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

trwi7 · Post #1341 » by **trwi7** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:17 am

VooDoo7 wrote:
LittleRooster wrote:
trwi7 wrote:
Going aggressively after the guy they covet?

Not hiring a gm to make that decision

Or not firing your current HC first.

Lots of silliness in all of this.

Who cares? The only argument you could make about why that matters is it prevents Drew from going out and finding another job sooner but he's not going to get a head coaching job and he'll have offers to become an assistant, so if he's fired today or last week or next week it's not a huge issue.

TroyD92 · Post #1342 » by **TroyD92** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:17 am

LittleRooster wrote:
trwi7 wrote:
LittleRooster wrote:I don't think anyone cares about Drew's hurt feelings but it's the way the owners are going about things that's troubling

Going aggressively after the guy they covet?

Not hiring a gm to make that decision

We have no idea if they already have a guy in place. Or do you?

LittleRooster · Post #1343 » by **LittleRooster** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:18 am

TroyD92 wrote:
LittleRooster wrote:
trwi7 wrote:
Going aggressively after the guy they covet?

Not hiring a gm to make that decision

We have no idea if they already have a guy in place. Or do you?

Lol I wish I did

SkilesTheLimit · Post #1344 » by **SkilesTheLimit** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:18 am

[MIKE C] wrote:I don't think Lasry and Edens were interviewing various HC candidates while keeping Drew employed. I think they just jumped on an opportunity that suddenly came up. They couldn't fire Drew first before they talked to Kidd because they have no idea if they'll be able to agree to compensation for Kidd. I'm having a hard time getting worked up about this. Drew knows what's up. He knows his days are numbered. If he wants out now so he can pursue other opportunities he can make that request.

And it's the NBA. The coaches have guaranteed contracts so it's not like the Bucks are leaving Drew out in the cold holding his ****.

SkilesTheLimit · Post #1345 » by **SkilesTheLimit** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:19 am

TheWig wrote:
Bucks_MacGyver wrote:Gardner just burned woefel..... Ha

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what did he say?

TroyD92 · Post #1346 » by **TroyD92** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:19 am

LittleRooster wrote:
TroyD92 wrote:
LittleRooster wrote:
Not hiring a gm to make that decision

We have no idea if they already have a guy in place. Or do you?

Lol I wish I did

Then just take a step back. Wait another 12 hours or so, and let's see what information comes out.

JustinCredible · Post #1347 » by **JustinCredible** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:20 am

VooDoo7 wrote:I just don't get it. There's no way Kidd will be returning to the Nets, right? So why in the world would we give up anything for his services? Let them fire him, and then hire him.

I hope the Nets keep him and reassign him to a powerless roll for the next few years.

JustinCredible · Post #1348 » by **JustinCredible** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:21 am

Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

JayMKE · Post #1349 » by **JayMKE** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:22 am

JustinCredible wrote:
VooDoo7 wrote:I just don't get it. There's no way Kidd will be returning to the Nets, right? So why in the world would we give up anything for his services? Let them fire him, and then hire him.

I hope the Nets keep him and reassign him to a powerless roll for the next few years.

that would totally not blow up in their face :lol:

Prok aint that dumb I don't think, he isn't Dan Gilbert.

LittleRooster · Post #1350 » by **LittleRooster** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:22 am

JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

I've been asking if he's around and no one has said anything. I'm assuming he no longer is or can't comment

Aaron It Out · Post #1351 » by **Aaron It Out** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:22 am

VooDoo7 wrote:
LittleRooster wrote:
trwi7 wrote:
Going aggressively after the guy they covet?

Not hiring a gm to make that decision

Or not firing your current HC first.

Lots of silliness in all of this.

Bucks keeping their leverage. You don't want a draft pick for Kidd? Fine, keep him then. We have a coach already.

Meanwhile the Nets have no leverage because everyone knows they want him gone. They could reassign him sure but they're still stuck with him.

Siefer · Post #1352 » by **Siefer** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:23 am

JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

No, but it is safe to say that wild speculation in this thread has reached a fever pitch.

Aaron It Out · Post #1353 » by **Aaron It Out** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:23 am

LittleRooster wrote:
JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

I've been asking if he's around and no one has said anything. I'm assuming he no longer is or can't comment

Literally nothing has changed since the draft.

SkilesTheLimit · Post #1354 » by **SkilesTheLimit** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:24 am

It seems as though the Bucks hold all the cards here except for one thing: Prokhorov treats Kidd's $7.5 mil contract like you and I would treat a $5 bill.

Don't think for a second Prokhorov wouldn't mind paying Kidd just to prove a point because he's under contract and screw him over for future opportunities for the next 3 years.

[MIKE C] · Post #1355 » by **[MIKE C]** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:24 am

LittleRooster wrote:
JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

I've been asking if he's around and no one has said anything. I'm assuming he no longer is or can't comment

He was providing info up until a couple days before the draft. I think is still an insider at this point. I assume he just doesn't have anything on this story.

Ayt · Post #1356 » by **Ayt** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:25 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
Ayt wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
Like I said, I don't care. One way or another, the owners have **** up.

How?

They didn't fire their existing coach before going after the coach of another team.

I understand wanting to give the new guys the benefit of the doubt, but wake the **** up.

Because that never happens in sports? Like you said, wake the **** up. This was almost a given. How the hell could anyone be blindsided by Drew being replaced before the start of the season?

He's already under contract. Let him stick around until you have found someone to replace him like every other job on the planet. Why pay him to not be there when you can pay him to be there while being up front with him about the fact that his job is very much up in the air? Hammond has been frank and stated publicly that he doesn't know how long he is going to be a part of the organization. You can sure as hell bet that Drew knew he was in the same place. The writing has (publicly) been on the wall for both of them since the sale of the team.

Keep him on and put in a good word for him for fulfilling his contract when he interviews elsewhere.

emunney · Post #1357 » by **emunney** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:28 am

LittleRooster wrote:
JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

I've been asking if he's around and no one has said anything. I'm assuming he no longer is or can't comment

He doesn't work for us. He knows somebody, somebody sometimes tells him things. I don't think he's got the Bucks offices' wired. He'll tell us if he hears something. In the meantime, nothing's going to happen as a result of us not knowing.

SkilesTheLimit · Post #1358 » by **SkilesTheLimit** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:28 am

JSOnline poll (full of casuals):

Do you like the choice of Jason Kidd to coach the Milwaukee Bucks?

Yes (38%)
No (62%)

JayMKE · Post #1359 » by **JayMKE** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:28 am

SkilesTheLimit wrote:It seems as though the Bucks hold all the cards here except for one thing: Prokhorov treats Kidd's $7.5 mil contract like you and I would treat a $5 bill.

Don't think for a second Prokhorov wouldn't mind paying Kidd just to prove a point because he's under contract and screw him over for future opportunities for the next 3 years.

That would be dumb of him since he'd be punishing a widely respected HOFer for no reason other than to stick it to him, I'm sure players and staff would keep that in mind when considering working for the Nets.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1360 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:29 am

Siefer wrote:
JustinCredible wrote:Is it safe to say that BuckPack is no longer an insider?

No, but it is safe to say that wild speculation in this thread has reached a fever pitch.

What? The Bucks are the featured team in a sequel to Fever Pitch?

Do you want the Bucks to hire Jason Kidd as POBO?