I’m not sure there is a coach/manager in American professional sports where there is a bigger deviation between how insiders (media/teams/organizations) perceive them and they way outsiders (fans/people on the internet, basically) perceive them than Doc Rivers.
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The Cavaliers Are Rolling Again and Drawing Lofty Comparisons from Their Coach
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson has plenty of reason to be positive. After all, he’s seen his team take off over the course of the last month, winning 11 of their last 15 games. The Cavs have the best record in the Eastern Conference over that period of time and have climbed themselves out of the Play-In portion of the standings and into 5th place.
The Three At-Bat Minimum: A Crazy Idea to Up Interest in Baseball (its different than the three batter minimum)
Watch enough well-pitched baseball games and eventually you will hear something similar to: “Mike Clevinger was stellar today, pitching a complete game shut out. He allowed just one hit and one walk over 9 innings, but was the benefactor of two double play balls. He faced the minimum.” “The minimum.” For those that may notContinue reading “The Three At-Bat Minimum: A Crazy Idea to Up Interest in Baseball (its different than the three batter minimum)”
Pick-Up Sports Talk: Cleveland 