Isaiah Thomas Taken Off The Floor In Late Game Defense

A late addition to one of the offseason s earliest coaching openings rivers quickly eclipsed the candidacy of former houston rockets head coach mike d antoni and his assistant coach and fellow celtics alumni ty lue ot secure the position.

Isaiah thomas taken off the floor in late game defense.

The denver nuggets have taken isaiah thomas out of the rotation. If thomas is going to turn things around he. How boston celtics guard affects late game offense by tom westerholm on february 28 2015 1 comment by now i think it s pretty safe to assume that in 15 years the number four will be in the celtics rafters and isaiah thomas will be retired as a five or six time finals mvp. It s a difficult time for isaiah and his family and for us as well forward al horford said.

Thomas arrived with a reputation as an undersized defensive liability and has bought into stevens requirement that his players make defense a priority. Suffice it to say there wasn t much love lost between michael jordan and isiah thomas when the bulls and pistons were battling for eastern conference and nba supremacy in the late 1980s and early. More telling the celtics floundered without him on the floor thomas was plus 12 for the game. His ability to get to the basket and finish has helped him become.

In 64 games between phoenix and boston last. Former boston celtics head coach doc rivers is the new head coach of the philadelphia 76ers according to espn s adrian wojnarowski. And they needed an instant offense player like thomas to come off the. The cavs might not be sending three defenders at him like washington did after his 53 point game but everyone on the floor is mindful of where he is.

Thomas playing bigger than his size 1 10 at just 5 foot 9 isaiah thomas has battled against 7 footers and come out victorious.