Dynamix wrote:Just for the record, I think Doc's a great talker (maybe less so recently, to the media, but he's been dealing with a lot over there), a solid regular season coach that could get almost any decent team above .500, maybe even in the playoffs. I also he believe that he's a below average, and rapidly declining, playoff coach, that should've been fired right after the Houston series. When it did finally happen, it was as important for us as drafting Blake, trading for CP3, the Sterling tapes, or even winning a championship.
Now I promise I'll never talk about him ever again until the Sixers get bounced. If that happens in the conference finals or later, I'll make sure to give the man some props, unless it's after another blown 3-1 lead.
Oh, and no coach should have to deal with that BS BS, not even Doc.
P.S. Using some random tweets for bait is weaker than Doc's temper whenever questioned about his coaching decisions.
Are We Having Fun Yet? esqtvd wrote:NickP wrote:esqtvd wrote:and Tony Parker and David Robinson and Kawhi Leonard
I can only wonder how stunted Kawhi's growth would have been under doc.
well it's just Wack-a-Mole speculation at this point
Kawhi became an all-star at age 24, in his 5th season
esqtvd wrote:the_process wrote:
Book not needed. Not Glenn’s fault YSBS quit on his team. That being said, he is objectively a below average coach.
opinions are not objective lol
in fact they're like a***oles
objectively, Doc Rivers is the 9th winningest coach of all time
and spare us the shtick from the biggest fool in Philly media
NickP wrote:esqtvd wrote:NickP wrote:I can only wonder how stunted Kawhi's growth would have been under doc.
well it's just Wack-a-Mole speculation at this point
Kawhi became an all-star at age 24, in his 5th season
That's exactly making my point. Doc is a vulture. He'll go to teams that are ready to go deep into the playoffs. Whereas Pop develops and cultivates players.
Pop continues to coach the Spurs with or without no name players. Blake was making all star teams before doc got here.
Pop will demand discipline on the court and even chew out Duncan at times. Doc will sweet talk all day long but then throw his players under the bus.
Kawhi was under pop from day one. DJ and Blake were ready to take the next step when Doc stepped in.
Pop is a great coach. Doc is a great opportunist.
] Are We Having Fun Yet? the_process wrote:esqtvd wrote:the_process wrote:
Book not needed. Not Glenn’s fault YSBS quit on his team. That being said, he is objectively a below average coach.
opinions are not objective lol
in fact they're like a***oles
objectively, Doc Rivers is the 9th winningest coach of all time
and spare us the shtick from the biggest fool in Philly media
It's not a schtick. No one likes Howard Eskin. But Glenn Rivers is not Doc in a city that had Erving and Halladay, sorry.
He's consistently had unbelievably talented teams, so regular season wins are not a measure of his coaching prowess.
You guys are welcome to have him back. Free of charge.
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og15 wrote:The LA media, specifically those covering the Clippers were actually generally pretty soft on Doc. Doc is probably thinking to himself, why did I come here with all these ruthless people. Doc has had his ego moments, but I don't know about moments like the "would you ask Pop that", and that kind of stuff when he was the Clippers coach. He generally didn't get questions that triggered him to that extent.
og15 wrote:The LA media, specifically those covering the Clippers were actually generally pretty soft on Doc. Doc is probably thinking to himself, why did I come here with all these ruthless people. Doc has had his ego moments, but I don't know about moments like the "would you ask Pop that", and that kind of stuff when he was the Clippers coach. He generally didn't get questions that triggered him to that extent.
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nickhx2 wrote:og15 wrote:The LA media, specifically those covering the Clippers were actually generally pretty soft on Doc. Doc is probably thinking to himself, why did I come here with all these ruthless people. Doc has had his ego moments, but I don't know about moments like the "would you ask Pop that", and that kind of stuff when he was the Clippers coach. He generally didn't get questions that triggered him to that extent.
yeah, the media adored doc rivers before his departure and it was a total joke with how softly they treated him.
it wasn't until the denver collapse that media members actually began going "well wait a second, this guy actually isn't all he's cracked up to be, and maybe we should start asking him legitimate questions about what's going on instead of lobbing softballs to him all the time."
and obviously his responses to legitimate questions about his decisions/strategies have caused him to respond, often, in an unkind manner - mostly he's just showing everyone who he really has been this whole time.
Are We Having Fun Yet? esqtvd wrote:Beard dragging ass, Embiid playing with one arm, Tobias the most overpaid stiff in the NBA, and the 6th man is Jazz reject Georges Niang playing for the minimum.
Only one intelligent conclusion is possible--Blame the coach.
donemilio21 wrote:nickhx2 wrote:og15 wrote:The LA media, specifically those covering the Clippers were actually generally pretty soft on Doc. Doc is probably thinking to himself, why did I come here with all these ruthless people. Doc has had his ego moments, but I don't know about moments like the "would you ask Pop that", and that kind of stuff when he was the Clippers coach. He generally didn't get questions that triggered him to that extent.
yeah, the media adored doc rivers before his departure and it was a total joke with how softly they treated him.
it wasn't until the denver collapse that media members actually began going "well wait a second, this guy actually isn't all he's cracked up to be, and maybe we should start asking him legitimate questions about what's going on instead of lobbing softballs to him all the time."
and obviously his responses to legitimate questions about his decisions/strategies have caused him to respond, often, in an unkind manner - mostly he's just showing everyone who he really has been this whole time.
Doc is like a sleazy used car salesman. And he is very good at it. His "coaching" is basically convincing his players they have what it takes to win. He'd be a lot more successful if motivation alone was all it was required to win basketball games.
Are We Having Fun Yet?esqtvd wrote:donemilio21 wrote:nickhx2 wrote:
yeah, the media adored doc rivers before his departure and it was a total joke with how softly they treated him.
it wasn't until the denver collapse that media members actually began going "well wait a second, this guy actually isn't all he's cracked up to be, and maybe we should start asking him legitimate questions about what's going on instead of lobbing softballs to him all the time."
and obviously his responses to legitimate questions about his decisions/strategies have caused him to respond, often, in an unkind manner - mostly he's just showing everyone who he really has been this whole time.
Doc is like a sleazy used car salesman. And he is very good at it. His "coaching" is basically convincing his players they have what it takes to win. He'd be a lot more successful if motivation alone was all it was required to win basketball games.
Very useful. Quin Snyder and Brad Stevens could take a page from Doc's book convincing his players they're better than they are. Maybe Doc's teams OVERACHIEVED in the regular season and came back to earth in the playoffs. I'm a Sixers fan butBeard dragging ass, Embiid playing with one arm, Tobias the most overpaid stiff in the NBA, and the 6th man is Jazz reject Georges Niang playing for the minimum.
this is garbage.
clipperlover wrote:esqtvd wrote:donemilio21 wrote:Doc is like a sleazy used car salesman. And he is very good at it. His "coaching" is basically convincing his players they have what it takes to win. He'd be a lot more successful if motivation alone was all it was required to win basketball games.
Very useful. Quin Snyder and Brad Stevens could take a page from Doc's book convincing his players they're better than they are. Maybe Doc's teams OVERACHIEVED in the regular season and came back to earth in the playoffs. I'm a Sixers fan but
[list]Beard dragging ass, Embiid playing with one arm, Tobias the most overpaid stiff in the NBA, and the 6th man is Jazz reject Georges Niang playing for the minimum.
this is garbage.
You can pass the blame from Doc to the players, but the fact of the matter is that since leaving Boston, the 2018-2019 overachieving Clippers are the only team that Doc has coached that was knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Conference Champ.
Out of all of those playoff teams, the 76ers 4-1 series win over the Wizards last year was the only one of Doc's teams that was able to win a playoff series after obtaining a 2 game advantage within in the 1st 4 games of a series. If Toronto comes back in this series, Doc will not be back with the 76ers.
My comment stands unrefuted.Beard dragging ass, Embiid playing with one arm, Tobias the most overpaid stiff in the NBA, and the 6th man is Jazz reject Georges Niang playing for the minimum.
this is garbage.
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ejftw wrote:Gon try this again....let's kill this thread like Doc killed the lob city squads.
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