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2741036, when did Pop and Riles win most of their playoff games??
Posted by ThaTruth, Tue Jun-22-21 05:09 PM
>We see what Pop is working with now. And we know how much
>mileage he got out of those older core-3 Spurs teams that were
>less talented than various teams in the West at different
>points (Warriors, Thunder, etc).
>
>And Riley post-Lakers was squeezing out as much juice as
>possible with like 1 star, aging veterans, and hard nosed role
>players.
>
>But I was moreso talking about that 2nd tier of coaches
>mentioned "outside of" the consensus top tier.
>
>Shit...Larry Brown was winning chips or reaching the finals
>with undermanned Detroit and Philly teams, Don Nelson was
>pulling upsets with that We Believe Warriors roster, etc.

Larry Brown has 1 chimp, the same amount as Doc and is barely ahead of him on playoff wins and win percentage. Don Nelson made a conference Finals once.


>
>Meanwhile Doc is melting down with Top 1-3 rosters in the
>East/West.

You the Warriors that recently won 3 of 4? The last team they lost in the playoffs to before that run was Doc Rivers' Clippers. The next year you know who the defending champion Spurs lost to in the first round? Doc Rivers' Clippers.

He lost this year with Embiid and the worst starting point guard in the NBA?

Y'all kill me with these shifting narratives lol