Reading between the lines in Philadelphia it looks like there could be a little bit of trouble starting for the 76ers. Michael Rubin who is the co-owner of the 76ers liked a comment on Instagram that said “trust the process but not the coach”.
https://twitter.com/ChrisRosvoglou/status/993940918985265152
The 76ers are down 3-1 in their series against the Boston Celtics and a lot of the blame for the struggles in this series have been placed on the head coach. Although there have been a few questionable decisions throughout the whole series, the biggest questions happened in Game 2. At one point during the second quarter, the Celtics were trailing by 22 points but that was cut down to five points before halftime. During the entire time, Brown didn't use a timeout to try and stop the bleeding.
Article Continues BelowBrown also decided to bring back in Ben Simmons late in the 4th quarter even though he had really struggled the entire time. After the game, Brown said he wanted to get his young star guys the experience, but even he seemed to be second guessing the decision.
“It's a tough decision, I admit it. This whole playoff experience is something that I want our young players and star players to learn from and grow, and the decision do you go with T.J. still or do you come back to Ben Simmons, I'm coming back to Ben Simmons,” Brown said via Philly Voice. “He's had a hell of a year, I think he's the Rookie of the Year, I think he's going to have to learn to play in these environments, and I'm going back with Ben Simmons.”
The mistakes although costly in the series, probably won't be enough to cost him his job, but the liking of that comment sure raises a few eyebrows.