Daily News | Doc Rivers has one of the NBA’s toughest jobs — and shouldn’t be Sixers’ fall guy
He’s leading a 76ers squad that has high expectations despite the fact that Joel Embiid and James Harden, their All-Star tandem, don’t fit. Nor does the team have a true point guard or towering backup center on the roster. In addition, some of the team’s ballyhooed offseason acquisitions haven’t lived up to the hype.Listen to local sports talk radio, view social media or even bump into a neighbor, and folks are saying it’s time for Rivers to go.
Some fans want Morey and Harris to elevate Rivers’ trusted assistant Sam Cassell in a similar capacity. P.J. Tucker, the team’s top offseason acquisition, is a vocal leader, but he has struggled on the defensive end. It could be a result of not fully being over offseason knee surgery, getting used to the Sixers’ scheme or just a product of being 37 years old.Sixers entered 2022-23 NBA season with high expectations, but several daunting questions linger
Embiid has also been out, missing the last three games with the flu. In addition, he sat out the Oct. 28 victory over the Toronto Raptors to rest his right knee.
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