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

[Bucks_MacGyver]

LeBron James was in Milwaukee on Friday..... I didn't think it meant anything but now idk

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[bucksbrewers3]

so i read some dont want him because hes a wife beater and some because he has no experience at that position.

whats the bigger factor here?

I have no problem with him running things. Hammond has done a piss poor job outside of drafting. we dont know how much control he had under kohl but if he did do all the moves why should hammond stay? I would give kidd a chance, if he fails then we have a lot of lottery picks a head of us. the owners still have to sign off on moves.

[Thunder Muscle]

Save Our Bucks needs to step up here with the thoughtful concern they've shown in the past.

The ring leader is rubbing elbows with the new regime and may not want to critique the potential hire.

[Chuck Diesel]

Save Our Bucks needs to step up here with the thoughtful concern they've shown in the past.

But how can we incorporate testicals in it?

Saying NO to Jason Kidd takes balls?

[bizarro]

Save Our Bucks needs to step up here with the thoughtful concern they've shown in the past.

I agree with this. A thoughtful piece looking at the entirety of what this means and how this has come about.

[JimmyTheKid]

I said it was a mistake at the time and i'll say again, when the owners came in and didn't insert their own people and gave drew/hammond basically interim tags was pretty big mistake.

We just got done with one of the most important drafts and heading into FA with a GM that has zero direction.

We're wasting time and now are about to make an irrational move.

Yeah, agree 100% with this take. The time to clean house was immediately after the league approved the sale. Lasry/Edens could've made the Parker/Inglis/O'Bryant picks. I don't think much of Jason Kidd as a human, but he's just a couple of shrewd moves away from me being in his corner as a Bucks' decision maker. Definitely not going to knock him because he "doesn't have any experience." How have all of Hammond's experiences worked out for us?

[Thunder Muscle]

LeBron James was in Milwaukee on Friday..... I didn't think it meant anything but now idk

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Holy **** could you imagine if LeBron just decides to sign with us. LMAO. That arena would be getting dug out this fall.

[Ruzious]

As long as we don't give up any 1st round picks I'm more then fine with hiring Kidd as POBO. I understand he doesn't have any experience in a FO besides being a Head Coach for 1 year, but he's been involved with the NBA for the last 20 years, I'm pretty sure he has an idea on what the responsibilities are for the POBO and how to execute them. Also in that span of 20 years I'm sure he has identified who the Good GM's and Coaches are and I"m willing to give him the benefit of doubt that he will surround himself with highly qualified people.

After sleeping on it I still feel the same way. I hope this happens. We are taking a risk no doubt, and this could potentially blow up in our face, but if Kidd is able to thrive in his role then we will have found our Riley, Ainge, West etc... that could have our franchise running in the right direction for the next couple of decades.

Exactly, and being realistic - how many chances like this is a team with Milwaukee's market size going to get?

And yet, only 20% of those voting want it to happen. Bizarre.

[cwally10]

Personally I like the idea of a big time coach/name as POBO. I just don't feel Kidd is that person.

[M-C-G]

So I am not in front of my computer , a couple things;

1. Any Buckpack update on this?
2. Sounds like Kidd making the play to our ownership more than us courting him
3. The owners are not dolts, people need to calm down, the first thing they talked about when buying the team or a company is getting the right people in place. They have professionally taken over companies and hired smart people to run them, I expect nothing different here. If they get Kidd it is likely because they made a calculated and informed decision to give him the role versus being star struck or talked into anything.

Interesting times though.


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[VooDoo7]

New SaveOurBucks article:

Bucks interested in Jason Kidd
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F*ck that!

(or that's how it should read, at least)

[Ayt]

I can't believe this is going to happen. I have gone from as optimistic as ever to beaten down yet again. It's like we cannot catch a break.

Why not wait to see what, if anything, actually happens?

[Chuck Diesel]

Save Our Bucks needs to step up here with the thoughtful concern they've shown in the past.

The ring leader is rubbing elbows with the new regime and may not want to critique the potential hire.

All indications point to this being the case so far, without the sarcasm.

[VooDoo7]

I can't believe this is going to happen. I have gone from as optimistic as ever to beaten down yet again. It's like we cannot catch a break.

Why not wait to see what, if anything, actually happens?

Even if it falls through, it doesn't look good that our owners actually pursued this.

[JayMKE]

LeBron James was in Milwaukee on Friday..... I didn't think it meant anything but now idk

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what would he be doing here anyways?

[clutchiness]

Trying to stay positive, but feels like the new owners are very...hands-on.

They fell in love with Parker and Kidd for reasons that don't have much to do with basketball, and the organization is just going to have to roll with the punches and hope for the best.

[JimmyTheKid]

LeBron James was in Milwaukee on Friday..... I didn't think it meant anything but now idk

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Holy **** could you imagine if LeBron just decides to sign with us. LMAO. That arena would be getting dug out this fall.

Not in a million years but the backtracking on Kidd/Lebron would be, to use a word I despise, "EPIC"!!!

[nagawicka]

I commend him wanting to get out of that situation. The Nets have zero future. They sold it away for a one year window at a title. Kidd sees our team, our youth, our new ownership, and sees somewhere he can get his career moving.

How commendable. So, to clarify:

1: Bucks acquire, in rapid succession, a charismatic phenom with international appeal and upside to spare; a solid core of developing players who haven't yet played together enough to gel; new co-owners heavily resourced with cash, vision, youth & charisma; and the consensus #1 phenom in Jabari Parker, and so --

2: -- cue the greedhead sociopath bandwagon-jumpers, none of whom could be found while Milwaukee worked to get to this point, lining up to get theirs. Because where else but Milwaukee could an aggressive me-first winnah DEMAND IT ALL, exploit Milwaukee's perceived desperation (or deficit) -- and actually get it? Lining up mere hours after the draft confirmed Jabari Parker is Milwaukee's happiest Buck for-realz-no-backsies is Jason Kidd, who's so fast he's first in line! FIRST!! He's such an adept head coach. Everyone knows the self-appointed first-candidate is the best most-winningest head coach, because Kidd was fastest, & therefore first in line. First!

So Milwaukee Bucks ownership MUST give Jason Kidd the benefit of the doubt, as the string of broken relationships (serial adultery, wife-beatings) and destructive professional life (openly coercing your own boss) hardly add up to some sort of pattern or anything. I mean, it's not like he doesn't have the temperament and judgment and moral compass required to set a good example, develop promising players, keep an even keel & turnaround a moribund franchise loaded with good intentions and prized assets.

Wait! I take that back -- Let us not speak of his moral compass. I just want to know whether he knows which direction is True North.

I mean, it's not like seasoned judgment, limiting drama or saving face looms high on the Bucks' agenda or anything.

3. Couple things Noted on this Board: Kohl, Hammond and Drew have received criticism. It's not entirely clear how Hammond will perform without Kohl, or how Drew will perform without Hammond, or how both will perform with a healthy roster and added prospects. Expectations that both will be reviewed closely, and options assessed, reign; with a probable consensus that some moves will be made at some point.

4. Until a couple weeks ago, Marc Lasry was Jason Kidd's boss in his role as minority owner of the Nets.

5. Newark's Prudential Center aka 'The Rock' is exactly 22 minutes by PATH train from Wall Street/WTC. Hosted the NJ Nets for 2 years while Barclay's Center was being built, but sits empty during NBA season, still without a franchise.

Hey, it seems clear Lasry & Edens' intentions are good. Please, Bucks, don't let me be misunderstood. Lasry & Edens touted measured leadership that relied on basketball pros' expertise.

We'll know soon enough whether all the sweet talk about listening, assessing all options, and that measured approach is the path taken, or whether the first All-Star to stroke a billionaire's ego til the shiver runs up his leg actually gets a shot at bringing his personal brand of wreckage to Aulde Milwauke.

I don't really believe that's what's happening here; no reason to doubt the good intentions of financiers. This is just about the Nets; and just because the Bucks answer the phone 'to talk', maybe just to maintain relationships, does not indicate they'd ever even consider hiring Jason Kidd. Unless. IF you were gonna wreck a good thing, sour the relationship and tank the arena deal, if you were gonna do that, you'd hire somebody to do it for you.

This deserves a bump, even though there's no need to rehash Jason Kidd's personal travails.
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/06/29/bucks-risk-vibe-goodwill-reset-with-kidd/

Just ask yourself two questions:
1. Does Jason Kidd have the professional chops and personal qualities required to reset the locker room, develop young prospects, turnaround the franchise, and participate in bringing about an arena deal, all while maintaining healthy relationships with the Good Burghers of Milwaukee?

2. Does Jason Kidd have the track record to Head Coach an NBA franchise at a pivotal moment in Bucks' history? After only a half-season as an effective head coach? Let alone all the other responsibilities of GM, Prznt of BB Ops, &etc., at the same time?

[JEIS]

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7/3/14 Mitchell International.... I'm sure this was the long con all along. 4 to 5 years championship my ass.

[Ayt]

I can't believe this is going to happen. I have gone from as optimistic as ever to beaten down yet again. It's like we cannot catch a break.

Why not wait to see what, if anything, actually happens?

Even if it falls through, it doesn't look good that our owners actually pursued this.

But we have no idea the degree to which they have pursued it.