Will Doc Ever Coach a Team Out of the First Round?

[CT34]

If Doc Rivers had not coach Tracy McGrady for a few years in Orlando I swear they would be the same person.  There's many factor as to way the Celtics have lost two games in a row to what we all can say is an inferior team.  But they saying goes the best team always wins in a 7 game series.  In this case the best coach always win in a 7 game series.

By what I have seen over the past two games Doc Rivers is getting out coach by Mike Woodson.  It's plan and simple.  Mike Woodson in game management has been much better then Doc. Mike Woodson game plan has been better then Doc. I have 3 examples to prove my point.

1. Mike Bibby/Joe Johnson Pick-and-Roll - Great move by Woodson, this take pressure off of Bibby and it put Bibby and Johnson in position to make plays.  Also it causes match-up problems.

How should Doc have adjusted? Put a bigger guard on Bibby...ie..Tony Allen also move Paul Pierce on Joe Johnson.  This will take away that pick-in-roll.

2. The Hawks are doubling off of Rondo (who is being guarded by a bigger man, Namely Josh Childress) and Rondo isn't making them pay.

How should Doc adjust?  Put Eddie House into the game to spread the court.  Cassell can't buy a bucket, House has been here since day one spreading the court and knocking down shots.  Eddie House should be playing more minutes Doc.

3.  Mike Woodson use of his bench - Woodson is putting his players in position to be successful. This includes his bench players.

Now I'm not one who thinks the Bench should be shorten.  I think one of the big advantages the Cs have is our bench.  However Doc isn't using them well.  A line-up I would like to see if KG,Powe,Posey,Paul,and House.
Or KG,Posey,Paul,Ray,and Tony.

It's funny but all season we have been looking for a back-up PG for Rondo.  But in this series I think at times Tony Allen should see minutes at the 1.

[CelticsWhat35]

So Woodson outcoached Doc in games 3 and 4?  What happened in games 1 and 2??  Oh right, the players just played too good for Doc to screw it up, right?

This doesn't all fall on one person.  They won as a team throughout the regular season and they're either gone win as a team or lose as a team.  The players got the majority of the credit for the great regular season, and righfully so.  They are the ones putting the ball in the basket and playing defense.  The coaches job is to get them prepared for each game and put the best lineups in throughout the game, and Doc hasn't done the best job of that the past 2 games, but it still comes down to playing the game.  The Hawks didn't make any drastic changes.  They just executed a lot better.

The players are gonna have to execute better tomorrow night, and I've got all the confidence that they will, as they've shown throughout the year.

[dmopower]

I'm left hoping the tallent and desire that we have out weigh our pooooor coaching.

[ALLSTAR5]

YES. He will, we have home court advantage.....obviously...we suck on the road so far during the post season...but homes a different story...lose the next game at home and i may be a lost of words....that next game winner decides the series in my own opinion.