WEBVTT - The Real Reason Doc Rivers Was Fired From The 76ers

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<v Speaker 1>So the Philadelphia seventy Sixers, folks, they still haven't landed

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<v Speaker 1>a new coach yet, and they probably won't for the

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<v Speaker 1>next week at least. Quick sidebar, Why isn't anyone giving

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<v Speaker 1>any accountability to Darryl Moury. What has Daryl Moury really

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<v Speaker 1>ever done in his life? What has he accomplished? This

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<v Speaker 1>man's making Tim Millie a year and is getting to

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers to the exact same spot that they were

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<v Speaker 1>in before they hired us, ask when it was Olton Brand,

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<v Speaker 1>before Elton Brand was relegated to selling popcorn back on it.

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<v Speaker 1>The last time we checked in, we saw that the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers had narrowed their search to Nick Nurse, Monty Williams

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<v Speaker 1>assistant Sam Cassell, Mike Budenholzer, and of course Mike D'Antoni.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not the reason we're revisiting this. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna talk again about Doc Rivers, more specifically why

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<v Speaker 1>he was fired, because now we have concrete reasons why

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<v Speaker 1>Darryl Moray dropped the guillotine on Doc the day after

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<v Speaker 1>they got bounced in seven by the Celtics. Before we

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<v Speaker 1>get into it, let me just say this, there were many,

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<v Speaker 1>many legitimate reasons to fire Doc Rivers, not just this year,

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<v Speaker 1>but last year and definitely the year before, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ben Simmons year when he basically threw him under

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<v Speaker 1>the bus when Ben Simmons disappeared like Houdini in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter. So yeah, he probably should have been fired

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<v Speaker 1>long ago. His ability to match elite coaches halftime adjustments,

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<v Speaker 1>letting series leads go slip through his wrists, slip through

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<v Speaker 1>his fingers, you know what I'm saying, And of course

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<v Speaker 1>his utter inability to win game sevens. He's just horrible

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<v Speaker 1>at that. Add that to the fact that his tenure

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<v Speaker 1>with the Sixers ended without a trip to the conference finals,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, you could just say there's a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>reasons the Doc Rivers had to go, which makes the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that Doc Rivers got fired for the only possible

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<v Speaker 1>reason he shouldn't have been fired one of the wildest

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<v Speaker 1>stories of this incredible wild playoffs. It is so incredibly

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers that it hurts me. I mean, couldn't happen. Couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>happen to a nicer fan base. According to Ramona Shelburne,

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<v Speaker 1>doc Rivers got the acts largely for trying to hold

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden accountable for his off the court shenanigans and

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<v Speaker 1>for not making Harden more central to the offense. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Nurse, you better run for the hills, baby, because

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<v Speaker 1>you your shit is gone. If you pull the things

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<v Speaker 1>that you did in Toronto, it's gonna be in and

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<v Speaker 1>out like a revolving door. Seriously, get all the way

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<v Speaker 1>fucking out of here. Darryl Moury treats James Harden. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not even gonna say, Son, I'm gonna see like like,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be real. Let's be real. Darryl Moury kind of

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<v Speaker 1>treats James Harden like a mistress. Just gives him everything

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<v Speaker 1>he wants, just gives him all the handbags, gives him

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<v Speaker 1>all the money. I am convinced now James Harden is

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<v Speaker 1>getting a five year deal at super max money. Get

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<v Speaker 1>all the way fucking out of here, Darryl Moury. This

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<v Speaker 1>is breathtaking in its stupidity. The only reason I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that it's not a lie is because it comes

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<v Speaker 1>from Ramona Shelburn, who is not one of those people

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<v Speaker 1>who traffics in falsehoods. She's the one who broke the

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Sterling news and this whole story was her How

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<v Speaker 1>do you find the one thing that Doc Rivers did

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<v Speaker 1>right as the reason for firing him. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge of that became public, say in the mid season,

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<v Speaker 1>doc standing in Philly would be so much higher than

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<v Speaker 1>it is today of be like fucking right. Yeah, Harden

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't be going to Vegas in the middle of the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. I agree he should not be at little.

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<v Speaker 2>Babies birthday party right before he came four Eastern conference Zemis.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, that's not a good way to get prepared.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, Doc, what the fuck are they doing? What

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<v Speaker 2>an organizational fuck up? Like, what a failure? What a

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<v Speaker 2>Jokeville reason to fire someone? Let's peel back the onion

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<v Speaker 2>on this, shall we? Shelburne reports the Doc held numerous

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<v Speaker 2>meetings with Harden, trying to keep his night time activities

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<v Speaker 2>under control, especially get this, when he played poorly, and

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<v Speaker 2>Harden's pushback was basically, listen, motherfucker, I got Daryl Moury

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<v Speaker 2>on my side, and guess what you don't. And on

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<v Speaker 2>top of that, he said, listen, I'm not trying to

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<v Speaker 2>run an offense when I'm not the number one option.

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<v Speaker 1>Bitch, I don't know just the MVP on the team

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<v Speaker 1>with you, Harden, who's kind of in the prime of

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<v Speaker 1>his career. But fine, like you want the offense to

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<v Speaker 1>run around you. Cool, let's bring back d'An toni and

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<v Speaker 1>turn it into twenty seventeen again. I don't even know

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<v Speaker 1>what the fuck to say. Honestly, I'm trying to cuss less,

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<v Speaker 1>but these types of stories don't make it easy. Harden

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<v Speaker 1>is just the worst. I hope he doesn't go to Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>I like him and then I dislike him simultaneously. It's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like Kyrie for me. You get the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>taste of who he is as a player in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>two legendary performances, forty plus doing everything, clutch shots, and

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<v Speaker 1>then all of a sudden, it's like he's I don't know, homie,

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<v Speaker 1>who fucked the COVID tester? What was his name? Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>House Junior. All of a sudden, James Harden transforms into

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel House Junior. That's not me being a hater, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just facts. That is who James Harden is. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to give that guy forty million dollars, congratulations, enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of mediocrity. For the rest of the four

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<v Speaker 1>years that you have them on your books. For Darryl

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<v Speaker 1>Murray to use holding hardened accountable as a justification for

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<v Speaker 1>firing a guy you did not need justification for firing

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<v Speaker 1>is fucking crazy. I can't even imagine what this season

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<v Speaker 1>would have been like if Doc didn't try at least

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<v Speaker 1>to rein in Harden his destructive tendencies. Like think about this,

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about this before. Every off day he lives

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<v Speaker 1>in Philly, right or I mean he plays in Philly

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<v Speaker 1>every off day. For James Harden, he's spent in Houston

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<v Speaker 1>every day every day. Think about that. First, I think

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<v Speaker 1>about two things. It would have been chaos if he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't try to rein them in. I now think two

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<v Speaker 1>things about Doc and the Sixers. First of all, the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that the Sixers made the second round and went

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<v Speaker 1>seven games with the Boston Celtics is astounding and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>probably justification to say that Doc didn't deserve to be

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<v Speaker 1>fired after all, When they're Shenanigans like that going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and you take the Celtics to seven, that's damn impressive

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<v Speaker 1>right there. That might be more impressive than the ring

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<v Speaker 1>that you had with KG and Paul Pierce. Wild how

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<v Speaker 1>the facts after the fact changed the narrative. I actually

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<v Speaker 1>want Doc Rivers to get hired back again to a

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<v Speaker 1>place where there's not baby ass stars on the team. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>all of this talk of Harden to Houston, no fucking

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<v Speaker 1>chance you think Darryl Moury is gonna fire Doc Rivers

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<v Speaker 1>because he's not holding hard and accountable. And Harden's not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get like as many years as he wants. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get like a lebron Nike lifetime deal to play

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<v Speaker 1>for the Philadelphia seventy six ers, and a private jet

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<v Speaker 1>to transport him back and forth between Houston and Philly

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<v Speaker 1>every other day, and a private hook command just to

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<v Speaker 1>throw in, because you know that's what he's about. And

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<v Speaker 1>probably some like I don't know, some exotic hookah oils

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<v Speaker 1>from Ethiopia. I don't know. It's just insane. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>imagine Harden with emy Udoka? No chance. I am certain

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<v Speaker 1>that Ema Udoka has no interest in that bullshit he

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<v Speaker 1>told Tilman for Tita. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm totally

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<v Speaker 1>on board with us pursuing James Harden give me the

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<v Speaker 1>job and then well, now that he's here, Yeah, motherfucker,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm out on that. Did you see what he did

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<v Speaker 1>during the playoffs? Fuck that? By the way, Ramona Shelburn

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<v Speaker 1>said something else. She said, this, this is this is incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been calling this for years now, two years. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I've been calling this since since James Harden was

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<v Speaker 1>even whispered to go to the Sixers, before he was

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<v Speaker 1>even traded at the Brooklyn Nets. I said, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what's gonna happen. Harden's gonna reunite with Daryl Moury, Daryl

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<v Speaker 1>Moury's gonna fire Doc, and then Darryl Moury is going

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<v Speaker 1>to hire his buddy D'Antoni. And that is exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>Ramona Shelburn is saying is going to happen. Mike D'Antoni,

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<v Speaker 1>all seventy two years of him, the entire AARP card,

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<v Speaker 1>the entire higher like a long term care insurance part

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<v Speaker 1>of him, is now the front runner to be the

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<v Speaker 1>coach of the Sixers next year. Trust the process, baby,

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<v Speaker 1>Trust the process.