Telling the truth, even when it hurts

Kevin Garnett really let Glen Davis and some of the other BOS non-starters have it the other night.

KG was upset that the Celtics' 25-point lead over POR had dwindled to 13 points after the starters came out.

Said Garnett:

"[Davis] just has to understand his role and not come outside of it."

As ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy put it during the game, KG's reaction to the poor play of the subs was a matter of "truth telling."

"If Doc Rivers is always the one having to tell the truth, you will not be a championship team. Kevin Garnett risked being a 'truth-teller' -- maybe at the expense of a friendship. I respect that about Kevin Garnett."

Doc Rivers: Misery + Joy = Coaching

Doc Rivers on coaching:

“I love coaching. Even when it was bad I loved it. I love the winning and I’m miserable when we lost any time, but whether we were good or bad, whether we were the favorite or the underdog, I still convinced myself we would win. I thought we’d win every game I’ve coached. You get your heart broken every night when you lose, but to me it’s a joyous job. Miserable joy, but it’s great work.

I didn’t change two years ago. I’m not going to change now. I don’t laugh or cry about criticism. It’s amusing sometimes but this is the job of second guessing, so do your job to the best of your ability. That’s all you really can do.”