Daily News | Doc Rivers says James Harden was ‘challenging’ to coach, Joel Embiid must make teammates better, and ‘The Process’ is still hurting the Sixers
from “I Think You Should Leave,” with Rivers pointing to the shortcomings of both Embiid and Harden — and even the ghosts of “The Process,” Rivers did not come off as bitter. And because of that — not to mention his years of head coaching experience — you have to at least hear him out.On what Embiid has to do in order to win a championship like Jokic:“No. 1, he has to be healthy in the playoffs. And this is the healthiest [he’s been], but he still wasn’t 100%. Then No.
“And so I thought that Jo, in the three years, you can see the growth there. And so I think we forget how young he is. We also forget his first two years he didn’t play. And, Bill, I’m telling you, that sets a tone. When you miss two years and you’re sitting there all the time and you get used to not playing in games, that sets a tone. Ben Simmons went through the same thing — he missed the first year. And so fighting that early on when I first got there was huge. ‘Jo, you need to play tonight.
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