{"id":1859569,"date":"2026-04-01T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859569"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:10:00","slug":"the-bounce-yes-doc-rivers-deserves-to-be-a-hall-of-fame-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859569","title":{"rendered":"The Bounce: Yes, Doc Rivers deserves to be a Hall of Fame coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Karl shared his thoughts with The Athletic on the three best leaders he ever coached. He named Andre Miller as one of them and told a cool story about how, before a Game 7 against the Lakers, Miller wanted to give the pregame speech and inspire the team. Karl loved this from the veteran point guard. I looked it up. The Nuggets lost that game, and Miller shot 1-of-10 off the bench (but did have 11 rebounds and eight assists). I don\u2019t know why that made me laugh, but it did.<\/p>\n

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Valid induction<\/h3>\n

Jokes aside, Rivers is worthy of enshrinement<\/strong><\/p>\n

The internet is full of jokes belittling Doc Rivers\u2019 coaching ability. I should know, because I\u2019ve participated in plenty of them. It\u2019s funny that Doc has the most 3-1 playoff series leads blown. It\u2019s funny when Doc is looking for excuses about why anybody but his own team or himself as a coach is at fault. And nobody is better at getting a forced laugh from the media in a news conference room than Doc.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s also one of the most accomplished coaches we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/strong> Doc is an incredible voice for the less fortunate and speaks for his community regardless of backlash or scrutiny thrown his way. You know what else Doc is? He\u2019s reportedly a Hall of Famer. ESPN reported on Tuesday that Rivers will be inducted into the Dr. James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement is coming on Saturday with the full list, but Rivers is expected to join Gonzaga coach Mark Few and former WNBA star Elena Delle Donne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doc was asked about it before Tuesday\u2019s game and had this to say:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t (comment) right now, but it would be great if it\u2019s true,\u201d Rivers said in a news conference before the Bucks\u2019 game against the Dallas Mavericks. \u201cIt would mean the world to me. I\u2019ve done a lot. The numbers are the numbers, but it\u2019s not \u2014 I swear \u2014 it\u2019s not why I got into this, honestly, man. It\u2019s the relationships. It\u2019s the people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The resume for the 64-year-old Rivers is indeed impressive. Check out his coaching accomplishments:<\/p>\n