1 win and 4 losses! After the change of coach, the champion giants fell to the altar, and the strongest MVP superstar was unable to return to the sky
This season, there are many super teams in the NBA, the Big Four of Green Army Tatum + Jaylen Brown + Jrue Holiday + Porzingis, the Big Three of Bucks Brother Alphabet + Lillard + Middleton, the Big Three of Suns Durant + Booker + Beal, the Big Three of Leonard + George + Harden + Westbrook of the Clippers, and the Big Three lineup of the defending champion Nuggets. The Green Army has the first record in the East and the first in the league, and the Clippers have the first record in the West. The Clippers, Thunder, Timberwolves and Nuggets are now 0 wins away from the top four teams in the West, and their probability of making the playoffs is close to 100%, far ahead of other Western teams. 1 win and 4 losses! After the change of coach, the champion giants fell to the altar, and the strongest MVP superstar was unable to return to the sky.
Originally, the Eastern Conference Green Army, Bucks and 76ers ranked in the top three. However, Embiid is out injured and the 76ers have recently gone 1-6 and dropped from third place in the East to fifth in the East. The Bucks have also been on a losing streak lately, with their second spot in the East being snatched away. The Cavaliers recently won six in a row as they overtook the Bucks to move up to second place in the East. The Bucks are 33-18 and have fallen from second to third in the East, with the Knicks having the same record as the Bucks but the Knicks in fourth place in the East.
American media NBA reporters reported that since the Bucks changed coaches, Rivers Sr. has achieved a 1-4 record when he took charge of coaching, and the team's winning rate is declining. During this period, the Bucks only won against the Mavericks, losing to the Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Jazz and Suns. Among them, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers are both teams that have been in the woes of the Western Conference rebuild. Rivers Sr.'s coaching ability has once again been criticized and questioned by fans. Moreover, the Bucks signed Rivers Sr. for a lot of money, with a three-and-a-half-year contract totaling $40 million, which is an annual salary of more than $10 million.
As head coach, Rivers Sr. coached the Magic, Greens, Clippers, 76ers and Bucks, and he led the Green Big Three to a championship, and then has been eating his old roots until now, and there are still a lot of team owners and management in the NBA who believe he can lead the team to the championship. However, the level of coaching of the elder Rivers in the NBA arena is not flattering to the fans. American media NBA reporters reported that Coach Rivers Sr. suffered 12 reversals in his playoff career (the most in history), and he lost the tiebreaker 10 times in his coaching career (the most in history).
When the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and hired Rivers Sr. as their head coach, fans such as the Green Army, the Heat and the Cavaliers were very happy, because they all knew that Rivers Sr. was average in coaching, and as a competitor, fans of Eastern teams were most happy to see "Rivers Sr." According to NBA statistics, the Bucks have an offensive efficiency of 119.9 (fourth in the league) and a defensive efficiency of 116.4 (19th in the league) this season. Can Rivers Sr. really change the Bucks' defensive weaknesses?
This season, Brother Alphabet played the level of a super MVP superstar: 31.3 points + 11.3 rebounds + 6.3 assists + 1.4 steals + 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 61.1% from the field (except for three-point shooting and free throws, Brother Alphabet is almost perfect). However, in the recent 1-4 game of the Bucks, Brother Alphabet broke out wildly and bombarded indiscriminately, but he still couldn't lead the team to win, which hurt him very much. When a super-MVP superstar tries his best and can't win, he really feels hopeless. The Bucks are the championship team in 2021, they maintain the core lineup such as Brother Alphabet + Middleton + Da Lopez + Portis, and exchange Zhu Holiday for Lillard to strengthen the lineup, but they have not improved their record and strength, which is very hurtful for the championship giants.