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Doc Rivers has had loads of stacked groups in his NBA teaching profession.
He received an NBA championship 16 years in the past, and he hasn’t gotten again to the largest stage in additional than a decade.
No coach has blown extra 3-1 leads within the playoffs than him, and he’s confronted loads of backlash for the way his groups have underperformed when it issues probably the most.
Nonetheless, he doesn’t appear to really feel that manner.
When requested about his shortcomings, the Milwaukee Bucks coach talked about how he nearly took the Philadelphia 76ers to the Jap Convention Finals (by way of NBA Central).
Doc Rivers says he by no means got here up brief in his teaching profession
“I’ve by no means come up brief, for my part. Come up brief? What does that imply? Like, we didn’t win a title? I’m going again in Philly. I took that job after we misplaced within the first spherical 4-0 (to the Celtics in 2020 below Brett… pic.twitter.com/Tuvh9zPTg0
To be truthful, Doc Rivers’ groups are normally nice within the common season, and he’s always led groups to the playoffs.
Then once more, whereas he was proper concerning the Sixers, he didn’t point out all of the years he was accountable for the Los Angeles Clippers and the way the Lob Metropolis period didn’t result in a single journey to the NBA Finals.
Additionally, his Sixers might’ve and will’ve crushed the Atlanta Hawks within the second spherical and didn’t.
Rivers is an efficient coach relating to constructing a successful tradition, however not a lot with the Xs and Os.
His large rotations have at all times left a lot to be desired, and his lack of ability to make in-game or in-series changes has usually held the staff again.
This could possibly be his remaining likelihood to remain within the league as a head coach, and it’ll be fascinating to see how his Bucks fare with a full season of him on the helm.
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