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The Boston Celtics are a top class organization and being selfish will never be never their cup of tea. Boston will not stand in the way if there is a good opportunity that lies ahead somewhere else for any of their staff. Last year, the Beantown outfit allowed top assistant coach Tim Thibodeau to be interviewed by the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Hornets, both of which were then looking for a new head mentor following the sacking of erstwhile coaches Vinny Del Negro and Byron Scott, respectively. Thibodeau eventually got the Bulls job and the Celtics replaced him with former New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank. Recently, Frank’s name came afloat as the leading candidate for the top coaching post at the University of Tennessee. Once again, the Celtics are allowing their top assistant coach to be interviewed for the said assignment. Celtics head coach Doc Rivers says being interviewed for a new coaching job and at the same time, doing the regular chores at Boston will not be a problem for Lawrence, according to the Sporting News.
“It’s just like Thibs last year. We allowed him to do his job with us, which he did and he was phenomenal at it, and he still did some interviews, which is great. I am a big believer in that, I don’t think you should stand in the way of anyone that’s going to be able to better themselves. You just don’t do that. I know it’s done around the league, because, somehow you can’t do your regular job. I don’t believe that. I think that you can do an interview and still do your job. So if it came to that, that would be great for him.”
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