Is Doc Rivers overrated?

[tamaraw08]

zero rings when Thibs left, even with 4 HOFs at Boston. Clips Needed 7 games to disposed a team without their starting center. Got beaten by a team tgat relied heavily on 2 players in offense with a very loaded team of
1 arguably the best PG in the league
2 Mvp candidate and top 3 PF in the league.
3 most dominant defensive center
4 2 of the best shooting guards
5. top 10 defensive guys in their positions ,Barnes and Collison.
not saying hje is a bad coach

[AirTupac]

1. His main star is mentally weak and is overrated

[NBAplayoffs2001]

zero rings when Thibs left, even with 4 HOFs at Boston. Clips Needed 7 games to disposed a team without their starting center. Got beaten by a team tgat relied heavily on 2 players in offense with a very loaded team of
1 arguably the best PG in the league
2 Mvp candidate and top 3 PF in the league.
3 most dominant defensive center
4 2 of the best shooting guards
5. top 10 defensive guys in their positions ,Barnes and Collison.
not saying hje is a bad coach

no overrated team

[imdaman99]

OKC is a bad matchup for them. So are the Spurs, but they would have beaten every other team (Grizz would have taken them 7 possibly, maybe even beat them).

They need backup big men for Blake and Jordan. Big baby ain't gonna cut it.

[ThatCoolKid]

Yes, any coach in the NBA could have won 1 chip with the Celtics teams Doc had, many could have won more.

[NumberSix]

He's a great coach, but coaches don't play the game.

[Purch]

I actually put a poll on real gm about Rick Carilse vs Doc Rivers, and the poll was like 70 to 18 in favor of Rick, sooooo

[TheStarting5ive]

Yes, he is.

IDK who started this narrative about him being the best coach in the NBA but its ridiculous. The way they talk about him you would think he was Phil Jackson, Greg Poppovich, Red Auerbach.

I never cared for him when he coached the Celtics. Not enough emphasis on rebounding, never could draw up a last second play that didn't include Paul Pierce iso, he was stubborn as hell when it came to lineups even when it was clear that what he had on the floor wasn't working amongst many other things.

IDK I just think its a case of if you say something enough times people will start to believe it. People keep pounding Doc Rivers is an amazing coach into people's heads and everybody just starts to agree. Its crazy to me. It reminds me of how a couple of years ago everyone was saying Deron Wiliams was the best PG in the NBA.

He is a good personality manager. X's and O's though? Not so much.

[NumberSix]

I actually put a poll on real gm about Rick Carilse vs Doc Rivers, and the poll was like 70 to 18 in favor of Rick, sooooo

IMO, Pop, Rick, Doc and Spo are the best coaches in the NBA. And now, Stan Van Gundy too.

[TheStarting5ive]

What makes Doc Rivers so great? What is it? Is it the one ring? How many coaches have one ring??

[Laker4Lyfe]

He's very overrated.

[ImKobe]

Meh. He should have won more in Boston, but KG's injury took away a potential b2b title in 09 and Perkins injury + horrible offense in the 4th quarter of Game 7 cost him another title. 2012 Had a decent chance to make the Finals again, but Lebron was just too good and Chris Bosh returned from injury, there was no way they were going to stop Miami.

Doc is overrated because he is often talked about as one of the best coaches in the league - that's bullshit. He's a great motivator and he's the right guy to represent a team, but as far as actual adjustments go -- he's average.

Can't take anything away from him this year because his team lost to a better one. Most of us expected OKC to win in 6 or 7 games and they came through. Doc might have a better chance next year if Blake & DeAndre keep improving.

[Xiao Yao You]

definitely

[hawksdogsbraves]

He's very, very overrated. He was never good before he had the Big 3 in Boston, and he has this Clippers team underperforming in LA.

[COnDEMnED]

I like him as a person and can appreciate his philosophy, but I believe he is overrated. Try and remember Doc coaching the Celtics before the big three formed. If my memory is correct (it may not be) he was close to getting fired before Allen and Garnett showed up. His ring was gifted by 4 players who would have won it, with or without him.