Bucks’ Lillard calls Doc Rivers ‘perfect person’ to compete for championship

Bucks’ Lillard calls Doc Rivers ‘perfect person’ to compete for championship

I don’t I don’t have anything specific where I’m like I hope doc comes in and does this or that um you know we all know what he what he brings you know we you heard his voice him coaching other teams you know he’s had success um he played in this league he

Played he went to school in this city uh he’s been around a long time as a coach you know he’s coached a lot of great players so I think it’s um you would have a hard time thinking of something that he hasn’t experienced um in this league you know from playing to coaching

Um to talking about the game being on you know um all these different broadcasts so uh it’s nothing that he hasn’t experienced and I just think his voice um you know how he’s able to to motivate teams you know he’s a a strong a strong voice and you know he’s going

To demand more from our team U you know he’s not going to be afraid to challenge myself he’s not going to be able to challenge Giannis he’s not going to be afraid to challenge Brooke and Chris and you know all the way down the line so um

I think when you you dealing with a team that’s full of vets and as talented as we are uh I think that’s something that that you need if you want to reach reach the level that we want to reach and I think he’s a perfect person for it I

Think the present is the the best time you know I don’t think it’s um a situation where you want to just hold off or anything like that you know let’s jump in and and get the ball rolling you know he’s been around this week um he hasn’t coached yet but he’s

Been around just kind of seeing how things go getting to know the team a little bit better and um you know let’s let’s get the ball rolling you know this is the situation might be new to us but playing the game isn’t new to us and coaching is not new

To him and you know we’ll we’ll work together and you know we’ll slowly get connected and you know try to get on the right track uh I think he wants it cuz he’s experienced it and had success you know I think his most success as a coach

Was in a situation where there was um extreme expectations in Boston you know you get Kevin Garnett you know who was a MVP in Minnesota you got Paul Pierce who was one of the best players in the league for a long time you get Ray Allen coming

In there you got Rondo one of the best point guards in the league and then you know you throw Doc in there and it’s like you got some expectations they expected to win um you in that type of Market where the you know the people in the city really care similar to here

They want to win you know they it’s they’re demanding it and um you know I think because of his experience um not just the high moments but the low moments you know being criticized people jumping on you for not succeeding um you know he’s felt it and

I think anytime you experience that in that way on both sides um you know how rewarding it can be you know when you come out on top and I think looking at our team he feels like we have a chance to do that so um you want a guy who’s

Had that type of experience to to be leading your team in this type of [Applause] situation

#Bucks star Damian Lillard talks about Doc Rivers’ background and calls him the “perfect person” to help Milwaukee reach the level it desires.