Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts after loss to Blazers
Yeah we got what we were looking for Dame Giannis had a great pick uh Dame came up I thought he was going to pull it and go a little quicker uh Brooke was wide I i’ love to look back to Brooke uh probably should have fired right back to
Dame if he wasn’t going to take it so we got what we were looking for just didn’t work out yeah 4 seconds you know uh we anticip but they’re going to foul someone we actually if we could get jannis make the first one and then his ability with no
One in front of him to miss the second one we liked our chances on a Miss free throw cuz that’s what we’re going to look for six turnovers yeah that was difference in the game you know right now in so far in the two games that I’ve
Done we had we’ve had these two or three stretches in every game where we just have bad offensive possession uh and a lot of those bad offensive possessions are turnovers that lead to buckets um when you’re playing at a thin line the way we are right now until we get our
Defense right and things like that those those changed the game I thought that was the biggest point in the game those six possessions I think it went from tied up one to to down 10 uh that changed the game I loved how we fought back
Though well the look was for Dame let me say that all right he was coming off we wanted Dame to take that be aggressive uh but they made the right play and that’s one of the things we’re talking about if a guy’s wide open throw it to
Him you know uh I haven’t seen the film so I have to watch it I thought Brooke was open uh for the three and then he he pump faked that’s when he probably should have got back off the ball awful yeah I thought well they just beat
Us off the dribble uh and I thought we had poor communication three or four times guys back pick we didn’t switch when we were supposed to um one thing we have to get better we have to be a better talking team for sure uh we have
To be a better health Team for sure I thought in the second half our defense was completely different uh you know you always say that like as a coach same game same team and then second half what we held him to 40 51 points um you know
Below 50 shooting that’s what you have to do for two halves uh it was almost like we had a sense of emergency defensively in the second half uh and we didn’t have that in the first and we also made some changes yeah he was great in the second half you
Know listen Simons makes a tough shot uh that was just a better offensive player than defensive player on that one um you know we told Malik don’t worry about your fouls uh be aggressive get into the ball uh when when he was switching on Grant you know if you’re going to be
Small then you can’t fall back you got to go attack his dribble I thought he did that a couple of times so uh very proud of himam just sporadic I mean we haven’t been consistent defensively yet so uh it’s going to take a minute um I have
Seen us with the ability to get stops when we need to get stops we did that tonight uh that’s a great sign for your team moving forward you got down by 10 right you need stops we got them and we got back in the game uh that’s big for our guys to
See the youself play for each other yeah what do the difference look like to you well the difference to me is simple like and that’s not a selfish thing every we went in that stretch where we the turnovers every guy was trying to win the game for
Us that’s great but it doesn’t work you know you can’t just do it on your own you got to keep playing with each other and and we’ll do that the thing is we have guys that want to do do that uh but we have competitive guys that want to
Win too and so we have to figure that out AOW format off bench just what obviously feels intentional so what are you wanting to see from that n well it’s a regular season is is what I’ll say and because we have many restrictions on some of the guys um we got to navigate
Through that that would be my best answer I can give you on that yeah he played better than I I thought he could I I I don’t know listen these games are tough games um the the home team always wants to beat the star coming back that’s 100% you can see in
Their Jubilation after the game um Dame I don’t know how many directions he’s been pulled over the last 48 hours you know coming home getting to spend time with his kids uh getting a court named after him with Adidas you know seeing his family I I
Don’t you know when I came back to Atlanta as a player and no one said hi you know what I mean like I I don’t imagine I was talking to a couple of guys who have gone through that uh and it’s it’s rough it’s tough [Applause] but
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers after the loss to Portland.
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The Bucks were already eliminated
Can't wait to see the bucks lose game 7 in the first round. Doc will say they were "great" and how much he "loved" their plays.
Lopez shooting that deep three late in the game with dame wide open to his left was inexcusable.
was that the full interview? or was there more?
Beasely when he plays defence he misses shots. I he should go with a few more
Michael Beasley and Dame are making Giannis and Brook job on the defensive end soooo tough bucks need a great defender asap
DOC here for the cheque, see how malik beasley cant make a shot since doc came, this man cant coach an offense if you not an ISO scorer DOC will kill your game.
😂😂😂
ajax needs to play no excuse for him not to be playing over jae crowder
3/13 (23%) from 3 is NOT new.
🤣🤣🤣. I am loving this. This dude comes to the bucks saying that Giannis forces a lot of shots to show that hes a scorer. He took the ball from Giannis' hand and gave it to Dame now Dame takes more shots than Giannis even though Giannis has been with the Bucks for yrs. And Giannis is a waaaay more efficient scorer than Dame. I am loving this and i mean it. I genuinely hope the let Dame shoot more. I find pleasure seeing this. I can't wait for May and June 🤣🤣🤣.
Docs like “Damn we got Giannis and Dame why is this so hard?”
His a loser
There’s nobody better than doc at explaining why his team lost.
Doc is like a recurring infection
When dame passed the ball to brook he was waiting for a pass back from brook who selfishly tried to take the winning shot to which he failed miserably 😂
He’s worse than griffin
This team will be in playin
Doc Rivers never disappoints 😂 His ATO’s is an at all time high. I don’t see anyone outcoaching him Y’all 👏🙌
Some of his coaching brilliance:
✅ Calling a timeout instead of play on (not only Portland can set their defense , no timeouts after that)
✅Down by 3 they didn’t put all 5 shooters on the play
So what Billups do? Foul Giannis
Lmao 🤣
What's up DOC?
Before Dame was traded I was watching most Trailblazers games live, with Dame, when they played in portland or milwaukee the Bucks always smoked Portland by 20+ and the game looked like NBA vs high school, and Giannis was on the bench in the 4th, now Dame on the Bucks and the Blazers are embarrasing the BUcks? it just has a REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD LOOK
Doc is the older version of Darvin. All excuses, no accountability. “It is what is type of coach.” Considered a players coach because they don’t know how to coach and let players run their own system 😂.
Ngga terrible.
Big big f***ing mistake hiring this guy…. f***ing guy….🤦🏾♂️ Bucks are f***ed…
Dame and giannis don't like each other period. 😂😂 Fred rivers or whatever his name is he trash
He’s only two games in, relax. This has to be difficult for a team and a staff to learn a new coach mid season while on a west coast road trip.
Off to a great start here…
Yeah You're 0-2 hmmmmmm
Yeah doc brook was Wide open we got it
Do your job doc
Damn this is a bumpy road
He is, who we thought he is
The Bucks look old an slow,Lopez,will not drive to the basket on that last shot is crazy,Doc,should have played Jackson,on Simon,Beasley can't play defense,need to trade ,Jae,Pat,an Payne,why do GANNIS,keep runner up an down bench,like he is a coach,he needs just set down,an keep getting a free check,play them young guys please Doc.
Doc has always been trash.Like spo he only got were he is cause All-stars was playing 4 him.And the NBA loves him cause he married a Becky lol
Lol..—oh the memories from his Philly days….bucks fans you in for a wonderful ride…..
Doc sucks as a coach. But this team is limited. Greek and a mid range jumper
The fire doc rivers era has begun
Dame overrated, lopez and Kris old and slow…….1st round exit without a doubt especially with doc as coach. Bucks window is closing quick.
Let’s face it, the Bucks are not championship contenders. They never looked or felt like it watching them play this year. It doesn’t look good. It looks like this team will go down in history as one of the major disappointments. I love Giannis, I like the Bucks team. They were my pick to win it last year for all the good that did lol. Maybe they can turn it around. I would love to see that but it doesn’t look like they will. I was one of the people that didn’t like them trading away Drew. If they found a way to keep Drew and get Dame. Delusional, I know lol
Crowder is not quite in game shape . Hopefully soon he will be . Portis looks like hes in the worst shape of his career . And i think hes only 28 or ,29 . So no excuses.
That’s because dame is a liability on defense. Two straight losses, Knicks will be in 2nd place very soon with doc plunging the bucks 😅 I love it