Within the wake of the Philadelphia 76ers struggling one other disappointing second spherical exit on Thursday, Doc Rivers and James Harden didn’t assist issues after they refused to take accountability for the group’s shortcomings.
Rivers, who has a historical past of falling wanting postseason expectations and deflecting blame, once more refused to confess he might have been higher.
“I believe I do a terrific job,” Rivers mentioned. “Should you don’t, then you must write it. I labored my butt off to get this group right here.”
Bizarrely, Rivers urged no person had any expectations for a group that options Joel Embiid and James Harden.
“After I first acquired right here, nobody picked us to be wherever. Once more this 12 months, the identical factor.”
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He then supplied up this eager commentary:
“I got here to the conclusion on the finish of this recreation that we weren’t adequate to beat Miami.”
James Harden, in the meantime, had 0 factors on 0-2 taking pictures within the second half and was requested about his lack of aggression.
“We run our offense, the ball simply didn’t get again to me,” he mentioned.
When Harden was requested if Rivers referred to as performs for him, he mentioned, “Subsequent query”.
Later within the press convention, Embiid questioned aloud what might have been if Jimmy Butler by no means left Philadelphia again in 2019.
“I nonetheless don’t understand how we let him go,” he mentioned.
Embiid added that the gamers had a accountability to be higher and shouldn’t level fingers on the coaches and entrance workplace.
