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re: Doc Rivers, the greatest NBA coach ever has been eliminated, yet again.

Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:50 am to
Posted by tigerbait1.6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2013
3842 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:50 am to
I still wonder how he won a championship in Boston
Posted by Skillet
Member since Aug 2006
108034 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:56 am to
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I still wonder how he won a championship in Boston


In a genius coaching move, Doc renamed Big Baby to Cry Baby, and that sparked the 2008 Celtics championship run.

Doc
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33971 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:05 am to
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I still wonder how he won a championship in Boston



He had an incredible roster with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Tony Allen and also had Tom Thibodeau as his lead assistant to run the team for him.
Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21148 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:22 am to
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still wonder how he won a championship in Boston


Tom Thibodeau.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57869 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:18 am to
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I still wonder how he won a championship in Boston


3 first ballot HOFers and a bunch of good complimentary pieces.
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7359 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:06 pm to
People used to rag on Lenny Wilkens for being an overrated coach, but he never wasted the kind of talent year in and year out that Doc does.
Posted by Tigerroar73
Member since Oct 2014
70 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:34 pm to
That was a team that you or I might have been able to "coach" to a championship.

I don't think that Doc is a bad coach, but I get tired of the media acting like he's a great coach. He's a middle of the pack coach in a profession where middle of the pack coaches aren't supposed to last even half as long as he has.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21996 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 5:00 pm to
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I still wonder how he won a championship in Boston

Having 3 first ballot hall of famers in their prime sure helps. The question should be how did he not win multiple championships in Boston? They had a window for a few seasons with a weak Eastern Conference before the Heat put together their big 3 and the D-Rose led Bulls became a contender.

Griffin was 30-13 when he got fired. Doc took over a team that was winning 70% of their games and posted a 17-19 record in the regular season plus a first round playoff exit. If that doesn't prove how over rated Doc is as a coach, I don't know what will.

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