Fans can sometimes be unreasonable and unruly and good news for the Milwaukee Bucks supporters, they are not the worst one.
Vegas Insider, via Sporting News, released a survey result on the most negative NBA fanbases and the Bucks placed seventh among all 30 teams. On top of them are the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, and the Dallas Mavericks.
The suurvey/study was done on Reddit wherein aggregators through Reddit and the criteria might be flimsy. SB Nation wrote:
It’s not made totally clear how exactly the Reddit comments in question were qualified as truly negative, rather than, perhaps, simply neutral or slightly melancholy, nor which of them, if any, were the result of a bad case of gas or bloating, rather than outright disdain; but, sure, fine. The main criteria revealed to be utilized in their scrutiny of Reddit sites was the frequency with which swear words were used by commenting fans, and in particular, the use of the “F-Word” (F**K).
There is some sense though why the Dallas Mavericks got the no. 1 spot. They made the most shocking trade ever in NBA history in February when they released superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and some draft picks.
The survey noted, however, that the Mavs fans negativity will diminish in the next years after they received the no. 1 pick in this month’s NBA draft and they are planning to pick high school sensation Cooper Flagg.
Milwaukee Bucks fans’ negativity
The Bucks fanbase, like any other NBA teams’, can be negative, too. Their gripe lately is about the coach.
Doc Rivers has not been that popular to the fans during the playoffs, and it is mostly because of his refusal to do line up changes.
This occurred in the first round match up with the Indiana Pacers when he tried to stick with the starting unit composed of Kyle Kuzma, Brook Lopez, Taurean Prince, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Ryan Rollins.
It was clear during the tail-end of the regular season that the more effective playmate for the Greek Freak are the ones who come from the bench like Bobby Portis, Gary Trent Jr., AJ Green, and Kevin Porter Jr.
He tried to use the same line up in the first two games and only changed it in Game 4 and Game 5 but people thought it is too late.
Right now, the Bucks front office are yet to make a decision on Rivers. There is high chance he will stay with Giannis still vouching for him.
Bucks fans might reach the no. 1 spot in most negative fanbase if no good result comes in the new season.
