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Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:11 am to RTR America
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:11 am to RTR America
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I'm not in love with Doc Rivers as everyone else is. Doc won his championships due to a big 3, why is that knock against Spo?
Doc Rivers big 3 avg age = 34
Eric Spolstra big 3 avg age = 29
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I'm a big fan of Thibs, but he enjoys running his players into the ground a bit too much for my liking
I think Thibs is a great coach, but I haven't looked at the minutes to understand the whole running players into the ground thing everyone keeps talking about.
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I would honestly have Pop and Carlisle in a tier of their own. I think those are easily the two best in the league right now.
Pop is head and shoulders above any other coach in the NBA right now. Not even close.
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Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:13 am to DynastyDawg
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Doc Rivers big 3 avg age = 34
He also had the luxury of a PG dropping triple doubles in the playoffs
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Eric Spolstra big 3 avg age = 29
And they went to 4 finals and won two of them.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:13 am to UMRealist
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Don't forget that Doc wasn't considered a great coach till the big 3 came together in Boston.
Yeah but those rosters that he had prior to that were garbage. Phil Jackson couldn't have taken those teams to the playoffs.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:15 am to RTR America
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He also had the luxury of a PG dropping triple doubles in the playoffs
Very True.
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And they went to 4 finals and won two of them.
I understand that. I'm not discounting what the team did, I'm just saying it sure as hell wasn't because Spolstra carried them there. He probably got in the way more than he helped them.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:24 am to DynastyDawg
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I'm just saying it sure as hell wasn't because Spolstra carried them there. He probably got in the way more than he helped them.
No way.
Go back and watch some of their games from 2010/11 and even 11/12. Spoelstra flipped who they are in the playoffs v Indiana in 2012. On the fly in a conference semifinals, he put James at the 4 and inserted Battier into the starting lineup v Hibbert/West. That was revolutionary at the time. Not many coaches have the creativity or the stones to make that type of move when failure means a pink slip.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 11:26 am
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:41 am to corndeaux
I just don't believe putting Lebron (who matches up physically with every 4 in the league) at PF is revolutionary.
Agree to disagree about Spolstra.
Agree to disagree about Spolstra.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:40 pm to DynastyDawg
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Doc Rivers big 3 avg age = 34
Eric Spolstra big 3 avg age = 29
Doc Rivers big 3: 2 Finals, 1 win
Spo big 3: 4 Finals, 2 wins
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:20 pm to Feral
SerenaWinters: NBA RUMORS: Mychal Thompson hears Kevin Love & Kevin Martin to Golden State for David Lee, Klay Thompson & a future # 1 (on @ESPNLA710)
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:34 pm to NorthGAVol
Ugh send some of talent to East please
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:43 pm to RTR America
Embiid is done with predraft workouts due to a foot stress fracture.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:48 pm to UMRealist
Yeah...
I hate this for the kid.
I do now fully expect him to fall to the Lakers and never have a health issue again.
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@AlexKennedyNBA 3m This is really bad for Joel Embiid. Yao Ming's issues were with his navicular bone. That's where Embiid's stress fracture is.
I hate this for the kid.
I do now fully expect him to fall to the Lakers and never have a health issue again.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:55 pm to RTR America
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I do now fully expect him to fall to the Lakers and never have a health issue again.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:57 pm to NorthGAVol
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SerenaWinters: NBA RUMORS: Mychal Thompson hears Kevin Love & Kevin Martin to Golden State for David Lee, Klay Thompson & a future # 1 (on @ESPNLA710)
If it is true that they turned down Boston's offer, then why take this one? Ours was a better deal for them.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:57 pm to RTR America
Your new Charlotte Hornets jersey.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 2:59 pm to RTR America
Posted on 6/19/14 at 3:00 pm to RebelNutt18
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If it is true that they turned down Boston's offer, then why take this one? Ours was a better deal for them.
They probably really wanted a young dynamic player like Thompson but I don't understand why Minnesota would be willing to take on Lee's albatross of a contract.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 3:01 pm to UMRealist
Posted on 6/19/14 at 3:01 pm to NorthGAVol
Cavs believed to be deciding between Tyronn Lue and David Blatt for head coach. Choice expected soon.
Donald Sterling threatened doctors
Woj on Embiid's stress fracture
Houston Rocket's secondary logo
Bill Simmons: Cavs deciding between Jabari and Wiggins
New Charlotte Hornets uni's
Marcus Smart won't workout for Jazz
Posted on 6/19/14 at 3:02 pm to RebelNutt18
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LeBron is not commited to the Heat. Reports say that he is annoyed with Mickey Arison.
He was very vocally upset about losing Mike Miller. I think he is afraid of Arison being cheap.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 3:03 pm to NorthGAVol
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They probably really wanted a young dynamic player like Thompson but I don't understand why Minnesota would be willing to take on Lee's albatross of a contract
Thompson is going to go for a max contract according to his agent.
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