Doc Rivers: Two Seasons from Catching Tommy

I was telling Florida Celts Fan that I still get a kick out of the fact that Glenn "Doc" Rivers has become a fixture for the Boston Celtics.  Every season that the Celtics post 50 wins or more followed by a run deep into the playoffs, it becomes more likely that the lasting professional legacy of the former Atlanta Hawk and New York Knick will be as head coach of the Boston Celtics. Seeing Doc decked out in all green at the airport conjured up that feeling this time.

#	Name	Term[b]	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Achievements	Reference
			Regular season				Playoffs
3	Red Auerbach	1950–1966	1192	910	450	.659	148	90	58	.608	9 Championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3]	[5]
5	Tom Heinsohn*	1969–1978	690	427	263	.619	80	47	33	.588	1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 Championships (1974, 1976)	[8]
16	Doc Rivers	2004–present	574	336	238	.585	56	31	25	.554	1 Championship (2008)	[19]
9	K. C. Jones	1983–1988	410	308	102	.751	102	56	37	.549	2 Championships (1984, 1986)	[12]
8	Bill Fitch	1979–1983	328	242	86	.738	45	26	19	.578	1 Championship (1981) 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3]	[11]
11	Chris Ford	1990–1995	410	222	188	.541	29	13	16	.448		[14]
4	Bill Russell	1966–1969 (as player-coach)	245	162	83	.661	18	12	6	.667	2 Championships (1968, 1969)	[7]
14	Jim O'Brien	2001–2004	258	139	119	.539	26	13	13	.500		[17]
13	Rick Pitino	1997–2001	248	102	146	.411	—	—	—	—		[16]
10	Jimmy Rodgers	1988–1990	164	94	70	.573	8	2	6	.250		[13]
12	M. L. Carr*	1995–1997	164	48	116	.293	—	—	—	—		[15]
2	Alvin Julian*	1948–1950	128	47	81	.367	—	—	—	—		[4]
1	John Russell*	1946–1948	108	42	66	.389	3	1	2	.333		[6]
7	Dave Cowens	1978–1979 (as player-coach)	68	27	41	.397	—	—	—	—		[10]
6	Tom Sanders*	1978	62	23	39	.371	—	—	—	—		[9]
15	John Carroll*	2004	36	14	22	.389	4	0	4	.000		[18]