Carroll Lasts 40 Games
(Associated Press/ESPN.com)
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Interim coach John Carroll was dismissed by the Boston Celtics on Monday after the team was swept in the first round of the playoffs.
"This is a time that we need to make a change," Celtics boss Danny Ainge said.
Asked whether Carroll would be with the team next season, Ainge said: "Not unless the new coach would like to have John Carroll on his staff."
Boston was swept in by the Indiana Pacers, losing Game 4 Sunday.
The Celtics went 14-22 under Carroll to finish the regular season 10 games below .500, but they made the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The playoff appearance was a mixed blessing for Boston and Ainge, who had said the team would be better off taking its chances in the draft lottery. Ainge did not attend the Celtics' first home playoff game Friday, choosing instead to take a scouting trip to Europe.
Ainge has said he is in no hurry to make a decision about a new coach.
Carroll was the head coach at Duquesne from 1989-95 and a longtime Celtics assistant who took over when Jim O'Brien resigned over differences with Ainge. Although the Celtics made the Eastern Conference finals and semifinals the previous two seasons, Ainge traded star Antoine Walker and O'Brien favorites such as Eric Williams and Tony Battie.
The moves netted injured big man Raef Lafrentz and Ricky Davis, among others, and made it difficult for O'Brien to implement his disciplined, defensive style. O'Brien resigned Jan. 27; the Philadelphia 76ers hired him last week to be their head coach.
(Associated Press/ESPN.com)
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Interim coach John Carroll was dismissed by the Boston Celtics on Monday after the team was swept in the first round of the playoffs.
"This is a time that we need to make a change," Celtics boss Danny Ainge said.
Asked whether Carroll would be with the team next season, Ainge said: "Not unless the new coach would like to have John Carroll on his staff."
Boston was swept in by the Indiana Pacers, losing Game 4 Sunday.
The Celtics went 14-22 under Carroll to finish the regular season 10 games below .500, but they made the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The playoff appearance was a mixed blessing for Boston and Ainge, who had said the team would be better off taking its chances in the draft lottery. Ainge did not attend the Celtics' first home playoff game Friday, choosing instead to take a scouting trip to Europe.
Ainge has said he is in no hurry to make a decision about a new coach.
Carroll was the head coach at Duquesne from 1989-95 and a longtime Celtics assistant who took over when Jim O'Brien resigned over differences with Ainge. Although the Celtics made the Eastern Conference finals and semifinals the previous two seasons, Ainge traded star Antoine Walker and O'Brien favorites such as Eric Williams and Tony Battie.
The moves netted injured big man Raef Lafrentz and Ricky Davis, among others, and made it difficult for O'Brien to implement his disciplined, defensive style. O'Brien resigned Jan. 27; the Philadelphia 76ers hired him last week to be their head coach.
