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Rajon Rondo on playing for Rick Carlisle, Doc Rivers, Ty Lue

Rondo even admitted his own coaching aspirations and his love for teaching the game.

Former Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo recently reflected on the effect of various coaches on his career during an interview with ex-NBAer JJ Redick, the host of the “Old Man and the Three” podcast.

The 2008 Celtics champ discussed how Doc Rivers helped him grow as a professional and manage playing with star teammates. He recalled how Doc allowed him to call plays during games, which gave him a unique perspective on managing the team’s dynamics.

He also mentioned Rick Carlisle’s non-traditional coaching style and Tyronne Lue’s attention to detail and preparation. Rondo even admitted his own coaching aspirations and his love for teaching the game.

To hear what the onetime Kentucky star had to say about the various head coaches he has had the privilege to play for, take a look at the clip embedded below.

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Every head coach to win the NBA Finals since 2015 has been fired except Steve Kerr

This is WILD.

As it turns out, winning a championship only goes so far as to help job security if you’re an NBA head coach.

After the Bucks moved on from coach Mike Budenholzer on Thursday, each coach who has won an NBA championship since 2015 except Golden State’s Steve Kerr is no longer with their respective teams.

Following an elimination during the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference, despite leading them to their first championship in franchise history, the Raptors moved on from Nick Nurse last month.

Ty Lue, who won a title with the Cavaliers in 2016, was fired by Cleveland in 2018. Although he won a championship in 2020, meanwhile, the Lakers fired Frank Vogel in 2022.

COACH TEAM YEAR STATUS
Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors 2015
Ty Lue Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 Fired (Oct. 2018)
Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors 2017
Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors 2018
Nick Nurse Toronto Raptors 2019 Fired (Apr. 2023)
Frank Vogel Los Angeles Lakers 2020 Fired (Apr. 2022)
Mike Budenholzer Milwaukee Bucks 2021 Fired (May 2023)
Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors 2022

The news about Budenholzer may not come as a surprise, though, after Milwaukee’s epic collapse against the Heat during the first round of the playoffs.

Nurse, as well as Milwaukee assistant Charles Lee and Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson, are considered the top candidates to replace Budenholzer in Milwaukee.

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Coaches around the league believe Sixers’ Tobias Harris is underrated

Coaches around the league believe that Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris is an underrated player.

NEW YORK–Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris remains one of the highest-paid players in the league, and he receives criticism for it, but he also remains one of the more productive players in the game.

He’s averaging 16.7 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 40.5% from deep and he continues to be a guy the Sixers can count on. Despite any role he’s given, Harris thrives in that situation.

He has gone from having to be the No. 2 scorer next to Joel Embiid to then having to be the No. 3 guy with the emergence of Tyrese Maxey and then he was bumped to No. 4 after the acquisition of James Harden. That could bother anybody, but Harris has accepted the change around him and he has excelled.

There are some coaches around the league who believe Harris is an underrated player as they have stated the following:

Ty Lue recalls being stepped over by Sixers legend Allen Iverson in the finals

Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue recalls being stepped over by Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson in the finals.

One of the most iconic plays in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers is Allen Iverson stepping over Los Angeles Lakers guard Ty Lue in the 2001 NBA finals. Iverson was sensational as he led the Sixers to a Game 1 win on the road.

The play everybody remembers came in overtime when Iverson was defended by Lue in the corner with Philadelphia leading by two points. Iverson then crossed over Lue, stepped back, drilled a tough jumper and then stepped over Lue as the Sixers went on to win.

Lue joined former Sixers guard JJ Redick on his “Old Man and the Three” podcast as he recalled the play:

It’s crazy because I’ll say, first of all, just growing up, and he’s only like two years older than me, but I still idolized him. Just coming into league, he was already in the league two or three years before me. It was Jordan then it was AI. That’s who I looked up to. 6-foot, braids, fast, so I don’t think I’ve ever said that, but I looked up to him. So having an opportunity, a chance to play against him in the finals, and he made the move and step over, but it wasn’t really a big deal. Like, people go crazy. He crossed me over, I fell down, then he shot, and he stepped. I mean, he snatched it back, I contested it, I fell and he stepped over me. I fell when I contested it. I fell into his foot, like, I rolled my ankle a little bit, fell down, he made a shot, and stepped over me like ‘Oh! That’s a step over!’ I’m like, ‘Okay, well, I mean, it’s AI’. That’s my guy, but like it’s not—he crossed me over, I fell, rolled over, he shot it, stepped over me. I mean, but no, it is what it is, but I think Doug Collins put a lot on it too though. Like ‘Oh! He stepped over him!’ and that add an extra to it and it became more and more but you know, it is what it is. You play hard, you’re gonna get dunked on, you’re gonna get crossed over, you’re gonna get a lot of things. And then guess what? I’ll always be in NBA history. They’re gonna show it all the time. So I’m always gonna be relevant no matter what happens!

Iverson mentioned he doesn’t like the video of him stepping over Lue because they are good friends. It’s good to see both sides are such good sports about the play in NBA history.

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Gilbert Arenas warned Sixers not to hire Doc Rivers over Tyronn Lue

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas warned the Philadelphia 76ers not to hire Doc Rivers over Tyronn Lue.

In two seasons as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Doc Rivers has done a lot of good things on the sidelines for the team. He led them to the No. 1 seed in 2021, the franchise’s first since 2001, and he helped navigate murky waters in the 2021-22 season to win 51 games.

However, the Sixers have come up short in the playoffs. In 2021, they held a 26-point lead at home in Game 5 before blowing it to give the Atlanta Hawks a 3-2 lead, and then they lost Game 7 at home in the series.

Then Rivers made some comments about Ben Simmons when he was asked if Simmons can be a point guard on a championship team. Rivers answered with “I don’t know” and that set off a chain reaction as Simmons wanted out and that then led to him holding out and then he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas warned Sixers GM Elton Brand not to hire Rivers when it came down to him or Tyronn Lue as Arenas pointed out on his podcast, “No Chill with Gibert Arenas”:

He was a losing coach before you gave him rock stars and then he won a championship now his legacy is built on that championship. Y’all value a championship. What did he do? After he won a championship. What did he do after that? Nothing. What has he done since then? Nothing. He has the same amount of talent. At least eight/nine years since then. He’s had impeccable talent on his team. What has he done with it? Nothing. You just standing on that one championship and I go about are you maximizing the player? Are you maximizing the talent? And that’s how I judge the coach. Are you maximizing? Are you putting the players in the right positions? If Elton Brand ever did an interview and he does an interview and he tells the truth, ask him. Ask him what I said. I said when he decided to get Doc, I said Doc is gonna ruin that team and Ben Simmons is gonna be out of there because he won’t know how to coach him when he hired him instead of Tyronn Lue.

Arenas’ points are valid. Rivers has had a ton of talent to work with as he has had the likes of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Joel Embiid, Simmons, and now James Harden since the 2008 championship. Yet, he has not reached the conference finals since 2012 with the Boston Celtics.

While Rivers has proven that he can get a team to the playoffs and have success in the regular season, he hasn’t proven that he can get a team over the hump outside of the Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett-Ray Allen Celtics. It will be interesting to see what Rivers and the Sixers do to bounce back in the 2022-23 season.

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Nebraska basketball prospect projected to be selected in the first round

Nebraska Basketball hasn’t had a first-round pick since 1998.

Now that the NBA Draft Lottery has been set, there are finally mock drafts able to project the entire first round of the NBA Draft. USA Today recently released their first-round mock, and it shows Nebraska basketball experiencing something that it hasn’t experienced since 1998, having a first-round draft pick. Bryce McGowens was projected to be taken by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 29th pick in the first round.

Nebraska Basketball has not had a first-round draft pick since Tyronn Lue was taken in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. In fact, Nebraska has only three first-round selections in school history, with Eric Piatkowski being taken in the 1994 draft by the Indiana Pacers and Rich King being selected in the 1991 draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.

Tyronn Lue (10)

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Here’s what USA Today says about McGowens

29. Memphis
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska, guard, 6-7, 179, freshman

This draft is loaded with wings who like to beat their defender to the rim off the dribble. Count McGowens, is a skilled and versatile offensive player, in that group. McGowens, who played alongside his older brother, averaged 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds and shot 47.8% from the field. But he will need to become a better 3-point shooter

The NBA Draft will take place Thursday, June 23, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Ty Lue and Daryl Morey might have the most random NBA feud in league history

NBA feuds are so petty and it’s awesome.

It’s normal to have a little spiciness flowing across the NBA. That’s what makes the league fun.

For example, you can’t tell me you didn’t really get a laugh out of Patrick Beverley trash-talking Russell Westbrook up and down the court when the Lakers played the Timberwolves.

Yes, we know Russ is great and he’s a Hall of Famer. But that’s legitimately funny. And that history there between them makes that interesting.

But there are times when there’s no apparent history there, yet it still feels like there’s beef. And that’s what this apparent thing between 76ers Team President Daryl Morey and Clippers coach Ty Lue feels like.

The two have been exchanging words through the media over the last few days and it feels…so random.

Let’s dig into it.

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Clippers coach Ty Lue responds to Daryl Morey over criticism of Sixers stars

Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue responds to Daryl Morey about the criticism of the star duo for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The drama surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Clippers took another turn on Monday when Clippers coach Ty Lue took exception to Philadelphia president Daryl Morey’s comments in response to Lue.

This all started when Lue seemed to take a shot at Sixers stars Joel Embiid and James Harden for taking too many free throws which caused some issues for the Sixers. Morey then took to Twitter and responded to Lue by calling out the Clippers’ offense if it wasn’t for free throws.

On Monday, Lue explained his comments while also responding to Morey:

They took out of context. It was said like if we continue to foul those guys, they can score 50. We want him making field goals and not free throws because they’re crafty getting to the line, but in response to Daryl Morey, should he really be tweeting anything right now? The last time he tweeted he cost the NBA a billion dollars so I don’t think he should be doing too much tweeting. Just worry about his own team.

Lue, of course, was referring to Morey’s tweets about China while he was with the Houston Rockets. The saga between these teams seems to have reached its peak as they both look to move on.

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President Daryl Morey responds to Ty Lue’s criticism of Sixers stars

Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey responds to Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue’s criticism of the team’s stars.

The Philadelphia 76ers have a unique star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James Harden. The two of them are elite scorers in this league and they do it by scoring at all three levels while taking a high number of free throws.

Embiid takes 11.8 free throws per game while Harden takes 8.4 per game. The two of them have an elite skill of being able to draw fouls on opponents as teams haven’t found a way to stop them without fouling them.

Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue made a controversial statement saying that if one took away the free throws from Embiid and Harden, they wouldn’t even be top 10 scorers.

President Daryl Morey took to Twitter to deliver a response to Lue.

Morey has a good point. When players are as talented as Embiid and Harden, they’re obviously tough to stop. Teams have trouble defending them without fouling and the Sixers have benefited from that with their two stars. That’s something Lue and the Clippers learned in Friday’s Sixers win over LA on the road.

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Clippers coach Ty Lue takes shot at Sixers stars for taking free throws

Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue seems to take a shot at the star duo of the Philadelphia 76ers due to their free throws.

The Philadelphia 76ers are led by a star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James Harden who are so tough to defend that all teams can truly do is foul them when they get a full head of steam.

Embiid is averaging 29.8 points per game while averaging 11.8 free throws per game while Harden is averaging 22.6 points and is averaging 9.9 free throws per game during his time in Philadelphia. The two of them are so tough to defend and the Sixers have been benefitting from what they can bring to the offensive end.

As they were getting ready to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, which turned out to be a 122-97 win for Philadelphia, coach Ty Lue was asked about what they can do to stop the star duo and Lue gave an interesting answer about how to stop them.

Lue has a good point in the way that they both get to the foul line, but at the same time, free throws are a part of the game. Embiid and Harden are so elite that they draw fouls and they make life so tough on the opposition. Drawing fouls is a skill and the two of them have mastered that.

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