Reports: Bucks fire head coach Adrian Griffin; Doc Rivers being considered for job

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-bucks-fire-head-coach-adrian-griffin-doc-rivers-being-considered-for-job-194329915.html

Probably the first coach in NBA history fired with a record of 30-13.

If you take a closer look at things, Adrian Griffin’s firing makes a bit more sense - Dan Devine

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/if-you-take-a-closer-look-at-things-adrian-griffins-firing-makes-a-bit-more-sense-024404282.html

Good article, steve3344.  I'm going with Bucks in a huge bust.  Giannis, as great of a front man for the league that he is, needs a huge lesson and dose of humility.  And he's going to get it.  All this "It's my team.  Always will be my team" blah, blah, blah is and always has been the most childish bs mentality that must have come on board after the Celtics wound down in the mid-70's.  Who cares?!!!!  I can assure you with great accuracy none of those championship Celtic teams ever spent one second thinking, claimed or had the words come out of any of their mouths that it was THEIR TEAM.  Russell?  Jones?  (Both)  Cousy?  Yeah right.

Now Bird and Magic may have had something to do with this mentality but it wasn't their idea.  They just arrived on the scene at the absolute precise right moment.  The league was headed for FoldUpsVille so the media went into boxing mode metaphor mentality and it was Bird vs. Magic for all the 80's.  That was the movie that was playing the whole decade.  Rocky franchise added to the frenzy. Jordan clearly took it to a whole new level and cemented it in the 90's.  And here we are.  

Here we go again, but the Bucks problem is not the coach.  I could coach this Bucks team to the championship part-time from home every other weekend.  It's what's above in the front office and what's below on the court that needs the shaking up.  The Bucks need to realize they mercilessly shot themselves in both feet trading Jrue away for Doom Time.  Looked real good on paper.  Jrue can't be that good.  But Dame can't defend himself out of a paper bag, much less come anywhere close to what Jrue provided across the board.  No matter what the Bucks do, they will either be eliminated early again or we will do it for them in the ECF.  The are swinging a stick at the pinata in a room in the dark but the pinata is hanging in another room in another state.  No new coach is going to come in and say defend better and it will just magically happen.  

They'll make a trade here to pick up a half-assed defender on the cheap, maybe hire Doc, (that will be the tell-tale sign of total desperation. Sorry Doc. Stick with announcing. One championship is all you get.) but the die has been cast.  Enough about them.  If you like train wrecks, get your popcorn. Harden II coming to a theater near you!! 

In other news, 25-game suspension for Tristan Thompson @ CLE.  Doesn't look like he's contributing much off the bench, but this may take some wind out of their 8-game win streak sails.  

Brad is watching.  He's watching this, he's watching MIA.  I hope he knows Pat Riley HATES the Celtics.  LOATHES.  MIA is just his front since he's retired from coaching.  He's brainwashed his protege Eric into the same frenzy.  Thursday and Saturday may very well be the biggest games of the season to date for the Boston Celtics and this run.  But I digress.    

I've figured out now how Brad needs to respond to everything up to the trade deadline.  Exactly like he did before.  "Who in the Hell is Derrick White?!!" we all asked in stunned, silenced stupidity...There's your answer.  And it won't click in with the rest of the league until it is way too late and you are bounced from the playoffs.  But we'll know.  THAT'S who we have as GM. Can't wait to see how this plays out.  

Amen!  Hallelujah!!  

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