at halftime to ask Telfair to take a ride downtown with them, and the Celtics concocted a lie to cover it up, saying Telfair did not play in the second half because of a stomach illness.With a camera beaming his words back to the living rooms of New England, Rivers looked one of his beat writers in the eye and perpetuated the untruth, going so far as to say he had joked with Telfair that he must have gotten sick from dominating his cousin, Marbury, in the first quarter of the game.The lie was exposed the following day, and owner Wyc Grousbeck was livid over the way the matter was handled, saying the team should communicate in two ways: By telling the truth or not commenting.Rivers apologized and said he had lied because he went into crisis mode in trying to protect a player and prevent a circus, but the Celtics' actions were especially puzzling because they seemed to be covering up for a player who they insisted was a "victim" in the events of the previous night on West 21st St."Those guys need us to take what they say at face value, and we can't do that anymore," one of the team's beat writers told me.</div>Man...Doc should have told the truth. This probably won't sit well with management.
this is stupidthey're trying to make this into something...he obviously just didnt want the media to take it out of hand and create a crisis like they are right now
Wow, that's so pathetic. I've never liked Rivers. I'd rather see someone else out their coaching this team, motivating them to win, because he sure as hell isn't.
To start this post off, I will say that over the summer I have seen numerous reports saying that Doc hasn't had a good relationship with any management except Ainge. I even heard that Danny said if they fired Doc, he would resign. But I don't think this is that bad. In the middle of a game, you don't want to tell a reporter "Sebastian is with the NYPD right now." That would have stirred up way more animosity than there already has been. We don't need that during a game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Oct 23 2006, 02:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Man...Doc should have told the truth. This probably won't sit well with management.</div>management was probably the one who told him to say it. they just didn't want it to turn into a distraction midgame. most celtics fans already knew this.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Oct 23 2006, 06:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>To start this post off, I will say that over the summer I have seen numerous reports saying that Doc hasn't had a good relationship with any management except Ainge. I even heard that Danny said if they fired Doc, he would resign.But I don't think this is that bad. In the middle of a game, you don't want to tell a reporter "Sebastian is with the NYPD right now." That would have stirred up way more animosity than there already has been. We don't need that during a game.</div>He should have said "No Comment" then, and just waited until the rpess found out about the story. Then he wouldnt be lying, and he wouldnt have to tell the media what happened right on the spot.
I agree... he should have just said that he has no comment on the situation, or something to the extent of "I can't comment on that right now," etc. But lying to the reporters really isn't a good thing, especially in a situation like this when it involves the police.
that article made it seem worse than it is. it simply would have created a distraction, and if he said 'no comment', teammates could've been distracted and media could've taken it the wrong way. I have no problem with doc doing this at all.
I guesss I understand the pressure he's under to present a solid team that is respected by the communitty but to lie..... thats .... well thats the American way. lol well done doc
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Oct 23 2006, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that article made it seem worse than it is. it simply would have created a distraction, and if he said 'no comment', teammates could've been distracted and media could've taken it the wrong way. I have no problem with doc doing this at all.</div>I really doubt the teammates would have been distracted had Doc Rivers just said "no comment" or something similar. As for the media taking it the wrong way... why would that happen? I mean, they took Doc lying about it the wrong way... and I doubt it would have been worse had he said "no comment."But, whatever, it already happened... no point in dwelling on it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Oct 24 2006, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Let's all do the Fire Doc dance </div>Thats great :happy0144:
