NBA World Reacts To Brad Stevens’ Job This Season
Brad Stevens has often been labeled one of the best head coaches in the NBA, though the Boston Celtics haven’t played up to their potential this season.
The Celtics entered the 2020-21 season with championship aspirations, however they’ve looked like a first round team for much of the year. Boston is 35-33 on the season following Sunday’s loss to Miami. The Celtics are currently the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, which would place the team in potential play-in game scenario.
The No. 7 seed in the East will play the No. 8 seed in a one-game setting for the No. 7 seed. The loser of that game will then play the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game for the No. 8 seed.
Stevens, 44, has been the Celtics’ head coach since 2013. He’s posted five straight winning seasons with multiple deep playoff runs, though no championships.
This season, Stevens is starting to catch some heat for his performance. To be fair to Stevens, he seems to be owning it.
Brad Stevens says the Celtics poor starts are frustrating and adds "that would fall on me."
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 9, 2021
However, that doesn’t stop the criticism from being legitimate or warranted.
Talk of Stevens losing his job might be extreme, though tweets like this should tell you how disappointing the Celtics have been.
A roster that has Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum & Kemba Walker is about to make the play-in in the East. In what world should Brad Stevens have a job next year?
— Fady (@Fadyouwakim) May 9, 2021
The Celtics have struggled at times on defense this season, especially defending the 3-point shot.
Opp. 3P% vs Boston under Brad Stevens:
13-14- 34.7% – 5th
14-15- 33.6% – 4th
15-16- 33.6% – 4th
16-17- 33.2% – 2nd
17-18- 33.9% – 1st
18-19- 34.4% – 6th
19-20- 34.0% – 2nd20-21 – 37.4% – 22nd
Boston teaches to close to the arc high & hard. That takes effort. This year…sigh.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 9, 2021
There’s still time to turn things around – a deep playoff run will halt most of the criticism – though the Celtics certainly don’t look capable of that right now.
Boston will return to the floor on Tuesday against Miami.
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