Myles Turner addresses lack of discipline under Doc Rivers
bucks heart Myles Turner detailed a lack of discipline under Doc Rivers, saying the previous Milwaukee coach “didn’t fine anybody.” Turner additionally singled out Giannis Antetokounmpo for taking benefit of the scenario, noting that the franchise star would “show up whenever he wants.”
“Guys were late all the time,” Turner advised New York Liberty ahead Breanna Stewart on their “Game Recognize Game” podcast. “Guys were showing up to film whenever they wanted to show up. Guys were missing meetings. It was one of the craziest things I personally ever experienced.”
Asked by Stewart who was more than likely to be late final season, Turner stated it was an “easy” reply.
“Giannis. Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants, really,” Turner stated. “I think that this kind of just came with the territory that — and once I saw what was going down, I was like, ‘Hey man, more power to you. They ain’t going to fine you. S—, do what you do.'”
Turner, who signed a four-year, $108.9 million contract to affix the Bucks final offseason from the Indiana Pacersstated he realized to not fear about being on time because the season went on.
“It was crazy, dawg,” he stated. “Guys were an hour late to the plane. It got to the point where I knew not to show up until an hour after they said the plane was taking off. It was crazy.”
The Bucks introduced April 13 that Rivers would not return as coach following Milwaukee’s 32-50 season that snapped a nine-year playoff streak. Sources advised ESPN’s Shams Charania on the time that the Bucks and Rivers had been discussing whether or not he would transfer to an advisory function inside the group.
Prior to the tip of Rivers’ tenure, ESPN reported on a seasonlong disconnect between the coach and gamers, in line with staff sources. That included sources telling of low-effort practices and an ungainly March staff assembly during which Rivers gave an “either you’re with us or against us” ultimatum.
Turner’s feedback come because the Bucks are evaluating their future with Antetokounmpo, who led Milwaukee to the NBA title in 2021. League and staff sources advised Charania earlier this week that the Bucks are open for enterprise on commerce requires the two-time MVP.
Antetokounmpo’s stance is that the time has come to maneuver on from Milwaukee, and Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam has stated a decision ought to be made earlier than the June 23-24 NBA draft.
The Bucks employed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins — a former Milwaukee assistant — to switch Rivers. Turner will wait and see how discipline adjustments within the new regime.
“Any other team I’ve been on, guys got fined. And there was a sense of order and a sense of understanding,” Turner stated on the podcast. “So yeah, you’re late to the plan? Fine. You’re late to treatment? Fine. You’re late to film? Fine. But I personally didn’t experience that last year for the first time in my career. So we’ll see what Taylor Jenkins does, our new coach.”
