Word: heinsohn
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...Celtics need to get help from at least two guys on the bench," Heinsohn adds. "If they don't get that, then they'll be in the pack, they'll be fighting and they may not emerge...
Although he respects the Celtics' new coach, former assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers, Heinsohn questions whether Rodgers will be tough on his players, something Heinsohn believes a coach must do in order to be successful...
...certainly knows the game," Heinsohn says. "But he's such a nice guy. I have two question marks. Being the coach of the Celtics, you need a thick skin. I'm not sure he has a thick skin...
...Second of all," Heinsohn says, "part of the job is really dealing with the players. It's much different than being an assistant coach when you can use a velvet glove on all the players. When you're a head coach, well, that's what I'll be looking...
...Heinsohn thinks a handful of teams are capable of winning the Eastern Division championship. Detroit, he thinks, is the favorite despite center Rick Mahorn's bad back. Cleveland, Chicago and Atlanta should also be tough, Heinsohn says...