Kerrsed wrote:Is there a link or source or something where it says they turned the Bucks down? I keep seeing that repeated, but didnt find anything more-so than just random people saying that. A link to a source would be really nice. I'd like a little more certainty before just passing this notion off as a fact.
No, there's no link to an official announcement of that, but we can sure that if he got it officially, the first headline would have been "Bud got permission to talk to MIL" instead of the PHO line. And same thing if he got permission for every team.
lilfishi22 wrote:I've considered this in the Suns thread but the main thing is Suns being in the Western Conference means you're only playing against us twice a year whereas a Bud coached Bucks will face you guys up to 4 times a year. We're not rivals (except for this season's tank race lol) and we wouldn't be fighting for a playoff spot in the same conference so letting Bud go to the Suns is rather inconsequential to you guys...
Right, that's what I said in a previous post also, and that's one point for the front office, but since we can also add Bud's preference for PHO which leads to a win/win for both front office and Bud.
It seems to be his preference because of roots (talked in lots of news), but I also think there's more than that (even if it would not be so easy to do) :
Bud could be the best coach to get Leonard in a trade (or as free agent). Leonard certainly knows that it was Bud who convinced everybody in SAS to make the trade of George Hill to IND to get him. And I'm sure the discussion with Sarver had this point at a moment, or at least about signing or trading for a high player, because if Sarver sells him a project that match the Hawks project, he will not be so happy.
They guy is not happy of loosing, he could have deal with it one year, but since Schlenk wants to add other picks by getting bad contracts with the cap room, instead of trying the make the best competitive team next season, it would be a bit stupid to ask for another team if they want to do the same thing... or his roots are more important than everything else.
The sad part is that he could also be the best, and only, chance to get Leonard in ATL if he was staying and that SAS and Leonard want to end their relation. Always a bad timing in ATL