Bucks Fire HC Adrian Griffin | Inside the NBA
Jamal you have played for Doc Rivers um first your take on making this decision now and the possible changes that we’ve heard I don’t like it to be honest with you just the fact that he he he interviewed for 14 different coaching jobs he gets one they have a better
Record than they did this year this point last year and let’s be honest the Bucs aren’t going to be judged on the regular season anyway this is a team they’re trying to go to the finals they’re going to be judged on their postseason success he didn’t get a
Chance at that and for me that’s disheartening because he took so long to get this opportunity he gets it he does well with it they’re not they have the third best record in the league period and for him to get fired I don’t like that part of it Candace I think the only
Thing that was confusing to me was when Chris reported that they hired him not thinking that they had Championship aspirations when you have Giannis saent kmo who is top three in the league how do you not have Championship aspirations and so I think that Adrien was hired at a disadvantage
We’re not in the locker room on a dayto day the buyin is super important especially from your star players defensively yes there is going to be a shift you lost Drew holiday who is one of the best oneon-one defenders in this league you can switch abilities Championship just a great guy there’s
Going to take time for an adjustment with Dame and Giannis um but here’s what I will say with this coaching change this makes me think that that the Bucks aren’t done like there’s going to be a lot of movement I think at trade deadline player Perhaps Perhaps a
Dejonte Murray perhaps someone like that that’s going to be able to come in and play and kind of add to the coaching change as well so I I think this is very interesting I think the thing that sticks out is that they didn’t have Championship aspirations right that to
Me was was very telling sha there have been other stories that have come out like via the athletic where they said said during the inseason tournament Doc Rivers was actually brought in to be an advisor to Adrien Griffin as you hear all this news how do you process you
Know we we’ve all excuse me we’ve all been around the business of basketball a long time something else is going on last time something like this happened David blat 1311 Tylo took over and win the championship Chris used the the term save the season and when you say save
The season I would think there would be 11 and 37 third best record in the league second best record in the East new players new coaching staff you know I’ve I’ve always been the firm believer that coach okay we as players got to do it you know we talk about defense and
Numbers you have to want to play defense and that’s why I always talked about timely stops I’m I’m not a def I’m not want to play defense CU I’m big I’m getting lot of trouble but two minutes left we got to get timely stops and you know the these guys are are young
They’re working together but I think something else is going on on I don’t want to speculate I don’t know what’s going on but you know you talk about a guy like Doc Rivers yes he’s an experienced coach but he only has one Championship uh you know you talk about
Jeff F Gundy he has a lot of experience but again when it comes to the players don’t care what schemes you have you have to want to play defense and Dame is not known as a defensive player but again that’s why I always try to stick
Up for these guys and say hey if you can have timely stops because they have enough talent to you know they got they got major Firepower offensively but you know in these close games the last two minutes you have to say okay I’m I’m I’m shutting this guy down and until the
Players take onus and say that doesn’t matter who they’re going to bring in they’re still going to have these up and downs but their ups and downs are really good ups and down like they’re they sicking in East like I don’t understand what the problem is but I think being
Around this business for a long time something else is going on so we’ll just stay tuned you know see what’s going on and for Adrien Griffin I think those of us that know him know he is a great guy and he has now a care record of 30 and
13 so that will look good I’m sure he’ll get another chance
Shaq, Candace Parker, and Jamal Crawford react to the Milwaukee Bucks firing head coach Adrian Griffin on Inside the NBA.
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Fired a championship coach & traded away a championship pt guard.
Candace, I love you but the bucks have no picks to get anyone đ
The only people who are questioning Griffin being fired, are the people who obviously don't actually watch the Bucks. They have a good record, but that's mainly from Giannis (& sometimes Dame) bailing them out of games all the time. They're only winning with Griffin because they're so talented, it's not because of Coaching. They're literally trading baskets with the opposing team every game. Traded baskets with the worst team in the NBA all night yesterday until the very end, and that was the Pistons without Cade Cunningham lol. People blamed the poor defense on losing Jrue, Jrue was a great defender, but the Bucks were always a great defensive team even before Jrue. He's not the reason they were a great defensive team, they were ranked better defensively before they ever traded for him. Even if we never got Dame & kept Jrue, we'd still be bad defensively with Griffin coaching. This firing should've happened even sooner. I'm pretty sure Terry Stotts was supposed to be the backup plan in case Griffin sucked, but Griffin had a power trip during training camp & that incident drove Stotts out of Milwaukee before the season even started. Rumors are, Doc Rivers is next in line. Doc Rivers very much like Bud kind of sucks come Playoff time, but at least Rivers has a lot of experience, 59% win percentage, & only 5 losing seasons in 24 years as a head coach. This firing was great for Milwaukee!
Should of jus kept Bud
3rd best record n the league, then they fire coach. Wtf.
Iâve been watching the Bucks all season and this season has been kinda frustrating in a way. I know itâs crazy to say when weâre 30-13 but offense although theyâre elite, itâs sometimes feels like theyâre not fluid or meshing together as well as they should at times. I think Khris and Dame are having trouble offensively meshing together at times. And on defense, a lot of the time thereâs a lot of confusion and miscommunication and slow rotations. I do believe there is some tension within the locker room. A lot of their wins have been kinda ugly
Those defensive highlights đ.
That's NOT The coach's fault.
Doc Rivers won't take this team to the finals…..
All my Buck fans know this decision makes perfect sense. We all watched these guys every game and Griffin wasnât getting it done. Donât let the record fool u, we played one of the easiest schedules in the league. Damn near lost to the Pistons three times. Lost the Pacers season series 4-1. And got smacked by 40 by the Cavs. The team stop buying into him. He was using guys incorrectly, for example; he would have Lopez pressuring the ball which would lead to wide open layups. Allot of Bucks defense issues are scheme related, especially rebounding. Deciding to have Malik Beasley has your defensive stopper is a coaching mistake. Beasley is clearly a shooter. Guys were just used wrong
Doc Rivers poisoned Bucks management in order to get the job simple.
Candace looks good đ
Just sign terry stotts not doc pls
Candace Parker is a potential Miss USA.
They gone loose w doc đđ
Always found it weird when out of nowhere Terry stotts left the bucks. Wtf, was there issue with griffin that quick. This man coached dame many years, might be someone valuable to keep. Doesnât seem this roster truely bought what griffin was selling. Defence đď¸
"bLaCk CoAcHeS dOn'T gEt OpPoRtUnItIeS" Lmfao they fire the coach 17 games over .500 đđ
Griffin was an escape goat to the front office terrible decisions.
Jamal obviously hasn't watched the Bucks. Just sees the shiny 30-13 record. Those who've been watching know a change was necessary. I commend the Bucks brass for making this move sooner rather than later. Now let's fix the bench please.
I love Milwaukeeâ¤
Their defense was terrible and that rotation he was using was terrible on top of him looking confused on the sideline I seen this coming but not during the season
Go ahead get Doc Rivers đ this team will go downhill FAST.
As a Bucks fan I pray to God we do not hire Doc RiversâŚ
This makes absolutely no sense. I'm with Shaq there's something more to this story. The dude had the third best record in the NBA as the head coach giannis has taken his game to the next level, especially offensively the team and total offensively. Looks like they're about to shatter records. Got Damian Lillard to bolster up their offense, especially in the playoffs when they need someone to lean on to make big baskets down the stretch. Dane has never been a great defender and they sacrifice great defenders to get him. Of course it was going to affect them on the defensive end. Anybody with sense Who pays attention to basketball should have known that
This makes no sense at all, no other coach in the world would come and influence the team instantly for the rest of the season, unfair⌠OR something happened behind the scenes
Yea, he did something or said something to the wrong person.
This firing can't be about basketball
People are only looking at records and not actually watching every game. The reason why Bucks are sitting in the 2nd seed is all because of Giannis. He's the one holding it down the entire team. He will always show up. Unless you watch every game, y'all won't understand how frustrating it is. Imagine us being frustrated from the outside. The people inside are probably a lot more frustrated. The players body languages seems off this year.
Candace so đđ
Bucks fans blaming the defense on the coach is hilarious đ Holiday being traded for Dame was what killed their defense, not the coach! It doesnât matter what rotations he has, that team isnât made to win. Dame doesnât even want to play there itâs hilarious to blame the coach đ
Why does Candace Parker have on so much make up? She's naturally beautiful and doesn't need all that.
Giannis is toxic
It will be interesting to see who fills this position.
The Milwaukee Bucks had great chemistry with Mike Budenholzer and Jrue Holiday. If Kris Middleton doesn't get hurt in the 2022 playoffs, the Bucks win another championship and both coach Bud and Jrue are still with the Bucks. I understand the Bucks had to do something because Kris has been hurt, but it made them worse.
What are all of these supposed "competitive" athletes saying. Did their mentality suddenly change? Is third is good enough for a team that should be great?
… Pointing out that we are in third place like it's okay is a terrible mentality.
We aren't reaching our potential with the roster that we have.
More experienced coaching and a better system will have an actual notable impact on this team.
… Now, is doc Rivers answer? A bunch of recent teams would say no, including some scary stats when it comes down to winning games and making crunch time calls