Is Doc Rivers the worst in season coaching change in NBA history?

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Griffin 30-13
Rivers 18-21

It's bad. Griffin, in his first year, did not deserve to be fired
 

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You Are What Your Record Says You Are. And Bucks Appear To Be Up The Creek Without A Paddle Today With Giannis And Lillard Out.
 

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NBA is up/down back/forth only set plays I ever see is an out of bounds play. The pace is fast, just don't see how the majority of games are under 220 total points with speed of these guys.
 

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Never thought Doc was a good coach to begin with
I did, I liked him in Boston. But his status in my eyes has been declining ever since. Hit rock bottom this year

He's no Eric Spoelstra
 
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I did, I liked him in Boston. But his status in my eyes has been declining ever since. Hit rock bottom this year

He's no Eric Spoelstra
He sucked in Boston until KG and Ray got there.
The prior year, they had the worst record in the league.

took him 9 years to get to the 2nd round.

had some awesome talent in LA and didn’t take them anywhere
 

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It's a successful season for Doc when he is not eliminated in the second round. We all owe the Bucks incompetent leadership a thank your for picking him up and getting him off the primary ESPN broadcasts. Now someone has to give that shrill chick a head coaching job and bring back Van Gundy.
 

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when the shit hit the fan for Don Sterling
there was Doc Rivers play acting the victim card when he was being paid millions of dollars.
Total BS
 

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Doc Rivers' coaching career​

Orlando Magic (1999–2003)​

Rivers started his coaching career in 1999 with the Orlando Magic. He was named the NBA's Coach of the Year in his first season in Orlando in 2000 and led the Magic to the playoffs in three of his four years with the team, despite first-round exits. Rivers was fired in 2003 after the Magic got off to a 1-10 start.
"It is part of sports," Rivers said after his termination. "I thought I had a good run here. Things just didn't work out in the end. Maybe the players need to hear another voice."
In five seasons under Rivers, the Magic posted a 171-168 record (.504).

Boston Celtics (2004–2013)​

Rivers spent nine seasons as head coach of the Boston Celtics, where he led his team to two NBA Finals appearances and one NBA championship title (2008), the only one of Rivers' coaching career.
He was hired as the Celtics head coach in 2004 and led the Celtics to the playoffs in his first year, but Rivers' team missed the postseason in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons after posting 33-49 and 24-58 records, respectively. All-Star Kevin Garnett was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Celtics in the 2007-08 season, forming a "Big Three" with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. The Celtics improved to a 66-16 record and went on to win an NBA title over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in 2008.
Rivers coached the Celtics back to the NBA Finals in the 2009-10 season, but they lost to the Lakers in seven games. In nine seasons under Rivers, the Celtics posted a 416-305 record (.577).

Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2020)​

The Clippers acquired Rivers from the Celtics in June 2013 for a 2015 first-round draft pick. He famously planned out the Clippers' championship parade route ahead of his arrival and had the Lakers' championship banners and retired jerseys hanging in the rafters of the Staples Center (now the Crypto.com Arena) covered during Clippers' home games in an effort to change the team's culture.
“I just want to make this our arena,” Rivers said at the time of the teams' jointly used stadium. “It’s about the Clippers. And when we play in our arena, it should be our arena. ,... Why are we looking at (the Lakers') banners?"
In his first season in Los Angeles, Rivers led the team to a franchise-high 57 wins in the regular season, but controversy struck during their first-round playoff matchup against the Golden State Warriors. TMZ released an audio recording of then-owner Donald Sterling making racist statements, leading Rivers to state that he would not return as coach under Sterling. NBA commissioner Adam Silver ultimately banned Sterling from the league for life and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bought the franchise in 2014 for $2 billion, a record price at the time for an NBA team.
The Clippers made the playoffs six of Rivers' seven years as head coach, but his team never managed to get past the second round of the playoffs. In the 2015 playoffs, the Clippers blew a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals to the Houston Rockets, and did the same thing the 2019-20 season against the Denver Nuggets, despite landing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Rivers stepped down after the defeat.
In seven seasons under Rivers, the Clippers posted a 356-208 record (.631).

Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2023)​

The 76ers hired Rivers in October 2020. In three seasons under Rivers, the Sixers posted a 154-82 record (.653) and finished either first or second in their division. However, they have been unable to advance past the second round of the playoffs in any of the past six seasons.
In the 2022-23 season, Rivers' team, led by league MVP Joel Embiid, blew a 3-2 series lead over the Celtics and got blown out in a 112-88 Game 7 loss. The defeat dropped Rivers' record as a head coach in Game 7s to 6-10. He was subsequently fired.
"I really enjoyed my time in Philadelphia – what a great city," Rivers said. "We got a lot done in a short amount of time. ... I wanted, just as badly as you, to bring another championship to Philadelphia. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead, to learn, and to love this great city."

Doc Rivers' broadcasting career​

After being fired by the Magic in 2003, Rivers joined ESPN's broadcasting team and went on to call the 2004 NBA Finals. He left the broadcast booth to take the Celtics head coaching job.
He rejoined ESPN in the summer of 2023 after he was fired by the 76ers. Rivers is part of the network's lead commentating team, alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke. It’s common for coaches to have contractual provisions that allow them to return to coaching.
 

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