“It’s always throwing your team under the bus!” JJ Redick aggressively bashes Doc Rivers for not taking ‘accountability’ of Bucks’ woes since his takeover

Hiring the new head coach Doc Rivers has not been beneficial for the Bucks so far.

“It’s always throwing your team under the bus!” JJ Redick aggressively bashes Doc Rivers for not taking ‘accountability’ of Bucks’ woes since his takeover

JJ Redick calls out Doc Rovers for making excuses amid Bucks poor performance (Images via AP Photo)

In the middle of an already great season, the Milwaukee Bucks fired their head coach, Adrian Griffin, and hired Doc Rivers. Under Griffin’s coaching, the team had a record of (30-13) and they were the second seed in the Eastern Conference. After firing Griffin in January, Rivers took over, and the team started to go downhill. Since Rivers’ joining the Bucks have lost seven of their ten games.

On 15th February, Bucks, who are still the third seed in the East, lost to the 13th seed Memphis Grizzlies. After the game, in the press conference, HC Rivers talked about why the team lost the game. In most of his reasons, he blamed the players for the loss. After being asked about Bucks’ poor performance since his joining, Rivers explained that taking over a team in middle of the season is a task.

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JJ Redick, who has previously been coached by Rivers, called out the head coach on ESPN’s First Take for putting the blame on players and not taking accountability himself.

It’s always an excuse. It’s always throwing your team under the bus–There’s never accountability with that guy.

Redick admitted that taking over a team in the middle of the season is difficult, similar to when players get traded during the season. But it cannot be used as an excuse to make the players responsible for the loss. Redick seemed upset by Rivers for making excuses and never taking accountability.

Doc Rivers was having second thoughts while joining the Bucks

The NBA world was shocked to learn Doc Rivers taking over Adrian Griffin as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks were in the middle of a great season and were one of the best teams in the NBA at the time. Fans were surprised by the switch at such a good time.

Doc Rivers was hesitant while taking over the Bucks
Doc Rivers was hesitant while taking over the Bucks (Image via Open Source/X)

It seems that fans were not the only ones surprised by this decision. Rivers recently revealed via SiriusXM NBA Radio that when the Bucks owners asked him to join, Coach was unsure about the decision. He told them, 

I don’t understand why you’re doing this.

Doc Rivers’s coaching has only received negative reactions so far. The Bucks have lost more games than won under the new coach. As the playoffs are approaching, this decision might affect the team.

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