Doc Rivers
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I said, now you ain't won yourself a champagne. They brought that champagne out. I said, you know what they're waiting for? They're waiting for us to drink this. The next time we lose the game, they were drinking champagne. They were drunk in Vegas. Keep running. No way. No way. Look, let me tell you something, Dan Levitart. This wasn't Blake's fault. It wasn't Giannis' fault.
And it damn sure wasn't my fault. When is anyone ever going to say it's not Doc's fault? Huh? When? I'd like to hear that one time. Oh, oh, oh, the Bucs don't defend. Hey, hey, you guys love Oklahoma City? Guess what? We put them in shackles. They're in the drunk tank down there in Vegas. They still have it left.
And it damn sure wasn't my fault. When is anyone ever going to say it's not Doc's fault? Huh? When? I'd like to hear that one time. Oh, oh, oh, the Bucs don't defend. Hey, hey, you guys love Oklahoma City? Guess what? We put them in shackles. They're in the drunk tank down there in Vegas. They still have it left.
You think this is easy? Oh, I'm full of energy? You hear my voice? I have to talk to my throat guy. I don't know why I have a throat guy. Does everyone have a throat guy? Am I the only one? I'm a throat guy. He did say he had a throat guy and he had to talk to his throat guy.
You think this is easy? Oh, I'm full of energy? You hear my voice? I have to talk to my throat guy. I don't know why I have a throat guy. Does everyone have a throat guy? Am I the only one? I'm a throat guy. He did say he had a throat guy and he had to talk to his throat guy.
I heard it being the last to talk about, oh, our schedule was soft. Hey, I mean, how soft was that, huh? That was a hard one, and we gave it to you right up there.
I heard it being the last to talk about, oh, our schedule was soft. Hey, I mean, how soft was that, huh? That was a hard one, and we gave it to you right up there.
Well, first of all, he didn't say that, Dan. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. What he said was every great winning streak, every great record is built on beating up on bad teams. And the true test is, when you get through that, did you build good habits or did you build bad habits?
Well, first of all, he didn't say that, Dan. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. What he said was every great winning streak, every great record is built on beating up on bad teams. And the true test is, when you get through that, did you build good habits or did you build bad habits?
Well, I would say, based on what we've been doing in the NBA Cup, the last three, four games we played, great defense. Great defense. We've locked them down. We locked up Trey Young. We locked up Shea Gildas Alexander. Andre Jackson Jr. You don't know who that is. But he's a hell of a player. I'm losing my Doc boys, by the way. Okay, all right. We'll come back to you.
Well, I would say, based on what we've been doing in the NBA Cup, the last three, four games we played, great defense. Great defense. We've locked them down. We locked up Trey Young. We locked up Shea Gildas Alexander. Andre Jackson Jr. You don't know who that is. But he's a hell of a player. I'm losing my Doc boys, by the way. Okay, all right. We'll come back to you.
So let me get this straight. So market has team that wins title, and that's why. No shit. No shit. I hear you. No, no, no, hold on, hold on. First of all, hey, Greg, what did you think about the NBA All-Star format that they're going to do? The new one? Supposedly it's several games.
So let me get this straight. So market has team that wins title, and that's why. No shit. No shit. I hear you. No, no, no, hold on, hold on. First of all, hey, Greg, what did you think about the NBA All-Star format that they're going to do? The new one? Supposedly it's several games.
What do you think of it? Don't explain it. What do you think of it?
What do you think of it? Don't explain it. What do you think of it?
It's ridiculous. Pretty dumb, right? Pretty dumb, right? It's gimmickry.
It's ridiculous. Pretty dumb, right? Pretty dumb, right? It's gimmickry.
Nobody's asking for it. You know where they got it from? No. The hockey all-star game. The hockey all-star format is like that. But you guys won the cup, so it's awesome.
Nobody's asking for it. You know where they got it from? No. The hockey all-star game. The hockey all-star format is like that. But you guys won the cup, so it's awesome.
That takes me to point two. Point two is Mike touts the toughness of the Florida Panthers after game seven, all those guys in braces. So let me get this straight. Headline. Players playing in a win-for-everything, all for a win-or-go-home scenario, all put it out on the line versus players in a regular season. Wow! Oh, my God! They really tried?