[jjgold]

Give him credit

Old men beating so called studs

[rm18]

they are a good team though 98 Bulls and Jazz were old men too

[BEANTOWNJIM]

JJGOLD YOU KNOW THE DEAL YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR PLAYERS.IF DOC RIVERS WAS COACHING THE CLEVELAND CAVS THIS YEAR THEY STILL WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN LAST PLACE.NBA COACHES MEANS SHIT

PHIL JACKSON WAS A HALL OF FAME COACH GEEZ I WONDER HOW HE WOULD DO IF HE DIDNT HAVE THE PLAYERS.IF DOC RIVERS WAS COACHING THE MIAMI HEAT THE RESULTS WOULD BE THE SAME THE HEAT JUST DONT HAVE A GO TO GUY DOWN THE STRETCH THAT CAN HIT BIG SHOTS.

ITS NEVER THE COACH IN THE NBA ITS ALWAYS THE PLAYERS

IF DOC RIVERS GETS SWEPT BY OKLAHOMA CITY WILL HE STILL BE CONSIDERED A GREAT COACH JJGOLD YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST SERIES

[russiaboss]

Doc Rivers best coach in the league. Has been for years.

[jjgold]

The key to coaching is making players play hard at this level and Doc does this
Also a few tech moves here and there do help

Look at Miami..poorly coached and it shows

[rm18]

If Avery Bradley would not of got hurt Boston would of won the title easily but might not now

[jjgold]

RM.....correct

They would of beat Heat 4-0

[BEANTOWNJIM]

JJGOLD HOW COME DOC RIVERS WASNT A GREAT COACH WHEN HE WAS COACHING THE ORLANDO MAGIC AND HE WAS BELOW 500 AS A COACH.HE WASNT BEING MENTIONED AS A HALL OF FAME COACH BACK THEN.

NOW HE IS COACHING A TEAM WITH 3 OR 4 HALL OF FAMERS AND HE'S A GENIUS FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS ISNT IT BOYS

COACHING IN THE NIGERIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION IS SO OVERRATED YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PLAYERS OR THE COACH MEANS SHIT

[Madison]

Give him credit

Old men beating so called studs

Did Spoelstra forget he ahd Bosh in the 2nd half? 0 minutes in the 4th? Quote "I wanted to be fair". WTF. He shouldn't make it to Bos.

[Madison]

JJGOLD YOU KNOW THE DEAL YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR PLAYERS.IF DOC RIVERS WAS COACHING THE CLEVELAND CAVS THIS YEAR THEY STILL WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN LAST PLACE.NBA COACHES MEANS SHIT

PHIL JACKSON WAS A HALL OF FAME COACH GEEZ I WONDER HOW HE WOULD DO IF HE DIDNT HAVE THE PLAYERS.IF DOC RIVERS WAS COACHING THE MIAMI HEAT THE RESULTS WOULD BE THE SAME THE HEAT JUST DONT HAVE A GO TO GUY DOWN THE STRETCH THAT CAN HIT BIG SHOTS.

ITS NEVER THE COACH IN THE NBA ITS ALWAYS THE PLAYERS

IF DOC RIVERS GETS SWEPT BY OKLAHOMA CITY WILL HE STILL BE CONSIDERED A GREAT COACH JJGOLD YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST SERIES

Have to disagree here Jim. He had the player. he just sat him for the entire 4th qtr. Guy had 7 rbs in 14 minutes. I guess you're right in one way, thay don't win games as much as they lose them. DUMB, DUMB, DUMB! They have 6 assistants. Shouldn't one of them maybe suggested it might be a good idea to give CB a few minutes.

4th qtr

[Madison]

Bosh was -12. His defense was lacking and was part of the reason Boston went on a 15-1 run. Spoelstra didn't trust his Defense.

With that said, Spoelstra is a horrible coach

Guess that's why I'm not a coach.

[cleaveland]

Great article from the past:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/060112

[oiler]

no doubt but u also need to give credit to geritol cause u know with that team they have alot of that on sidelines instead of gatorade

[Smoke]

Celtics obviously have the real "big 3"

Also yes Doc is good motivator

[baskets]

Jim you dumb limp dikk, Rivers won coach of year in Orlando before getting to Boston. If you weren't so busy fetching beers for the Celtics team while they waited their turn to nail your wife you'd know this.

Coaches in NBA are successful if they can earn the respect of their star players. If they buy into your system, you will win. Majority of players just need to have their ego managed and the game works itself out. All the great Bulls, Celtic and Laker teams would've won with any coach once the talent was in place.

lol, I love this quote from an animal mind.

first sentence says one thing, then a sentence in the very same paragraph directly contradicts what he said in the first sentence! should I underline each sentence. lmfao


basically, what Grits is saying is that the NBA is held hostage by lazy Nigerians who have no discipline or professionalism. when asked to wear professional clothing "to work" they go into protest mode b/c they can't wear gangsta clothing and jewelry hanging out everywhere with tattoos flashing. they are so unprofessional they won't even attempt to listen to their boss (nba coach) even tho they get paid millions to do nothing. find a coach who can keep a ******* from being a ***** and you got a shot at winning.

I remember when Doc didn't have any players.... the guy absolutely sucked. now he's got 3 HOF's and he's a genius?

In one of the rarest of feats ever, Spits-trap is a worse coach than a Nigerian. The guy has no coaching experience and they let him take the keys to a Maserati. You got to be pretty bad to lose to a Nigerian.

The greatest coaching moment in NBA history in the playoffs is when the Lakers were in the playoffs a few years back and Kobe almost got legitimately hurt. [Not one of his faking Nigerian moments where these lazy fukks get carted off in a wheelchair like Paul 'Pussy' Pierce and then return that same game to play (lmfao).] The camera went straight to Jackson's face and you could see such honesty in his look as there was real panic and worry..... b/c he knew if Kobe was gone that the Lakers were absolute toast. That video is priceless... and the honesty is just too good.

[jjgold]

All experts agree DOC is one of best in the game

[jimmyg2727]

All experts agree DOC is one of best in the game

You are correct JJ !! and they would have swept with Bradley playing ..Avery is nasty on defense

[BEANTOWNJIM]

COULD DOC RIVERS HAVE MOTIVATED THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS THIS YEAR IF YOU DONT HAVE PLAYERS YOUR NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD COACH.

COACHING IN THE NBA IS THE EASIEST JOB IN THE WORLD PLAY YOUR STARTERS 10 MINUTES SIT THEM DOWN FOR THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND HALF AND BANG YOUR A GOOD COACH

KC JONES WON 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS HE A GREAT COACH OR DID HE JUST SIT ON THE BENCH AND SAY GO GET THEM BOYS

[DOM-Ganador]

What if he had a healthy Jeff Green as well as a healthy Bradley?
As a lifelong Cs fan, love Doc and what Ainge has done, but the curtain is closing and its Thunders future.

If they beat the Heat, all else is gravy.

[Big Bear]

Hey JJ do you think you will have another big isolated bet during the NBA finals?

[bobby heenan]

What if he had a healthy Jeff Green as well as a healthy Bradley?
As a lifelong Cs fan, love Doc and what Ainge has done, but the curtain is closing and its Thunders future.

If they beat the Heat, all else is gravy.

and chris wilcox too....would be so valuable right now

anyways...i leave you with this gem

[Snowball]

and he was breaking the racial barrier back in the early 70s
by marrying a blonde white girl who still sits on the sidelines
near him in playoff games.
she is still hot - their house was even burned down by racists.

[Sunde91]

Top 3 with Pop and Karl. Carlisle right there too. Thibbs about 5

[jjgold]

Hey JJ do you think you will have another big isolated bet during the NBA finals?

It's possible although I do not force bets

[Powertrip]

Celtics obviously have the real "big 3"

Hit it right on the head.