Danny Ainge said Saturday that Doc Rivers will remain the head coach of the Boston Celtics through the remainder of the season, even if they didn't win another game.
"The way I look at is, when I was a player when we lost, there were always things I felt I could do better to make our team better," said Ainge. "When I was a coach, I felt there were always things I could do that could have gotten us over the hump that night. It's no different than here. I always feel there's things I can do better, things I need to keep trying to do to get better to help us win to get us over the top.
"Absolutely, I accept responsibility for what we have on the court. But I ultimately place blame on the players because they have to get things done. When I say place blame, it just means there's a lot of things I'm seeing that they need to do better that they're capable of doing.
"I never think our coaches are perfect, that they make every single right decision. That coach doesn't exist. That doesn't exist with the Pat Rileys and the Phil Jacksons and the Don Nelsons.
"They'll all tell you that they make mistakes. But what I'm saying is, and I've said this pretty consistently for the last few years, it's not about the result of the game. It has a lot more to do with what I see every single day happening within the organization. That evaluation process is different than the average fan and the media. And I know that."