Mike Budenholzer Emerges As Leading Candidate For Raptors, Bucks

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon May 14, 2018 1:56 pm

Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the candidate of focus for both the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks.

Budenholzer and the Atlanta Hawks parted ways this offseason.

Budenholzer has also been a candidate this offseason for jobs with the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Tim Horton · Post #2 » by **Tim Horton** » Mon May 14, 2018 2:51 pm

Raps should grab Mike and trade for Kawhi.

defstarcon · Post #3 » by **defstarcon** » Mon May 14, 2018 3:29 pm

get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

ShazamDaShiznt · Post #4 » by **ShazamDaShiznt** » Mon May 14, 2018 3:30 pm

Mike is exactly the same coach like Casey was

them Hawks played nicely in the regular season and got swept by Cavs twice

Yosemite Dan · Post #5 » by **Yosemite Dan** » Mon May 14, 2018 3:58 pm

defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

9th? Try 4th behind Mexico City, NY and LA. Yes we’re now bigger than Chicago.

defstarcon · Post #6 » by **defstarcon** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:00 pm

Yosemite Dan wrote:
defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

9th? Try 4th behind Mexico City, NY and LA. Yes we’re now bigger than Chicago.

right right, i stand corrected. thank you. i didn't want to be one those pompus toronto guys that the rest of canada thinks that we are, so i gave a lower number. but 4th sounds about right.

god damn 4th mike!

greggschapiro · Post #7 » by **greggschapiro** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:09 pm

defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

24istheLAW · Post #8 » by **24istheLAW** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:34 pm

greggschapiro wrote:
defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

And Canadians are toiling in obsequious bondage?

gordoncatrell · Post #9 » by **gordoncatrell** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:36 pm

lol.
didnt i tell you all TOR is the BUD Hawks of Teague/Korver etc?
"you dont want that fate".
tier 1 regular season team, tier 2 Postseason team. stuck in a rut.
Masai must be desperate.

Red8911 · Post #10 » by **Red8911** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:47 pm

Raptors and Bucks shall fight to the death

alienpick · Post #11 » by **alienpick** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:55 pm

greggschapiro wrote:
defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

I know I look for the greatest military on earth when making my basketball coaching decisions. Haha.

Oh, Canada is free too btw.

teamLeiweke · Post #12 » by **teamLeiweke** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:58 pm

defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

It’s gonna be tough to improve on a 59 win team in the Raptors.

The Bucks have a superstar in Giannis, to go with Middleton, Bledsoe, Jabari, Maker. All that team needs is some real direction. And if he takes them from 7th seed to a 50 win team, he will be praised by his bosses and league wide. A much easier task at hand for him in Milwaukee.

... and I’m from Toronto lol

MegaK · Post #13 » by **MegaK** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:59 pm

alienpick wrote:
greggschapiro wrote:
defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

I know I look for the greatest military on earth when making my basketball coaching decisions. Haha.

Oh, Canada is free too btw.

Also doesn't Canada have socialized medicine for all its citizens ? Just saying they are better than us when it comes to looking after their citizens.

teamLeiweke · Post #14 » by **teamLeiweke** » Mon May 14, 2018 6:01 pm

alienpick wrote:
greggschapiro wrote:
defstarcon wrote:get it done Masai, i'm pretty sure he'll want to coach a 59 win team with 2 all stars with a solid bench in the 9th largest city in north america.

milwaukee is nice too, but its not toronto.

We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

I know I look for the greatest military on earth when making my basketball coaching decisions. Haha.

Oh, Canada is free too btw.

Americans would argue that since the government dictates your health care and since you don’t have the right to bare arms, that we are less free than they are.

Not saying I agree, but this is the mentality of some Yanks...

teamLeiweke · Post #15 » by **teamLeiweke** » Mon May 14, 2018 6:04 pm

MegaK wrote:
alienpick wrote:
greggschapiro wrote:We have Freedom and the greatest military on earth.

I know I look for the greatest military on earth when making my basketball coaching decisions. Haha.

Oh, Canada is free too btw.

Also doesn't Canada have socialized medicine for all its citizens ? Just saying they are better than us when it comes to looking after their citizens.

Higher minimum wage
Less crime
Universal health care
A fraction of the cost to go to University
1 year maternity leave
To name a few more

But to be fair, the OP said America is more ‘free’, not the place with a higher standard of living.

Cassius · Post #16 » by **Cassius** » Mon May 14, 2018 6:31 pm

teamLeiweke wrote:
But to be fair, the OP said America is more ‘free’, not the place with a higher standard of living.

Yeah, it sucks that Canadians are not free to drink lead-poisoned water. If the government takes away the lead water, the next logical step is to take away the lead bullets. :lol:

greggschapiro · Post #17 » by **greggschapiro** » Mon May 14, 2018 6:37 pm

Cassius wrote:
teamLeiweke wrote:
But to be fair, the OP said America is more ‘free’, not the place with a higher standard of living.

Yeah, it sucks that Canadians are not free to drink lead-poisoned water. If the government takes away the lead water, the next logical step is to take away the lead bullets.

It's funny everyone takes the joke so seriously. Y'all need to relax a little and learn to laugh.

Cassius · Post #18 » by **Cassius** » Mon May 14, 2018 7:06 pm

greggschapiro wrote:
Cassius wrote:
teamLeiweke wrote:
But to be fair, the OP said America is more ‘free’, not the place with a higher standard of living.

Yeah, it sucks that Canadians are not free to drink lead-poisoned water. If the government takes away the lead water, the next logical step is to take away the lead bullets.

It's funny everyone takes the joke so seriously. Y'all need to relax a little and learn to laugh.

Nah man, we're all telling jokes.

greggschapiro · Post #19 » by **greggschapiro** » Mon May 14, 2018 8:13 pm

Cassius wrote:
greggschapiro wrote:
Cassius wrote:
Yeah, it sucks that Canadians are not free to drink lead-poisoned water. If the government takes away the lead water, the next logical step is to take away the lead bullets.

It's funny everyone takes the joke so seriously. Y'all need to relax a little and learn to laugh.

Nah man, we're all telling jokes.

Good, that's the way it should be. A great man once said you shouldn't take life so seriously, you'll never get out alive.

njknicks · Post #20 » by **njknicks** » Mon May 14, 2018 8:26 pm

Coach Budenholzer's smart move would be to coach Bucks - he would have a legitimate top 10 player in Giannis, something which Toronto does not have. Also, unless there are trades coming, Toronto's roster will stand pat. Immense pressure on the next Raptors coach to make it to / past the ECF or risk being churned out like Casey. Another intriguing position would be to coach the Orlando Magic - which would probably be the most ideal landing spot. No pressure on the franchise to win now - Coach Bud would get the chance to build a culture. Orlando has yet to recover from the Dwight Howard nightmare and made some awful moves via draft and trades (i.e. Oladipo, Ibaka signing & trade). Either way, whoever lands him is going to get one of the best coaches in the business.