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eryday players, and then the play of Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Manny Delcarmen, most especially late in the season, provided the depth the Red Sox needed to win three post-season series. As much as Theo Epstein and his staff deserve the credit for bringing in all of these young stars, Francona certainly deserves so much of the credit for bringing these guys along, because after all, they have all become fantastic players in a short amount of time.

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Bill Simmons pointed out some flaws in Doc Rivers coaching style recently on ESPN.com.  While I usually enjoy reading Bill Simmons, I can't help but shake my head when I read another columnist/ writer picking apart an NBA coach. The NBA is the most selfish team sport out there right now. Ultimately it comes down to the decisions the five on the court make. There is much less play calling and defense and offense reading in the NBA vs. say the NFL.  With that being said there are some things that I would think, as a fan with no history of coaching (similar to Bill Simmons), where I would question Coach Rivers decisions. This is the way any columnist, blogger, or reporter should preface a critique/ complaint about a professional NBA coach.

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