So Griffin tried acting smart tried to go away from what worked in the past and did not work and needed players to tell him yeah your idea sucked.
Back in the system that he’s comfortable with,
Brook Lopez looked like a Defensive Player of the Year candidate again Friday night, writes
Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Protecting the rim in drop coverage, Lopez blocked eight shots as the
Bucks held off the Knicks in their first in-season tournament game.
Lopez finished second in DPOY voting last season as he and
Giannis Antetokounmpo presented huge obstacles for anyone trying to finish around the basket. However, new Milwaukee coach
Adrian Griffin made a controversial change to the defense that called on players to cover more of the court in an effort to force turnovers.
In the wake of a slow start, Griffin met with some of his veteran players after Thursday’s practice and an agreement was reached to go back to the team’s traditional defensive scheme.
“Sometimes as coaches, we’re too smart for our own selves,” Griffin said,
“and so a couple players came to me — I won’t disclose (them) — but they wanted Brook deeper in the drop and I was smart enough to listen to ‘em and it paid off tonight.”