Daily News | From one Doc to another, it’s obvious that Rivers has the Sixers on a roll
CHICAGO — Joel Embiid is the NBA’s most dominant player. James Harden is doing things no 76ers point guard has ever done before. And Tyrese Maxey is an All-Star-in-waiting.
Rivers’ challenge was getting talented individuals to buy into his slogan: “This is a ‘we’ season, not a ‘me’ season.”Doc Rivers has one of the NBA’s toughest jobs — and shouldn’t be the Sixers’ fall guy Rivers has done that. Instead of forcing shots, Embiid is a willing passer and has learned to trust his teammates more.
But Rivers has done a solid job of getting his team to play together. It’s important that he continues to do so and the Sixersas they try to bring another championship to Philly. The coach told Harden he had to prioritize him and Embiid first and that “this ain’t no democracy” when it comes to touches.
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