Stotts Steps Down

milweskee · Post #141 » by **milweskee** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:46 pm

This isn't good. The only reason I felt okay about Griffin was Stotts. Hard not to assume there were philosophical differences which is scary.

MissKhriddleton · Post #142 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:46 pm

kanyon wrote:
G R E Y wrote:
Garbs_7 wrote:Becky Hammon's WNBA coaching season just finished....

If AD is a GI approved/desired hire, then Bucks have to live with whatever is going on for however it takes to play out before things come to a head. And they will.

GI/AD confused the hell out of me.

Sucks that TE quit, was hoping he could also get BR and KH open looks from 3. PA, BO, and MA1 and MA2 also would have benefited.

H2tObes · Post #143 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:48 pm

Not so sure if this is a blow to Dame morale, if I were him I would kinda want to get away from Portland completely for a while, not be coached by the same guy who we lost a bunch with in Portland. This isnt the best either way

RiotPunch · Post #144 » by **RiotPunch** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:49 pm

H2tObes wrote:Not so sure if this is a blow to Dame morale, if I were him I would kinda want to get away from Portland completely for a while, not be coached by the same guy who we lost a bunch with in Portland. This isnt the best either way

You think he was just blowing smoke up Terry's ass with his public comments about being reunited with him? Seemed genuine to me, but yeah hopefully it's not too big of an issue for him to get over it.

dbrodz7 · Post #145 » by **dbrodz7** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:50 pm

MVP2110 wrote:Through this point on the job I'm not sure how anyone can be positive about Griffin without it being just blind optimism and just hoping he's knowing what he's doing. If Griff was the coach of Philly or Boston right now while saying the things he's said and losing his #2 before the season we'd all be ripping him and glad it wasn't us

What have Edens and Horst done that makes you think they would do an all encompassing search and get it spectacularly wrong?

MVP2110 · Post #146 » by **MVP2110** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:51 pm

dbrodz7 wrote:
MVP2110 wrote:Through this point on the job I'm not sure how anyone can be positive about Griffin without it being just blind optimism and just hoping he's knowing what he's doing. If Griff was the coach of Philly or Boston right now while saying the things he's said and losing his #2 before the season we'd all be ripping him and glad it wasn't us

What have Edens and Horst done that makes you think they would do an all encompassing search and get it spectacularly wrong?

Well it starts with the reports that Griffin wasn't the first choice of the Front Office and ownership but he's who Giannis wanted

H2tObes · Post #147 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:51 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
H2tObes wrote:Not so sure if this is a blow to Dame morale, if I were him I would kinda want to get away from Portland completely for a while, not be coached by the same guy who we lost a bunch with in Portland. This isnt the best either way

You think he was just blowing smoke up Terry's ass with his public comments about being reunited with him?

What is he supposed to say? Thats pretty standard in a situation like that, like I said, who is to know but I see an angle where Dame is more than okay with this

Shaffty · Post #148 » by **Shaffty** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:52 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
H2tObes wrote:Not so sure if this is a blow to Dame morale, if I were him I would kinda want to get away from Portland completely for a while, not be coached by the same guy who we lost a bunch with in Portland. This isnt the best either way

You think he was just blowing smoke up Terry's ass with his public comments about being reunited with him? Seemed genuine to me, but yeah hopefully it's not too big of an issue for him to get over it.

he seemed happy about ROlo too so

Turk Nowitzki · Post #149 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:53 pm

BuckFan25226 wrote:
Turk Nowitzki wrote:Wonka, you're reaching so far for something that is completely a figment of your imagination.

People who automatically think this way generally are toxic in their own right.

There would need to be some serious dysfunction for Stotts to step down so soon.

I'm not sure if that criticism is directed at me or Wonka but just to be clear, it wasn't about Stotts/Griffin tension.

He was saying that our practices were "toxic" because Griffin wanted them to be more intense and competitive. That's pure fiction and that's what I was objecting to.

RiotPunch · Post #150 » by **RiotPunch** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:55 pm

Shaffty wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:
H2tObes wrote:Not so sure if this is a blow to Dame morale, if I were him I would kinda want to get away from Portland completely for a while, not be coached by the same guy who we lost a bunch with in Portland. This isnt the best either way

You think he was just blowing smoke up Terry's ass with his public comments about being reunited with him? Seemed genuine to me, but yeah hopefully it's not too big of an issue for him to get over it.

he seemed happy about ROlo too so

True. That also seemed genuine to me, but I don't think Dame cares much if RoLo is waived.

He just seemed to go out of his way to say how happy he was to be reunited with Stotts and implementing a system that he has already mastered, is all I'm saying. Maybe I am misremembering, but I don't think those statements were provoked by a specific question from a reporter or something.

At the end of the day, though, Dame is a pro's pro and a big boy. He'll get over it if he's maybe a little bummed out. He's still in a great situation.

sidney lanier · Post #151 » by **sidney lanier** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:55 pm

MissKhriddleton wrote:
kanyon wrote:
G R E Y wrote:If AD is a GI approved/desired hire, then Bucks have to live with whatever is going on for however it takes to play out before things come to a head. And they will.

GI/AD confused the hell out of me.

Sucks that TE quit, was hoping he could also get BR and KH open looks from 3. PA, BO, and MA1 and MA2 also would have benefited.

Besides, without the approval of WE and the winsome ME, along with D&J H, what difference does it make what JH thinks?

Turk Nowitzki · Post #152 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:57 pm

edit: nevermind

Ron Swanson · Post #153 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:57 pm

MVP2110 wrote:
dbrodz7 wrote:
MVP2110 wrote:Through this point on the job I'm not sure how anyone can be positive about Griffin without it being just blind optimism and just hoping he's knowing what he's doing. If Griff was the coach of Philly or Boston right now while saying the things he's said and losing his #2 before the season we'd all be ripping him and glad it wasn't us

What have Edens and Horst done that makes you think they would do an all encompassing search and get it spectacularly wrong?

Well it starts with the reports that Griffin wasn't the first choice of the Front Office and ownership but he's who Giannis wanted

Except Giannis' comments the very next month that set all the "he's leaving" talk into a frenzy seemed to douse cold water on that.

:dontknow:

aboveAverage · Post #154 » by **aboveAverage** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:57 pm

Really strange. Not a good omen for the upcoming season. I’m giving the organization the benefit of the doubt for now. But this doesn’t feel good.

MissKhriddleton · Post #155 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:58 pm

If Giannis is the catalyst for Stotts resigning because he thinks he’s Kobe and doesn’t want to play off ball I will burn the Fiserv to the ground.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #156 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:59 pm

MissKhriddleton wrote:If Giannis is the catalyst for Stotts resigning because he thinks he’s Kobe and doesn’t want to play off ball I will burn the Fiserv to the ground.

This is the dark place my mind went to also but I'm trying to not let the darkness take me. It would go very much against what Giannis has been saying publicly though.

El Pooch Grande · Post #157 » by **El Pooch Grande** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:01 pm

This doesn't feel good. Where are our "sources" posters?

MVP2110 · Post #158 » by **MVP2110** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:01 pm

Griff has coached under Skiles, Thibs, and Nurse. It's pretty easy to imagine he'd have a fairly abrasive personality. We all heard on the woj pod the other day that Griff had interviewed 13 times before this for a HC job but didn't get hired at any of them. It's reported he wasn't the 1st choice of the front office and ownership. It certainly makes me wonder why all these other teams didn't seem to want him.

RiotPunch · Post #159 » by **RiotPunch** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:01 pm

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MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #160 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:02 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:Why are people assuming Griffin is the bad guy here?

He may not be the bad guy and should be in control of the staff from hiring to getting them on-board with his plans. That clearly did not happen.