Milwaukee Bucks 2012/2013

[BradWI]

Bucks hire Drew. Let the mediocrity continue. C'mon 8 seed...

 

Just laughable.

[homer]

Bucks hire Drew. Let the mediocrity continue. C'mon 8 seed...

 

Just laughable.

 

 

The mediocrity would have continued no matter who they hired. At least Drew sucks. Maybe he'll coach them out of the 8 seed.

[davego]

Drew will do fine. Scott did fine. NBA coaches have some influence on the concepts a team takes to the floor, but after that we know its the players who decide games.

[patrickgpe]

my problem with the hire is there isn't a single coach hire this season that i wouldn't have taken over drew. was he a decent coach in atlanta? yes. but he screams trying to get an 8th seed. not sure if sampson would have been much better though. i would have wished boudenholzer or malone was an stronger candidate.

[davego]

Fair point. I do like that Drew has done it before. When the Bucks went with first time guys before it didn't go so well, so I did favor Drew a bit

[I Heart Brewers]

Fair point. I do like that Drew has done it before. When the Bucks went with first time guys before it didn't go so well, so I did favor Drew a bit

 

Maybe it didn't go so well because the guys doing the hiring weren't good at talent evaluation.

 

I think the Bucks problem is systemic and no coach is going to save the franchise. That's just not how it works. Until things change from the top it's going to be 8th seed or bust.

[patrickgpe]

he said all of the right things. not sure if the young players on this team need a player coach like what drew is. but i will give him a chance and am hoping he does well.

[RockCoCougars]

I'm more excited about the fact that Herb finally broke his silence today. To be completely honest, regarding the Bucks, I'm much more concerned about what happens off the court for the next 3-5 years than on it.

[fondybrewfan]

Kohl was pretty adamant that there wont be a total rebuild so it is probably going to take a miracle to get out the NBA wasteland of 7-10 seeds

[homer]

Kohl was pretty adamant that there wont be a total rebuild so it is probably going to take a miracle to get out the NBA wasteland of 7-10 seeds

 

The sad thing is they actually might be a 7 or 8 seed next season if they had never traded their draft picks. Jennings, Sanders, Harris, Henson, Lamb, Moute, Ilyasova is a decent core. Throw in the fact that they could/would have taken Klay Thompson instead of trading down for Jackson and you might be talking about a 4 or 5 seed. All speculation of course but I think they would be at LEAST as good as the team this season and have a much brighter future.

[patrickgpe]

Kohl was pretty adamant that there wont be a total rebuild so it is probably going to take a miracle to get out the NBA wasteland of 7-10 seeds

this the problem with the team. they traded away Harris to make the 8th spot. Honestly the only 2 players i would call untouchable is henson and sanders. most real bucks fan would be fine with a full rebuild. I may even go to more games a year if they did that. I am not the typical bucks fan though.

[trwi7]

The worst part is they traded Harris away to get the 8th spot when they basically already had it sealed anyways. They weren't beating Miami so there was no reason to make a "win now" move when it wasn't going to advance them in the playoffs and their spot was basically locked up.

[patrickgpe]

well the thought was to move out of the 8th but that didn't happen. i agree with it was a dumb trade and didn't turn out the way they wanted. i though thought kohl and hammond though getting reddick would get them to the 7th seed atleast.

[jjfanec]

They keep offering money to Ellis and I dont get it. He isnt good. He is inefficient, a ball-hog, and even when his shots are not falling he just keeps shooting. I would be happy with a team that doesnt have Ellis or Jennings next year. I would be bad but I dont see either one of those guys as centerpieces for the team going forward

[patrickgpe]

id throw that money at reddick and let jennings and ellis walk.

[patrickgpe]

anyone else hear ersan to the wizards for #3. personally i like ersan and think he is a player you can build around. i think making that trade to draft an otto porter is stupid. This draft is weak but I would consider it if it meant taking burke at #3. then we could let jennings walk and hopefully ellis too, sign reddick and you have a back court.

 

of course this would never happen because any pre-draft rumors rarely become trades. not sure why the wizards would do it anyway.

[RockCoCougars]

I don't have much interest at all in bringing Redick back at the numbers that are being tossed around. My guess right now is that Jennings will be the only one of the three guards brought back. I just can't see them letting all three walk. I'd have a tough time believing that Ersan would net the 3 overall pick, but I'd take that in a heartbeat if Washington offered.

[Baldkin]

Ersan is a nice piece, but he is what he is.... a role player, and maybe the 3rd best guy on a solid team. You can't build around him, you add him to complete your title run. If they can get #3 for him, they'd better do it.

 

If this draft is weak, picks are cheap. Go for it, and go for a top 5 pick next year. That's my hopeful scenario.

[fondybrewfan]

Ersan for the #3 pick actually seems pretty fair. Ersan would be a lock to produce for WAS which is more than can be said for basically every player in the draft. And even in a weak draft having the #3 pick is appealling when clearly the Bucks are no where near contending. The problem is the guard position is really weak in this draft and our roster is already too forward heavy. #3 is too high for Trey Burke.

[brwrsfan]

If we got the #3 pick and still kept the #15 pick...I think I'd go with somone like Oladipo with #3 and then maybe someone like Larkin with pick #15.

 

Ersan is what he is, but if we're serious about Henson and Sanders, Ersan is taking minutes away from them anyways.

[MarquesJohnson2000]

The deal they were talking about on 1250 the other day was Ersan, Luc, Epke and #15 for Okafor, Singleton, Vesely and #3.

[patrickgpe]

if thats the trade, i say no. i'd take larkin at 15 and call it a day.

[RockCoCougars]

Yeah... I would bet that any deal with Washington involving Ersan and the 3 would require the 15 going out and some overpaid stiff coming back. In that case, I pass.

[GAME05]

i heard they were talking to Washington about Ersan for their #1 pick, but that was before Washington lucked out with a top-3.

[davego]

Ellis opts out, saving the Bucks from themselves...