Doc Rivers is Overrated, Rockets Were Right About Ben Simmons & Good News, Bad News for the Bucks

Producers Rob G and Gavin are in all week while Jason is on vacation, and on today’s episode, the guys kick things off with a deep dive into the Philadelphia 76ers’ disappointing Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. If it wasn’t clear by now, Doc Rivers has cemented his status as the most overrated coach in the NBA. Outside of a lightning in a bottle championship with the Big 3 Boston Celtics, Doc’s teams have regularly flamed out of the postseason. It’s not even shocking anymore; Folks almost expect his teams to disappointing in the playoffs at this point. The only question at this point is whether or not his latest playoff failure will end up costing him his job in Philly. But Doc isn’t the only big name who could be headed out of town this summer. Ben Simmons was an absolute train wreck offensively in this series. Things got so bad that both Doc and Joel Embiid threw him under the bus after Game 7. Knowing what we know now, is it safe to say that the Houston Rockets made the right decision when they chose to accept the Brooklyn Nets poo-poo platter rather than Simmons in that trade for James Harden? Finally, the guys close things out with a quick thought on the Milwaukee Bucks run to the Eastern Conference Finals. This time last week Milwaukee appeared to be dead in the water. But thanks to a few untimely injuries to Kyrie Irving and James Harden, the Bucks are now in the driver’s seat to make the NBA Finals. That said, are we sure that’s necessarily a good thing? Are the Bucks legitimate title contenders or just another very good team who had things break their way in the playoffs? Only time will tell.

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