What Do You All Think of Doc?
 

I've followed the C's even when they sucked and have been saying how much of a coaching mismatch we have with Doc Rivers vs. Anybody.

The 2008 Celtics are like the Chargers under Shottenheimer or Norv
Turner. Tons of talent, but a coach that you know will suck it up in
the playoffs.

Tony Allen and James Posey were kept on the bench in the
4th quarter, our two lockdown defenders at SG and SF.

So now in both games 3 and 4, the C's were tied at around 76-76 or
79-79 both games until getting blown out in the final period. It
shows how Doc doesn't know what the hell he is doing. Based on his
press conference the scary thing is he doesn't know why the C's lost.

The Celtics should fire Doc after the season and hire a proven winner. The
Celtics should bring Riley to Boston and pump out 2-3 rings for us.

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Because that worked out so well for the Heat. One ring and two years later, they're in the basement of the league. I personally think that the game may have passed Riley by. As a Heat fan, he seemed to have lost a lot of his famous intensity this season on the benches. Maybe it was age, maybe it was the season. But whatever it was, he didn't seem to have the fire in his stomach anymore.

I have a great opinion of Riley and have enjoyed his coaching. But, watching the Magic, something tells me if we would have kept Stan Van Gundy, we'd have more than one right. Besides, I don't think Riley is going to coach for a while after this, if even at all.

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OK but what you think about Doc, and do you have any other suggestions as coaching candidates?

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I honestly don't know much of Doc Rivers when it comes to playoff basketball. Going by your statements, it sounds like he's another version of Flip Saunders. However, with the way the Celts have played this year, I'd guess that Rivers is an adequate regular season coach. But, again, not enough knowledge to make a fair assessment.

As for head coaches, things are not going so well in Denver between coach and superstar. We've seen this soap opera many times and nine times out of ten the superstar wins. With that in mind you may be able to snag Karl. If not him then maybe a college head coach (Billy Donovan seemed pretty unenthused last year)?

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I wasn't a Doc guy until this year. I liked the way he handled the team in the regular season, but after the last two games, I can't believe I ever thought this guy might get Coach of the Year for the way he brought everyone together and cemented their respective roles.

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Right about now I'd like to hang Doc upside down by his testicles until he promises to have a game plan.

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Once again, the Celtics were up 8 with 2 mins left in the 3rd quarter, and then proceeded to get destroyed in the final period.

Also, the last two Celtics plays shows how our offense is just 'winging it', there is no scheme or system or even a strategy.

We have a coaching mismatch every single playoff game with Doc leading the way.

We are like the San Diego Chargers under Schottenheimer or Norv Turner.

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I think he's a piss poor coach. I mean, let's face it, with the way the Celtics came together this year and the stars made it about team rather than individual, a chimp could have coached this team to 60 wins. The problem is if you fire Doc, who do you replace him with? There are a LOT of bad coaches in the NBA. I like Skiles, but he's too controlling/tight to coach a veteran team. Maybe Ainge comes down to do it? I thought he was a good coach when he was in Phoenix.

Doc getting canned would be the only bright spot if they were to lose Sunday.

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Or maybe the Celtics are "eating the cheese" at this present moment?

Really-they ended up clinching Home Court Throughout like 2 weeks BEFORE the reg season ended, maybe they seem rusted and ended up absorbing all those press clippings during this time?

As for Doc Rivers-FWIW, if he were coaching the Spurs, he would do just as good of a job as Greg Poppavich.

JMHO

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STRONGLY, respectfully, completely disagree. With Doc there is zero coaching or anti-coaching going on, he brings nothing to the table, which kills his teams in the playoffs or in big games.