Rivers as the new coach of the Bucks! Revealing more inside Griffin's dismissal: meeting to criticize Lillard

On January 24, Beijing time, the Milwaukee Bucks officially fired head coach Adrian Griffin, who became the first coach to be fired this season, Chris Haynes revealed the inside story of the Bucks' dismissal of the coach, Griffin criticized Brother Alphabet and Lillard for not passing the ball or defending during the meeting, and the Bucks locker room has been arguing constantly, and finally the Bucks Bucks decided to fire Griffin, Rivers is expected to become the new coach of the Bucks, the two sides have communicated about the position of coach, Rivers has become the new coach of the Bucks.

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In the final week and a half of Griffin's tenure as head coach of the Bucks, there has been an increase in the number of Bucks executives showing up to watch practice, raising questions from the coaching staff and players, and Griffin has been looking for ways to close the distance between him and his core players.

After losing to the Pacers in the midseason tournament, Griffin reportedly called a meeting with Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Middleton and Da Lo. All four talked about how to use themselves better on the pitch. According to sources, Griffin told the players harshly that they needed to make sacrifices.

Griffin noted at the meeting that when Antetokounmpo and Lillard broke to the basket, they didn't pass the ball to their teammates who were in the open position, and criticized them for not trying to defend every night.

Although the Bucks won some games after this meeting, it did not stop the brawl in the locker room. Griffin lost control of the locker room, and management felt the need for a radical change. After observing the Bucks' training for the last week and a half, management decided to fire Griffin and look for the next new coach.

Chris Mannix reports that several Bucks veterans, including Antetokounmpo, have lost faith in Griffin.

Shams and others revealed that during last year's mid-season tournament semifinals, Bucks management organized a meeting between Griffin and Rivers, who was broadcasting the midseason tournament for ESPN, and the Bucks trusted Rivers, a man with 24 years of experience as an NBA head coach, to advise and coach Griffin in Las Vegas, who also began serving as an informal advisor to the team, and Rivers was the number one candidate to replace Griffin as the new coach of the Bucks.

Regarding being fired by the Bucks, Griffin himself said: I am grateful for the opportunity the Bucks gave me. You can't control everything and I feel good about the work we do. I thank the coaching staff for their hard work. I've always wanted to be the head coach of this league. I couldn't have asked for a better lineup. I coached Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Middleton and Big Lo. It's a dream come true. Hopefully I'll try again, but overall, I'm grateful.

Regarding the Bucks coach's dismissal, Lakers celebrity Magic tweeted: I think it was a big mistake for the Bucks to fire Adrian Griffin, the Bucks traded their best defender with the ball, Jrue Holiday and it's not Griffin's fault, they are not a good defensive team and are slow on both ends of the floor.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham said: "It's sad to see this happen to your colleague, it's an unfortunate situation, continuity is important for the team, communication is important for each other, communication and dialogue create continuity.

The current candidates for the new coach of the Bucks are Doug Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy and Nate McMillan. Among them, Rivers is the number one candidate for the new coach of the Bucks, and according to WOJ, the Bucks have contacted Rivers Sr., and the two sides are discussing the position of coach of the team.

Rivers Sr. is expected to become the new coach of the Bucks, and Rivers leads the odds list of the new coach of the Bucks - the specific odds are 1, Rivers +150, 2, Stotts +250, 3, D'Antoni +500, 4, Atkinson +950, 5, Budenholzer +1000, 6, Nash +1500

Rivers has been named the new coach of the Bucks.

The Bucks are also currently paying Budenholzer's salary, while Griffin's four-year contract means the Bucks will have to pay the salaries of three head coaches at the same time this season.

The Bucks are currently in second place in the East with 30 wins and 13 losses.