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Doc Rivers is gregarious. He’s personable. He can tell a story.

So it comes as a bit of a surprise that Rivers said he has great admiration for the style of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, whose public personality is anything but boisterous.

“I love [Belichick’s interviews]” Rivers said earlier this week. “They’re great. What he says is right to the point. And there’s always a message. Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t.

“I just love everything he’s done there. When [Patriots players] talk, you just feel like he’s talking. It’s pretty cool to watch… They’re just so committed to each other.”

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Rivers said he likes another aspect of Belichick as well.

“I wish I could dress down for games,” said Rivers, he of the textured dress shirts and silver shamrock cufflinks. “That would be great.”

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