NBA Doc Rivers fired by Clippers (hired by the 76ers)

[John Price]

implying the Raps would reach a final without board man

 

[GKJ]

Sixers gotta be all over this

 

[MMC]

 

[GKJ]

Once he became available, there was not another option.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Once he became available, there was not another option.

if they wanted a bad coach. Agreed. Had 3 HoFers in 08. Look at his post-08 playoff record, including talented Clippers. Sad. Embiid will never win a ring in Philly. Tanking for draft picks builds a losing culture that doesn't win rings.

Trades and free agency are different story.

 

[GKJ]

If they wanted a bad coach. Agreed. Embiid will never win a ring in Philly. Tanking for draft picks builds a losing culture that doesn't win rings.

Trades and free agency are different story.

They weren't tanking anymore by the time Embiid got on the floor.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

They weren't tanking anymore by the time Embiid got on the floor.

? Embiid not playing the first 2+ seasons is irrelevant and proves my point. They're a poorly constructed team with bad contracts and bad chemistry (every expert I've seen says Embiid/Simmons doesn't work), their oft injured best player has averaged only half a season per year for his 5 year career, and they just hired a bad coach.

 

[GKJ]

? Embiid not playing the first 2+ seasons is irrelevant and proves my point. They're a poorly constructed team with bad contracts and bad chemistry (every expert I've seen says Embiid/Simmons doesn't work), their oft injured best player has averaged only half a season per year for his 5 year career, and they just hired a bad coach.

It’s not irrelevant, he was injured for 2 years. He never played a game while Hinkie was the GM

I don’t disagree that the team is poorly constructed, but they needed a coach with credibility because the organization doesn’t have any. Now when this fails they know it will fail and there aren’t any questions or excuses.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

It’s not irrelevant, he was injured for 2 years. He never played a game while Hinkie was the GM. I don’t disagree that the team is poorly constructed, but they needed a coach with credibility because the organization doesn’t have any. Now when this fails they know it will fail and there aren’t any questions or excuses.

2014	NBA	1	10	Elfrid Payton

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2015	NBA	1	3	Jahlil Okafor

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2016	NBA	1	1	Ben Simmons

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2016	NBA	1	24	Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot

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2016	NBA	1	26	Furkan Korkmaz

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2017	NBA	1	1	Markelle Fultz

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2018	NBA	1	10	Mikal Bridges

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2018	NBA	1	26	Landry Shamet

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2019	NBA	1	24	Ty Jerome

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We're talking about a franchise, not a GM. A franchise that has not drafted well. Embiid has only played 209 games in 5 seasons. Simmons missed his first season due to injury, didn't have a good jumper when he was drafted which is key in today's inside out NBA, he refuses to shoot the 3 which you need when you have a dominant big man, and he has only 24 three point attempts in three seasons! They don't have a go to shooter in the last 2 minutes since they lost Butler. Al Horford and Tobias Harris have huge contracts that their skills don't equal.

2019-20	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	49	23	.681	2nd of 5	6.66		101.5	1.2	113.9	3.3	107.6	-3.0		Lost W. Conf. Semis	D. Rivers (49-23)	K. Leonard (8.7)
2018-19	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	48	34	.585	2nd of 5	1.09		101.7	1.7	112.4	2.0	111.5	1.1		Lost W. Conf. 1st Rnd.	D. Rivers (48-34)	M. Harrell (8.7)
2017-18	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers	42	40	.512	2nd of 5	0.15		98.7	1.4	110.3	1.7	110.2	1.6			D. Rivers (42-40)	D. Jordan (9.4)
2016-17	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	51	31	.622	2nd of 5	4.42		96.1	-0.3	112.7	3.9	108.2	-0.6		Lost W. Conf. 1st Rnd.	D. Rivers (51-31)	D. Jordan (11.8)
2015-16	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	53	29	.646	2nd of 5	4.13		95.8	0.0	108.3	1.9	103.8	-2.6		Lost W. Conf. 1st Rnd.	D. Rivers (53-29)	C. Paul (12.7)
2014-15	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	56	26	.683	2nd of 5	6.80		94.7	0.8	112.4	6.8	105.5	-0.1		Lost W. Conf. Semis	D. Rivers (56-26)	C. Paul (16.1)
2013-14	NBA	Los Angeles Clippers*	57	25	.695	1st of 5	7.27		95.9	2.0	112.1	5.4	104.8	-1.9		Lost W. Conf. Semis	D. Rivers (57-25)	B. Griffin (12.2)

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The Doc Rivers Clippers had one of the most talented and regular season winning teams in the entire league and they never even went to the Conference Finals. He's a bad coach.

 

[Stylizer1]

We're talking about a franchise, not a GM. A franchise that has not drafted well. Embiid has only played 209 games in 5 seasons. Simmons missed his first season due to injury, didn't have a good jumper when he was drafted which is key in today's inside out NBA, he refuses to shoot the 3 which you need when you have a dominant big man, and he has only 24 three point attempts in three seasons! They don't have a go to shooter in the last 2 minutes since they lost Butler. Al Horford and Tobias Harris have huge contracts that their skills don't equal.

The Doc Rivers Clippers had one of the most talented and regular season winning teams in the entire league and they never even went to the Conference Finals. He's a bad coach.

Is Ty Lue a good coach even though he is not really on the radar of any vacancies? He did win a chip.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

It’s not irrelevant, he was injured for 2 years. He never played a game while Hinkie was the GM

I don’t disagree that the team is poorly constructed, but they needed a coach with credibility because the organization doesn’t have any. Now when this fails they know it will fail and there aren’t any questions or excuses.

Now we know they will fail due to their coach.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Maybe he'll teach Simmons how to take a jump shot.

 

[Voight]

 

[Voight]

Is Ty Lue a good coach even though he is not really on the radar of any vacancies? He did win a chip.

He won a chip basically sharing coaching duties with Bron Bron. Its going to be hard to judge him as a coach until he coaches a new team, but I do recall there being a lot of praise about him when he was a Boston and then Clippers assistant.