Doc Rivers and Bill Simmons

Doc Rivers has led the Celtics to the best record in basketball, to the biggest single season turnaround in basketball history, the the NBA finals and to victory in the first game of the NBA Championship. Yet Bill Simmons still can't help but take shots at Doc Rivers at every opportunity.

Simmons was the most vocal critic of Doc Rivers last year. Now I think Simmons' ego won't allow him to admit he was wrong about Doc. Simmons really believes that he knows more about basketball than anyone else and its that belief that won't allow him to give Doc Rivers any credit.

It reminds me of how Stephen King was critical of Terry Francona calling him Francoma. Of course King is smart enough to realize and admit to his misjudgment of Francona. Simmons isn't smart enough to realize he was and is similarly wrong about Doc Rivers.