Why is Doc Rivers considered a good coach?

[LiamNeeson'shero]

Lmao all he is, is a player's coach who likes to shout Ubutu. He was horrific in Orlando and before KG arrived, Doc as the Celtics head coach, had a record 42 games below .500. Let us not forget Jim O Brien took a crappier roster to the ECF in 01-02. He hasn't done anything without Thibs and most of the credit to the 08 championship should go to Pierce and KG. Yet all anyone does is slobber all over Doc. Doc is no better then Vinny

[LnGrrrR]

Doc draws up good plays out of timeouts. Doc usually has a knack for motivating his team. Doc can get the guys to play defense... 2/3rds of the time. (A lot of credit goes to KG for that as well, obviously.) His biggest negative is not trusting enough in the young/unproven guys... he'll ride the players he trusts for a little too long in the game, even when they're underperforming/tired.

[Venti Quattro]

When you outcoach Phil Jackson in a 7-game series, chances are you're pretty much a good coach.

[LiamNeeson'shero]

When you outcoach Phil Jackson in a 7-game series, chances are you're pretty much a good coach.

I still attribute that more to thibs then doc

[LnGrrrR]

Here's a more pertinent question: Why is LiamNeeson'shero considered a good poster?

[chunticakes]

because he's an ex spur that's why.

[LiamNeeson'shero]

Here's a more pertinent question: Why is LiamNeeson'shero considered a good poster?

cause i'm not from boston

[Venti Quattro]

Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors. Why did you have to ruin it?

[LnGrrrR]

cause i'm not from boston

Awesome dig. But I'm going to go waaaayyy back on the "4 rings faggot" and say that if it wasn't for Boston, you'd be speaking the King's English right now.

Boston Massacre faggot!

[Venti Quattro]

If not for Boston, we'd be saying "Hi, mate!" instead of "sup nigga".

[LiamNeeson'shero]

Actually everyone from the 1st Cont. Congress hated the Boston delegates. Had it not been for VA and Washington we'd be english subjects

[DMC]

Same reason Phil Jackson was minus the rings.

[Venti Quattro]

Same reason Phil Jackson was minus the rings.

Same with Pop minus Tim Duncan.

[LnGrrrR]

Actually everyone from the 1st Cont. Congress hated the Boston delegates. Had it not been for VA and Washington we'd be english subjects

Who gives a fuck? Of course they hated us, we were the first ones to get shit done instead of whining about it like bitches. Samuel Adams had some balls to him.

When the fuck did Denver become a state anyways? :lol

Or I guess you could talk smack about national monuments and institutions. Mass only has Harvard, MIT, a fuckton of historical buildings and museums, Fenway Park...

And Denver has... what, mile-high stadium?

And if you're from San Antonio, well you do have the Alamo. That makes the count 1 to 20+ or so. *applause*

[jeebus]

sons this has to be one of the all time gayest threads.

[DMC]

Same with Pop minus Tim Duncan.

I am speaking of winning percentage.

[Venti Quattro]

I am speaking of winning percentage.

So you think Pop will have the same winning percentage without Tim Duncan?

[LnGrrrR]

sons this has to be one of the all time gayest threads.

:lmao

[Namundy]

In my experience, most people who root for teams from Boston have never actually lived in the state of Massachusetts.

[KD4MVP]

Doc is one of the top 5 coaches in the league, stupid thread.

[Giuseppe]

It's difficult to hear a discouraging word about Rivers (sans here). Breen & the boys genuflect every time the man passes breath or wind. But, they're on orders from Stern in NY., so it's expected, the nature of the beast. Like the injuries. Every fucking time Allen doesn't cut the mustard Breen & Van Gundy fall over each other to cite the injuries.

[DMC]

So you think Pop will have the same winning percentage without Tim Duncan?

That's a red herring. The reason Doc is considered a good coach is because his team is successful. Teams need good coaching and good components to be successful. There are teams with good components that are not successful, because they do not have a good coach and good coaches that are not successful because they do not have good components.

So...

[LnGrrrR]

In my experience, most people who root for teams from Boston have never actually lived in the state of Massachusetts.

If you're not living in the New England area, there's probably an obvious reason for that...

Most people from out of state who follow a Boston team that to only follow one or two teams (usually Sox and sometimes Pats) and not all four.

[MattBonnerExperience]

Yes doc was a bad coach but that doesn't mean anything because he's blossomed with the big 4, he's also a good coach because he helped take a 5 man,30 year old roster to the ECF when this group was supposed to be gone 2 years ago.

[Trainwreck2100]

Doc's stupidity cost him Tim Duncan in the eastern conference, he should never be considered a good coach

[DMC]

Yes doc was a bad coach but that doesn't mean anything because he's blossomed with the big 4, he's also a good coach because he helped take a 5 man,30 year old roster to the ECF when this group was supposed to be gone 2 years ago.

Torn ACLs had nothing to do with that.

[Latarian Milton]

rivers didnt fuck the team up at least (not like d'antonie, SVG etc...) you don't really need to DO much when you have such a stacked squad, doc deserves the credit for not being an asshole like d'antonie or SVG tbh