Fansided · Dec 19, 2025
The Bucks keep protecting Doc Rivers at their own expense
Milwaukee Bucks v Detroit Pistons | Nic Antaya/GettyImagesThe Milwaukee Bucks just dropped yet another winnable game to Toronto 105-111, even with three players scoring over 20 points despite missing Giannis Antetokounmpo. And at this point, there is no questioning why these losses to ostensibly less talented teams keep piling up.
Myles Turner captured the fundamental problem quite candidly when talking to HoopsHype recently, saying: "There are nights when we show up, and we can beat anybody, and there are nights when we show up, and we can lose to anybody."
And more than anything else, that points to faulty, inconsistent coaching.
Doc Rivers is the problem the Bucks refuse to solve