Doc Rivers Keeps Making Excuses For Milwaukee's Struggles | THE ODD COUPLE

[@TomDelayBeats]

Doc blaming the mascot next.

[@joemagwood9130]

😂😂😂

[@oluyomifadipe5634]

No its the security guards

[@Drewswaggy]

most likely the janitor also.

[@zerocool7408]

Doc Rivers is the Lebron James of Coaching. Makes excuses. Throws his team under the bus. Achieves less with more. Always needing more help. Zero accountability

[@andrewfortes6493]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bryanstarke2931]

"You can't lose to the Wizards" - had me dying 🤣

[@laughoutlos]

Firing a first year coach after 30-13 is wild

[@jb5146]

That’s why I think it had something to do with giannis what other good reason would a team fire a coach with a 30 and 13 record

[@siner2442]

Lebrón fired that Russian coach after reaching the Finals and wanted Coach Spo gone when he got to the Heat… so?

[@jaydot4956]

@@siner2442bro this Gianni’s’ 3rd coach in a year, when has Lebron ran through 3 coaches in one season?

[@laughoutlos]

@@jb5146 I agree

[@siner2442]

@@jaydot4956 Lebron switches Coaches & Jersey like pajamas… 😂

[@bottse2007]

Explain to me... 30-13 Panic !!! 15-15. No panic ? 🤔🤣

[@MindMan424]

For reals , like WHY did the Bucks fire the previous coach in the first place

[@jboogie45213]

Exactly! I remember Windhorst, Perk etc. sounding the alarm and saying how bad things were under Griffin. Yet now they are giving nothing but excuses.

[@joemagwood9130]

😂😂😂

[@jongkim6150]

there are so many unthankful or lunatic Bucks fans who are like "oh Griffin had an easier schedule" or "Doc Rivers improved our defense". I have no sympathy for those fans

[@cheerioss-9121]

@@MindMan424giannis

[@abjustdoit1294]

Doc threw the bus under the bus 😂

[@jboogie45213]

😂🤣

[@joemagwood9130]

😂😂😂

[@zerocool7408]

Doc Rivers is the Lebron James of Coaching. Makes excuses. Throws his team under the bus. Achieves less with more. Always needing more help. Zero accountability

[@sbernardskiff183]

And then threw the train on top off the bus

[@donbuyshousescash4765]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hoalanho]

Didnt JJ reddick say this a month ago, and many commentators killed him for it.

[@Spiritus1130]

Because it sounded personal, not that people disagreed. And doc threw his clippers team under the bus before that and he kept receipts.

[@DawryMike]

​@Erick-1130 Because it was personal, didn't mean he was wrong. If my former shitty boss kept getting high profile work I'd be pissed too.

[@kaekae1782]

@@DawryMikeppl didn’t say he was wrong. They just came at his approach

[@Musso8771]

There was nothing wrong with his approach tho. All he did was say that Doc always makes excuses. He was pretty animated cuz he has personal experience with it, but its not like he did it in some out of bounds way.

[@nice1288]

Faaacts

[@71SanClare]

Doc has an amazing ability to talk rich guys into giving him jobs.

[@jaygray7883]

Can’t hate the playa, hate the game lol. Doc might not be the brightest coach, but he ah smart mofo when it comes to securing the bag.

[@mattwhitely1067]

Yep

[@obynoomere1280]

😂😂😂

[@placidosaico5026]

It's the sound of his voice. 😂😂

[@Dness24]

😭😭 Facts

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

The Bucks did it to themselves they went from 30-13 to .500 can't feel an ounce of sympathy on this one.

[@spectralnighttravel]

Still baffling they fired a rookie head coach who was 30-13 to bring in the guy who owns the record for most playoff series eliminations when leading 3-1.

[@roberthall1818]

This was on Gianni's

[@greggibson33]

@@roberthall1818 That's what I've been saying. This has the Freak's fingerprints all over it.

[@gringoboy701]

@@roberthall1818 Right? Giannis is the most coddled star in the league. Any other superstar who green lit Doc Rivers getting hired would be crucified in the media.

[@89426]

🎯 They had it, and they blew it. It's called Hubris.

[@newagestudios408]

The funniest thing is that Doc didn’t even have to take this job lol he set himself up, he could’ve took the entire year off and had a couple options at the end of the season. Bucks were fine without hiring him.

[@Shakamarusan]

You turning down 40 million?

[@Bobbleheads56]

He was probably just flabbergasted that he keeps stumbling into these paydays while having no idea what hes doing. Good for him

[@markprince6125]

Rob parker is a savage

[@dyrldouglas2087]

Doc threw EVERYBODY under the bus. It was them not me.

[@gringoboy701]

He'spractically blaming the dudes selling popcorn in the concession stands.

[@zerocool7408]

Doc Rivers is the Lebron James of Coaching. Makes excuses. Throws his team under the bus. Achieves less with more. Always needing more help. Zero accountability

[@Zerotrigger77]

I still can't believe they fired Adrian Griffin just to hire the most overrated head coach of all time. One of the dumbest moves by a front office in a long time.

[@bottse2007]

Doc will become the only coach to brake negative records 😂😅

[@chaytiano6896]

* break

[@siner2442]

WTF are talking about? Doc has always had a Winning record in the regular season with all of most his teams… it’s the Playoffs he’s looked bad in.

[@quintonbell6836]

Bro…brake?!😢

[@jongkim6150]

@@siner2442 because he literally coached the most number of hall of famers

[@anthonyburns9365]

It really gotten worse when they got rid of Budenhozer...

[@notoriousLSGshow]

💯 I always thought he was solid & he won a chip so should of been given more leeway IMHO

[@Musso8771]

Of course he was. Anyone who thought getting rid of him was an upgrade is clueless.

[@OGGOAT23]

I mean bucks fired them after bucks lost to the heat (giannis played like 2 games). Heat went to the Finals. Stupid move

[@Lil_tro_Vert]

@@OGGOAT23 why do yall do that he played the first half of the first game and was already down 20 when he got injured. The last two games 4 and 5 he had 30+ and double digit leads in the fourth with 6-7 mins left of both games. He lost them which cost budenholzer his job

[@RandallGay-qx1uc]

Bud was not that good either

[@str8nashtygaming466]

JJ Reddick was right. Doc just can't accept responsibility. He will point fingers at everyone but himself.

[@9oncoud92]

I’m not sure many people believed Doc was every very good over time - the media for whatever reason kept pushing the narrative that he is an elite coach. The guy couldn’t make simple adjustments a decade ago and still continuing. His competitors are looking forward to playing against them to get a W.

[@jbbrolic]

He has the aura of a great coach. He isn't one though. Media buys into the aura and massively, massively overrated him.

[@Call_Me_Con]

They treat Mark Jackson how they SHOULD be treating Doc 😂

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Nobody does less with more than Doc Rivers. It’s kinda amazing just how long he’s been able to live off that one championship and the amount he’s underachieved and choked away so many opportunities despite consistently coaching very talented teams for so many years.

[@jdayala-wright8875]

That is so beautifully put "Does less with more..."

[@mccainbros7745]

how many gallons of tea does Chris go through 😂😂😂

[@dunkingpawn3215]

Rob is far better at fixing the lights, than Doc at coaching 😃🤣. How does Doc keeps getting hired for top coaching, commentary…he should write a book about how to crack a job interview when least qualified for it.

[@RC72387]

Rob goes from fixing a light to giving his take and back to Tinder

[@jeromemaida4933]

Bahaha!

[@obynoomere1280]

😂😂😂

[@corning1]

This guy has to be one of the worst coaches of all time that has name recognition, dear Lord.

[@oogabooga1023]

I blame the NBA! Teams keep hiring this fool and that's their fault.

[@Big7wardnola]

I keep saying Doc Rivers is a overrated coach

[@iTuber012]

He's Floyd Mayweather when it comes to accountability... He be slipping them punches lol

[@greggibson33]

Bucks have become a tire fire that can't be put out.

[@mannied6395]

For some reason Doc Rivers does not make In-game adjustments, this is the reason he's lost so many 3-1 leads. He starts out the game with a plan, but refuses to make adjustments to his plan!

[@shoob7979]

That's what happens when you aren't a very good X's and O's coach who can't assess his players strengths and more importantly weaknesses. Seriously I been saying that about Doc basically since he arrived in LA and repeatedly failed to make any deep playoff runs forget reaching the Finals they didn't even sniff a conference championship appearence with very talented teams. He may interview well and be a good motivator in the locker room but he's never been talked up as being an adjuster either in lineup selection to possibly create matchup issues or improve the 2nd team when coming off the bench or even coming out of halftime recognizing what might improve play on offense or defense!!! The Big 3"s early success and getting a ring in Boston after what rosters Doc acquired through Danny Ainge's brilliant front office decisions and trades certainly led to people feeling like he was far better than what we all have now witnessed in a decade plus of coming up short with enough talent to confuse anyone who knows that coaching does matter especially when the game comes down to a few possessions in the clutch moments regardless of what Kyrie said in Brokklyn

[@18t4motion]

Doc going to blame his own momma next time they lose a game. The travel crew? Really?

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Unfortunately not taking accountability/ blaming everyone else is the norm nowadays starting from elected politicians to the 5yr old in school ( @ least w/ the 5ye old is justified by age lol) but def get your point & agree

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

That did it for me 😂😂😂😂

[@justinwinston9929]

Doc tossed everyone under the bus. Already preparing for that early playoff exit and how to Spin it. The team trainers and water boys aren’t professional so our shooting and defense suffered

[@austinking9912]

He blamed the road crew 🤣🤣🤣

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Is no doubt this guy has dirt on every front office person. This guy is something else

[@Bert_WML]

Why does Doc keep on getting jobs. He’s an average coach that got lucky to coach 4 HOFers and got a ring. And he never places the blame solely on himself

[@18t4motion]

Doc is on the coaching carousel and apparently has a lightning pass to get right back to the start of the line once he gets fired

[@benjaminberman6200]

Doc needs to go to the “Bill Belichek-Pop school of media relations. He says what thinks waaaay too much. Just say nothing!!

[@NM-qo6cd]

A lot of people owe JJ Redick an apology lmao

[@davidramos4317]

No, they don’t. Watching basketball for over twenty years and I’ve never EVER heard someone blaming the support staff for losing words.

[@dlbarnes]

Why? 😂😂😂 his head is up LeBron’s butt

[@jaydot4956]

@@dlbarneswhat does that have to do with what he said about Doc?

[@dlbarnes]

@@jaydot4956 That his opinion is just an opinion from a player who didn't win at any level

[@jaydot4956]

@@dlbarnes yeah but his opinion ended up being valid, him not winning a championship has nothing to do with it.

[@dyrldouglas2087]

Doc has been able to keep getting hired for a 10-15 yrs.

[@mxhughes]

Dude unzipping alot of pants is the only plausible explanation cuz ain't no way his record alone is enough to convince ppl he's worth a hire

[@michaelbenjamin504]

6:07 Do you guys know where that laugh soundboard is from?

[@abjustdoit1294]

The Bucks got what they wanted giving up defense for offense in the Dame trade giving up more PPG but increasing their point differential by +1.5 and they fired the coach Giannis picked 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[@Jahrell_Media]

“Since Moby Dick was a gumby “ 💀

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Guppy , but yea RP has the old man / grampa jokes @ alot of times funny AF

[@jamesrippy1161]

The biggest surprise is the amount of people who are genuinely surprised that the Bucks are imploding since firing their coach & hiring Doc “the choke artist” Rivers.

[@Shakamarusan]

Their 3 main components are betas. Giannis, Dame and Doc

[@rodbat9075]

Middleton too!

[@gregoryevans8179]

Don’t know why they hired Doc Rivers. They lost to Wizards and Grizzlies in consecutive games.The Grizzlies have about 3 qualified NBA players and the Wizards are awful.

[@kdaz25]

So you fire Mike Budenholzer for this? They are still in the same boat. Mike would have at least done better then this.

[@SaharaKnows]

They are older and not athletic

[@NelsonSwampWorldTour]

I wish my Wizards would give a young GOOD coach like Adrian Griffin a chance.

[@PRODIGY-AND-HAVOC]

lol how Rob be doing random stuff during broadcast..LOVE IT!!

[@bktruth9804]

I PRAY they LOSE in the First Round as PUNISHMENT for firing Adrian Griffin 😂

[@jeromemaida4933]

Me too!

[@jimmyparson7221]

The issue is Giannis gave up to much power to Dame and took a backseat. Giannis is the better all around player. Dame needs to take the backseat and follow Giannis. I think this will make a difference offensively. Now as for the defense that’s Docs and the teams problem to fix collectively. smh

[@rock_oclock]

"The equipment manager needs to wash our clothes better." -Greek the Freak

[@t99155]

Doc's coaching..."c'mon guys!" 😂😂😂

[@tylerasweet]

What the hell is with this NBA trend of firing coaches a year or two after they won a championship? Makes no sense to me

[@ThirdThinker]

A lot of folks who were coming after JJ about his take on Doc Rivers owe him an apology.

[@maroonporsche]

Giannis has a title and that’s great but chances of him getting another one don’t look great

[@davidchandler6885]

boston is young stacked, i like gannis but gannis need major move to get thru them over next 5 yrs

[@djbabyslimm6991]

Rob must always forget he is on camera because he is always moving around😂

[@aas55]

If the Knicks, 76ers, and Cavs had been healthier, the Bucks would be the fifth seed.

[@brob8204]

I want to see Adrian Griffin get another head coaching job in the NBA. I think many of us are taking this for granted, it's not easy to win 30 games in the NBA by the All-Star break (mid-season). If anything, the team is showing us right now that it wasn't easy.

[@robertalston4609]

Philly warned them!

[@jonathanchen1026]

I don’t understand why the front office let the other coach go for doc…big mistake The front office is to blame, not doc! We know what you get with doc! The front office caused this problem!

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

It's the Bucks front office who must accept responsibility for the teams struggles. Going 30-13 was simply not good enough for this front office, so they fired coach Griffith to hire Doc Rivers who is under .500. Suddenly the front office is content with losing.

[@greggibson33]

Is Giannis blameless in all this? Did his opinion on coaching and on acquiring Lillard have any influence? Wondering.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Id say yes GA is partly to blame - still wonder why coach Bud was fired -they can make this drama go away depending on their performance in playoffs ​@@greggibson33

[@Musso8771]

Right. Solely on the front office. It has nothing to do with the most powerful person in the organization, who has also put public pressure on them in the past. Giannis probably had no idea what was going on.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

@@Musso8771 Giannis had some input I'm sure, but ultimately it's the front office that makes the hiring and firing decisions and must take responsibility as all decision makers must do.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

@@greggibson33 Giannis had some input I'm sure, but it's is the front office that makes the final decisions. They treated coach Griffith unfairly and must now suffer from their dumb decision. There will be no Bucks dynasty with Lillard as long the front office makes foolish choices. Like firing a successful Rookie coach mid-season because the players complain. I wonder do they complain about the new coach now that they are losing?

[@DaMixWizard]

When the Bucks hired Doc Rivers, I said... their done. They will lose in the first round of the playoffs. They started 30-13 to 47-29. I got a feeling their record would be 57-19 if they kept Adrian Griffin

[@thehoboman]

Doc needs to keep the media scrums short, he just gets himself into trouble

[@Slb5988]

Remember when Adrian griffin was coach and they were like a top 5 team in the league

[@jurgbalt]

JJ: I told you so

[@P420-i1e]

Does Rob know we can see him setting up lights moving camera seats

[@geramielewis2175]

I don’t want to hear it!! Bucks better get it done this year!!

[@SithMirth]

This is an amazing essay. What an excellent job at encapsulating a really major struggle for so many Black people. It really hits me in terms of the concept of forgiveness, both from the standpoint of within the Black community and from outside it.

[@kh23234]

THANK YOUUU OMG ITS DOC RIVERS FAULT HE'S THE JAMES HARDEN OF COACHING

[@corning1]

He really is lol

[@hardworkingcriminal4873]

Was that your Rob Parker impersonation cus that's how I read it 😂

[@timothymoorejr6525]

Great comparison

[@pjones8189]

😂

[@nice1288]

Idk wtf DR did but why is he so high in demand to be a HC when he won 1 championship 15 years ago 😂

[@pjgt5364]

The Bucks mess up when trading away they best premier defender.

[@upstairsweb-series9848]

I remember this guy on ESPN said this about doc and him not having accountability and ppl ripped him. I think his name was JJ Reddick.

[@artistjim114]

I love Rob Parker- i’m adjusting the lights right now!

[@firstchain_prominence]

aye i’d take a 5 year deal from the bucks and get fired by week 7 🤣🤣🤣

[@trevonnebell954]

When JJ said this about Doc the media ripped him a new one

[@pauljoseph3081]

Giannis and the Bucks management did this to themselves. They fired the coach that helped them win a title, and Giannis didn't defended the guy despite what he went through during the playoffs. Giannis was already considering leaving, and that sends a negative vibe to the team.

[@cotati76]

Doc has said that he doesn’t give speeches. Nor does give what he termed “rah rah speeches” to the players. He said they’re professionals and should know what to do. Well how the hell has that been working out for you for the last 16 years Doc? You’re a terrible coach and completely incompetent. Boston won in spite of you Doc, not because of you.

[@jasonhenry573]

Hasn't won since Moby Dick was a guppy..😭

[@poppsosa6289]

The big 3 Celtics might be one of the greatest teams in history?? How the heck they won a ring with doc as coach

[@dsantifit]

Cause KG was the coach, best player and one of the best leaders who played every possession like it was his last and when you have the buy in of your best player everybody else just follow suit. Like Tim in San Antonio and Brady in New England.

[@darrylbrumfield7659]

Exactly ​@@dsantifit

[@fatedestroyer]

Dont forget Rondo

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Agreed plus coach thibs had those dogs being accountable for playing tough D ​@@fatedestroyer

[@Musso8771]

That team was one of the most complete, well put together rosters (Ainge) this century, and they had smart players who kept the standard and accountability high on their own. Doc probably did what he could to mess it up, but it just wasn't enough.

[@brettboi3730]

why's chris's mic swinging like that

[@jorgem.1564]

I didn't understand firing Mike Budenholzer. They ran into a Heat team that went to the Finals. But yeah firing AG after 30-13 to go to Doc? I always thought Doc under achieved at Boston and LA.

[@supermario8175]

It's hard to take over a team mid-season. You have to get an understanding of a team that doesn't know you at all when you come from the outside. Just not an easy job

[@josedelva9494]

Doc is the only coach I love having on my posing team in the playoffs. I know for sure it a home run 🤣🤣

[@ToniKhoury83]

Did Rob lose his keys or something?

[@cortezflowers3464]

Doc rivers is biggest fraud Celtics should have won 3 chips n never lost to LBJ with anyone else coaching

[@greggibson33]

100% correct. A Superteam that wins one chip? 😆

[@gringoboy701]

Most underachieving team in history. Imagine Spoelstra coaching that team. They would have been the Spurs of that decade.

[@devontepiggott1887]

No they wouldn’t have beat the heat they was old and hurt then it was rondo team at the end they had great matchups though but I think KG was feeling it after a while and Paul was up there too ray switched teams lol

[@greggibson33]

@@gringoboy701 Correct. Doc is very skilled at making overachievers into underachievers.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

​@@gringoboy701💯 ES is a beast of a coach , asking the team to hold off on his extension until his divorce went final saving 💰💰💰💰💰 was an epic boss move

[@alessioraccagni3753]

Dame is averaging 24 p 5 ast for game. Jrue last year was 19p 7 ast and 5 reb WITH defensive effort. I miss you Jrue....

[@MaddNomad1015]

Bucks and Suns gambled too much.

[@MikeSimGaming]

Anyone who knows basketball knew Doc Rivers was a horrible hire, mid-season or off-season.

[@EvangelismforGod]

Hopefully this will be the end of Doc Rivers coaching. The man is overrated!

[@jaysabz7775]

Let remember that it's not the Milwaukee Bucks as an organization that called this changes, its the players/superstars of the team.

[@vincentbyrd5350]

I know adrian griffin somewhere drinking a sangria and with the feet up like haha life is good when ur watching it from cancun 😂big ups ma g

[@beanstocks5782]

Jj was right. I know bucks have buyers remorse for this mess

[@jamesw5713]

My god as a Bucks fan, this last back-to-back getting rinsed by two bottom dwellers was about as frustrating as it gets. Anyone shooting 1-10 from 3 is inexcusable, change it up in that case on the night, teams scoring lay ups for fun and the Bucks looking like they dont know how to score a easy bucket.

[@Marcusp1620]

Why didn’t Doc just go with the ESPN gig?

[@africadondada6555]

Adrian Griffin at the crib, feet up, smoking on a stogie, smiling to himself...

[@17thN.O]

The good ol'NBA. Where it's "all about the stars", every "superstar" is a "GOAT", it's a "star driven league", when the team wins. But when the team loses "the "superstars need more help" or the "superstars" teammates are "bums" or the "superstars" always need a larger market". It's never the $60 million a year "superstar's" fault for not handling business. The Bucks are on their 3rd coach in a year and about to fire the 3rd one. The "superstars" should have to coach the teams themselves, but then they'd blame the GM or the training staff or the caterer, or the parking lot attendant or the hotel staffs on the road. This is one of the many reasons why the NBA is just not good anymore and hasn't been in over a decade.

[@Seddysaid]

Brousard talks trash about the Suns when they're not playing good trying to find their groove, but now that they're playing well, he doesn't talk about the Suns at all

[@davidchandler6885]

well suns have wayyy talent i feel

[@Seddysaid]

@davidchandler6885 yeah but Brou only talks about them when they play bad

[@MrBimirud]

@2:37 It's been awhile since Rob had jokes 😅

[@Kikibrat2]

JJ right now...☕🤣

[@jeffheinzel1977]

Gianni’s played gm and it came back to haunt him. I hope he learned a lesson.

[@stldweller]

Doc Rivers ruined his Superstar talent Ben Simmons with this same tactic.

[@Bafouboy]

Who? 😂😂😂

[@maroonporsche]

Doc rivers really said he didn’t know if he should play an injured player. Who is suppose to make the decisions if not Doc 😂

[@yahcrack]

Ain’t no way Doc done blamed the bag packers LMAOOOOOOOO

[@corning1]

😂

[@corning1]

He did lol😂