Skiles Accepts Offer to Coach Bucks

northoakland510 · Post #21 » by **northoakland510** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:22 pm

Don't know about this coaching decision, with the Bulls his approach of being the hard nosed disciplinarian pretty much turned all his players off to him. Hope he comes in with a different strategy.

Blame Rasho · Post #22 » by **Blame Rasho** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:26 pm

Well good for him... he was fired on Christmas of all days and I hope he can find his niche there with the Bucks.

Texas Longhorns · Post #23 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:31 pm

Great for Skiles, he may be able to provide for his family once again with this job. I think he has a similar (better than Ben Gordon) shooter in Michael Redd. I think they (Bucks) will make a few trades in the off season. He should be able to do something with that group and get them to finals. Post presence is not going to be a problem like it was in Chicago because they have Bogut and Vilanueva.

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #24 » by **Buck You** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:06 am

Texas Longhorns wrote:Great for Skiles, he may be able to provide for his family once again with this job. I think he has a similar (better than Ben Gordon) shooter in Michael Redd. I think they (Bucks) will make a few trades in the off season. He should be able to do something with that group and get them to finals. Post presence is not going to be a problem like it was in Chicago because they have Bogut and Vilanueva.

Villanueva is most likely gone.

skones · Post #25 » by **skones** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:09 am

northoakland510 wrote:Don't know about this coaching decision, with the Bulls his approach of being the hard nosed disciplinarian pretty much turned all his players off to him. Hope he comes in with a different strategy.

Yes, and Skiles also should be credited with turning that franchise around in a pretty impressive fashion. 23 wins to 47 wins in one year with a really young team? Any way you put it, that's extremely impressive. You also have to factor in the off the court stuff that was going on with the organization. You have the contractual issues with Gordon and Deng as well as the trade rumors surrounding that team very early on in the season. Skiles certainly wasn't the only cause.

Texas Longhorns · Post #26 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:10 am

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Villanueva is most likely gone.

Then you best change that name. lol

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #27 » by **Buck You** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:29 am

Texas Longhorns wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Then you best change that name. lol

I'll do it when it's necessary.

northoakland510 · Post #28 » by **northoakland510** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:24 am

skones wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Yes, and Skiles also should be credited with turning that franchise around in a pretty impressive fashion. 23 wins to 47 wins in one year with a really young team? Any way you put it, that's extremely impressive. You also have to factor in the off the court stuff that was going on with the organization. You have the contractual issues with Gordon and Deng as well as the trade rumors surrounding that team very early on in the season. Skiles certainly wasn't the only cause.

I feel ya I give him his credit, but although he did all that he wasn't the long term answer. If the Bucks will be happy with the same turnaround as the Bulls that's a good investment , but that means he will be outta there in a few years.

fdefore · Post #29 » by **fdefore** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:27 am

Just Plain Mark wrote:So how soon can he get around to coaching the Pistons, Cavs, and Pacers to complete the sweep?

He has a ways before he catches up with Carlisle. Odds on Rick going to the Bulls?

Liqourish · Post #30 » by **Liqourish** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:19 pm

I think Skiles was the best choice. The last thing Larry Brown or Rick Carlisle want to do is work for Joe Dumars old right hand man. :lol:

Plus, don't you think John Hammond would know more about Carlisle and Brown than fans on this forum. If he thought Scott would be a better choice (his first choice) for what he has in mind for the Bucks, than good job John.

cool007 · Post #31 » by **cool007** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:56 pm

As a Bulls fan, I think it's a really good Hire by Bucks.

Bulls bad season wasn't on Skiles, he was part of it but majority of the blame goes to the players (especially our 3 best players in this order Hinrich/Deng/Gordon). Hinrich was really really pathetic this year just like how Chandler was in his last year with Bulls (I think it has something to do with the new contract and first marriage

) Happened to both of them.

Skiles is a really good defensive coach and is a very good x and o coach but he has his own flaws but still, I see bucks winning 45+ games as soon as next year - depending on how well their players adapt the defense and commit to it - if not changes will be coming.

Post #32 » by **CBS7** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:10 pm

I think its a good move.

Post #33 » by **CBS7** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:13 pm

I don't think any player that lacks defense is absolutely guaranteed to be gone because of him. He put up with Curry for a year (might have still been here too if it wasn't for the heart problem) and Ben Gordon for 2.5 years, even made him into a better defender then the terrible defender he was back in his rookie year.

Post #34 » by **Three34** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:55 pm

Duiz wrote:Bogut+Michael Redd = Zaza Pachulia+Marvin Wililams

I saw it coming... lol j/k

this is good news for the Bucks, he is a really smart coach, who should bring up some flowing offense and stiffling defense. Chicago is just st00pid for judging him so quick.

In case you didn't know, it is entirely possible for a team to be correct in firing someone, and for a second team to be equally correct in hiring them.

Scalabrine · Post #35 » by **Scalabrine** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:18 pm

I dont know if this will be enough to get the Bucks back to where they were a few years ago, they need to change up the roster a little too because this mix of talent hasnt been working. Mo Williams, Bobby Simmons, Michael Redd, Dan Gadzuric all have bad contracts but most of them are players teams would like to have. I think Mo Williams would be a great 6th man behind a good point guard and a defensive shooting guard that would be able to back up both positions and fill in when one is injured. Tons of teams would look at Redd if he didnt have that huge contract but since he does you will see fewer teams looking at him, the Cavs expressed interest in hiim a few years ago and now they will have alot of short contracts but will the Bucks want to trade within the division and make the Cavs one of the best teams in the league while only getting back short contracts?

In Chicago Skiles had a tough time working with post players, will first overall pick Andrew Bogut break that trend or will he just regress like most of the other post players that have been coached by Skiles done.

Cal_Hoops · Post #36 » by **Cal_Hoops** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:22 pm

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Villanueva is most likely gone.

That would be a mistake for the Bucks to trade him or let him go.