Wow. Bucks were supposedly constructed, with all of their length, to be a great defensive team that is difficult to score on. Too many points given up to a team without Kyrie.
Hopefully a better 2nd half.
Wow. Bucks were supposedly constructed, with all of their length, to be a great defensive team that is difficult to score on. Too many points given up to a team without Kyrie.
Hopefully a better 2nd half.
Even worse in the 2nd half. Parker and Snell continue to be non-factors. Bledsoe not much better, once again. Team defense has been disappointing. Making Terry Rozier and Marcus Morris look like All-Stars.
This team is such a disaster.
Better hope they nail this coaching hire, otherwise the clock on Giannis will move a lot faster.
Hope it goes better than the GM process. Not giving Hammond a new contract (which I favored), disagreeing on the individual (Justin Zanik) who was brought in to be the successor, only to end up hiring a long-time assistant (Jon Horst) to John Hammond. I hope the owners can stay out of it, let Jon Horst and Milt Newton make the selection.Originally Posted by MUfan12
Add Mike Budenholzer to the list of rumored coaches. Doc Rivers as well. Jeff Van Gundy, Kevin McHale, David Fizdale, Monty Williams. Have to wonder if any college coaches will be pursued.
http://hoopshype.com/storyline/mike-...lzer-to-bucks/
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I'd like to see a guy like Doc Rivers get a shot (just don't bring your kid, talent or not I think it became a headache / distraction in LA). The Clippers did pretty well this year without CP and Griffin. Coaching Giannis will be a drawing card, so we should have no problem getting a capable coach. As MUFan indicated, the Bucks owners need to get out of the way as the GM process was not handled well from the outside looking in.
There is something going on with Parker and the Bucks. His attitude or lack thereof is rubbing off on the other players. If I am the Bucks, I make him inactive next game and tell him to stay home. Good Riddance! You would think Free agent to be would be busting his ass to get paid. He is just costing himself millions every time he sees the floor, or is pictured on the bench.
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I was really hoping the Bucks would step it up a notch in this series and build some momentum for next year. Seems only Giannis and Middleton are playing that way.
Parker played less minutes than Muhammad, and doing nothing to show he is ready for the big time. Bledsoe is another that doesn't seem to get the difference between the playoffs and a Tuesday night in the regular season. An then couldn't remember the name of the guy he is playing against - wow.
Need Snell to hit the open shot, he scored 2 points.
Brogdon is just coming off an injury so anything from him is a bonus. I think Henson is doing what he can do, but I see him as a backup, not your 37 minute playoff starter.
Not sure what the Bucks need to do for next year, but this mix of players is not good. I'm not sure how much a NBA coach can do. I mean if having Parker on the bench a lot in game one didn't get his attention, not sure what will.
I'd say Giannis, Middleton and Brogdan, but Middleton may be the only guy with any trade value (I wouldn't want to part with the other two).
They are in a bad situation. I don't see who would want Snell, Delly, Henson, Maker, DJ Williams, etc. Even if you could trade a guy like Middleton or Bledsoe you wouldn't get much for them as they are free agents after next season. I'm thinking the decision not to match Jabari's contract has probably already been made for them, based on the first two playoff games.
Is a sign and trade possible with Parker? As weird as it may sound, he seems like he is almost pouting and not putting forward max effort on purpose.
Read one article that said he is really jealous of Giannis as that was supposed to be him, but if you don't care about your team or the franchise, play for your next payday.
I'm sure not for similar value, but it would be nice to get something for him.
I know others on our team may not have much value, but it would be nice to clear some money in hopes we can add someone to the roster.
Crazy how two games can really show some things. Not sure how much a new coach will make a difference, but I sure hope our next coach can do something with this group.
Sign and trade may be a possibility if any offer they end up matching is reasonable. My guess is the only way this happens is if there is a team out there that really wants Parker, but does not have the cap room to sign him without shedding some players. In this scenario, maybe his agent can work out some kind of sign and trade. Otherwise, why would anyone trade for him when they can sign him off the street?
There also are not that many teams with a lot of cap space this year. Here is a listing of teams with space and the amount.
Atlanta 27.7M
Sac 24.5 M
Chicago 41.5
Indiana 8.1
Phoenix 13.2
Dallas 23.8
Orlando 15
Brooklyn 16.6
Philly 30.9
Utah 11.6
SA 671K
LAL 61.8 M
NO 689K
Houston 21.9
I see very few teams on that list that I think would want to use a significant chunk of their space on Jabari. It only takes one team though. Houston will need their space to re-sign CP3 and Capella. They will probably have to lose a guy or two to make that work. Lakers hope to keep their space to sign 2 Max FA's. Wouldn't want to waste any of that on Parker. Utah will need their space to re-sign Favors if they want to keep him. Philly doesn't need Parker and will want to keep money to start working on extensions with younger players. They also have free agents to be in J.J.Reddick, Belinelli, Amir Johnson and Illyasova. If they decide they want to re-sign some of those guys, that will eat into space. Brooklyn has the room, but would they want to invest that in Parker?, Orlando probably needs their space for Aaron Gordon. Dallas is interesting - they have the space, but I'm sure they are looking for a more significant piece. Phoenix could offer 13 M, and would probably be a good place for him since they tend to not play defense and rely on high volume scoring. I don't think Phoenix would want him as they have a boatload of those kind of guys already. Bucks would probably match that offer so here is a sign and trade possibility. Chicago obviously has the room, and it is his home town. I don't think he fits their plans though. I think they want to remain flexible in the hope they can sign some more impactful players. That brings us to Atlanta and Saxramento. Two bad teams that have lots of cap space. Sacremento is probably the most interesting because I don't think marquee free agents want to go there, just like Milwaukee. Both Atlanta and Sacramento in my opinion are teams that want to remain flexible and accumulate draft picks. These are dumping grounds for teams that have players on expiring contracts they want to get rid of, in exchange for draft picks. I.E. Take bad player X and bad contract of my hand and we sweeten the pot with a future draft pick. Bottom line is I don't think there will be a huge market for Jabari Parker. Woeful was quoted the other day as saying before the playoffs he had heard there were a couple of teams that would pay him around $20M. I don't believe that as he has always been a shill for the Parkers.
This is not a huge desirable free agent crop this year. Cousins is probably the big name. Interesting that Aaron Gordon and Jabari Parker are restricted free agents in the same year. Of the two, I would think Gordon would draw more interest from other teams. Julius Randle is also RFA and is a better player than Jabari Parker. There are some high paid veterans out there with expiring big deals, these guys will most likely have to take a significant pay cut with their new or existing teams. Guys like Brook Lopez - 21.5M, Kentavious Caldwell Pope 17.7M, J.J. Redick 23M, Will Barton and Clint Capela are two guys who are going to get big deals, which will eat into someones cap space. Bottom line is a see a very slim market for Jabari Parker. That could change if he shows up and balls out during the remainder of the playoffs, but I doubt it. Just my two cents on what is going on in the league.
Almost forgot, Lebron has an opt out. What is he going to do? If he has had enough in Cleveland, what will that do to the market? My guess is the Lakers try to get Lebron and Paul George, which will eat up most of their space
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