Coyne's Clippings

Celts game last night was lively. A rousing 105-101 win that Globe writer Peter May says wraps up the Atlantic Division. He makes a decent case for it as well, but lets not get crazy... Also, the Bryant men knocked off Bloomfield and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAAs. A win Tuesday night over hated Bentley (conveiently, the regional is also being held in Waltham) would propell the Bulldogs into the Elite Eight for the first time in school history.

Also, UMass fired men's basketball coach Steve Lappas. Good riddance! If I were the AD I would interview recently fired (a couple of hours ago) Pete Gillen, Matt Doherty (he recruited Sean May and crew, who cares if he's an ass) and two up and coming assistants. MAYBE Tony Barbee, but why not former UConn assistant Glenn Miller (current Brown head coach)? And I defintely want to see some dude I've never heard of in there like someone from Caly-Pomona or the San Francisco Dons head coach. Show me what you know about hiring head coaches McCutcheon! In an interview posted on UMassAthletics.com, McCutcheon freely admits not only will this be his biggest decision to date at UMass, but the biggest decision of his career. GOOD! Half the battle is realizing! Now Get It Done!