Many people feel that the ability of 76ers head coach Rivers is somewhat exaggerated. Indeed, in recent seasons, Rivers and his team have been reversed a lot. In 2020, he was reversed by the Nuggets in the rematch park 1:3, and the 76ers who were the first in the East in the playoffs last season were reversed by the Hawks in the Semifinals. Rivers' mediocre rotation in The Scramble 7, poor strategic set-up, and excessive trust in Simmons all led to the 76ers out. The 76ers' game status last season, if they can reach the Eastern Conference Finals, they have a certain chance of rushing out of the East.
But fans may wish to think differently, Rivers has been reversed so many times but his career has won thousands of wins, and he has spent most of his career with the team in the playoffs. Coach Rivers definitely has some special abilities. Today, the 76ers and timberwolves played, and this game is Harden's first game for the 76ers. Through some details of this game, we can know where Coach Rivers is strong.
Coach Rivers' on-the-spot command and rotation of staffing are not very strong. However, his morale-boosting ability is very strong. To put it bluntly, Rivers is a coach with chicken soup attributes. Unlike other coaches, Rivers basically doesn't think about the players, but simply uses the players as tools. Coach Rivers is real, genuine, considering for the players, really standing in the players' shoes for their sake.
Harden and Embiid were in good shape in the first quarter, and with 10 seconds left in the first quarter, the 76ers had to play a defensive round, and Coach Rivers immediately decided to replace Harden. On the one hand, Rivers is not good at defending, and there is no point in letting him play defensively with 10 seconds left in the first quarter. On the other hand, Rivers can get more rest time after the substitution, although some fans say that it is not more than 10 seconds, but for Harden, 10 more seconds of rest is also a good thing.
So Harden got a rest and was able to distribute his physical strength reasonably. Today he had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and only conceded 5 goals in 12 shots in the whole game, which was very efficient, and he did not look like he had been in the lineup for a long time. Compared with Nash, Rivers has a more delicate control of time, and the timing of several timeouts in this game is also good. Nash and Rivers are completely young managers and inexperienced. Coach Rivers has led the team for such a long time and won so many games, although there are some flaws in the on-site command, but the control of the timing of the game and the smell of the suspension are worth reassuring.
The last thing to say is that Coach Rivers has not been very good at on-the-spot conduct. Now he has Harden, who is a coach on the court, with a lot of experience and coaching ability. In the future, Coach Rivers does not need to care too much, just need to motivate the players to applaud the timeout, give Harden and Embiid a break, and the 76ers will be on the fast track. Harden beat the Timberwolves in his first game, and the Timberwolves beat the league's third-largest team, the Grizzlies, yesterday and are in good shape. The 76ers won more than 30 points today. Hopefully, both Rivers and the 76ers will prove themselves this season and launch a challenge to the championship. Harden's excellent performance today is closely related to Rivers, and fans should give Rivers enough applause. Dear fans, how do you rate Rivers' coaching today? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.