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Doc Rivers on Paul George's adjustments complaint: 'Ty Lue was sitting right next to me' (www.nbcsports.com)
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After blowing a 3-1 lead to the Nuggets and getting fired in 2020 and then getting hired by the Sixers shortly after, in a interview in 2020 via Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer:

“Hey, listen, I enjoyed coaching him,” Rivers said of George. “So not a lot to say there. Ty Lue was sitting right next to me. So he better hope it’s not adjustments. It ain’t going to be much different.”

Rivers chuckled while lightheartedly mentioning Lue, his close friend, before continuing by saying: “Listen, we lost the game, and I think everybody needs to take ownership. [Me] obviously. We can always do better. Players can play better. So as far as I’m concerned, I’ll leave it there.”

Was Glenn onto something here??

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[–] rumblegod@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Coaching is not the biggest impact on any sport lmao. It always comes down to talent. Especially in the playoffs when it’s simple basketball, talent beats out everything.

[–] LotharBot@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The Nuggets couldn't have played championship-level defense without a coaching staff that built the right defensive scheme for the personnel, and got buyin from everybody. It took years of coaching to get MPJ to develop the right awareness to be able to tag the roller as quickly as he needs to, and still be ready to close out on a corner shooter.

Coaching is what puts talented players in position to succeed.

[–] thedipstik@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Everyone in the NBA is enormously talented lol

Cultire, discipline and teamwork is what counts in the playoffs - coaching is key to all of those areas.