Before heading into the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks were forced to make a substantial move in order to keep superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo happy and not thinking about leaving the team in the near future.
As a result, the Bucks pulled off the blockbuster trade to acquire superstar guard Damian Lillard, which seemed like it would be a game-changer for Milwaukee, even though it could hurt the team considerably on the defensive end of the basketball floor.
Despite the defensive drop because the team had to move Jrue Holiday, who eventually landed with the Boston Celtics, the Bucks were still considered a legitimate title contender in the Eastern Conference and perhaps the team to beat.
Unfortunately, with the NBA playoffs right around the corner, the team has really started to struggle, with everyone wondering what is wrong, but Emmanuel Acho of FOX Sports believes he has the answer, as he thinks head coach Doc Rivers is the issue in Milwaukee, via “Speak.”
“The Bucks are searching high and low trying to find out who in the world is the problem, meanwhile the only problem is Doc,” Acho said.
"The Bucks are searching high and low trying to find out who in the world is the problem, meanwhile the only problem is Doc." — @EmmanuelAcho pic.twitter.com/PN5CRyR1fq
— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) April 9, 2024
Even though there was obviously a big problem with Adrian Griffin before he got fired, Rivers hasn’t done much to improve things for Milwaukee, as this team doesn’t look like a squad that can compete with the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the East.
However, anything can happen in the playoffs, as some of the best teams in the league can fall apart at a moment’s notice, but the Bucks definitely look like a concerned team at the worst time possible.
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