Discussing the 76ers’ future after firing Doc Rivers + Heat vs. Celtics ECF preview | NBA Today
The NBA Today crew discuss the Philadelphia 76ers firing head coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and preview the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
0:00 Woj on the 76ers’ future after firing Doc Rivers
2:30 Could Harden leave the 76ers?
4:45 Woj on the 76ers’ decision to fire Rivers
6:00 Perk says the 76ers firing Rivers wasn’t the right move
10:00 Previewing Heat vs. Celtics series
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38 Comments
Hold up, what is that dude wearing at 0:02? Is that an unironic Mao Tse-Tung t-shirt? WHY?
Get Perkins out of here
True this isn't Docs fault. He made good adjustments and setup plays but Harden and Embiid just didn't showed up when it mattered.
Doc rivers can't make in-game adjustments and that's why he's jobless.
Doc rivers can't make in-game adjustments and that's why he's jobless.
Doc rivers can't make in-game adjustments and that's why he's jobless.
Doc should have been fired last year, when he left Embiid out there for too long against the Raptors and he got injured.
We just need better coaching. And better role players.
Stop at Kendrick Perkins you know doc didn't make an adjustment for Williams in game 6 and Game 7 stop it
Wouldn’t be surprised to see the sixers pick up Monty Williams. He deserves another shot
Perk said nothing but the truth
Himmy “this is our year 😏” said the same thing in 20-21 season “this year we finna win it” no disrespect to Himmy but come on bro don’t open your mouth and fall short 😭
Why do they keep showing Chicago b-roll? 🤔
Perk going to bat strong for his guy Doc Rivers 🤣🤣🤣
That 2008 Celtics team was truly amazing.
Not only did they win a chip with Doc Rivers as the head coach, they were able to survive not one, but two Game 7s along the way
Called it.
Morey needs to go too!
It's about time! Now they need a great point guard, not a finished one. A healthy Embiid, with a good number 2. Tobias Harris is a bench player. Get someone else to start.
Send doc to phx I think he would be good for booker especially and Durant
Tell lebron i would beat him in a l v1
Incoming sweep , Celtics 4-0 , Jimmy doesn't sound so sure, he knows😂
I agree with Perk. If you don’t blow it up now, Philly will never get out past the second round. I’m sorry.
I wanna see who my team hire next. SIXERS fans who should be the new coach?
I am a Sixers fan and I don't wish bad on people man but this was coming. This was the perfect time for my team to make the NBA finals and that didn't happen, Rivers is a good regular season coach but he seems to get it wrong in the playoffs where it counts the most. I think I speak for all Sixers fans we felt like this was our time to finally win a championship you know? The writing was on the wall. Imagine if we could have won a championship this year what it would have done for Philadelphia and I am not even from Philadelphia man Allen Iverson would have been happy I know that for sure. Now I want to see who my team will hire and it better be someone who will get the best out of our players come on now no lazy stuff.Stephen A. is the reason the Sixers got Doc Rivers. My team listened to him, I am a Sixers fan and I will say this, Stephen A. shouldn't be talking, I mean I respect him as an analyst but he gotta chill. , I would rather Embiid , Harden and Doc Rivers leave because my team always get put out of the 2nd round no matter who is coaching or playing. There is no stability and team playing all they care about is individual stats and that's a shame. My Sixers definitely need a new coach I don't care I had to say it, I mean they blamed every other coach before Doc Rivers you are still getting the same results. We want a coach who hold players accountable.
Now all I'm hearing is Morey bringing in 72 year old D'Antoni which would allow Harden to run the entire show…..🤦🤦🤦
perk laying down the gavel
The 6ers need LeCoach
Cmon man, Embiid got babied into his MVP award and now he isn't getting any of the blame. That shows me he isn't on the same level as Joker, Lebron, Giannis, and others that get all the scrunity if they don't succeed. Lets not forget that this man literally underperformed all playoffs and has done that throughout his career.
Even Luka gets more scrunity for failing and he is younger with no MVP. Embiid deserves the criticism and should hear it all off season so he has the opportunity to prove us wrong next year. I dont know why James Harden is taking all the blame, we already knew this man doesn't show uop in the playoffs. Its been that way his whole career so why expect it to change now hes not the main guy.
Perkins is funny af
Players were definitely to blame. But when your record in elimination games is what Doc's is, you can't ignore that either. It's not a coincidence that his players always come up small in big moments.
They fired Rivers because he's a LOSER. Morey said we want to compete for a CHAMPIONSHIP. Adios byebye. Yes it was Perk kissing Rivers assets cause he's a former player of this failure
Harden needs to go also.
I can't watch anything with either Malika or Stephen A.
Joel Embid n James Harden cannot keep carrying the team each and every time. Also the coach may do only so much . Sixers need more scorers n a great playmaker along with these two biggies to hit higher notes
Dantoni has gotten more out of talent then Doc ever has, Houston went 7 in the WCF against a FAR SUPERIOR Warriors squad, Doc has ONE chip thanks to a super team Dantoni has never been blessed with
Joel Embid is injury prone and no HEART!!!!
I think this team can be better coached that being said this loss falls on embiid and harden. They failed to show up in the last two games of the series. Embiid was terrible the entire playoffs even during the Brooklyn series. The Sixers cannot win with an injured embiid every post season and embiid needs to learn from jokic who is still dominant during the playoffs. He has lost all ability to get baskets in the post and shoots way way too many 3s.
if the nba & refs don’t rig the game the Heat will win this series.
James Harden has Choke since he was with Arizona State always choke.