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Philadelphia 76ers: Doc Rivers deserves Coach of the Year consideration

Joel Embiid, Doc Rivers, Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The Philadelphia 76ers’ new head coach has made an immediate impact.

It’s no secret that the Philadelphia 76ers are playing some excellent basketball. After all just a few weeks ago they got their first win of the season without Joel Embiid, and they did it after being down by 20 points. All this fight out of the entire team points to one man: Head Coach Doc Rivers. He deserves to be the Coach of the Year, and here is why.

Joel Embiid is playing like the MVP frontrunner

Whether the team struggles or succeeds, you can pretty much guarantee a good effort from big man Embiid, but this year seems different.