The Milwaukee Bucks have made the highly-respected Doc Rivers their permanent head coach, a decision that has basketball fans around talking. This decision, first reported by TNT Sports’ Chris Haynes, comes after the unexpected firing of Adrian Griffin, despite a strong season start. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium has revealed that Rivers’ new…
Doc Rivers has an extensive history of making excuses for his teams’ shortcomings and throwing his players under the bus. But after the Milwaukee Bucks’ most recent loss, he took things to a new level by throwing the team’s travel crew under the bus. “I’ve actually been sitting back and watching everything,” Rivers said. “Not just…
Following a thrilling clash that saw the Los Angeles Lakers orchestrate a stunning comeback to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double overtime, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers addressed his team’s performance. Despite holding a commanding lead and facing a Lakers squad without LeBron James, the Bucks faltered in the second half, allowing Los Angeles…
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers recently said that being a solid half-court team offensively is critical for when the game slows down more come playoff time. (via Milwaukee Bucks): “Our movement at half-court has been stuck at times. That’s the big step for us, we have to become a better half-court team. The playoffs…
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers spoke about the group’s self-inflicted wounds after Tuesday’s 129-94 road loss vs. the Sacramento Kings (went 1-3 on West Coast road trip). (via Milwaukee Bucks): Reporter: “After that loss to the Warriors, Jae [Crowder] had talked about how you guys didn’t find the pace of the game until the…
Things have really turned around in Milwaukee after a forgettable start by head coach Doc Rivers and Damian Lillard is feeling right at home, since Doc is now running plays he used with his former team the Blazers. Lillard spoke about his development under Doc after the Bucks’ 113-106 victory over the Clippers on Monday….
It was a moment that cemented Philly fans’ hatred of Ben Simmons forever, but Doc Rivers is taking some of the responsibility for his part in what happened. When Simmons passed on an open layup that would have tied Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Atlanta in 2021, it was a turning point…
Austin Rivers has come to the defence of his dad after JJ Redick directed some heated criticism at Doc Rivers on Tuesday’s episode of First Take. Here’s what JJ had to say about Doc: “I’ve seen the trend now, I’ve seen the trend for years,” Redick said. “The trend is always making excuses. Doc, we…
The James Harden-Clippers trade came as a surprise to no one since he had been campaigning for it for months, and Doc Rivers has recently revealed some interesting information about the deal. After a rocky five-game losing streak to begin Harden’s tenure with LAC, people were beginning to question whether the trade was a good…
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks had it good in 2021, sitting on top of the basketball world as NBA champions. But just two years later, they fired their championship-winning head coach, Mike Budenholzer. Soon afterwards, they shipped out defensive ace Jrue Holiday and replaced him with Damian Lillard. Now Doc Rivers is coaching the team,…
