Bucks going 1-4 under new HC Doc Rivers has fans questioning Giannis Antetokounmpo credibility
Hiring Doc Rivers seems to have been a poor decision for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Doc Rivers (Image via ESPN)
In January 2024, the Milwaukee Bucks fired their Head Coach Adrian Griffin despite being the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. This made quite the news as Griffin was the Head Coach of the team for just 8 months. As Griffin was fired, Doc Rivers was assigned as the new Head Coach for the team.
According to reports, the former two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted Griffin fired. But since assigning the new head coach the Bucks have been losing more games. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games under Rivers’ coaching. The Cleveland Cavaliers have surpassed the Bucks to be the 2nd seed in the east.
On 17 Dec, after the Bucks lost at home against the Houston Rockets, Antetokounmpo mentioned that everybody in the organization needed to do better, including the equipment manager. He said,
We have to be coached better. Every single thing, everybody has to be better. Everybody. It starts from the equipment manager. He has to wash our clothes better. The bench has to be better.
The Bucks so far have lost games against the Western Conference 6th seed Phoenix Suns (114-106), 10th seed Utah Jazz (123-108), 14th seed Portland Trail Blazers (119-116), and the 4th seed Denver Nuggets (113-107). Under Doc Rivers’ coaching, the Bucks have not been able to play well consistently and and have lost big leads. Fans are questioning if the Bucks have made the right decision.
Fans are questioning Giannis’ decision to replace the coach
After the Bucks lost their 4th game under Doc Rivers’s coaching on Tuesday, hiring Coach Rivers was questioned by fans. Under Griffin’s coaching the team had a record of 30-13, which has now dropped to 33-18. Fans were upset at furious at the Bucks’ decision to change the coach.
As Antetokuompo mentioned previously, everybody needs to do better for the team to win. Changing coaches might be the attempt at achieving that. Fans reacted on social media by saying that the Bucks had made the wrong choice. They were trolling Rivers and questioned Giannis’ credibility.
Bucks’ Head Coach Doc Rivers was selected as the Head Coach of Team East for this year’s All-Star game. He said that he would give his All-Star ring and coaching share to Adrian Griffin, as Rivers believes that he deserves more credit.
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Rishabh Bhatnagar
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