Just breaking
The Milwaukee Bucks have one of the league's most versatile defenders in long-armed, 6-foot-11 Giannis Antetokounmpo, a premier shot blocker in center John Henson and a quality perimeter defender in point guard Eric Bledsoe from a November trade -- and yet they woke up Monday morning ranked 25th in the NBA in defensive rating.
That defensive weakness, among other factors, probably cost Jason Kidd his job as head coach of the Bucks. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday afternoon that Kidd is out, which the team officially announced shortly thereafter.
Now, with Milwaukee mired in eighth place in the East with the conference's 11th-best point differential, the question is, will a change in philosophy align the Bucks' defensive results with their potential?
That defensive weakness, among other factors, probably cost Jason Kidd his job as head coach of the Bucks. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday afternoon that Kidd is out, which the team officially announced shortly thereafter.
Now, with Milwaukee mired in eighth place in the East with the conference's 11th-best point differential, the question is, will a change in philosophy align the Bucks' defensive results with their potential?
He was terrible. He's tight with the owner, used to manage Kidd's money when Kidd was with the Nets and the owner had his hedge fund in NY area.
Plays way too many guys, can't balance rotations and their style of hard trapping leads to way too many open 3's in today's game. I think you can dialup that aggression in the postseason but it's not really a style that works through the rigors of an 82 game season anymore.
I have Bucks O 46.5 wins so maybe the move helps but it's probably too late in the year for them to salvage that. Would need to finish 23-13.
Plays way too many guys, can't balance rotations and their style of hard trapping leads to way too many open 3's in today's game. I think you can dialup that aggression in the postseason but it's not really a style that works through the rigors of an 82 game season anymore.
I have Bucks O 46.5 wins so maybe the move helps but it's probably too late in the year for them to salvage that. Would need to finish 23-13.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/12/4/16732390/bucks-defense-giannis-antetokounmpo-deandre-jordan
This a breakdown of how their defensive schemes worked under Kidd. No other team in the league really plays like this.
This a breakdown of how their defensive schemes worked under Kidd. No other team in the league really plays like this.
