Doc Rivers has an extensive history of making excuses for his teams’ shortcomings and throwing his players under the bus. But after the Milwaukee Bucks’ most recent loss, he took things to a new level by throwing the team’s travel crew under the bus.
“I’ve actually been sitting back and watching everything,” Rivers said. “Not just our players but our travel crew, everything…We don’t bring the necessary professionalism, seriousness on the road… Everybody seems happy, you know, but except for me after our game.”
Doc Rivers discussing the Bucks struggles on the road (18-20 this year)
“I’ve actually been sitting back and watching everything. Not just our players but our travel crew, everything…We don’t bring the necessary professionalism, seriousness on the road.”pic.twitter.com/M7sZXn9YEM
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) April 3, 2024
The Bucks lost to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Milwaukee didn’t have Damian Lillard in uniform for either game, but they were still heavily favoured to beat both teams. And as always, it’s everyone’s fault except Doc’s.
Here are some of the best reactions around the internet to Rivers’ latest comments.
Lmfaoo he’s blaming the goddamn bus driver for road losses Doc Rivers continues to innovate the blame game https://t.co/pTVhXxx8cs
— Bihagaro (@dimarco34) April 4, 2024
this fucking team LOVES to blame the guys who wash the jerseys and not the guys who score the points its hilarious https://t.co/TkSLN5NlT9
— fraser ramon (@SteveMerkle9) April 4, 2024
Bucks staff catching another stray for the team struggling on-court pic.twitter.com/ORpCzQ0jZH
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) April 3, 2024
I mean the hot dog vendors. They really got to do better
— T Hampshire (@trenthampshire) April 4, 2024
Every Doc Rivers quote is a thought I have during small talk pic.twitter.com/rNxdT5Q65K
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) April 5, 2024
Every Doc Rivers quote is a thought I have during small talk pic.twitter.com/rNxdT5Q65K
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) April 5, 2024
Every quote from Doc Rivers sounds like the thoughts of a PhD student… pic.twitter.com/KENFDvBDAa
— 𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝔼. ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 (@ProfJonCollins) April 5, 2024
Every Doc Rivers quote graphic makes it sound like he’s sleep training a baby. pic.twitter.com/eKiGynX0SV
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) April 4, 2024
Doc Rivers is a first ballot Quote Graphic Hall of Famer, may be the greatest we’ve ever seen https://t.co/PicMIslHFz
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) April 4, 2024
The pressure on Rivers is undoubtedly rising. He has won just 50 percent of his games as Bucks head coach, while his predecessor Adrian Griffin won just under 70 percent. That’s despite Griffin being fired just part-way through his first year as head coach of the team.
Interestingly, Rivers isn’t the only member of the Bucks to reference the team’s support staff when it comes to the team’s poorer performances. Giannis Antetokounmpo referred to the team’s equipment manager while venting his frustration earlier this season.
“We have to be better,” he said at the time. “We have to play better. We have to defend better. We have to trust one another better. We have to be coached better. Every single thing, everybody has to be better. Everybody. It starts from the equipment manager. He has to wash our clothes better. The bench has to be better. The leaders of the team have to be more vocal… We have four months to get better, so let’s see.”
These are very strange times in Milwaukee indeed.
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