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Doc Rivers refers his team trash talking at Houston

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Tom Archer, Mar 24, 2005.

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  1. Tom Archer

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    Some times as fan, you perceive a certain slight when the other team talks smack when doing well that you don't see when your team does the same thing. As a specific example, I couldn't help but be angered by Ricky Davis' running of his mouth as the Celtics dismantled the Rockets last week. However, I wondered if I was just being a sore-loser.

    Well, as it turns out, the Celtics coach - Doc Rivers - saw the same thing:

    "We came out running our mouths and acted like a low-class basketball team. We didn't show them any respect," said Rivers, who noticed an unhealthy increase in his team's trash-talking during a road victory at Houston five nights earlier. "That was a team excited about a winning streak and not acting like a winning team...I should have done a better job of stopping it earlier."

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=250323018

    I love what Tim Thomas said about Ricky Davis after the Knicks blew the Celtics out:

    "He was running his mouth. Don't talk it if you can't back it up," Thomas said. "It's not even MTV, and he got punked."

    I had a long plane ride with Doc once and he's a really class act and I thought you guys might enjoy seeing that he noticed his teams inappropriate lack of respect for ours as well.
     
    #1 Tom Archer, Mar 24, 2005
  2. Harrisment

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    Hahahaha....that is great. Ricky is a little punk.
     
    #2 Harrisment, Mar 24, 2005
  3. GRENDEL

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    I was at that game and only a few rows away from the Celtics bench and they talked the entire game and were even getting into it with some of the crowd, it was pretty tacky
     
    #3 GRENDEL, Mar 24, 2005
  4. theDude

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    I think it's just Ricky Davis more than anyone else. "Class" is not a word you would ever hear associated with that guy. I think he is the one Doc Rivers kicked out of practice earlier this year for screaming profanities in practice in front of a group of students.
     
    #4 theDude, Mar 24, 2005
  5. swilkins

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    I always liked Doc. He's a class act.
     
    #5 swilkins, Mar 24, 2005
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    For a moment I thought this was about the Clutch poster Doc Rocket:D
     
    #6 pirc1, Mar 24, 2005
  7. Tom Archer

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    I was blown away when he boarded the plane last and sat right next to me. 'Course I went through the awkward looking and looking away bit, followed by the inevitable "Are you..." :rolleyes:

    Anyway, what really impressed me was that I asked a couple of basic questions and then told him that I'd leave him alone as I'm sure he gets bugged all the time. He then proceeds to tell me how he enjoys talking bball with anyone and would love to keep talking. At first I didn't know if he was just being polite or not, but after a while it became apparent that this guys is a just a genuinely friendly person.

    (By the way, this was about 5 years ago when he coached Orlando and was the summer when they signed TMac and GHill)
     
    #7 Tom Archer, Mar 24, 2005
  8. Tom Archer

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    Sorry this was meant to be an edit of the previous post
     
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    That's pretty sweet that you got to sit right next to Doc. I've always liked Doc Rivers, he's always been a respectable, classy guy.
     
    #9 gucci888, Mar 24, 2005
  10. Toast

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    It's not just Ricky. They have Gary "The Mouth" Payton.

    Actually, though, that kinda stuff is, indeed, part of the game. If you don't have the mental toughness, the talk will definitely get to you. I really don't mind a little trash talking going on on the court. I kind of encourage it.
     
    #10 Toast, Mar 24, 2005
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    At least they used too. They traded him for Antoine Walker.

    I dont like the Celtics one bit.
     
    #11 torque, Mar 24, 2005
  12. TheFreak

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    Well according to McGrady, Doc Rivers isn't a real coach.
     
    #12 TheFreak, Mar 24, 2005
  13. Rockets Red Glare

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    They re-signed him, he was cut by Atlanta
     
    #13 Rockets Red Glare, Mar 24, 2005
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    He was too inexperienced when he coached T-Mac, so nothing personal there I think, especially when you compare him to one of the best coaches in the league who has had lots of success in the past (JVG). I don't think McGrady was dissing him or anything.

    But as for Bosotn, they are a childish amateurish team, and no not just because they talked trash to the Rockets when they beat us here, but they do that EVERY single game against other teams as well. I got the chance to watch them a few times and that is just their demeanor. The sad thing is I respect Paul Pierce a lot (and like the guy) but he is starting to emulate Ricky Davis' habits on the court, something you definitely don't want to happen. Walker is more subtle but he also disrespects opponents a lot with that jiggly move he does sometimes when he scores:rolleyes:
     
    #14 tigermission1, Mar 24, 2005
  15. Tom Archer

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    That was Doc's first experience as a coach and I think he was trying a little too hard to be everyone's best friend. After all, he was a player at one time and figured that he could relate to them at that level.

    You can tell he's definitely learned that sometimes you have to crack the whip and be a coach - as opposed to a player who's now coaching the team.
     
    #15 Tom Archer, Mar 24, 2005
  16. Davidoff

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    I knew I liked him as a coach for a reason....
     
    #16 Davidoff, Mar 24, 2005
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    And guess who got technicals for reacting to the provactors. bob sura and jon barry. another example of the refs incompetence.
     
    #17 Texas Stoke, Mar 24, 2005
  18. Easy

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    Trash talking is not part of the game. It's part of the sports culture here. I always believe that if you have to use demeaning words to "get to" your opponent, than your real game isn't speaking loud enough.
     
    #18 Easy, Mar 24, 2005
  19. Fegwu

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    My biggest surprise was seeing Gary Payton get into the smack. He is a vet and should have known better but then again he is the glove and he has a history of doing that.
     
    #19 Fegwu, Mar 24, 2005
  20. Zboy

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    One would think that Gary will finally shut his trap after getting humiliated last year. Not him though, too much pride. Just another guy I am glad that never won a championship.
     
    #20 Zboy, Mar 24, 2005
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