Tim Legler on Doc Rivers heading to Milwaukee Bucks 🗣️ ‘THE STAKES ARE HIGH!’ | SC with SVP
And Doc Rivers is going to be their head coach now in Adrien Griffin I I was told um the source with the within the Bucks group that just this guy was really really beloved it wasn’t that they didn’t like him it was not that they he’
Lost the room it’s just that there’s an urgency with this group to try to win now and there’s concerns are we going to get close enough to do that can DOC come in he’s a guy who’s been the voice in every room and he’s got a certain level
Of caset can he change the issues that they face on the defensive end of the floor yeah I think he can one is’s just going to command great respect because that’s what he gets around the league and certainly the star players Giannis and Damen L the most important the group
That they’re going to respect him on on a different level because of what this guy’s accomplished in the league he’s going to be able to help them I think from an X as an0 standpoint schematically with some of the defensive things that have gone on but I think in
General a lot of it’s just going to come down to personal effort I think that’s where Doc is going to have the cache to I think call guys out get a little bit more out of people when you watch film um and and make guys accountable I think
That’s what Doc Rivers brings probably more than anything else you know Adrian Griffin I just think the organization probably looked at the stakes that are associated with this pairing with Giannis and Lillard and particularly always one eye on Giannis and making sure he is satisfied that he has a
Chance to compete at the highest level and I just don’t think they felt they had enough of a veteran proven presence to navigate what was going to be a very difficult postseason at 30 and 13 certainly not fair to Adrien Griffin but this is professional sport they’re not
Worried about Fair they’re worried about getting it done right now and they don’t necessarily think Adrian Griffin was the right guy for that and Doc can come in and play tapes you’ve done sitting here with me at this year and just say that isn’t what is this that effort on the
Defensive end is not good enough I had I had I had examples tonight we could have gone over but it’s it’s some of its effort some of its Personnel Scott we talked about this when you lose the point of attack pressure and physicality of Drew holiday what that means to your
Defense behind that guy because that’s the first thing you see when you’re back on defense is what’s happening at the point of attack and that’s a lot very few dudes gave as much as he gave in fighting over screens and hounding guys and never quitting on a play you know
They’ve taken a step back in that area some of the other guys on their team I think through injuries maybe a little bit slower so there are some issues from a Personnel standpoint there and they’re hoping that Doc Rivers can be the guy to figure out a way to tweak what they’re
Doing and make the adjustments to protect some of these guys from their weaknesses about that he has cache he’s earned it but he’s also got a record in series and in game sevens that you could look at and say huh that doesn’t concern you though with
This team because why yeah look it’s G it’s fair to bring it up five straight game sevens I think 10 overall he has lost it’s fair to bring it up you and wondering how he’s going to navigate those moments but here’s where I’m going
To cut him a break when I look at what happened in Philly and these are the most recent ones the most prominent ones he’s not going to deal in Milwaukee with what he he dealt with in Philadelphia where guys that are played in the allstar game that year show up in a big
Spot and decide they’re going to play completely differently it’s one thing to have a bad night that’s not even what I’m talking about when your team is used to star players playing a certain way with a certain level of aggressiveness and that disappears and that I think
Also affected the body language of Joel embiid when he would see that kind I think he kind of felt like well I guess I’m out here by myself tonight uh Doc’s not going to deal with that with these two guys they embrace the moment they’re
Going to run to the light and the big stage Damen leard Giannis even Middleton so that’s one thing and last time doc had something like that where guys embrac the moment was Boston 2008 at that level and he won a championship so I’m going to give doc the benefit of the
Doubt he’s not going to have to push as many buttons on a given night when you have those two players the offense is going to run itself when you’ve got guys that good I think in Philly sometimes he was kind of wondering how am I supposed to work around this when my All-Star
Starting point guard is having one of these nights where he’s in a very dark place and I can’t get any aggressiveness out of him he’s not going to deal with that with this group well we’ll miss him on the mic for us but I think we all
Understand if you can walk across from sitting next to Mike and Doris and go sit next to Giannis that’s a walk across the court you got to make it’s not a tough Sell
Tim Legler joins Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter to discuss Doc Rivers agreeing to becoming the Milwaukee Bucks’ new head coach after they fired first-year head coach Adrian Griffin.
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Clippers fans and sixers fans know how stupid this move is 😆🤣
Tim would have you believe the only time doc failed was in Philly
Hiring Doc ?? 😂😂😂
Doesn't matter what team Doc coaches , the players are divas in all NBA. The league is a shell of its former self.
Doc will blow a lead
what has Doc Rivers EVER done? he won ONE chip w/stacked roster of 3 future HoFers; every other time he's been to an elimination game, his teams have lost! DOC RIVERS IS A LOSER, this hiring will make Bucks WORSE, not better…
If Legler is optimistic about Doc, so am I.
GianniGM trying to be LeeeGM
Doc will lead them to a game 7 second round loss. Yay Bucks! The guy has ONE RING, 15 years ago. Bucks are done.
Big difference here is guys like Dame and Giannis play hard in the post season. Embiid and Harden play hard in the regular season. 😊
Harden to Legler after this probably:
“What he said f*** me for?”
They fired the coach because Damian Lillard is a defensively liability.
They didn’t just lose holiday, they lost Carter and Matthews too. (Mathew’s was older)
Doc is a bad coach. He can’t make the next adjustment and that’s why he gets destroyed in the playoffs. Giannis will be asking for a trade next.
Guaranteed early exit with Doc
Bucks defense suck mainly because of the players lol
Not sure if doc can instantly make dame a better defensive player. I personally believe that the Buck's panicked concerning the Lillard trade. The absence of Jrue Holliday is rearing it's ugly head.
#rns #bucks winning the #east easy #shoutout to #coach doc 🐐 #fear the dear #laker🐐nation
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Second round exit guaranteed 😂
There is a lot of discussion about this. None of it explains why. There has to be a situation going on here we don’t know about.
Let’s see what Doc can do with a roster made of winners, also he knows 76ers weaknesses better than anyone
Now bring back mark jackson and Jeff vangundy
Doc needs Thibs to succeed
Bruh had the most stacked teams in the league and couldn’t make it past the second round every year. It won’t matter how about Giannis and them being champs. Doc is the coach. And a overrated one imo
Before the Lakers can get him the Bucks snatch him right away😂😂😂
Doc uplifts teams, it will be interesting to see how/IF he gets MIL to ascend the too. Popcorn! 🍿
Doc Rivers gonna lead the Bucks to a first round exit
Lets see what happens when he gets a 3-1 series lead…..Doc is the Dallas Cowboys of the NBA.
Docs cache is gone. Hes a liar also
Doc rivers couldn't get it done in Philly with two stars I don't see him moving the needal at all
No he cant. Doc is Terrible at making adjustments i love Giannis and Lillard but they can't survive the Rivers Curse
😂😂 Don't work
Doc the type of dude to make his team lose
The trick? Get more points from Dame to make up for the points he is giving up.
Where is my $25mm?
I don’t know because Doc as shown in Philly and LA is that Doc still can’t command major commitment from his players from a defensive standpoint in clutch time and that is why he blows 3-1 leads and game 7’s
Plus this roster is also defensively flawed
Buck won a championship and have a winning record, and they fire the coach
Doc must have dirt on every GM in the league. Dude keeps getting hired just to get bounce in the first or second round!
Miami Heat are the Robert Horry of the playoffs. During the regular season, they’re just picking their noses or sleepwalking through it. By the playoffs, they start looking like prime Bird or MJ hitting every clutch shot. Jimmy Butler was looking godly in the 1st round.
The Scary Terry addition is only going to make them scarier. Erik Spoelstra is the best head coach in the NBA. If Miami stays at 6th, no team wants to fall to 3rd and this includes Boston. Doc is cursed enough to lose to Miami. Same with Philly. Just remember that Miami has made the ECF three out of the last four years (2020, 2022, 2023) and has won it twice and nearly won it in 2022.
As pissed I was for losing more potential winnings last year because Milwaukee and Boston failed to beat an 8th seed, I will not make the same mistake again. Miami will be included in all my parlays at their current odds winning the East at 14-1. Boston really fumbled the ball at the 1-yard line last year. They can whine that Tatum got hurt in Game 7 but they wouldn’t be in a Game 7 in the first place if they handled Miami earlier and not go down 0-3 including embarrassing losses in Gm 2 and 3.
I’m still very iffy with Boston regardless if they run away with the best record in the NBA. The No. 1 seeds in the East are only 1-9 since 2014 at making the Finals. You have to go back to the 2016 Cavaliers to find the last one to make it. So I made my initial parlays from a $34 budget and it’s going to consist mostly with Niners and Chiefs winning this weekend and Clippers winning the West. I have major doubts with my Clippers as Anthony Davis already gives us problems. Wait when we face Denver and Minny.
Ravens wins AFC
Lions wins NFC
Clippers wins WCF
$200
Chiefs beats Ravens
Niners beats Lions
Bucks wins the division
Clippers wins the WCF
Celtics wins the chip
$500
Chiefs beats Ravens
Niners beats Lions
Bucks wins the division
Celtics wins the ECF
Clippers wins the chip
$500
Niners beats Lions
Chiefs beats Ravens
Celtics wins the division
Bucks wins the division
Clippers wins the WCF
Sixers wins the chip
$1501
Niners beats Lions
Chiefs beats Ravens
Celtics wins the division
Bucks wins the division
Sixers wins the ECF
Clippers wins the chip
$1500
Niners beats Lions
Chiefs beats Ravens
Celtics wins the division
Bucks wins the division
Heat wins the ECF
Clippers wins the WCF
$2000
Niners beats Lions
Chiefs beats Ravens
Celtics wins the division
Bucks wins the division
Knicks wins the ECF
Clippers wins the WCF
$1091
NFL
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Detroit Lions
NBA
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Boston Celtics
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. LA Clippers
5. Minnesota Timberwolves
6. Miami Heat
7. New York Knicks
8. Milwaukee Bucks
9. Phoenix Suns
10. Los Angeles Lakers
If let’s say Niners or Chiefs lose this weekend, I’ll have more wagers involving either of the Super Bowl teams + NBA division winners, conference winners, and the NBA champion. I will bet from now until the Kentucky Derby. Things can happen like Kawhi Leonard being injured again.
The Lakers are targeting OKC like all teams did last year with Sacramento. The Thunder are this year’s Kings. It’s another nice Cinderella story similar to the Detroit Lions but they’ll turn back into pumpkins.
Whichever 10 teams I listed will make the NBA Finals. That’s a 99.9% guarantee. Disregard the other 20 or really 6 once the playoffs arrives. I’m no believer in OKC, Dallas, Sacramento, New Orleans, Cleveland, Orlando, and Indiana.
I tried believing in Cleveland last year and they couldn’t handle the Knicks in the 1st round who look even better this season. I tried believing in the Browns recently only to watch them get blown out against the Texans. Cleveland are like Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills. Nice regular season record but another failure before the big dance.
As it stands, Doc’s new team is sandwiched by his former teams: Boston and Philly. Watch Milwaukee lose to Philly in the 2nd round. He better pray he doesn’t get Miami in the 1st who are 6th. Watch Bucks fall to 3rd. Doc is the GOAT snake oil salesman in NBA history. He should be in politics.
Every year, we don’t pay much attention to Miami and then they’ll surprise us. First 5th seed to make the Finals. Then second 8th seed to make the Finals. Miami Heat play possum all season until Himmy Buckets wakes up from his 6-month hibernation. While it’s opposite with Doc’s teams. Good regular season records followed by many bad playoff meltdowns.
What exactly is Doc's record vs Spo in Miami? Milwaukee and Miami are perennial opponents… We might be undersized vs the Bucks but Spo's outcoached Doc every time they've met.
Get rid of Robin and Thanasis