Tag: Doc Rivers
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. In 2022-23, the Sacramento Kings finished 25th in defensive rating. Last season, they jumped to 14th in this category despite returning largely the same team, and a big reason why they were able to do so was their defensive coordinator, Jordi Fernandez. Fernandez […]
Key Highlights: Since teams only really run set plays after timeouts, the best way to evaluate a coach’s play-calling acumen is to analyze how their team performs in after timeout possessions. Coaches with better offensive personnel have an advantage when it comes to raw ATO data. So, we need to adjust for that in order […]
Head coach, Doc Rivers, has not gotten off to a great start with the Milwaukee Bucks. The team is 3-7 during his stint and they just lost to an extremely short-handed Memphis Grizzlies squad. Memphis shot 53 percent from the field and were led by the promising rookie forward, G.G. Jackson. Jackson poured in 27 […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Monday, June 24, 2024. After abruptly firing their rookie head coach, Adrian Griffin, the Milwaukee Bucks turned to the seasoned veteran Doc Rivers to help them save their season. Rivers has been around the basketball world more times than almost anyone – putting together a prosperous career […]
The Suns Remain the Only Squad with a True Championship Contending Roster without a Head Coach. The Phoenix Suns are in the midst of a thorough interview process to fill their vacant head coach position over the Memorial Day weekend, according to sources. The Suns fired Monty Williams just two days after a 25-point loss […]
A Pretty Big Woj Bomb was Dropped this Afternoon Concerning the 76ers’ Next Head Coach. The Philadelphia 76ers have filled their head coaching vacancy by hiring former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. The deal was struck on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nurse will take over from Doc Rivers, who was fired […]
Currently, there are five NBA teams around the league that are in an active search for their next head coach. One of them is the Phoenix Suns who fired Monty Williams after an exit in the second round of the playoffs to the Nuggets in six games. NBA insiders have reported that Doc Rivers and […]
After another 3-2 series collapse by Doc Rivers, he was fired earlier this week by the 76ers. Rivers was the head coach for three seasons and made the East Semi-finals all three seasons. However, the Sixers were not able to get over the hump and failed to reach the Conference Finals. League MVP Joel Embiid […]
After Philadelphia’s collapse in the second half of Game 7 vs the Celtics, change needed to happen. Three years in a row the Sixers had made the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, but made it no further than that. That is why the Sixers have announced today that head coach Doc Rivers has been dismissed. He finished […]
For the third consecutive postseason, the Philadelphia 76ers have lost in the second round under head coach Doc Rivers. He’s improved the team’s record each year since he was hired after the 2020 season. However, the ending to this year’s playoffs may have been the last straw. Rivers is 17-33 in games with a chance […]
