Is this the first time you've ever heard people criticising Brad Stevens' ability to coach an offense?
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/11/27/...evens-problems
''The C’s have offensive problems ranging from poor shooting to an embarrassing lack of free throw attempts. They don’t play with cohesion...''
''You can’t give Stevens credit for all the good things that have happened on his watch and not point out the inconsistencies that have plagued this group. Just as overachieving isn’t all coaching, underachieving isn’t all on the players. Take the Celtics’ maddening habit of operating in the mid-range area [...] they’re acts of desperation for an offense that can’t generate a good enough look on its own.''
'' As a team, the C’s just don’t attack the basket all that often. They’re also not a great passing team, ranking 19th in passes per game and 17th in points generated via assists. For an offense that relies on ball movement and unselfish play, too often they’re left trying to create one-on-one. ''
Boston's offense is dreadful. What an awful 3rd quarter.
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) May 1, 2019
Stevens, and by proxy the Celtics offense, gets criticised a lot. By all kinds of people.