If Pops was our coach, instead of Doc

[pokeKingCurtis]

Don't/didn't Pop and Doc both have a big say in how their teams are built?

That's why I think Pop saying "screw it, we're reinventing ourselves" truly separated him from Doc.

Pop recently had this to say about 3 pointers:

I hate it.

Contrast this with Doc, who wasn't willing to use advanced stats:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--in-nba-s-new-era--celtics--brad-stevens-is-the-changing-face-of-coaches-071340647.html

Celtics GM Danny Ainge leans heavily on his analytics staff, and at a meeting with Doc Rivers at season's end, it was suggested Rivers should perhaps incorporate more of those elements into his game plans and preparations, several sources told Y! Sports.

Privately, Rivers winced over the contents of some of the discussion, sources said. There was no confrontation, but there was tension.

In response to the new age, perhaps more contrived brand, of basketball, Pop has accepted that he must change. No more revolving your entire strategy around the post. Pop has somewhat deconstructed new age basketball. The popular team defense Thibs invented and practically all good teams are using now - Pop has used that against other teams.

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[D.o.s.]

Don't/didn't Pop and Doc both have a big say in how their teams are built?

That's why I think Pop saying "screw it, we're reinventing ourselves" truly separated him from Doc.

Pop recently had this to say about 3 pointers:

I hate it.

Contrast this with Doc, who wasn't willing to use advanced stats:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--in-nba-s-new-era--celtics--brad-stevens-is-the-changing-face-of-coaches-071340647.html

Celtics GM Danny Ainge leans heavily on his analytics staff, and at a meeting with Doc Rivers at season's end, it was suggested Rivers should perhaps incorporate more of those elements into his game plans and preparations, several sources told Y! Sports.

Privately, Rivers winced over the contents of some of the discussion, sources said. There was no confrontation, but there was tension.

In response to the new age, perhaps more contrived brand, of basketball, Pop has accepted that he must change. No more revolving your entire strategy around the post. Pop has somewhat deconstructed new age basketball. The popular team defense Thibs invented and practically all good teams are using now - Pop has used that against other teams.

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People have been responding to Thib's defensive schemes since he was with the Knicks, and Miami doesn't really run a version of the Boston/Chicago style D anyway, nor do many teams in the West.