TFD: So Brad Stevens -- yes, that Brad Stevens -- is the new Celtics coach

Good times

July 3, 2013 at 10:18PM

Brad Stevens, the now-former Butler head coach, is taking the Celtics head coach job.

/jaws dropped.

OK, now that the stunning news has set in, a couple things:

1) It's even more ridiculous that anyone believed Stevens was a legitimate candidate to land with the Gophers a few months back.

2) The last time the Celtics hired a hot shot college coach, it was Richard Pitino's dad, Rick. That didn't work out so well. But it does give us an excuse to use this:

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about the writer

Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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