We honestly need more of this. The culture of if you're not with me, you're against me or everyone's an opp really needs to stop. Two people with different outlooks can have a civil conversation.

Doesn't Bill employ two of his kids? Doc at a disadvantage lol

Just rewatched the secret base beef video of them today 🤣

@@grahamjl766 1000% agree

​@@lukechiarieri3269 what was their beef? Or do you have a link to that video?

That just tells me he knows how to play the game....which is the criticism that follows him today

@@exitscreaming4637 So him being somewhat nice to a person and giving a detailed answer to a question means he knows basketball? What an odd criteria. The man played in the NBA for several seasons and has coached several teams. Clearly he should know the game. But none of that means he isn't a bad coach. Which he is. He only won with a loaded Celtics team. That team should've won more actually. Doc is terrible when it comes to making adjustments. Fans have watched it for years now and players who've played for Doc have said he makes no adjustments during games.

Doc Rivers has the gift of empathy. He just knows what life feels like from the other guys shoes. Hes a good man.

​@@exitscreaming4637how is knowing how to play the game a criticism??

@@kencarthen1642 I was referring to the PR game , not the game of basketball . He's a good talker. I probably should have worded it differently

Both his son & daughter have a pod with Ringer, I believe.

Simónnės

I bet you they have hashed it out behind the scenes. His son and daughter work there.

🤣🤣

What happened? Please tell the backstory if there is any?

Ya'll know Bill is just throwing bait out there for Doc to bite on and Doc is eating the boat right now, Doc is biting at everything

What's their beef?

​@@ipsun1632Bill was a harsh critic in the Media when Doc coached the Celtics.

True

@tonious35 lol you can see in bill's face 'I just got him to insult the Orlando team again'

He got fired he got nothing to lose

Kinda feel like he's not really looking for a new job. Feels more like he is in the media stage of his career again but idk he may try to coach again.

He always says everything. he's been talking about that orlando team for years

No reason to lie now lol. Nobody’s feelings to protect.

@@turner4243 Depends on the money and how much he misses it, if he does come back I'd expect him to be better garnishing new perspective. He's had the luxury of bouncing around the top jobs he needs a little bit of a reality check i suppose.

Me neither, Simmons doesn’t hesitate criticizing Doc.

I’m sure I’ve recently watched a Beef History between these two! Clearly the beef has been cooked and eaten!

They don't call him the pod father for nothing

@@Mikegaryhouse I think the 'beef history'' as mostly for the clicks. It's overblown conspiracy crap.

You weren't expecting Doc to blame the players who just got him fired ? Bwahahaha

Interesting that they both have the same exact trainer. I agree tho.

Both are horrible decision makers. Something hard to learn if someone just focuses on shooting and dribbling on off season😂😂😂

Spot on

Joel is a bad passer, and while I think it can be improved with good coaching, what Jokic does is innate, he just have a natural feel for it.

@@Byronic19134 cuz that trainer specializes in teaching players on how to score.

Nope.... kg and Joakim Noah just had one recently..lol its close

I listen to Simmons and he's been critical of Doc but that can't be the reason for this being unexpected. What is the reason?

lol not really Doc needed to blame his players for their loss and Bill was willing to listen

He is now

He should be a tv analyst then.

Yepp he can BS with the best

And i can sew how he keeps getting fired

His ego has always been bigger than his talent...You want a real opinion on Doc, listen to Michael Lombardi's podcast, GM shuffle...Lombardi sees through Doc's BS.

@@joshtutor5606 --- Doc is a good regular season coach. In the playoffs? Different story. he hasn't made it past the 2nd rd since his Bos days in 2012. That's a 11 year drought (and he had CP3-Blake-then MVP Joel-Harden).

“It’s not Blake’s fault. It’s not Blake’s fault”

@@jlui21 ya'll just say stupid shit lol.

@@jlui21don’t forget he also had kawhi who just had got fmvp last year and pg13 who had been top 3 mvp last year with okc and 2 sixeth men but choke in the second round 😂

Perhaps that’s his secret to securing coaching jobs and being a coach players rave about and want to play for. He knows how to talk to them. He’s real.

@@lv20213 good point. he speaks openly about players without it coming off as disrespectful.

He's so open because he blew FOUR 3-1 Leads He has no choice

Dock is definitely baffling

Is also baffling how he doesn’t take any blame for losing because of lack of strategic adjustments

What old beef I’m lost

Markirving22 Bill Simmons would often criticize Doc as a coach but Doc felt a way about it. But they seem to resolve their issue

@@anthonycelestin3559 oh ok

Search Secret Base Bill Simmons Doc. They have a great and entertaining on their historic beef

Facts he not upset that all his contemporaries in his age group (giannis,tatum,jaylen,booker,siakim,adebayo,now jokic) have made the finals n some even won a championship meanwhile he's still struggling reaching the conference finals.Dude needs to get his priorities straight

You want this guy to cry every time he loses

@@andywalken6838 LMAOO that's how he became a meme in the first place

So what?

But he always has been like that. Is an egocentric and childlesh superstar

I almost think he should just play more bully ball. Doing all these step backs, crossovers, etc can't be great for his legs. Back guys up in the post and shoot the jump hook!

Phila has surrounded Embiid w/ slop he's got to kill himself at both ends every game..... man has the #5 career scoring Avg in NBA history & Dominates on Defense & contrary to these narratives Embiid's playoff & Reg seasons stats are identical 27 pts 11 reb 3 ast vs 25 pts 11 reb 3 ast (look it up) & his Free Throw attempts are the same too 10.4 vs 9.9 in the playoffs..... Phila's problem is they are one of the worst run organizations in the NBA under their current ownership..... but you Never hear that b/c NBA media & protects Ownership & Management at All costs...... I have a lot of respect for Doc but I expected him to Savage Morey & Phila's owner Wall St Crook Josh Harris - but he aint gonna bite the hand that feeds him b/c he'll never get another job if he does

@@jackzeldon2883 man, Embiid just played very bad in clutch moments in playoffs, like very bad, both def and offense. And as for the offence in some games he was shying away from taking responsibility and making actions himself and he should be a no1 star, just bad.

@@jackzeldon2883he’s had great teams since 2017 give me a break

Completely nuclear? He's been in the playoffs before he won a championship and we didn't see nuclear

NAH..... that would be historic in the media. This is good to see. That would be a seismic shift!

​@@ky6632 Bill was that guy in NBA media during the Doc beef.

@zjz19900621 fr and unlike Bron and skip they went back and forth A lot

He knows hoops and he knows how to explain the game in simple ways. I don’t think he’s a good coach but I still have a lot of respect for him.

@@WorldwideWyatt -- he's a good regular season coach, build culture, etc. But in the playoffs where you need Xs and Os? He hasn't made it past the 2nd round since 2012 w/ Boston.

@@WorldwideWyatt his peers think hes a great coach....

@@jlui21 regular season winning culture?

@@elzrobinson3307 how you know his pairs ain't laughing behind his back? Coaches gonna stick up for coaches especially in the media but doc is known as a choker

Spot on

He does to Embiid what Embiid does to their teamtes 😂 Thats why they fit in Philly

Definitely his fault the MVP and James Harden played like dogshit in game 7.

​@@petergianakopoulos4926Who does he blame?

Thats exactly what he did

Nobody cares what he thinks the best fit for the sixers, when he's been the biggest problem of the sixers

Fr 😂

Cant be since Ben Isnt a Scorer anymore😂😂

Should have persisted with Ben but supplemented his scoring gap with Maxey. I think Simmons, Maxey and Embiid could have worked. Damage was done first by Daryl trying to trade him 2-4 weeks into his job. Harden went to the nets but created doubt with Ben. It was downhill after that.

Prime example of coaches diverting blame

He’s been givin how many future hall of famers and only has 1 ring?

Who did he blame? Doc is simply describe his experience from his perspective. He says "we" because that's how leaders talk. He is a top 5 winning coach in NBA history. And here you are blowing a load because he's not beating himself up over Harden and Embiid disappearing in game 7.

​@Vincent Salamatino FACTS..... both those guys have MVPs and they somehow need a coach to get them going in a game 7. You watch the Joker close out the Heat, and there wasn't shit Malone did. He ranchis starters out there... Joker just put everyone on his back down the stretch to close the game.

@@ky6632 murray hits shots usually because he is in his prime and gets 25ppg usually. Harden doesnt hit anything sometimes and thats a problem.

@@Byronic19134 top 5 in your book, ESPN rank him 15th

where did he deflect blame? James HArden is a disaster & Philly gave up 2 - #1 picks for his fat azz - do you realize Jimmy Butler & Harden were born 14 days apart??? Harden plays 10 yrs older..... Philly is a Mess - 6 GM's in 12 yrs under current ownership & each GM been a disaster.... Hiring Nurse was Laughable - 100% Morey CYA move... Embiid need to Demand a trade

" Honest side " means blaming his players for losing......ok......lol

Bwahahahaha

Could certainly see why Mat Ishbia thought he was a finalist for the head coaching gig for the Suns before ultimately giving it to Frank Vogel.

​@Apple-ep2vqthey had "beef"

But he didn’t tell a lie …. James Harden’s style of basketball does not equal post season success.

I would've liked Bill to ask him to grade himself as the 76ers head coach, why did you withdraw your name from the Phoenix job, why don't you believe in the development of young players ? Do you think it's a coaching problem losing 10 straight game 7s? Do you think you have a lack of adjustments issues? Why haven't you been able to get out of the 2nd round in over a decade? Questions of that magnitude since he was being so honest

Bullshit he didn't!

He must've learned his lesson from throwing Ben Simmons under the bus. Also from throwing his Clippers teams under the bus when he said that that cast had no chance to win a Championship.

I agree Doc love deflecting but I feel like this interview was more revealing about Harden and his inability to evolve his basketball tendencies

@@back2back379 doc did not throw Ben under the bus doc was the 1 who said "I don't need Ben to shoot"..."you want me to bench 1 of my best players"? doc babied Ben way too much keeping him in the 4th quarters watching Ben running from the ball

@@rohandunbar2072 right, and then once they were eliminated, he said he doesn’t know the answer to the question as to if they can win with Ben as the starting guard. What do you think that is? I also like how you just ignored the part about the clippers, but that’s cool 👍

No way Isiah ever happens. I could see LeBron but only after he retires.

Lebron only does interviews with people on his payroll and “yes men”

@@allenmobley8444 LeBron hate truly a disease.

@@Two-ToneMoonStone no way LeBron ever happens

@@superdopehiphop I think it's more likely than Isiah. Doc and BS didn't like each other for pretty petty reasons, LeBron's reason to dislike Bill is way less petty and Isiah's is even less petty than that. Plus Isiah has no reason to do this interview.

Doc may not be the best coach, but he isn't dumb. He's staying in the public eye enough to stay relevant for his next gig, whether it be TV or coaching.

How about the team making open shots thats basketball if you don't make shots how can you win 😂😂😂

@@mdquaglia Doc's a great reg season coach...he just cant or doesn't feel the need to motivate his players when it gets extra spicy in the playoffs. He also struggles to take responsibility during losses. He needs to take that next step or keep adding L's when up 3-1 in a series.

@@Peanutdenver he's incapable of making adjustments, can't stagger starters and bench players minutes, too stubborn, high ego, never takes accountability

Living off that 2008 titles for YEARS, good riddance doc

Clearly Bill was trying not to ruffle doc's feathers

@@noahcrouse9789 🤡

That's his problem, you listen to the dude on a podcast, and he sounds like a genius both at strategy, analysis, and handling people. But then he coaches a team, and makes mind blowing bad decisions, no adjustments, and then when his team fails, it's clear the stars ain't standing up saying "that's our guy". It's easy to say and do the right thing when the pressure is not on.

His teams throw out clunkers in big playoff games consistently. As soon as I saw the Sixers were going to game 7 with Doc I knew it was over.

His famous line after the Houston loss about losing due to 'bad luck'.

Nope

No he's just wildy successful in life.

Remember "would you ask Pop that question" 🤣😂😅 this guy is something else

Legend???...what legend are you referring to? There's not a coach alive who couldn't bring that 2010 Boston Celtics team to 3 championships, doc had a super team, won 1 chip, made 2 finals, and hasn't been past the 2nd round since 2012, lost 10 straight game 7s, blew three 3-1 leads, guess you mean legendary choker

Cause he’s more successful than 90 percent of nba coaches..

@@smtiewul so successful he hasnt been past round 2 since 2008 lmaooo

@@smtiewulhow? every current head coach with a title is better than him, and there’s young guys coming up like Udoka and Monty and probably more I’m missing who are better

@@ItzzShazeytbh 2010 but same 💩 different 🚽

Let that sink in

No he didn't and Brett had Joel, Ben, Butler, Tobi and Reddick

you are the only person on this thread w/ a brain.... Ownership still paying Doc Millions to take a yr off so he aint gonna say ish about Phila's real issue which is Ownership & Front Office.... NBA media protects ownership at all costs & I'm show Simmons agreed before this interview not to make a single remark about Josh Harris or Daryl Morey

He says he doesn't pay much attention to social media

Harden is gonna get a max contract

because he doesn't know how to coach

Exactly - when he talked about game 7 he said how great they played in the first quarter - 'we were moving the ball and playing great, without Joel or James that involved'. That worried him??? 'I needed them involved because in game 7 you need your stars in order to win'. What a horrible way to see that

Rondo will be HOF also. Two time champ for 2 biggest franchises ever, Tied for 6th most playoff triple doubles ever (Magic 30, LeBron 28, Jokic 16, Westbrook 12, Kidd 11, Bird/Rondo/Draymond 10), 3X assist champ, 1X steal champ, 4X all NBA D, 4X All Star, made an all nba team. More guys make HOF in NBA so I believe he’ll make it. If KG never gets hurt before 09 playoffs he may have 3 rings.