Stephen A. thinks THIS could be DICEY for Doc Rivers in Milwaukee 🍿 | The Stephen A. Smith Show

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Stephen A. talks about the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to fire Adrian Griffin and the recent hiring of Doc Rivers.
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[@holidayarmadillo8653]

ESPN posting clips of Stephen A's independent show on their channel now, ya'll really got nothing without this man lmao

[@caper087]

I dno why SAS is allowing this.. I thought this was HIS SHOW and he makes the rules! This shows the opposite

[@94Knights]

@@caper087more promo for his channel, he probably gets paid more too

[@ivotenotocensorship5247]

​@@caper087it is his show. He's getting PAID for these clips. Chill out

[@tnt718]

​@@caper087 I'm sure he's licensing the content to espn

[@onidtubes]

Doc Rivers, the only guy to get the best coaching jobs after getting fired for failing mulitple times.

[@MeBihhhh]

Docs the only coach to get all the blame for his players choking 😂

[@elizaschaeffer34]

I mean have the clippers won or something since he was fired? The Celtics?? They have titles since 2013? lol no. They don’t. Idk. Seems like those teams still LOST and STILL CHOKED under other coaches as well. lol As for Philly? Embiid and harden some weakass stat padding ball hogs. This bucks team just needs structure and organization. They don’t need grit or anything like that. They’ll close out games. Just give them the tools to be in position 🤷‍♀️

[@TheCricketer15]

Can’t blame doc for 76ers. Embiid and Harden known to choke during playoffs But yes, underachieved at clippers.

[@exdemokrat]

😂SAS loves himself a lot 😂 He loves pointing out something he feels like he accomplished.

[@notacat7127]

What have you accomplished?? 🤔

[@exdemokrat]

@@notacat7127 we all have accomplished things in our lives some people may have accomplished more. Then we have the ppl who would like us to know that they went out their way to open the door for someone.

[@Teddy42O]

Today is my Birthday I'm 36

[@tommyvaughn2858]

Happy Birthday

[@giannis_szn]

Nice is your life good, bad or absolutely abysmal?

[@Anonymous--Troll]

The 36th triangular number is 666! But Happy bday 🎉

[@joshromero6342]

Happy birthday! My nephews name is Theo haha

[@MrGenexxx]

Happy Bday! Bob Marley died at 36

[@freeluh8]

TBH STEPHEN A IM TIRED OF YOU🤦🏾 every game it was jus something looking off about the team n now when something get adjusted now its a problem😂😂 jus stfu

[@adaqable]

Spoelstra and Nurse are salivating at the thought of strategizing against Doc

[@raymundturner1140]

Imagine him loosing to nick nurse and the Sixers, Minus harden. That would be embarrassing for him.

[@johnjovanovichwick4194]

So is Thibbs

[@Z_Is_Me_Reacts]

If doc don’t win 🤣the memes will be crazy

[@MeBihhhh]

What happens when he wins?

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

I guarantee he will not win. Very, very basic data interpretation overwhelmingly shows this.

[@MeBihhhh]

This will be the best team he ever coached and I don’t see chokers like harden, Joel, cp3 or Blake on this team Cope

[@elizaschaeffer34]

@@iwishiwasthomasshelbydata interpretation says he has the winningest coaches in the league. He coached a trash magic team and was able to help them reach their potential (though limited). He coached an excellent, gritty Celtics team to a win. He coached a clippers team that underperformed in the playoffs, he coached a sixers team that we all know underperforms every year in the playoffs. Now he’s coaching a bucks team that has patched up their issues with closing games out and simple needs organization, leadership and guidance. I’m giving him a chance. There’s no other choice but to do so.

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

@@elizaschaeffer34 I can’t fix what you have 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️. No one can; there’s nothing I can say to help you out. Have a good one.

[@cwl1919]

I hope they hire Adrian Griffin as a consultant and he recommends firing the coach.

[@MM-kt5bv]

Hold up, ESPN posted this 😂?

[@alphahalo3471]

That's what I'm saying. This is supposed to be separate from what his work at ESPN

[@MikeJones-ne1og]

I hate the narrative that Giannis is involved with coach firings and hirings in Milwaukee. I'm sure they ask him for his opinion, but it's not in his personality to go into the GM's office and demand they make certain moves. I'm sure he could fight for someone to stay if he wanted them to, but why would he do that if he respects the work the organization has done to put him the position to compete for championships?!?!? This narrative is ridiculous.

[@KNByam]

Now if they do worse than they started it will forever be attached to him, coach killer. 😅😅

[@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak]

​@@KNByamattached to him? Jinda hard to when Giannis is averaging 31, 11, 6 assists abd has the most all-stars votes. His performance speaks for itself.

[@mrcalipride]

hes the one who hand pick Griffen, and he was the one who got him fired. lol

[@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak]

​@@mrcalipridewere you there with him when he was handpicking Griffin? So you helped Giannis handpick Griffin and helped him fire Griffin too?

[@jackjohnson8244]

He's not helping himself leading his team in a dance party the day after his coach got fired.

[@jricks92921]

One championship is better than none…shout out to doc rivers and good luck

[@fg186]

On paper Adrian griffin's record in is 30-13, but as you can see from the last game, bucks can win with just talent alone. Does Griffin really move the needle

[@chadbutler8634]

Doc doesn’t either

[@sebaztionabsolution]

a david blatt situation in 2024? the association been in scary hrs.

[@Ant-Tee]

I still need to hear from griffin

[@Keysade]

Your defense goes down because you traded away Holiday for Dame. I dont think that's on coaching.

[@TheFinalOutcast]

I’m not trying to come at you but I disagree, yes trading jrue for dame would cost us defense and that’s a given, but how about how the fact that we literally couldn’t stop anybody, and on top of that there were plenty of times our defense was not only confused but also lazy, on top of that, he’s a first year head coach on a contender, he was always going to be under some kind of pressure and the first half of the season was not the greatest of starts

[@Keysade]

@@TheFinalOutcast I'm just saying that it's not just Holiday. He is first team all defense and almost won defensive player of the year. Once you move him everyone gets moved. So when the players are asking for the same roles they played on defense as last year you can't do that.

[@TheFinalOutcast]

@@Keysade but then that’s where coaching comes into play, you know brook lopez is one of the slowest centers there is, putting him at the top of the key in pick and roll situations isn’t smart, especially against teams with speed and athleticism like Indiana or Boston

[@marcuslittle4428]

Stephen A, everybody knows you're a Bucks small market team hater! Come to Milwaukee, we have some snowballs waiting for you😂😅😂

[@tiffany5441]

Giannis needs to be re-engaged? He’s averaging 31/12/6 while shooting 60%

[@Calebc95]

30-13 Pay attention to how they justifying this firing. 30-13 and he got fired. 4th in defense Vs 21st in defense yet it’s 7 people averaging 30ppg.

[@lukekiefer5964]

Let me guess, Stephen A yells in this video, and then says things slowly after yelling

[@joemagwood9130]

Doc got that Clippers job after they fired Vinnie Del Negro who got them to the second round in 2013 and in 7 years there never got them out of the second round.

[@MeBihhhh]

CP3 and Blake griffin…enough said

[@Katakuri213]

We get it SAS. You told everyone he was getting fired multiple times. Does he want ppl to acknowledge he was one of the first to say it? 😂😂

[@filippobacci3443]

But when Ham job was in discussion you said it wasn't his fault😂

[@cbrown940]

Nah. If Doc gets MIL to beat PHL in the playoffs… redemption. If Dic takes MIL further than PHL in the playoffs… redemption. He could come out looking great after this year’s playoffs- or not. We’ll see…

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

Hey SAS, say Tournament again 😂😂😂😂

[@cacaf8989]

He needs a ball stopper to play with Dame. Malik Beasley is not him.

[@Theo13136]

When a coach gets hired the team has expectations from him. That is why he gets big money. He has to know how to organise the the team. A griffin didn't have it. And all the bshit has to stop.

[@dchung726]

I never saw a coach throw a player under the bus the way he did Simmons. I had a lot of respect for doc until that episode - says a lot about his leadership philosophy -> find scapegoats when the pressure is too high.

[@stathiskafidas9020]

Doc had to manage Ben Simmons and James Harden. Enough said.....So what happened with Philly was hardly his fault. But now he will have his chance to really prove what he is made of and work on his legacy.

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

Nah he’s aweful. Had plenty of chances to really prove himself.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@SPACEKNOCKERZ76almost as awful as your attempt at spelling😂 Fact is nobody can win with Joel, Harden or Ben and this bucks team is hood best team ever

[@lazzi2462]

@@SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Plenty of chances? Dude's coached plenty of chokers during his career. T-Mac, CP3, Blake Griffin, Ben Simmons, Embiid, Harden. Those guys are all still ringless without Doc as their coach. Lol

[@justingaines6975]

​@@lazzi2462when was this he coached T Mac?

[@lazzi2462]

@@justingaines6975 Orlando Magic

[@davidd7508]

If Doc rivers can’t control the bucks than he gone once again. Giannis about to check the clipboard on the names of coaches to fire.

[@MeBihhhh]

He’ll have to borrow that from Joel and kd first😂

[@watsontoussaint3386]

Same Thing He Said On First Take, Word For Word 😂😂😂

[@guessthelogo]

Memes pertaining to Doc's defeat 🤣 will be absurd.

[@DeadPoolLilCuzin1567]

The problem is Doc Rivers ain't Pat Riley 😂

[@glend5990]

He brought that high school defense he use Under Nick Which wears players down..So yes I understand..But the Bucks are still done..for this generation

[@senseihndrxx]

This on espn makes me feel like espn tryna get a cut of this man money

[@kobememories5929]

it's this year not next year.

[@colorgreen5578]

Stephen A. Smith, next time Lavar tells you something whack like his kids are better than so and so in the NBA or he could beat MJ one on one…Lonzo is in his 7th year and has played 252 games his brother Lamelo is in his 4th year and has played 184 games…in MJ’s 7th year I’m pretty sure MJ played 402 games and I’m pretty sure in his 4th year MJ played 264 games. If you add the Ball brothers games played it’s 436. Jordan played 402 games in 7 years. Tell Lavar Ball he is a joke and he should not compare himself or his boys to MJ cause his boys are the Kardashians

[@KP-li9wr]

At the end of the day, if the players don’t give their all, coaches won’t succeed. Not always the coaches fault but it’s easy to blame the coach. Ex…harden quitting…let’s blame doc rivers. Makes no sense

[@MeBihhhh]

Lance again you Joel fans blame everyone but him. Dude avg 34 in the regular season season then 23 in the playoffs and yet it somehow hardens fault who swept a team without Joel 😂

[@bobbyhogo2342]

You know people in the talk-a-sphere are priviledged when they think interviewing for 14 jobs before getting a job isn't something people go through all the time (and often without a source of income, unlike Griffin)

[@aaronbasiliere9466]

Celtics fan here, love this hire😂 bucks are going nowhere

[@MeBihhhh]

Bucks fan here, love that Celtics fans are obsessed with the bucks even though they actually won within this decade and just benched yall at half 😂

[@lazzi2462]

That's ironic, because the last time yall won a chip, he was your coach. And yall are probably the same ones who say "Why fire Bud? He got yall a chip!" Lol 😂😂

[@marcuslittle4428]

When this generation of Celtics actually when a chip, I may give their fans some respect! 😅 Until then, shut up and dribble 😂

[@quintinmoran23]

So Doc was a consultant for the Bucks and now hes the coach lol? Yeah he snaked Griffin

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Doc is a talker. For him to succeed, he needs a strong coaching staff to actually coach, double the talent to overcome his eff ups, and a 1-2 year window before people realize he’s just a bull shitter who’s good at front office politics and start zoning him out. Milwaukee has none of that.

[@majormarketing6552]

Talking about firing him before his first game? Good lord

[@PRAYIMAKET]

dame gottta believe in himself😊

[@LordFarquuad5]

Explain Mark Jackson lol

[@adarious2326]

Why did he have to mention him being black? What does race have to do with anything?

[@Zavi1k2]

Now fire darvin ham

[@buschg7106]

How about just being real? Giannis is an egomaniac

[@aq1q]

Anytime I see so called expert stephen A smith, consider me unsubscribed

[@rickygriffin6736]

Next year no this year it's championship or bust

[@TrevorSithebe]

SAS relax😂

[@hantonvaldez3292]

Dat was stupid wat bucks did

[@bobbyhogo2342]

Last stop of an overrated career

[@RickyRanch21]

Always has to go to it was a black guy!

[@outlinebulls4145]

Stephen a = 🤡

[@jaaywitdabuttertv2722]

Why do we allow Stephen to talk about basketball obviously he don’t know anything about basketball

[@DonGivani]

Don't=doesn't*. You forgot he played in college 🏀, you forgot he is surrounded by basketball consultants

[@MeBihhhh]

@@DonGivaniyes his 1 yr on the team and 2 games played in which he avg 1.5 points and 1 assist at a D2 school definitely adds to his credibility 😂

[@DonGivani]

@@MeBihhhh yeah that's wicked

[@MeBihhhh]

@@DonGivani what’s wicked is he has people like you thinking he knows ball😂

[@DonGivani]

@@MeBihhhh I consider him a very knowledgeable person. Very good depth, detail oriented explanations. Together with Shannon Sharpe good analysing items. That's my opinion

[@marksines1246]

giannis is just a pre madonna now, all that money and fame got in his head lately, they ain’t beating boston, philly or miami , if it was jrue they might have a chance against any team

[@tigerhoods7927]

Giannis ain’t smart enough to be a player GM, they will fail and people will blame doc rivers even though he shouldn’t have got the job anyway

[@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak]

He's making millions. Where are your millions cause I need help paying for my bills.

[@MeBihhhh]

I feel like you aren’t even smart enough for this app😂

[@tigerhoods7927]

@@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak lol what

[@tigerhoods7927]

@@MeBihhhh this comment wasn’t smart either 😂

[@MeBihhhh]

@@tigerhoods7927 you’re clearly triggered

[@Bobbleheads56]

I like how he begins by crying at how hard it was for griffin to get a job AS A BLACK MAN, but then he admits the guy sucks as a coach 😂

[@dopenerd7507]

It's always about black this or black that wit him..ya would go nuts if ever white person said for a white man!!!!!

[@theyoganath3073]

Steps towards Success: -Lose in the 1st round. -Get Bud fired. -Choose Griffin. -Trade the house for Dame. -Resign. -Get Griffin fired. -Hire Doc Rivers. * We are here, next steps: ---------------------------------------- -Lose in the 2nd round regardless. -Get Rivers fired. -Request a trade for you, your brother and your cousin or w/e mid season.

[@QW22312]

Hop off

[@QW22312]

Bud would've been fired in 2021 if they lost, he was bad, and Griffin was terrible. 2 right choices.

[@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak]

Kinda hard to blame Giannis when Giannis is averaging 31, 11, 6 assists and has the most all-star votes. Try again. So bad yall even attack Thanasis😂😂😂. These Losers eveb attack Thanasis 🤣🤣. Giannis and his brother are bad ppl. Bro, Giannis or Thanasis isn't the reason why you are miserable.

[@This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak]

That's your problem. You don't have to watch Giannis play🤣🤣

[@jp23x]

"a black man"....they always bring race into the discussion.

[@gnvtwhp1218]

The pacers might destroy the bucks 78 times this seasons. Dang😂

[@jfloyd0122]

SAS Show on ESPN channel 💰 💰💰

[@redconsciousness2090]

Doc is not a good coach