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Beware the Fury of a Patient Man

In the short span of six days and three games, mild-mannered Boston Celtic Head Coach Brad Stevens has literally doubled his career total of regular-season Technical Fouls. (He’s had one in the pre-season, as well, believe it or not.) Each “outburst” occurred in Q4 of a close game – down by three at OKC, up by just one after the penalty the other night at home against Detroit.

Now some of you out there may be concerned that Brad, who was never teed up during his tenure at Butler, might be succumbing to a form of stress that he’s never known during his near-ten years as a bench-leader – the pressure of Expectation, of being the “hunted” rather than the “hunter.