NBA '17

[wadesworld]

Um... he wasn't trying for a high 5

Well shoot. He was taking a picture. That never happens to these players!

[rocket surgeon]

unless brogdon is still hobbled, he NEEDS to play(more) tonight for the deer to advance

[GGGG]

unless brogdon is still hobbled, he NEEDS to play(more) tonight for the deer to advance

Amen.

[rocket surgeon]

does prunty ever get his shirt wet and argue a little?  geez, show some emotion

[wadesworld]

I wouldn't let Prunty assist a freshman high school basketball team. Boston gets a mismatch every time down the court and gets a wide open shot almost every time down.

Not sure who I want to coach this team next year. But what I do know is between a coaching hire and GM hire this ownership has botched both the process of finding their guy and the actual result of who they hired. So I'm not all that confident that they'll make a quality hire despite what I have to imagine would be a lot of interest in the opening.

[Hards Alumni]

Aaaaaaaaaaadn the Bucks are dead.  Too bad.  So many great players, such awful coaching.

Better knock it out of the park this offseason.

[Hards Alumni]

I wouldn't let Prunty assist a freshman high school basketball team. Boston gets a mismatch every time down the court and gets a wide open shot almost every time down.

Not sure who I want to coach this team next year. But what I do know is between a coaching hire and GM hire this ownership has botched both the process of finding their guy and the actual result of who they hired. So I'm not all that confident that they'll make a quality hire despite what I have to imagine would be a lot of interest in the opening.

I'd love to suggest someone... but the best I can do is Doc.

[4everwarriors]

Prunty will bee collectin' unemployment bye Monday. Horst soon ta follow, hey?

[wadesworld]

Prunty will bee collectin' unemployment bye Monday. Horst soon ta follow, hey?

Prunty yes. I'd love that on Horst but think these owners will have too big of an ego to wave the white flag and admit their awful hire so quickly.

[4everwarriors]

He gowne and its possible Edens byes a large chunk of Lasry out two, hey?

[wadesworld]

I'd love to suggest someone... but the best I can do is Doc.

The first thing I'd do is provide a blank check to Jay Wright. When he passes I'd have a list of Fizdale, Bennett, Doc, and Monte Williams. My top choice from that would be Doc if he wouldn't demand any type of roster control, but he would. I think he's a great coach but bad at forming a roster.

He gowne and its possible Edens byes a large chunk of Lasry out two, hey?

They need that badly. The power struggle is awful for the franchise. And they need to hire a president of basketball ops and should have before they made their GM hire.

[4everwarriors]

Won egomaniac is enough, aina?

[GGGG]

The first thing I'd do is provide a blank check to Jay Wright. When he passes I'd have a list of Fizdale, Bennett, Doc, and Monte Williams. My top choice from that would be Doc if he wouldn't demand any type of roster control, but he would. I think he's a great coach but bad at forming a roster.

I like the idea of Monte Williams.  Not sure how good Doc is actually.

[wadesworld]

Won egomaniac is enough, aina?

Amen.

On another note, the Bucks singlehandedly made Terry Rozier look infinitely more valuable than he is. Nice for the Celtics. Now they can sling him for another piece and get even richer. And he'll go somewhere, not have Brad Stevens getting him looks, and be back to a solid backup quality PG.

If I'm the C's I try giving up Brown, Rozier, and Smart for Kawhi. If I have to I'd even throw in a pick.

You could have Tatum, Hayward, and Kawhi switching everything from 2-4 with Horford and Kyrie as your 5 and 1.

[4everwarriors]

These dudes know how to make money and that's all. I'll give them credit for jump starting a stagnant, stuck in the 60's city. But 3/4 of the current basketball roster is complete thrash.

[wadesworld]

I like the idea of Monte Williams.  Not sure how good Doc is actually.

I think Doc is a very good coach. The Clips were not a very good team this year but he kept them right in the hunt. But I don't think he's an absolute home run and I think the dynamics would be much like what the Bucks just had with Kidd where their head coach is constantly playing tug of war with the GM.

[wadesworld]

These dudes know how to make money and that's all. I'll give them credit for jump starting a stagnant, stuck in the 60's city. But 3/4 of the current basketball roster is complete thrash.

Semantics but I just think the roster is just poorly constructed. Too many similar players and not enough "modern" skills (pace and space).

What the Bucks do with Jabari will be VERY interesting. With the right coach I think Giannis, Middleton, and him can work together. But as it stands he doesn't fit with Middleton and Giannis.

[4everwarriors]

Stevens is a hell of a coach. If the Bucks learned anything in this series, it has to be making the playoffs is nothing without the homecourt advantage.

[4everwarriors]

Jabari took a risk with his public statement after game 2. But, he walked the walk and the Bucks are complete idiots if they let the #2 pick in the draft leave without compensation. I'm guessing they won't match an offer, but work out a sign and trade.

[Hards Alumni]

Jabari took a risk with his public statement after game 2. But, he walked the walk and the Bucks are complete idiots if they let the #2 pick in the draft leave without compensation. I'm guessing they won't match an offer, but work out a sign and trade.

That's pie in the sky, though.  Jabari brings nothing they don't already have and everyone knows it.

[4everwarriors]

Disagree, Parker can at least shoot the ball which spreads the floor giving Giannis space to operate. Bucks don't have enough guys who can consistently knock down shots and the point guard spot is totally misconstructed.

[4everwarriors]

Larry Sanders totally bf'ed the Bucks. They are missing what he provided before he got weird. Celtics had a free ride thru the Bucks Drive-Thru lane all series.

[Hards Alumni]

Disagree, Parker can at least shoot the ball which spreads the floor giving Giannis space to operate. Bucks don't have enough guys who can consistently knock down shots and the point guard spot is totally misconstructed.

Well except for Middleton and Bledsoe.

[GGGG]

I think some teams, and Jabari himself, are going to view his value greater than the Bucks will.  Furthermore, the Snell and Delly contracts are just killing them right now.  Also they are going to have to extend Brogden and decide what they are going to do with Bledsoe. 

[wadesworld]

A tiny piece of me is wondering if David Blair might be worth giving a chance to. Seeing that LBJ wanted Spoelstra out and we now see Spoelstra is clearly a very good NBA coach, the fact that LBJ forced Blatt out of Cleveland despite leading the Cavs to a Finals loss to the Warriors and then being in first place in the East when he was fired maybe Blatt is also a good coach. It's clear LBJ's hand picked Ty Lue is a horrendous coach.