Report: Bucks players have lost confidence in Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers is apparently look like a quack to some of his team’s players.

Several Milwaukee Bucks players have lost confidence in Rivers’ coaching style, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported on Friday. Siegel adds that Rivers’ status in Milwaukee will be worth watching in the NBA offseason.

The former NBA Coach of the Year Rivers, 64, is in his third season coaching the Bucks. But things have not gone according to plan for Rivers in Milwaukee as he has now posted an overall losing record of 95-99 (.490) since taking over. Rivers has also failed to win a single playoff series during his time in charge of the Bucks.

This season has been particularly rotten for the Bucks too. With Giannis Antetokounmpo playing in just 36 total games due to various injuries, Milwaukee is at a brutal 30-46 this year and will not be qualified for the postseason.

Rivers has always been more of a win-now coach rather than one who specializes in development of young players. But with the Bucks’ season suddenly having to pivot to the latter, Rivers’ deficiencies have been on full display.

A major report emerged last month casting doubt on the Milwaukee future of Rivers, who is only under contract for one more season after this. Now it sounds like Rivers’ departure from the Bucks may soon be coming one way or the other.