Doc Rivers Postgame Press Conference | 4.26.24

Doc Rivers talks to the media following Saturday evening's game against the Pacers In Indiana.
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[@Miababe93]

Your biggest mistake is letting the vets play too much. "We still have people who can rebound the ball." -YESSSS, you know the answer and WE ALL know the answer. SO PUT THE YOUNG PLAYERS IN!! AJAX IS THE ANSWER.

[@orchang2]

he gave Giannis too many minutes late in the season too leading to his unnecessary injuries

[@kevintenner]

Doc has to play his vets. Crowder and Beasley off the bench suck!

[@BucDaWorld20]

I swear! Ajax should’ve been in the game in the 4th quarter & especially overtime cause the vets were tired

[@Miababe93]

​@@orchang2facts 💯 Giannis plays almost every game in the regular season and then it wears him down in the end. Additionally, letting Giannis do everything while the vets stand around playing no defense wears him down. Which brings back to my point, LET THE YOUNG PLAYERS PLAY so gainnis don't have to take soo much hit.

[@Miababe93]

​@@kevintenneryou and I must not be watching the same Buck's game. You wild for saying that. Have you seen how much the vets have been struggling all year grabing rebounds, boxing out, going into transition on a fast break, etc. List goes on.

[@notnero09]

Rebounding and second chance possessions cost us the game. Brook and Bobby should be screamed at for giving up those rebounds during OT. Pacers were hitting bricks after bricks and they got away with it. These bums should be ashamed for wasting Middleton legacy game .

[@zenchristafarian4404]

Bobby did miss some easy buckets shooting short. That being said, he still did great, but can definitely do better.

[@GiannisDameTime]

Brook and Bobby were gassed, they're giants to be fair. That Brook floater over a guard killed me though. If Beasley didn't play, the Bucks win this game.

[@fishngamestv5817]

When did Beasley play??​@@GiannisDameTime

[@israelrodriguez-xz8it]

Bobby trash

[@somatic47]

Bobby had 18 rebounds… Brook played 39 min and had 4 rebs, Dame and Bev combined had 3… Khris and Bobby were the only ones in the starting unit who got boards pretty much.

[@RiotPunch33]

Doc blew this one not going back to the young guys who were snagging boards and preventing second chance points.

[@Cell9074]

I saw Brook come in to end things being -11 and I was not a fan. The defense of Jackson Jr and Green got us back into the game. We started and ended this game on some b.s. Doc better stay observant if we want to make sure we steal at least one in Indy

[@mcinmiltwn]

And defending

[@__yvngrich]

I disagree. It was a 50/50 game

[@Rudeboymo]

Imagine Doc Rivers, Louis Armstrong, Dmx, Ja rule, Dikembe Mutombo, & the cookie monster all in one room having a convo 🤣🤣

[@Ihatexken]

U gotta wild imagination

[@JackahoonaLaGuna]

Sound like a Transformers movie for me

[@nathanielwash940]

That’d be painful

[@anthonyreed3095]

😂

[@milwaukeesav6699]

And the Cookie Monster lol😂

[@paulmalekos]

AJ Jackson changed the game when he came on. He brings great energy, athleticism and fearlessness. Please give him more minutes against this quick pacers team. Lets go Bucks!

[@gsosa4129]

Brook Lopez is 7ft tall and can’t get a rebound……..

[@shaquillecrosse5626]

9 rebounds in 3 games!

[@MTSStudiosLLC]

This right here is so true. The guy can’t jump more than a inch off the floor

[@SummerC]

he just want to shoot 3s

[@annalizaayuban9735]

Snail can't rebound. 🙈

[@user-pm5pj3zm3n]

Which is baffling that he can't rebound, I can't understand it

[@Positivecommentguy1]

Green and Ajax were a mere plus 10 again… play them more

[@GODfaV]

Also the best rebounders on the team. Outside of Giannis and Bobby.

[@33crushman]

Why have Jackson in when you can have Brook out there shooting 12 foot floaters and getting out rebounded by all of their guards?

[@GODfaV]

@@33crushman SMH

[@anibalcosme4282]

jackson came in too late he needs to start the game..I think everybody saw what he is capable of.

[@GODfaV]

@@anibalcosme4282 I agree

[@matthewadedayo5505]

Stop playing pat conigton play marjon

[@beevang5278]

Agreed

[@zenchristafarian4404]

Mad RESPECT to Middleton. AJ jr. needs to be honored for changing the energy and fighting hard. Dame did his job. PUT BEAUCHAMP IN!!!

[@EasyMoney007]

We need to play our young core more often! The pacers are the fastest pace team in the league. The bucks are the second oldest team in the league. Doc play Marjon, AJ and AJax more it’s that simple!

[@user-ve7qo3xk9j]

Why is bro laughing? He saw Brook destroying everything Kash Money built and not being able to get 1 rebound, and Doc chose to keep him on the floor 😂😂😂

[@orchang2]

because he already got a $40M contract from the Bucks management

[@yougotbaited2943]

Brook is the worst. I'm sick of him lol.

[@SummerC]

brook is tired being a center he just want to shoot 3s lmao

[@emeryhays]

he's laughing. because the bucks Dum management. gave him. 40 million dollars guaranteed. over the next four years.

[@blakehoward9432]

I feel confident bout the rest for the series if we play like we did to close the game out we will win

[@raphaelsherr4191]

Can’t ever be too confident with doc rivers as the coach. He’s bad in close out games

[@Nc17821]

Why are we playing "decoys" in OT? If Dame is hurt get him off the floor.

[@bradleydavis9802]

Docs take that deep breathe like man even if we do win the next few we will have to go to game 7 😢😢

[@HarryCarterBucks2021NBACHAMPIO]

Man if we had Andre Drummond, DAMN!

[@__yvngrich]

We don’t need Drummond.

[@kinghenry056]

Hope Dame injury is not a serious as it looked

[@__yvngrich]

Coach that was a great game!! But a whistle for the opposing team is crazy 😂

[@OGWILLIAMS414]

Jackson jr changed the game for the Bucks. We winning in 7 games

[@EliJahFedgo4tr]

Best Doc conference yet this season. Dude might not be perfect but he is down to earth and real. That's the kind of coach Milwaukee's team can win with.

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂HE'S A TERRIBLE COACH THEY WILL NEVER WIN WITH HIM

[@cg0003]

​@@IknowMoreThanYou why not? Because Gilbert said so? 😂

[@beanstocks5782]

Bucks are done the window is closed. Stop the delusion

[@cg0003]

@@beanstocks5782 They're down 2-1 and lost a game they should've won yesterday. Settle down

[@Lexiwheel69]

Hopefully Dame is fine and Giannis will return soon 🙏 and please don’t play Malik and Jae the rest of this series

[@darklordphantom4870]

Ajax and marjon need to play for lopez and bobby.

[@bitterzackYt]

Bro what?

[@fishngamestv5817]

we NEED a rotation! Having the starters and 2 bench players being subbed in consistently doesnt work. Try rotating in a team with 1-2 vets in at a time!

[@kingjayyy4718]

Keep playing Jackson Jr. Bobby struggled but I get it because pacers have better big defenders then most teams same with Brook. Also we should’ve worked on closing out, Defensive rotations was really good. And last Get the FREAKING REBOUND.

[@diablothegreat5932]

I bet the Bucks wish they hadn't fired their former coach now.

[@HighMo]

I was thinking the same thing today. The thing I learned in life, you make a change looking for new horizons, and guess what, sometimes things get worse.

[@JY-km8zo]

been saying this ever since Glenn Rivers got hired but most Bucks fans remained delusional

[@revered8027]

Bucks were 1-4 against pacers under Adrian griffin.

[@alithedon1803]

We would've been down 3-0

[@JY-km8zo]

@revered8027 Griffin would have secured no. 2 spot and wont have played Giannis so many minutes late in the season

[@jairunet]

Let's go Bucks, Give Doc the confidence, and you will get confidence back as well, there is not tomorrow play hard and stop taking the rebounds for granted, guard that paint hard LFG!

[@asadholmes8539]

He’s bald and has a whole head a hair at the same time. I didn’t hear a word he said I was analyzing the haircut that WHOLE time lol I hope I stay young forever bruh

[@markhorvatin8189]

Sucks to lose the game but we were the better team tonight. If we continue to play this way, we will get the next. Keep the faith.

[@tylerdejesus6333]

This

[@Miababe93]

We were the better team tonight. This game speaks volume that we needed athletism from our young guys and that's why we lost this game because we couldn't close it. Our vets was burnt out & poor rebounding.

[@Randomishh]

Ajax needs more time out there!! His energy brought us back in the second quarter and then barely played him second half.

[@danielcantrell9227]

Great way to come back they took a lot more shots then us

[@terrencehughes5096]

Bench Lopez insert Ajax at the 4

[@basejason]

This! Brook is old slow and useless, and takes terrible shots

[@Cell9074]

Agreed! Sometimes just switch it up please! 🙏

[@GiannisDameTime]

He's too small for the 4 but he can play the 3 and Khris play the 4

[@terrencehughes5096]

@@GiannisDameTime Either or take Lopez out of the starting and closing lineup

[@BroEdwardC]

K-Mid still has it. We'll get it for sure; no doubt. Coach Doc is still confident, and so as the entire Bucks. Let's get it all the way!!! 🙏🙏🙏🏆🏆🏆

[@jerisartis9394]

Damn we about to lose this season because of injuries smh

[@beanstocks5782]

Y’all were going to lose anyway.

[@pahanin2480]

Ajax can crash the boards and get rebounds

[@erikkelley412]

praying to god giannis plays we need his rebounding ability badly

[@BunnyPoker1]

did doc tell bobby to play like shit cause that's all I saw

[@chresaye.6723]

He needs to learn to let people finish asking their questions before interrupting them

[@osnidepaula3291]

Khris, lillard,Green, Jackson e Giannis time titular Bucks

[@g-money3766]

Lol damn this team is so dysfunctional. Being a fan is rough😅

[@RedonaWilliams]

Doc is not positive towards our guys to me most of the time!! He praises our opponents more than our team to me!!😮😢

[@Sbock86]

Cause it makes him look good. If his players suck and the opposition is good then he escapes.

[@kylebushnell2601]

You’re clueless

[@georgemarco11]

i don't try to defend him or something but he got here half season.. this is not his team.. his trainers.. (horst and i don't know who..? made this) and it's the most important game in the season and "his" guys can't grab a rebound to save their lives, the season and i don't know what... and your problem is him holding them accountable and saying things as they are...?!! well, maybe all that positivity towards "champ. caliber players" ain't that good afterall, maybe some more press and reality check puts them in the gym some more this summer and that front office take some decisions..? (and dont worry that much, those players "should" know by themselves if they were better on that court or not.. )

[@eddu-th5mk]

The bucks should not fire Adrian Griffin in the first place because gave Marjon and andre Jackson opportunities to play unlike Doc Rivers

[@israelrodriguez-xz8it]

The problem is Bobby playing with no effort missing open shots no effort on rebounds bench him he’s costing us the games

[@beanstocks5782]

He is actually happy dame and Giannis hurt because is gives him a valid excuse to use

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

Doc rivers is the worst coach Playing Lopez in the last minutes literally sold the game this bum can’t get a rebound and can’t make a shot + Ajax not playing and putting Portis back in is also a war crime

[@orchang2]

he always prefers veteran players, which can be good in playoffs but can also get outcoached if the opponent keeps adjusting their plans while Glenn Rivers keeps saying "common guys"

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

@@orchang2 Ajax is literally our 3rd best player right now

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

@@orchang2 Beverly got burned by that bum Halliburton

[@Cell9074]

Came out pathetic, carry the energy we used last 3 quarters into next game

[@Cell9074]

Lessen Portis and Lopez minutes total and share it with Jackson Jr. Let’s get it, sad bc Giannis is out we’re all of a sudden trash. Bullsh*t

[@HighMo]

@@Cell9074I have news for you, Giannis is a top 5 player in the league and defines the team, you remove him, it’s a BIG blow. This isn’t surprising. You expected the bucks to roll a team they struggled with in the reg season? Delusional

[@Cell9074]

@@HighMo Ofc he is the soul and head of the team; greatness personified. But if we want to be champions it would help to be good and constantly competitive without him as well

[@anthonyreed3095]

Doc rivers -ummm 😂

[@GODfaV]

You need to play the young guys Doc. Your vets are gassed.

[@kennypeele7507]

Omg the Bucks pissed me off I mean they couldn’t get no rebounds. I really think the NBA making Giannis not play because he looks like he ready to play. I feel like the Bucks still have two ways to win this series.

[@georgemarco11]

oohh man...!!! you know how not injured players look like... that's really a gift. that nba mafia is really scared. dame and yiannis, can you imagine...

[@dayshawnjohnson5178]

No rebound

[@mcinmiltwn]

Our old guys can’t keep up. Play the young guns. Middleton, Bev, Lopez; giving production of the bench on any other team. Bucks are too old. Giannis needs young players around him.

[@pokershockers]

We are stuck with Doc up to 3 years $40 million, enjoy!

[@qzplayspiano]

this game wasn’t a coaching problem it was a effort problem we got out hustled

[@kylebushnell2601]

Such clueless fans it gets so old

[@AsianDude1]

guys are not playing attention to ball move moment and rebounds even if the sheets says otherwise. who wants it more !!!

[@theodoresavvaids5563]

He don’t care that’s the answer 😢

[@maureengartzke4326]

We can beat these guys in 7, no doubt! Great game!

[@slideman1249]

In your dreams lol game in 5 or 6

[@doubledouble3454]

Doc come on that was bad coaching. You kept brook on the floor who couldn’t get a rebound. You should have benched brook for ajax

[@tmalfris136]

Good players bad basketball!losing by a bunch of kids.

[@laumichael4679]

Doc ‘the choke artist’ Rivers😂😂😂

[@cg0003]

Go listen to Gilbert Arenas. Doc wasn't the one giving the pacers multiple possessions because we can't rebound.

[@kylebushnell2601]

Another clueless “basketball fan”

[@gilmoreglenn9922]

Reduce pat bev's time, give Connaughton's minutes to aj green, our lineup should be dame aj khris Jackson and Bobby/brook, our biggest liability is at the center position, Bobby lacks size and brook is f*cking slow

[@vinchibeatztvii6884]

We played with our food.... When we took the lead, there were too many guys settling for the three when we should have been drawing the foul putting the game out of reach... #WherePruntyAt

[@dalettero]

Stop having beverly initiate the offense he cant shoot. His defense has been mid let Dame bring up the ball and play malik with Dame

[@James-ki5ix]

It's just like dame in Portland,and he's not gonna win in Milwaukee either especially if he's the only all-star on the team and in this case if the other all-star- stupid Star is injured! I don't think lame-time will ever win a championship!! This is what happens when these pre Madonnas wine about leaving their original squad if they get no help! They're paying a shit load of money naw i got my money now i wanna win a chip, just like goofy 🤪 arse Gilbert arenas said hell i rather have 100 million dollars than a $50,000 bogus ring. I wish players would just stay with the teams they were drafted to from the beginning, free agency and player option screwed up the league. That's why I only check out the highlights,all business no love.

[@orchang2]

Glenn River's playoff record is below 50% after he left Boston where he enjoyed 3 (or 4 if you count prime Rondo) hall of famers. The most overrated and consistent choker in NBA history

[@epicantfee]

This game was lost bcuz of our rebounding or lack of...Brook is 7'1 nd getting blocked and out rebounded by a 6'4 player...were not gonna win this series anyways midas well throw in Marjon, A Jax nd Aj Green with BP nd Khris, sit Dame, Giannis, Pat C, Crowder, Beasley nd put Brook right next to TA....well put up a way better fight...might even win the series...we have unplayable players not doin anything whos playing...i kno our young guys can cant be more worst then the production we gettn out these old players

[@PeaceEpieces]

I think the bucks finally figured out how to exploit the pacers d... now im just worried about the injuries.

[@Cell9074]

They can score it’s just about getting stops when it matters I’m telling you!

[@Cell9074]

They’re sixth seed for a reason and it has a lot to do with d

[@bgbdms17]

Our bench been going crazy 😂

[@whitewalker3292]

But also don’t forget Horst is responsible for making this dogshit team

[@henryf8418]

brook cant play too many mins this series, he is too slow for defensively

[@engbergrealtygroup]

If the bucks lose this series they should hire their 4th new head coach in the last year. They should start interviewing right now!

[@georgemarco11]

series is lost but now, they learn the lesson. you don't change coaches if the players are the problem. as you don't win without yiannis you don't win without kris too.. you don't win with injured old jae, pc and all personnel problems.. all these years without a mobile back up center..?! drop, drop.. and bp is not a one..) a better gm thought..?

[@chriswiggins6909]

Go Pacers :)

[@sputnikalgrim]

Giannis is Aaron Rodgers. Regular season hero, always injured in the post season, only gonna win that 1 ring

[@tylerdejesus6333]

Always injured in the post season is crazy. Last season he got undercut. He was healthy in 22 and took the Celtics 7 games this season he was playing through a lot of small injuries and not missed a handful of games

[@sputnikalgrim]

@@tylerdejesus6333so then it’s liked I said, always injured.

[@oddlylethalgabe4809]

@@sputnikalgrimbro khris is the one you should be talking about and Kevin love was the reason Giannis got hurt while he was in mid air you don’t have control and Klove made a dirty play

[@sputnikalgrim]

@@oddlylethalgabe4809doesn’t change what I said… dude is always hurt in the playoffs. It’s not an opinion it’s a fact, it’s not a difficult concept, hurt is hurt regardless of why. It’s the playoffs again and he’s not playing again. Tell where I’m lying

[@oddlylethalgabe4809]

@@sputnikalgrim smh the difference is you said always if Giannis gets injured again next year in the playoffs god forbid then I’ll give it to you and it sounds like your putting the teams failure on Giannis which is dumb

[@borisbajza4900]

lillard is making too many stupid shots, as i always said, european coaches are way better than nba.

[@danielcantrell9227]

Are you a clown? “As you always said” …stop with your predetermined shit!!! Go be a fake Clinton fan somewhere else

[@isackdemissie9809]

bobbi is one of the most unathletic overrated players in the nba, his turnovers and ball grip in the paint, and his explosive and layup making ability is dookie

[@isackdemissie9809]

brook also shoots too many crucial difficult shots

[@Spanky-ju6rc]

Curious to see how them Old Bucks legs feel after an OT game and 1 days rest.

[@lenora3639]

Play some young legs

[@yrnsheik4451]

Why is this old head laughing

[@ColeHoman]

He knows…

[@Voidwanderer571]

This is the worst coach period!!! He got the most records of blowing 3-1 leads!!!

[@VinnyKnuckles]

Soft team.

[@spursyankeesfan1306]

worst coach of aall time

[@abidoyejoshua6167]

Brook Lopez is unplayable

[@kevintenner]

I’m proud of the Bucks! The pacers are favored to win this series. The Pacers expected to crush the Bucks. The Bucks fought hard and could’ve won.

[@BlackEcology]

Lopez is f'ing useless against the Pacers. Can't guard in space and can't guard the perimeter so they just roll by him. Too slow to get back on transition D. The rebounding effort was some of the worst I've watched in 25 years. The rest of the team let Khris down.

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

BUCKS OWNERSHIP MANAGMENT FRONT OFFICE WHOMEVER NEEDS TO SEE THIS, IF YOU LET THIS M O R O N GLEN GET AWAY WITH NOT PLAYING THE YOUNG PLAYERS YOU WILL LOSE THIS SERIES WITH OR WITHOUT GIANNIS.

[@stergiosziogas3002]

Everyone understand and knows that Doc isn't made for big moments. He can't coach and i think nobody player listening him anymore.

[@joelerickson8143]

Fire him already!