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Date of Birth
Doc Rivers lived in the metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois. -
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Doc Rivers' Life
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Technical Skills
Doc Rivers started using his technical skill in the preseason game when he head coached the Magic. After years of improving, he eventually wins a championship for the Celtics in 2007. -
Interpesonal:Leader
In 2000, Rivers won coach of the year as the head coach of the Orlando Magic which was an outstanding feat since only great coaches usually win this award -
Interpersonal: Figure Head
Marquette University wanted to honor Doc Rivers for his years as a coach and since he was a college basketball player of the university, they retired his jersey on this date to congradulate him. -
Planning
Doc Rivers plan is to try to win each game and planning on whos the starting 5. Each game he makes plans for how the defence and offense play -
Controlling
Doc always controls the team by either sending to play or on the bench. He started controlling the from the beginning and continuing. -
Staffing
Since he is the head coach, he decides who will be guard, small forward, power forward, shooting guard, and point guard for each game and the most know point guard is Rajon Rondo. They had the big three called Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen and by far they were the best players of the team. -
Decisional: Resource allocator
Doc Rivers had to determine the budget for the new celtic players Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett aka the Big 3. Since they were the star players after the seasons, Doc decided to keep their paychecks low until the 08-09 season. -
Leading
Since he is Head Coach of the team, he must lead the team to the play off games and with excessive training, win the champions like celtics always do. In 2008 Rivers led the team to the finals and they won. -
Conceptual Skills
When it was the 2011-2012 season, Doc Rivers team was losing in the finals When the Heat had 3-0 in the games. Eventually rhe celtics came back with 3 rounds of merciless plays. Unfortunately the celtics lost the game but they tried hard. -
Human Relations Skills
Since he is the head coach of Celtics, his son was registered in the draft lottery so he coaches his son when he has practice. -
Informational: Spokesperson
Doc Rivers always gives a speech after games and pregame speeches to try to motivate the team. This speech he gave on on the 30th of September was all about him wanting the celtics to speed things up in games. -
Decisional:Negotiator
Doc Negiotiated with the Knicks head coach about getting Rasheed Wallace back to the team. Rasheed was planning to unretire last year and now he will be back to the celtics. -
Organizing
He organizes the game plans with number plays. Since Rajon Rondo is point guard, He has to pass the ball depending on the play he calls on from the head coach. Starting 5 line up for 2012-2013 are Rondo, Pierce, Garnett, Perkins, and Bradley. -
Interpersonal: Figure Head
