When Rivers came to the Bucks, I wrote an article questioning the Bucks management, but then I found out that I was wrong! Kuaishou has an anchor named Xiao Liming, who specially recorded a *** incident, and unlike my opinion, he is very optimistic about Rivers. In line with the idea of studying the logic of different views, I patiently read the **, but the result made me almost hold back my laughter. Xiao Liming said that the reason why he is optimistic about Rivers is because Rivers is known as the essence of human reversal, and he has been reversed with a 3:2 lead 7 times in the playoffs, and 3 times with a 3:1 lead (including 7 times), such a coach, not to mention the NBA, is the entire world basketball world, I am afraid that no one can stand out. The key reason why Little Dawn is optimistic about Rivers is that so that Brother Alphabet can make up his mind to leave the Bucks, and the Bucks can immediately enter the rebuild!
No matter how you whitewash Rivers, the truth is that Griffin would have insisted that he could be the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star until today. But Rivers came, he had a 2-1 record in coaching these days, and then somehow became the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star (Mazzulla, the No. 1 in the East, because he coached last year). Leading the team to a 2-1 win record can coach the All-Star, and this kind of good thing can only be said to be pie in the sky when it comes to anyone. People are still modest, I have asked Xiao Hua several times to excuse myself, but I have been rejected. That's right, Rivers' new contract with the Bucks has a salary of almost 1000 W a year, or dollars, and can it be worse than an All-Star? With this effort, it is better to find a warm seaside to take a vacation. Doesn't that sound a bit Versailles? You see I don't want to go, but Xiao Hua has to let me go, is Xiao Hua blind, or Rivers stupid? Does the Bucks' second-place record in the East have anything to do with Rivers? You might as well bring Griffin to coach!
Today, the Bucks led the Jazz by as many as 19 points in the first half, but they were directly beaten 19-3 in the second half, and finally won by 15 points. He was 1-of-8 from three-point range and 5-of-18 from the field. It's a pity that Brother Alphabet scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, and I don't know that Brother Alphabet thinks he is the Bucks' point guard! To see if a star is good or not, you just need to see how much he contributes to the team's victory. Before Lillard came to the Bucks, the Bucks were the top three teams in the East, and they still are. However, the Bucks were previously the top three defensive teams in the league and are now the seventh-to-last defensive team. The second-to-positive offense can't cover up the seventh-to-last defense, and in the playoffs, no team can win the cup by offense alone, don't believe you look at the Suns back then.
I don't know how he got selected as an All-Star starter, but I think it's good to give him a backup. Brother Alphabet went back to the locker room before the game was over today, if you want to say that Rivers has no ability, then I am the first to disagree, the dignified second in the East, if you don't have any ability, how can you lose to the Trail Blazers and Jazz in the East? Rivers managed to rewrite his record from 2 wins to 2 losses, which was better than 2 wins and 1 win. If you want to say that the Bucks are weak, he won against the Mavericks, a strong team in the West, and if you want to say that the Bucks are strong, he lost to the Trail Blazers and Jazz. Losing to the Nuggets is a lack of strength, so losing to the Trail Blazers, is it because you want to send warmth? For a while, I don't know if it's the stag that is unpredictable, or the buck itself is unpredictable!
In fact, the main reason why the Bucks were eliminated last season was because of their lack of offensive firepower, and they should have made the decision to trade Middleton, because he was really useless. Or just keep Allen and Holiday and trade for a shooter like Bojan Bogdanovic. When you're caught in a lot of baggage, you just shoot three-pointers. It's a pity that the Bucks made a lot of tricks and traded Lillard for 60 million, not to mention any defense, and the three-point shooting was still ineffective. If Lillard really works, can the Trail Blazers only play the Western Conference finals once in so many years? Haven't even touched the floor of the finals? It's obvious that there is a problem with the team's lineup, you don't want to strengthen it, and let the coach take the blame. What's even more ridiculous is that it's just a matter of letting the coach take the blame, and you also invite Dou Rivers, the god of reversal. Could it be that the experience card that was blackened by the Heat last season hasn't been swiped enough? Experience being hacked again this season?
The Bucks need outside firepower, but look at how great Grayson Allen has been with the Suns this season! So is it a lack of firepower? It's obviously a teammate who doesn't give it a try! Middleton's form has plummeted since he returned from injury, and to be honest, he's a second-rate player even if he doesn't get hurt, as you can tell from the draft pick. All players with mediocre talent who rely on hard work to climb up will inevitably be lost once they are seriously injured. So did Middleton, and so did Klay Thompson. The only one who can still be majestic after a serious injury is only one Paul George, but what kind of talent is he? The Bucks feel a bit like today's Warriors, who are always reluctant to win the championship together. Either you take a pay cut, or you accept the trade, competitive sports, it's so cruel!
The Bucks' basic handicap, apparently Brother Alphabet, is certainly not Lillard. If he still can't win the championship this year, then next season's request to be traded is probably a certainty. When the time comes, the 60 million Lillard will rebuild with this group of people, and Lillard will probably only be able to pursue the championship in the water. The Bucks have a lineup that will never win the championship in their lives, let alone have Rivers as a coach. I've always felt that the management of the Bucks was like a dying sick man who started to rush to the doctor, and they panicked in order to keep their brother, completely ignoring Lillard as the most overrated 75 in history.
If the Bucks' opponent in this year's playoffs is the Heat or the Magic, I think there is a high probability of being out of the first round. The Bulls and Hawks are obviously not threatening, but these are both teams that are likely to make big trades, and neither team is expected to make the playoffs after the trade. Rivers, who led the 76ers who were strong last season, couldn't take a 3-2 lead over the Celtics, so what do you expect him to take the Bucks, who are strong in offense and weak in defense, to challenge the Celtics? As far as the Knicks and Celtics are concerned, either team can handle the Bucks. Although I have always felt that the Green Army is more beautiful than the other, but against the Bucks, the odds are still very good. There is no other reason, because the Bucks have a nerve knife Lillard, and a reversed essence Doug Rivers!