Theseventhhamster
Brownlow Medallist
I reckon Doc is a shitty coach on his own but also knows it. His PR game is elite to the point that he can have the very best assistants beside him and he's got no worry that someone is taking his job. He's working every room every day. You're 100% right on charisma. He's got ****ing A+ people skills, everyone is his mate.Good call. Doc at least has some semblance of charisma though (albeit, he's a bumbling fool)
As a Bucks fan watching closely you really see it. He did a cameo a few weeks ago on one the Summer League games to talk to the commentators and one of them was like his golf buddy. Spent the whole first half talking to the other commentator basically Doc Rivers talking points on why the team underperformed last season before Doc comes on later.
Thing is I've heard the script like 4 times across various broadcasts in 6 months. Dude has mates everywhere in the media and he's worked the shit out of them.
That's the thing though, in 2008, he had Thib's coaching the defence that anchored that ring. He's consistently had the best assistants working under him and happily used them.
Goodwin has pissed in the pockets of the senior guys at the least. He's no good in the media but he's obviously got people skills and they are all onside. I imagine the same is reflected throughout the club and board. He'd be everyone's mate.
The team pretty much immediately not sucking at playing a zone as soon as Goody left the coaches box to cheerlead from the bench was instructive enough if any doubt existed to his tactical derpery and I've covered this groud before when I was more sober so I won't again.