Head Coaching Candidates - Finalists Nurse/Atkinson/Griffin - Another New Poll Added

[Ron Swanson]

is’ knee issues are a head coach who was okay with him initiating the offense at the top of the key and driving into walls of bodies as the Bucks primary offense for five years. Despite the fact they won a title by basically not doing that at all in the finals.

Can we agree at least some of that is on Bud?

Man, this just isn't true. Are some of you guys already misremembering that series when it wasn't even two years ago? Giannis didn't average 35/13/5 on 66% TS with lobs and post-up jump hooks my guy. This whole "Giannis relentlessly attacking the rim doesn't work" narrative is making my head hurt.

[MuckyFingers]

And yet I was under the impression that a 28 year-old world class athlete us always gassed by halftime because he “just plays so hard all the time.”

[drew881]

You guys are grasping at straws trying to pin everything on Bud.

Giannis has chronic knee pain. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Brook is 35. He played 78 games. He averaged more minutes this year than he did the championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Jrue is 32, he averaged more minutes per game this year than he did our championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Middleton only played 33 games because wrist and knee injuries. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

I think there was a lot of placating Giannis to give him extra minutes and stat hunt at the end of the season. Don't remember what game it was, but we had that close call toward the end of the season where he tweaked a knee.

[tedbrogen]

You guys are grasping at straws trying to pin everything on Bud.

Giannis has chronic knee pain. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Brook is 35. He played 78 games. He averaged more minutes this year than he did the championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Jrue is 32, he averaged more minutes per game this year than he did our championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Middleton only played 33 games because wrist and knee injuries. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

I think there was a lot of placating Giannis to give him extra minutes and stat hunt at the end of the season. Don't remember what game it was, but we had that close call toward the end of the season where he tweaked a knee.

Yeah, he was in the game in the closing seconds and went for a massive chase down block and landed super awkwardly.

Seems like Bud let Giannis stat chase when he wanted to. And clearly didn’t stop him from driving into walls and taking super low percentage threes. There is certainly a potential downside but a coach holding Giannis to a higher standard to play within a system, kind of like when Phil Jackson got Jordan to play within a system, might be beneficial to the team and making it easier on Giannis.

[GoldenAntlers]

Sell me on Atkinson here? I’m fine with it since he probably is able to call a timeout with .5 seconds left but he just feels like a non drunk version of Bud

Sober Bud is a really great coach.

[GoldenAntlers]

Somebody please write a poem to help me figure out which coach I want.

[drone3]

If we want to go young Atkinson could be the better option, he had that young nets team humming. He turned Joe Harris into Klay lite.

[HKPackFan]

You guys are grasping at straws trying to pin everything on Bud.

Giannis has chronic knee pain. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Brook is 35. He played 78 games. He averaged more minutes this year than he did the championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Jrue is 32, he averaged more minutes per game this year than he did our championship year. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Middleton only played 33 games because wrist and knee injuries. Should he have played more minutes the final month of the season? No.

Like this shouldn't even be a discussion.

I work 8 hours a day would it kill Khris Middleton to put in at least 0.5 hours.

Oh no you didn't!

Classic my job vs his job take.

Chones must be on a beach in cacun or posting on a banana boat in Miami.

[HKPackFan]

Somebody please write a poem to help me figure out which coach I want.

Old team played but never adjusted and played too random.
One coach said... I got a ring, I'll turn them old guys back into dogs working in tandem.
The other coach said...i got a ring but, As an assistant. When I did coach I had trouble with egos and said fk them.

[MVP2110]

Not exactly a reliable source but

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[LittleRooster]

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Cue PP saying this was published as a favor to the bucks, in preparation for the hire

[StickeeFingaz]

Not exactly a reliable source but

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Yea, no *paying homage to Bud*

[MVP2110]

Not exactly a reliable source but

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Yea, no *paying homage to Bud*

Gambo on Twitter verified that this is his reporting. Hopefully he's just wrong. Would be a disgusting hire

[drone3]

Giannis also wanted to keep Kidd as coach...

[SirChurros]

With all due respect to Giannis, if that’s true, he’s an idiot.

[PG Graveyard]

I have a hard time believing loudmouth Phoenix guy is the one person in the world that has a read on what Giannis is thinking here.

[SirChurros]

I have a hard time believing loudmouth Phoenix guy is the one person in the world that has a read on what Giannis is thinking here.

I mean, fair. But I also wouldn’t put it past the guy who thinks not winning a title and losing in the first round isn’t a failure.

[Daver]

With all due respect to Giannis, if that’s true, he’s an idiot.

Yepper maybe giannis should pay more attention to improving his game in certain areas then telling horst he wants a asst coach who has zero experirnce as a HC if its true

[The Wet Whistle]

Giannis might respond well to former NBA players. Nurse and Atkinson played ball but not at the NBA level. Thats to say, if there's any validity to that report. No idea, but that could be his mindset

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[PG Graveyard]

I have a hard time believing loudmouth Phoenix guy is the one person in the world that has a read on what Giannis is thinking here.

I mean, fair. But I also wouldn’t put it past the guy who thinks not winning a title and losing in the first round isn’t a failure.

Not sure what that has to do with anything here. Maybe Griffin is a great coach. Seems like by far the riskiest option to me.