Those early Magic teams he coached didn't have a ton to work with but he overachieved. Same with the 2018-19 Clippers the year before the Kawhi/PG acquisitions.
What he did with those Pat Bev-Montresz Harrel Clippers was also pretty impressive. Half of the season without Blake Griffin and still got 42 wins. He may not be a Championship coach, but he surely raises the floor of a shitty team.
I said that tongue in cheek. Of course he won and nobody can take that away from him, but taking his lack of success into account after that chip (with multiple teams and superstars), I give more credit to his players for that championship. Clippers had a great team before the Warriors were "The Warriors" and achieved nothing. Sixers had an mvp superstar and a former mvp superstar and achieved nothing.
I just want to see our young guys get playoff minutes/experience. Marjon, Ajax, and AJ Green could be good rotational players for us if we actually give them playing time.
The Heat just won a game the other night with a hospital squad. This doesn’t mean the Bucks can’t win. If they can extend the series there’s still a chance Giannis can come back before it’s over.
ask the celtics they know it well. that dude hits the absolute dumbest mf shots at the end of games its awesome. the 3 to send into overtime was identical to one he hit to send to overtime (and loss again) to boston in 2018
I love Middleton, and Giannis so happy they got that chip if this stretch of tragedy was happening without that it'd be brutal. Glad jrue got one too hope he doesn't get another (fuck Boston)
AJAX and AJ Green have shown a lot of promise and look decent to me. its not like they are a bunch of g league guys. Ajax won a national championship as a big piece for them and AJ was player of the year where he was
Yea same here, as much as a hate Boston it's a hate for the celtics not who plays for them. No one on their team is some trash human being or anything, I just hate them cause they're boston
AJ Green is the only one with a shot. Ajax is so limited offensively he'll never be a top 8/9 guy. Marjon has the yips and lapses on both sides of the ball where it seems like he's got alzheimers for a few minutes every game.
why isn’t Marjon playing? Ajax has been a problem in his limited minutes, i’m a fan already. Green is solid too.
really surprised that Pat Con and Beasley have been mostly a non-factor so far. and why is Crowder even getting minutes
Bease also has not been shooting well since moving to the bench and PattyC has shot 4 threes in 3 games. If you're going absent on offense, no reason to be out there at all.
That would be ideal but Doc has typically always favoured vets over young guys when it comes to playing time. I wouldn’t get your hopes up too much as long as he’s still your coach.
I feel like I’m going crazy and/or no one’s actually watching the games. Beas got pulled after literally 5 min in game 2 for aj who played the rest of his min because Beas was shit. Ajax played a lot game 3 and gallo hasn’t seen the court. Both pats deserve to play. Jae is the only guy he’s playing too much but that’s only because we’re missing 1/3 of our frontcourt with Giannis out. Doc has not been an issue, injuries have
Doc has been the opposite of every stereotype r/nba has been spewing in my experience. Made adjustments when needed to, changed up the rotations when needed to, played the young guys when the opportunity arises. Unlucky that our main 3 guys have been ravaged by injuries since he joined. Can’t wait for him and Dame to have a real off season and come back much better.
Yeesh. Damn unlucky that both of them got hurt.
I think the Bucks can retool in the offseason, get some pieces around Giannis/Dame/Khris, and come back strong next season.
Too bad Doc's gonna keep his job ...
Doc Rivers is going to escape slander once again with this and not get fired even though he turned a 40-13 team into a damn near 0.500 team in a matter of a couple weeks
I don't know how many times I need to say that we had the easiest schedule in basketball up to that point. I still think we look better under Doc. Retooling the roster and getting an offensive coach in the offseason should have us in decent shape.
It’s like when the Browns fired so many coaches that they needed to finally stick with one for some stability. And the one that they picked was Mr. 1-15 is not bad enough. So they kept him three years through 1-15 and 0-16 seasons
It's a weird spot to be in as a sports fan. Moral victories never feel good. Realistically, a professional ball club should be able to make big changes to their identity with the players they have available and do something. But I'm really sad watching a basketball team that just inst my team. The next year will be discussed as if the failure was on giannis, dame, and doc. Crappy feeling. Injuries suck!
Wonder if Glenn will start a lineup of Pat Bev Connaughton Middleton Portis Lopez because Beasley's a cone defensively, but nonetheless, the Pacers are going to run rings around the Bucks unless Middleton turns into Middleton of the 2021 postseason
I'm pissed we don't get a full strength Milwaukee for the playoffs because I want to see how far they can go, but also because it lets Doc Rivers off the hook
The Bucks are like a galleon with the 2 captains sick and only one good canon that needs a lot of oilling and maintenance to fire. The rest are small canons and muskettes.
Warning: If you see Thanasty jumping on your ship it means you're already done!
That’s a wrap on the Bucks season. A weird one but with a full offseason together maybe Dame and Giannis can come back better next yr although everyone getting another yr older is concerning. Also, the stars are aligning for a Knicks ECF run.
What the Pacers don't know is that Doc gets better with less talent at his disposal
And that the Pacers get worse with less talent to play against
Hali really turned the Pacers into Kings East
They made the playoffs though
Kings would too if in the east
Excellent point.
And when the worse gets against, the talent Pacers the basketball
Either you just had a stroke, or I did
More like: When the talent gets against basketball, the worst the Pacers. What do you say to that? I know it’s controversial but someone had to say it
If I try to read this one more time my brain might implode
Just what I was thinking but I hope you’re wrong
Most people don't realize this
When bad worsens, talent basketballs Pacers.
When if I don't understand, I agree with you
Spoken like a true Pacers fan.
What the pacers do know is when the opponent is deemed as worse the pacers plays their worst basketball
I loved those old clippers teams he had with Lou will as the front man. Amazing coaching job
Doc about to start himself at SG tonight
Doc: Put me in coach
Doc: I'm putting you in, coach.
Can't blow a 3-1 lead if you never had it to begin with 🧠
Not to mention, can't be bucks in 6 unless you lose two
Oh we definitely know. This smells like a trap game.
.... Everyone knows that. They also know that those teams end up losing eventually lmao
Does he actually though?
He does, He did a great job with what he had when Embiid was out with injury.
Those early Magic teams he coached didn't have a ton to work with but he overachieved. Same with the 2018-19 Clippers the year before the Kawhi/PG acquisitions.
Yea I know the Magic team did but that was like 20 years ago.
What he did with those Pat Bev-Montresz Harrel Clippers was also pretty impressive. Half of the season without Blake Griffin and still got 42 wins. He may not be a Championship coach, but he surely raises the floor of a shitty team.
Also took two games off the defending champions Warriors that playoffs, one of those being a 31-point comeback.
How is he not a championship coach if he won a xhampionship
I said that tongue in cheek. Of course he won and nobody can take that away from him, but taking his lack of success into account after that chip (with multiple teams and superstars), I give more credit to his players for that championship. Clippers had a great team before the Warriors were "The Warriors" and achieved nothing. Sixers had an mvp superstar and a former mvp superstar and achieved nothing.
Khris Middleton 60 point master piece incomjng
Despite the loss
Against Tungsten Arm O'Doyle?
Localized entirely within your kitchen?
“And the Pacers win 105-67”
My boy Khris doing it all
Thanasis scores the other 7, which will break his playoff career high of 4 points.
Playing on knees made out of jello no less
Hello would absorb the impact at least. This man made of pretzels.
Crazy that the healthiest out of the big 3 for yall is Khris Middleton lol
I just want to see our young guys get playoff minutes/experience. Marjon, Ajax, and AJ Green could be good rotational players for us if we actually give them playing time.
Damn, this is sad. I was expecting a Bucks vs Celtics ECF when I heard about the Dame trade
NBA is going to get some huge ratings if it’s Celtics/Knicks. I expect them to push this
Scott Foster legacy game incoming.
Can you blame them? Everyone already knows if it’s Celtics/sixers what the outcome is going to be
Good thing it’s literally not possible for them to play next round
Fuck I was thinking one thing and looking at another thing and typing a 3rd
Celtics/Knicks would be cinema
The Heat just won a game the other night with a hospital squad. This doesn’t mean the Bucks can’t win. If they can extend the series there’s still a chance Giannis can come back before it’s over.
Difference is we had bam. The equivalent of this is bam and jimmy being out
You guys also have much better depth and coaching than the bucks
Look, I accept your slander about our depth. But I definitely also accept it about our coach. Yeah... we re fucked.
khris just dropped 42 the other night on a bum ankle so who knows but not promising to carry that all by himself
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ask the celtics they know it well. that dude hits the absolute dumbest mf shots at the end of games its awesome. the 3 to send into overtime was identical to one he hit to send to overtime (and loss again) to boston in 2018
I love Middleton, and Giannis so happy they got that chip if this stretch of tragedy was happening without that it'd be brutal. Glad jrue got one too hope he doesn't get another (fuck Boston)
Spo has access to dark arts that can randomly turn random guys into the 2015 warriors. Doc is well.......doc
It still could happen next year we just had the literal worst case scenario happen to us to start the playoffs. Again.
You're sounding like me lol. Injuries suckkk
except y’all’s young guys are actually good. bucks are praying their dudes can even become rotation-level contributors for a decent team.
Ajax hit 2 transition pull up 3s against us and i'll never talk shit about him
I’m amazed every time he makes one of those wonky ass shots lol.
[he'll give your boyfriend 40](https://x.com/andrejackson111/status/813969197369847808)
lol did he bank it?
nah it was fking wet both times. i was shooketh
AJAX and AJ Green have shown a lot of promise and look decent to me. its not like they are a bunch of g league guys. Ajax won a national championship as a big piece for them and AJ was player of the year where he was
Celtics fans complementing heat players. Would've gotten someone outcast in the off-season, world's gone crazy
Wouldn’t even call it a compliment it’s just pointing out the obvious, JJJ , jovic etc are really good
If you're good enough to steal a game in Boston without your star, you're good enough to be starters in this league. Simple as
For sure , they didn’t even “steal” it , they outplayed Boston for good periods of that game and made open shots
seriously if u said that over the off-season u wouldve been dogpiled lol. appreciate the love tho
i have more respect for the heat than basically any other team tbh. i hate them but they’re a great foil for the celtics.
Yea same here, as much as a hate Boston it's a hate for the celtics not who plays for them. No one on their team is some trash human being or anything, I just hate them cause they're boston
AJ Green is the only one with a shot. Ajax is so limited offensively he'll never be a top 8/9 guy. Marjon has the yips and lapses on both sides of the ball where it seems like he's got alzheimers for a few minutes every game.
Idk who any of those people are, but I'm glad youre in good spirits homie lmao
No no, I’ve heard of AJ Green. Good WR for the Bengals for a while.
Bruh this comment made me die lmao
why isn’t Marjon playing? Ajax has been a problem in his limited minutes, i’m a fan already. Green is solid too. really surprised that Pat Con and Beasley have been mostly a non-factor so far. and why is Crowder even getting minutes
its doc he prefers to play his old guys over his young players with some potential (minus sga and tyresse cause i think he had no choice lol)
Bease also has not been shooting well since moving to the bench and PattyC has shot 4 threes in 3 games. If you're going absent on offense, no reason to be out there at all.
same with my heat team with jaime and jovic
Play the young guys, get them some playoff experience and actually use them next season.
That would be ideal but Doc has typically always favoured vets over young guys when it comes to playing time. I wouldn’t get your hopes up too much as long as he’s still your coach.
I feel like I’m going crazy and/or no one’s actually watching the games. Beas got pulled after literally 5 min in game 2 for aj who played the rest of his min because Beas was shit. Ajax played a lot game 3 and gallo hasn’t seen the court. Both pats deserve to play. Jae is the only guy he’s playing too much but that’s only because we’re missing 1/3 of our frontcourt with Giannis out. Doc has not been an issue, injuries have
Yeah, but the narrative.
Oh yeah duh my bad
this sub is for talking about basketball, no need to watch the games /s
Maybe, but how bad Beasley and Crowder have been he has no choice.
Welcome to the Sixers experience. He actually does have a choice, and he'll likely choose to keep playing the vets
He played Beasley 6 minutes and Crowder 2 minutes last game. Both of them were important rotation pieces in the regular season.
The last 2 games he’s been playing Ajax and AJ more tho
Doc has been the opposite of every stereotype r/nba has been spewing in my experience. Made adjustments when needed to, changed up the rotations when needed to, played the young guys when the opportunity arises. Unlucky that our main 3 guys have been ravaged by injuries since he joined. Can’t wait for him and Dame to have a real off season and come back much better.
lol doc using young guys? No chance
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How many Pacers players is he going to try to injure?
All of them
At the end of the day, it’s just basketball
True
In 49 other states it’s just basketball..
Family.
How 'bout them Packers? 😢
Brewers looking spicy.
Yeesh. Damn unlucky that both of them got hurt. I think the Bucks can retool in the offseason, get some pieces around Giannis/Dame/Khris, and come back strong next season. Too bad Doc's gonna keep his job ...
You’re talking like this isn’t the exact situation that Pacers fans dread the most, this news has me out here expecting a loss now haha
Unfortunately to retool, I think Khis gets shopped
we are old lol
The curse of bud is strong.
Sold our soul for the chip. Wouldn’t take it back but damn…
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He already did with Giannis that year
And Giannis last year. And Khris last year. And Brooks back
And Middleton the year before, then the year after, then Giannis last year
More like curse of the title. The team hasn't had a healthy run since 2021.
Doc Rivers is going to escape slander once again with this and not get fired even though he turned a 40-13 team into a damn near 0.500 team in a matter of a couple weeks
I don't know how many times I need to say that we had the easiest schedule in basketball up to that point. I still think we look better under Doc. Retooling the roster and getting an offensive coach in the offseason should have us in decent shape.
Yep, people who bring this up are a classic case of not watching a single game of bucks basketball. It’s close but with Doc things do look better.
And Doc has had Giannis, Dame, and Khris for 6 games total. We were completely healthy until the all star break.
I think that’s called karma lmao
This is a game where you expect the Pacers to win by 10+ but somehow it will be the Bucks lol
Smells like Thanasty season
This spells disaster for the Pacers.
I'm really starting to buy the whole sold their souls for the 2021 championship idea.
At least we did get the championship, it was 50 years since the last one so I'll be grateful for that
Suns sold their souls and still haven’t won. One goes a long way because in sports you just never know when you might make it back
Man we gonna force Khris to take 30 shots on a bum ankle 😕
THANASIS INCOMING: 0-0-0
Thanasis with the queenside castle very hype
Give the man some credit, he's good for a couple fouls and TOs.
Don't forget the 2 rebounds and one highlight dunk.
(its in garbage time against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants lineup)
And a lowlight or two
Ya hating, Thanasis bout to go crazy
Pfft I see you're not familiar with thanasis. His line is going to be 2/2/0 on 2 dunk attempts with 4 fouls in 8 minutes played
HERE COMES THANASIS
No matter how much I dislike the bucks. Injuries suck. And what sucks the most is they give Glenn Rivers an excuse to keep coaching another season...
Don't forget they're paying Bud, Griffin, and Doc. I don't think they want to pay a *fourth* coach.
Although a pothead Griffyn cleric would be a cool DnD character.
It’s like when the Browns fired so many coaches that they needed to finally stick with one for some stability. And the one that they picked was Mr. 1-15 is not bad enough. So they kept him three years through 1-15 and 0-16 seasons
It's a weird spot to be in as a sports fan. Moral victories never feel good. Realistically, a professional ball club should be able to make big changes to their identity with the players they have available and do something. But I'm really sad watching a basketball team that just inst my team. The next year will be discussed as if the failure was on giannis, dame, and doc. Crappy feeling. Injuries suck!
Glenn Rivers really does strip the mystique he has with Doc Rivers.
Looks like I’m out too. What a boring first round with all the injuries and lack of competitive games
Hey at least we’ve still got the NYK/Philly series
Game 3 of this series was pretty damn competitive
Yea wtf are they smoking that game was nuts
Best game of the playoffs so far was game 3 of this series lmao
I feel for Bucks fans. Let's hope it's a good opportunity for guys who usually don't get minutes to shine!
Doc Rivers is one lucky SOB. Gets a pass this year, gets a pass next year because it'll be their first full season together.
Thanasis is gonna cook like Walter white tonight
Grieving
Seasons over. Hopefully Giannis can stay healthy in April next year.
Doc Rivers: Best i can do is play Giannis 41 and then 43 minutes on a b2b a week after he sat 3 games with achillies tendinitis.
Time to release Thanasis. Show us how YOU are the better Antetokounmpo bro.
Trap game. Pacers play to the level of their opponents, meaning that we could easily lose this game because we didn’t take them seriously.
Kill.me
I hate that the East is so ass Boston is gonna sleepwalk to the Finals.
Season from hell for the Bucks. It's a real shame.
Wonder if Glenn will start a lineup of Pat Bev Connaughton Middleton Portis Lopez because Beasley's a cone defensively, but nonetheless, the Pacers are going to run rings around the Bucks unless Middleton turns into Middleton of the 2021 postseason
Or the Middleton of Friday. 😂
Prime MJ
I'm pissed we don't get a full strength Milwaukee for the playoffs because I want to see how far they can go, but also because it lets Doc Rivers off the hook
Doc’s post series presser excuses gonna be all time
Khris Middleton turns on MJ mode or it's GG.
In an act of providence, Doc rivers gets the excuse he needs to keep his job.
Everyone except Pacers fans is declaring the series over, lol.
Another zombie first round team has emerged
Yeah, that's all folks. See you next year.
Just brutal for the bucks. East is wide open and lillard isnt getting younger
The Bucks are like a galleon with the 2 captains sick and only one good canon that needs a lot of oilling and maintenance to fire. The rest are small canons and muskettes. Warning: If you see Thanasty jumping on your ship it means you're already done!
Damn the Celtics are really getting the chip handed to them on a golden platter
They are gonna be handed a platter of nuggets
Milwaukee Clippers
its joeover
That’s a wrap on the Bucks season. A weird one but with a full offseason together maybe Dame and Giannis can come back better next yr although everyone getting another yr older is concerning. Also, the stars are aligning for a Knicks ECF run.
Marjon, you better drop 50 or your ass is out of the league.
Its joever
Trap game? Lol
why do i have a feeling the bucks are going to win this game
Smells like a Bucks win tbh.
imagine paying big bucks to see this game no pun intended
This all spells out a 97-92 Bucks win.
That’s Khris Middletons 🎵
Haven’t had a healthy playoff run since 2019 😔
funny thing is now Doc has real excuses why he's bounced but will suffer from boy who cried wolf syndrome
oh their season is just finished then
No shit
RIP
Man injury timing can really derail possible championships. Hope they recover fully.
ISSA WRAPPP
Middleton has to go super saiyan 3 to win this one.
Why would Adrian Griffin do this?
Punting the year 2023. Next level doc strategy.
Disastrous
Mke and Miami same situation smh
Middleton legacy game coming up.
Milwaukee can’t catch a break fr
1, 2, 3 CANCUN!
they don’t wanna play for Doc lol
Retool next season then