Should the Bucks hire Jason Kidd (as coach pg 43)?

[LedZepp007]

@GreggDoyelCBS: Jason Kidd fiasco suggests the Bucks' new billionaire owner is another James Dolan. Column - http://t.co/92nzNVmXWB

[machu46]

after all the positive buzz of drafting Jabari, it's a shame all this negative buzz is starting to hover around the team.

head scratching decision for sure.

It is unfortunate, but I think a lot of these reporters are against it because they don't like Jason Kidd. I mean honestly, these things happen. Paul just pointed out how just last year Atlanta was interviewing Budenholzer while Larry Drew was still under contract. Why is that any different than what is happening now? It's a messy situation, but nothing that hasn't been done before. The media is blowing this out of proportion.

Is this true? I thought they interviewed Budenholzer after Atlanta had already been eliminated, and Drew's contract had expired.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

i love how everyone is suddenly soooo concerned with what's happening in milwaukee. the same people who prollly didn't give a single f if we moved to seattle and made the constant jokes about our franchise.

i'm not some huge kidd fan by any means, i'm just letting this all play out, but i seriously don't care about the outsiders' rustled jimmies over this. not even to mention, it was never supposed to get out like this.

and i love how woj is trying to make this some pity party for drew now. poor guy is gonna walk away with millions to do nothing and the average joe is supposed to act like he was wronged in some way? he'll have plenty of opportunities in life. this timing/procedure affected his future job prospects 0%

+1

I wanted to punch Brian Windhorst in the face this morning as I was listening to Mike & Mike on the way to work. Dude used this Kidd story as an excuse to throw the entire city, organization, and fan base under the bus. That fat **** is only where he is today because he happened to cover LeBron as a high schooler and has rode his coattail ever since.

I'm starting to hope we sign Kidd and he kills it here so we can give the collective league a giant middle finger.

[SkilesTheLimit]

after all the positive buzz of drafting Jabari, it's a shame all this negative buzz is starting to hover around the team.

head scratching decision for sure.

It is unfortunate, but I think a lot of these reporters are against it because they don't like Jason Kidd. I mean honestly, these things happen. Paul just pointed out how just last year Atlanta was interviewing Budenholzer while Larry Drew was still under contract. Why is that any different than what is happening now? It's a messy situation, but nothing that hasn't been done before. The media is blowing this out of proportion.

Yeah, it's easy to see how this is a huge story from a media perspective because (how dare!) small market Milwaukee poach a NY guy with a big name? Say the Bucks went after Dave Joerger in MEM....is this the lead story on Sportscenter?

[LedZepp007]

We are getting killed here

[DutchManDanFan]

And I think Drew is already informed he can stay as an assistent.

[pilprin]

While we dont know exactly how they have handled it with Drew, to act shocked that an ownership or coach is pursuing a job that is currently filled is pretty disingenuous. It happens all the time, does it become public, no, but the fact it there have been several occasions when coaches are being hired well before the current one is fired.

This is 100% correct. I am shocked how many people wanted change but are upset that the change isn't what they wanted. I am not thrilled with the move, but willing to give it a chance.

If I was going to go balls to the walls for someone...I probably would have picked a different target, but oh well. Its not my cash.

I have a feeling Hammond and Morway are up to speed on this. I am also guessing that those two will be in MKE long term. There have been too many comments in the media about the quality of these two and they were hindered by Kohl. I guess we will see...I could be wrong and they are gone tomorrow.

[glenn]

All the goodwill from the last 6 weeks just got used up in 48 hours.

I’ve heard this over and over in this thread. So we have new owners that want to win more than the 8th seed and are almost guaranteed to get a new stadium built which will ensure the team doesn’t move, and on top of that we draft a potential start who wants to be here. And yet one potential coaching hire (that may or may not be the right call) gets leaked and panned by national press and all the goodwill is used up? You have to be kidding me.

[rioeire]

@GreggDoyelCBS: Jason Kidd fiasco suggests the Bucks' new billionaire owner is another James Dolan. Column - http://t.co/92nzNVmXWB

thats quite harsh on Lasry.

[JoeHova]

I think that nobody will care about the way that this went down if the team is successful. So, that will be the key to how this ownership group is viewed over the next year. They kind of threw away their honeymoon period and put some pressure on themselves to succeed sooner rather than later.

[pilprin]

after all the positive buzz of drafting Jabari, it's a shame all this negative buzz is starting to hover around the team.

head scratching decision for sure.

If the media doesn't get the leak...this remains quiet and Drew gets fired today...Kidd hired tomorrow and this is a much smaller deal. I don't think much has happened out of the norm besides how public this became.

[emunney]

Hopefully all these guys **** on Lasry aren't right. Time will tell.

[glenn]

@GreggDoyelCBS: Jason Kidd fiasco suggests the Bucks' new billionaire owner is another James Dolan. Column - http://t.co/92nzNVmXWB

That is a horrible piece and you should probably not take it seriously.

[yoshii8]

I think Jason Kidd as a head coach will be a massive upgrade over Larry Drew. I know they should have done things the "right" way, but I don't really care about that. Larry Drew will make millions of dollars for the next few years from the Bucks, whether he is their coach or not. I see nothing wrong w/ looking to see if there are better options out there, while still retaining the guy they are paying.

[ReasonablySober]

I think most people are simply bothered by the way this was done. For the longest time we wanted to see basketball people making the basketball decisions. Instead we have an owner hiring a guy because he used to be the his financial advisor. That's why people are upset.

This shouldn't have been a difficult process.

Owner hires a POBO -> POBO hires a GM -> GM hires a head coach -> Head coach rounds out his staff.

That's how this should have gone.

[Zeezprah]

@GreggDoyelCBS: Jason Kidd fiasco suggests the Bucks' new billionaire owner is another James Dolan. Column - http://t.co/92nzNVmXWB

those poor, poor brooklyn nets


i like how he gained our emotional investment by saying we're his type of people; hard-working, no-nonsense midwesterners <3

[Matches Malone]

Is this true? I thought they interviewed Budenholzer after Atlanta had already been eliminated, and Drew's contract had expired.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/05/2 ... denholzer/

[Newz]

I am honestly stunned by the backlash that the Bucks are getting here. The guy knows Jason Kidd. He has dealt with him personally and in a business setting. He obviously likes Jason Kidd and wants to bring him on board in some capacity.

Maybe it's just me... but it seems like stuff like this happens every offseason. Why is it that when we do it we get singled out?

Yeah, Larry Drew was horrendous last year. He led us to the worst record in basketball and we want to get rid of him. How is that shocking to anyone? How is us going after a new coach 'humilating' him? He should be humilated that he was so **** awful last season and produced the worst team in the league.

I will say that I'm not a huge Jason Kidd fan on a personal level. As far as a coach, he seems like he had some major issues early, but smoothed them out late in the season... he also seemed to get the team playing better when he got them playing without Lopez, who he apparently didn't like in the first place.

I have absolutely no problem letting Kidd have a crack at the head coaching job or even POBO since it seems like the owners have a clear cut directive to rebuild. However I would be a bit upset if Kidd was BOTH the head coach and POBO. I am not a fan of giving one individual so much power within an organization as I think coaching guys may lead to illogical front office decisions.

[machu46]

@GreggDoyelCBS: Jason Kidd fiasco suggests the Bucks' new billionaire owner is another James Dolan. Column - http://t.co/92nzNVmXWB

That is a horrible piece and you should probably not take it seriously.

I don't think I've ever taken anything from Gregg Doyel seriously. He does nothing but rip on people, generally unwarranted.

[machu46]

Is this true? I thought they interviewed Budenholzer after Atlanta had already been eliminated, and Drew's contract had expired.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/05/2 ... denholzer/

Thanks, was trying to figure out when exactly Drew's deal expired. I just knew the season was over for Atlanta by the time they interviewed Budenholzer.