With the first few days of camp in the books, Doc Rivers is happy with where the team is at right now. So much so that he gave the team the day off on Sunday. From Peter Stringer, Celtics.com:

After a week in Newport, Doc Rivers decided to bring the team back to Boston and give the boys Monday off, rather than keep them here for the final scheduled day. With the first preseason game on Wednesday night (technically a road game in Amherst, MA) against the Philadelphia 76ers, a little time off is probably a good thing. The team will leave Newport on a 5 p.m. bus back to Waltham.

Rivers said that Newport was a great location for camp, and suggested that if the team were to establish a permament training camp location for future seasons, Newport would certainly be a candidate.

The Celtics take on the 76ers Wednesday at UMass in Amherst in ther first pre-season game of 2008.