THE SNOW, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY, OR QUITTING THE CELTICS?: The same day that the man he replaced, Rick Pitino, ended the shortest medical leave of absence in the history of medical leaves of absence, Jim O'Brien today resigned as head coach of the Boston Celtics. The resignation, which came due to disagreements with the team's personnel boss Danny Ainge, means that an astonishing 14 of the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference have changed coaches since the end of last season.
While it would absolutely kick ass if the Celtics hired Pat Riley as their coach, that's not too likely; Byron Scott, however, remains a possibility. But for now the C's will be led by assistant John Carroll, one of approximately 10,000 men named "John Carroll" in the greater Boston area (another was my journalism professor, and has a blog); in contrast, there are only roughly 5,000 Jim O'Briens. And no Rick Pitinos.