AmishMafia
Cheesehead
Can't say I'm surprised. Let's not waste any more Giannis time.
Not sure they have a roster issue. They won more games last season than anyone. Why don't they play as well in the playoffs? Seems to me this is what someone told me when we hired him, his track record as a coach was strong regular season followed by first round playoff loss.While firing the HC was a neccesity, the house cleaning needs to much more thorough. I think the GM needs to go along with the old gray beards on the team. A new GM can see what they can get in trades for the old guys to build around Giannis, Allen, Portis. Not a lot of options to help build a roster since the draft picks are mostly gone and the trade stock is old. Bringing in just a new HC won't accomplish much since the tired old roster will be even older next season.
While firing the HC was a neccesity, the house cleaning needs to much more thorough. I think the GM needs to go along with the old gray beards on the team. A new GM can see what they can get in trades for the old guys to build around Giannis, Allen, Portis. Not a lot of options to help build a roster since the draft picks are mostly gone and the trade stock is old. Bringing in just a new HC won't accomplish much since the tired old roster will be even older next season.
His value would be based on which team, or teams, are looking for a guy who has his talents, that believes that he can be the key to winning the whole shooting match, or just getting invited to the dance, and getting jilted. He does have All-Star skills.Do you think Meddleton has that kind of trade value though?
I might exaggerate a hundred million gazillion times per second, but I feel like he's been injured more than he's played over the last two years.
Middleton definitely has trade value, but it isn't injuries necessarily that is suppressing that value as much as it is his contract. He is in his final year and can opt out of it by 6/21. He is due $40+M and while I don't think he is worth that much, a team on the cusp of a championship, might be willing to sign him to a multi-year deal with some guarantees.Do you think Meddleton has that kind of trade value though?
I might exaggerate a hundred million gazillion times per second, but I feel like he's been injured more than he's played over the last two years.
Much like the NFL, I don't pay attention to other teams in the NBA. Once the Bucks were eliminated, no interest in watching any of the other teams play. That said, I know very little about other coaches. However, one thing I never really like to see is promoting from within, if coaching is already the issue. Seems like you are just chopping one branch off a dying tree, to see if another one will grow. It really feels like the players and team need a new perspective and that would mean a HC that they are new to IMO.Your last paragraph says a lot about how Middleton was used. Poor rotations, and the fact that he was forced to play without using his best assets. If you recall, his best games came when he was slashing to the hoop, not forced to play a perimeter game. That was allowed mainly when Giannis was on the bench, or when injured. Looking at his stats, you can see he picked up a lot of the slack, when allowed to do it.
I believe that Khris would have opted out of his contract, without question, if Bud was still going to be there. Now, there's a chance he might want to stay.
The only reason I suggest trading him is because I see Beauchamp being capable of stepping up, and developing quite a bit in his second year. It would give the Bucks both cap room, and youth. The added bonus of decent draft picks as well.
I'm no longer sold on Nick Nurse being the next HC. Looking at his track record, he's not the best at working with young players. A HC in Milwaukee needs to be coach and teacher, surrounding himself with guys who have the same coaching acumen. It could be Lee, who was an assistant this year in Milwaukee, or Sam Cassell, who is constantly "coaching up" players, not just pointing out Xs and Os to them.
It's difficult figuring out which guys would be the best fit. Too many variables. About all I can relate to is information about their coaching styles, and favored offenses and defenses. Then I look for info on how they "coach up" draft picks and free agents. Some are known for their skills in relating to coaching the younger players, others, not so much.
I don't believe Bud was a good coach with young players. I thought Nwora should have advanced further than he had, but Bud didn't rate him too highly. Here's the comparison of his stats early this season with the Bucks, and then with the Pacers, after he was traded. His figures went up substantially, and gives a pretty good idea how well he played on offense. Bud never explored his potential. I don't think he had the patience, or the skills, to do it. That's why I like guys like Sam Cassell as a potential new coach. He knows exactly what has to happen to enhance the Bucks outside game, having been a point guard for nearly two decades in the NBA. Nwora, by the way, averaged 17 points per game over his last 8, when given more court time, and had a high of 33, as a starter. He was never given any opportunity to do anything like that, with the Bucks.
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