[Woj] Sources: Milwaukee was granted permission to interview Golden State associate HC Kenny Atkinson. Some of other candidates expected to meet with Bucks on coaching job are Milwaukee associate HC Charles Lee, ex-Charlotte coach James Borrego. There will be additional candidates and interviews.
ESPN Sources: Milwaukee was granted permission to interview Golden State associate HC Kenny Atkinson. Some of other candidates expected to meet with Bucks on coaching job are Milwaukee associate HC Charles Lee, ex-Charlotte coach James Borrego. There will be additional candidates…
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 10, 2023
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Pleeeeease no Borrego
Budenholzer to Atkinson….
Yikes
F–k Woj.
So no Nurse
This is terrifying
Ehhhhh
This does not inspire confidence
If this is part of an exhaustive search and the “big names” are interviewed as well, that’s fine.
If this is our pool to pick from, eww.
I won’t even be upset if we pick someone we weren’t expecting, I’ll trust the process. But if we are picking from a pool of retreads who were at best mediocre, that sucks.
goodbye giannis
Guys there’s no way the bucks take an unknown commodity. They know Giannis is getting outta there without an established coach.
Sounds like we are downgrading with this list.
I feel like Nurse might be holding out on the draft lottery to see where the chips fall. Would make sense from his POV if he has an opportunity to coach, say, Detroit with Wemby/Cade/Ivey/Duren/Stewart with a long runway and low expectations
Why not go with the obvious choices of Nurse or Vogel?
Why is everyone so sour on Atkinson? He was great with the Nets and has been working under Golden State which is the gold standard for basketball development and especially for *ball movement* which we desperately need in the playoffs.
I don’t care for the other names on the list but I would absolutely love Atkinson as an offensively minded coach which is what we need in my opinion
Am I the only one here that doesn’t think Kenny would be the *worst* hire? His Nets teams were good, Warriors fans seem to love what he brought to their staff, and I never judge anyone for losing their job while Kyrie is on the roster.
There are only 3 or 4 coaches you can comfortably say are “better” than Bud and I highly doubt any of them will be available. We are almost guaranteed a “downgrade” in name but coaching doesn’t exist in a vacuum and a guy who coached one way with one roster might be a completely different fit for another group of players. Thibs in Minnesota v New York for instance.
We needed change for change’s sake, and we’re gonna get it. Just hope everybody realizes the things we took for granted with Bud.
I assume at this point there is something wrong that the public doesn’t know with Vogel. No one seems to even consider him as a candidate.
But holy hell this list is underwhelming.
This is just the throwaway round of interviews.
My guess is that next they’ll interview the assistants and niche candidates:
– Jordi Fernandez (Kings)
– JJ Reddick (TV/former player)
– Charles Lee (Bucks)
– Chris Quinn (Heat)
That would give them some time to see if there’s anything happening with:
– Lue
– Kerr
And then they’ll interview the big-names:
– Nurse
– Hammon
– Jay Wright
– Vogel
Then they’ll have the 2nd round of interviews, and finally the 2~3 finalists.
What about Jim Leonha..shit wrong sub
Lol everyone is already complaining like this is the end of the coaching search. yall need to chill for a minute
Be careful what you wish for. I’ve said all along bud is a good coach byt obviously has some limitations in playoffs. But they could do a lot worse. Not saying it wasn’t the right choice to fire bud but it’s just not always an easy solution
ITT: “If it’s not Nurse, it’s a downgrade”.
I have confidence in the Bucks front office to make the best choice going forward, that being nurse or not
I feel like none of these guys better than Bud…
Not psyched about these choices at all…
if we fired bud for this shit we’re so fucked
#I’M IN DANGER
I really like Horst as a GM but he has to realize this is a make or break decision for his career. If we fired Bud and end up with a worse coach for the back half of Giannis’s career, Horst is gonna be fired next and our franchise is back in the gutter.
Boston will steal Nurse if don’t act. Nurse will have them playing like dawgs and we’ll be kicking ourselves we waited.