The Milwaukee Bucks are not getting the result they expected when they decided to fire Adrian Griffin and replace him with former NBA champion head coach Doc Rivers. So far, they have won just once in five games under Rivers, and it’s not sitting well with ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, who once again brought up the dancing video of Giannis Antetokounmpo and company a day after Griffin got handed his walking papers.
“I’m going to tell you that you shouldn’t be looking at Doc Rivers. What you should be looking at are the Milwaukee Bucks players because of how much they celebrated when their rookie head coach got fired a few weeks ago. Check this video out of the Milwaukee Bucks after Adrian Griffin got fired. You see that? Are you looking at that right there? So you celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, and Doc Rivers comes on board, and it’ a 1-4 record. You still dancing now?”
Stephen A. Smith Doubles Down On His Take On The Milwaukee Bucks’ Dancing Video
That’s Smith doubling down on his original reaction to the video of Bucks players celebrating before their first game since the firing of Griffin. Here’s what Smith said at the time (h/t JR Radcliffe of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel):
“To have the very first game after his dismissal, and y’all acting like that,” Smith said. “Clearly, you’re either tone deaf — which is bad in and of itself — or, you really didn’t care. You wanted the world to know how happy you are that he’s gone. … These guys are usually class personified. They conduct themselves in very high and pristine fashion. They’re to be admired and revered. And then last night happened, and I think the best thing to say is that it was not their shining moment.”
It is still not too late for Rivers and the Bucks to turn things around. It’s not easy for a head coach to make adjustments right away, especially if he only came to the team in the middle of the season, which is the case with Rivers. However, at the end of the way, Rivers will be judged by the success of the Bucks.
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