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That would be quite a reunion with Pop, Brett and Bud, leading the young Spurs back. I really hope they get Wemby and have a splendid time rebuilding back to championship
not surprised at all. good luck at your next HC shot but it wont be here.
That would be quite a reunion with Pop, Brett and Bud, leading the young Spurs back. I really hope they get Wemby and have a splendid time rebuilding back to championship
Snyder was my first choice to take over for Pop, but Bud is my second choice. My dream scenario is he comes to San Antonio as an assistant for a year, then takes over as head coach next season when Pop retires.
OR... and hear me out here... Pop, Brett and Bud convince Tim to come out of retirement, re-sign Patty and Danny Green, and we basically make a sequel to Wild Hogs, but with basketball.
Because of the context, what I saw was a lot of complaining about his in-game decision-making and offensive philosophy. My wariness of him is that I think he's a lot like Rick Carlisle. I fear a Bud-led Spurs would have guys like Mamu, Graham and KBD would get a bunch of minutes as the Spurs defy expectations while their young talent withers on the vine. I think Bud's a coach for a team that wants to win regular-season games and tread water. I don't think he's a good coach for a tanking/development situation. Bud would've made sense like three or four years ago. He doesn't anymore.
Hypothetically, my preference is ...
Spurs announce the promotion of Manu Ginobili from Special Assistant to the Front Office to Head Coach of Spurs Basketball.
Its really kind of messed up when they fire the coach because the stars can't hit their 3 pointers, can't hit their free throws, or can't play reasonable defense. We talk about coaches making adjustments but in the end, its the players who do or don't execute the adjustments on the court and eventually lose, sometimes embarrassingly bad.
Coach Bud had a decent run in Milwaukee but considering the talent he had to work with (aside from injuries) , he did underachieve a bit. Still consider him a successful coach and I'm sure he'll land somewhere else, fairly soon if he chooses to.
a MIB sighting.
Manu is also my first choice but not sure he's ready or willing.
That would be awesome. But I also feel that Manu will have to ease himself into coaching and not jump into it. Assisting Bud or Brett Brown once Pop decides to hang his boots would be a good way to start his coaching career.
Time to come back home.
I mean there isnt a more obvious choice for next spurs head coach
Not such a crazy thought! If Tim could have just operated between the three-point lines, and rebounded or defended when he felt like it...similar to many of today's big men, he might have played another 10 years.
You've got to have Manu and Tony on that Wild Hogs team as well. That team wouldn't be able to defend or cover the court anymore, but I bet they'd average 120 pts a game.
I‘d really prefer Snyder, but he’s on a 5 years contract with the Hawks. And deep inside I’m rooting for Manu if he ever wants to. But Coach Bud would be welcomed back for sure.
i wanted snyder and then udoka but we're running out of options being pop cant coach forever
If Bud just wants to chill as an assistant for a season I'm sure Pop will accommodate him. After that, let the future bring what it may.
He gets paid by MIL as long as he doesn't accept other employment. No contest between fired head coach pay and skimpy assistant pay.
That settles it.
oh and thanks for the ring, but still, you need to have your desk cleared out by Monday.
wtf wasn't Giannis injured for the series too? Like what do you expect?
Nick Nurse is definitely not a better coach than Bud
I wonder what Giannis has to say about it. I’m sure he was asked prior to the firing. When Mark Jackson was fired, apparently the team was young and has not won a ring despite getting to the playoffs B2B after 20 years.
COTY is odd. There is no other way but down. Nurse, Vogel and now Bud. Only Kerr is left of the most recent championship coaches.
Bud's success with a ty Atlanta team proves that.
At one point, it was a curse. You won it, and were fired in a year or so. Looks like it’s circling back around to that again. Only Pop, and now Kerr, seem to be immune. Multiple championships seems to be the inoculation.
Does he lose the whole amount from Milwaukee if he signs elsewhere or just the pro-rated difference?
I don't think it works like the players. You're either employed or not, and you can only collect your remaining salary if you're unemployed. Brett collected his whole bag from PHI, IIRC.
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