Bucks Coach Adrian Griffin Fired!

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Woj:

BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks dismissed coach Adrian Griffin, sources tell ESPN.


The Bucks are 30-13 this season, tied for 2nd best record in the NBA.https://x.com/InsideHoops/status/1749880320306913719?s=20

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I hate to be that guy, but a white coach would have been given more of a leash given he literally has the 2nd best record in the NBA.

I get that their defense has been poor, but results matter.

[warriorfan]

Barbershop called it.

[Kblaze8855]

They never should have fired Bud to begin with.

[SouBeachTalents]

Unless there was some internal issue, that's fvcking crazy, esp after firing your coach last year.

I honestly don't understand these teams, you have to be Pop or Spo to keep your job these days :lol

[Real Men Wear Green]

They never should have fired Bud to begin with.
Firing a good coach for no apparent reason, hiring a rookie to replace him and then firing the replacement after half a season. Trading Jrue Holiday. Bucks are flailing. GM should fire himself.

[L.Kizzle]

Giannis might be the first player-coach since Lenny Wilkens.

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Sam Quinn:

Bucks fire coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games, reportedly eyeing Doc Rivers as potential replacement
ROFL! Please do it. I'm begging just from an entertainment perspective. :lol

[tontoz]

Apparently Giannis wanted him gone. Didn't one of their assistants quit early on because he couldn't stand Griffin?

[beasted]

Unless there was some internal issue, that's fvcking crazy, esp after firing your coach last year.

I honestly don't understand these teams, you have to be Pop or Spo to keep your job these days :lol

Apparently there was some incident with Bobby Portis challenging his decisions during a halftime session, and also the lead assistant Terry Stots resigned after being yelled at in a practice to join the coaches huddle while he was instead talking to Giannis and Lillard

[FultzNationRISE]

They never should have fired Bud to begin with.

I disagree, he coached terribly in the playoffs with them.

Granted he may be a good practice/film coach who helps develop players and the team in a generally positive way, I dont know. But in terms of his in game decisions and adjustments, he was noticeably bad. They won that chip in spite of him on the sideline, not because of it IMO.

[bison]

Dame the coach killer.

[Gudo]

Apparently Giannis wanted him gone. Didn't one of their assistants quit early on because he couldn't stand Griffin?

Has to be something more than just not being able to figure out rotations and the horrible defense thus far. I don't doubt that the decision was heavily informed internally from if not Giannis himself but some others.

[FultzNationRISE]

I hate to be that guy, but a white coach would have been given more of a leash given he literally has the 2nd best record in the NBA.

I get that their defense has been poor, but results matter.


The fact you couldnt figure out there was obviously more to the firing than a recent loss or two explains exactly why you are that guy.

[ArbitraryWater]

BarberShop knew it



Bout time given how underwhelmingly the Bucks played


Neary lost to the Pistons last night, escaped the Kings on a Dame buzzer beater..

[fourkicks44]

Sam Quinn:

ROFL! Please do it. I'm begging just from an entertainment perspective. :lol

:roll:

My god if they hire Doc that will be glorious.

What a shit show. No chance of a championship for this season.

[FultzNationRISE]

Apparently Giannis wanted him gone. Didn't one of their assistants quit early on because he couldn't stand Griffin?


Mark Jackson vibes.

[Axe]

Should have gotten nick nurse bt tsk tsk...

[Xiao Yao You]

Jorge Sierra: Head coaches with best winning percentage ever (https://*********.com/social/) Joe Mazzulla: 72.2% Phil Jackson: 70.4% Billy Cunningham: 69.8% ADRIAN GRIFFIN: 69.8%

– via Twitter ********* (https://twitter.com/*********)





Dave Mason: Adrian Griffin lasted 43 games as Bucks head coach. It’s one of the shortest coaching tenures in NBA history (https://*********.com/social/). -Rudy Tomjanovich lasted 43 games with Lakers -Bob Weiss lasted 30 games with the Sonics -Jerry Tarkanian lasted 20 games with the Spurs
– via Twitter DeuceMason (https://twitter.com/DeuceMason)

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The fact you couldnt figure out there was obviously more to the firing than a recent loss or two explains exactly why you are that guy.

Sure thing, clown. :hammerhead:

[bison]

Now they’re report doc rivers is a serious candidate for bucks coach :facepalm

[Proctor]

Bucks aren't a serious threat anyway.

Lillard doesn't play defense, he and Giannis rely far too heavily on the refs, and they fire every decent coach they have. Rest in piss.

[tontoz]

Bucks aren't a serious threat anyway.

Lillard doesn't play defense, he and Giannis rely far too heavily on the refs, and they fire every decent coach they have. Rest in piss.



Lillard isn't even trying on D so far. I would expect him to actually try in the playoffs but i could be wrong.

[Axe]

Is mcmillan still out there? Would rather have him on the team instead of rivers.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'm not saying Griffin was a good coach. But I will say firing him after 43 games when they have the second best record in the league after they just fired a coach that had them defending at a high level and won a championship all shows that they don't know what they're doing. Whoever is making these decisions should not have fired the first guy, should not have given a Contender a rookie head coach, and then did not give that rookie head coach a fair chance. GM should be fired.

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Jorge Sierra: Head coaches with best winning percentage ever (https://*********.com/social/) Joe Mazzulla: 72.2% Phil Jackson: 70.4% Billy Cunningham: 69.8% ADRIAN GRIFFIN: 69.8%

– via Twitter ********* (https://twitter.com/*********)





Dave Mason: Adrian Griffin lasted 43 games as Bucks head coach. It’s one of the shortest coaching tenures in NBA history (https://*********.com/social/). -Rudy Tomjanovich lasted 43 games with Lakers -Bob Weiss lasted 30 games with the Sonics -Jerry Tarkanian lasted 20 games with the Spurs
– via Twitter DeuceMason (https://twitter.com/DeuceMason)

Definitely looks like something personal happened between Griffin and gm/owner/players/staff/etc. We might find out down the road.

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Now they’re report doc rivers is a serious candidate for bucks coach :facepalm

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Which would be funnier: Doc Rivers hire or Budenholzer re-hire?

[NBAGOAT]

Doc makes budenholzer seem like a playoff mastermind. For bucks sake hope they hire someone like Atkinson

[Naero]

Never expected it to happen this soon. It's obviously a bad look to fire another HC so early, but I think the FO deserves credit for admitting and correcting their mishire outright rather than letting a potential trainwreck run its course.

Way too many behind-the-scenes shenanigans with this guy. He drove Terry Stotts, our best assistant coach, away before the season even started, and he's constantly clashed with some of our best players. The fact that Giannis—who almost always deferred to Bud late game—drew up his own play last night says it all to me.

And the second-best record in the league? That was despite Griffin. Watch the games, and tell me the team didn't look lost out there, especially defensively. Not to mention, the record overmeasures our actual performance: we struggled in back-to-back games against possibly one of the losingest teams of all time, and we were nearly bottom-tier defensively. With Giannis and Dame, is it far-fetched to believe that we won what we did sheerly on talent rather than coaching?

It's a much-needed move, but I'm curbing my excitement until we know his replacement. It definitely won't, shouldn't, be Prunty, and getting Doc would once again defeat the purpose of firing Bud. I feel it's too late for much good to come out of that dismissal now that we passed on Nick Nurse, but it'll be hard not to find some upgrade over Griffin now.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Shades of the David Blatt firing.

Nah. Scratch that. This one was even more unexpected. Griffin didn't even last the season lol.

Rumors are, though, the locker room tuned him out.

[Full Court]

Was it Griffin's fault that they gave up Holiday and got Lillard?

[BurningHammer]

I will laugh so hard if Doc takes the spot. :oldlol:

[coin24]

Isn’t there any other coaches out there? Seriously Doc is the best they could come up with??!

[BarberSchool]

I'm not saying Griffin was a good coach. But I will say firing him after 43 games when they have the second best record in the league after they just fired a coach that had them defending at a high level and won a championship all shows that they don't know what they're doing. Whoever is making these decisions should not have fired the first guy, should not have given a Contender a rookie head coach, and then did not give that rookie head coach a fair chance. GM should be fired.
Anyone who doesn’t know the details about Griffin’s many paranoid schizo outbursts, especially the one which made Terry Stotz say “fu@k this maniac, I’m gone”. Terry came out of retirement to help Dame and the Bucks squad greatly improve offensively (griffin was a defensive coach, yet their d was bad), but Adrian’s paranoid insecurity about his new position majorly ruined Dame/Lopez/Giannis PNP/PNR insight and “in series adjustments” they would likely need for someone who coached Dame for a decade in many western conference playoff runs. With Terry gone, they lacked that offensive insight and vision and the players knew it…. And resented Adrian and his insecurity.

So what wound up being Adrian’s biggest fear (Stotz coming in as an assistant with a much more impressive resume, and taking his undeserved job) would up happening… only in a much worse way, where now, it’s unlikely Adrian will ever get another head coaching offer again in the league.

Giannis shouldn’t have wanted him promoted anyway … since no other squad was courting griffin as a head coaching candidate during his coaching career. That’s a clear indicator of if he is up to the job or not lol

Budenholzer did make some mistakes with late game management, and shouldn’t have been so brazenly honest with Giannis about the foul shooting so soon after the elimination …. But Giannis apparently wanted Griffin promoted (on some LeBron wanting the coach fired and his fave assistant promoted)…. But Bucks organization didn’t want to … but wanted to keep Giannis happy.

Bucks are a real mess, despite having a truly incredible roster.
I wonder who can pick up the pieces and get it back together in short order ?

[BarberSchool]

Shades of the David Blatt firing.

Nah. Scratch that. This one was even more unexpected. Griffin didn't even last the season lol.

Rumors are, though, the locker room tuned him out.def some similarities , more than most anyone knows.

The players literally lost respect for his judgement, his knowledge, his composure, and his limited vision. They saw a weak, frightened man, insecure in his newfound position, in over his head. It’s a shame, since Adrian likely had decades of assistant coaching in his future, and now is gonna be viewed as “damaged goods” that “cant be trusted” by many other owners.

Good thing for Milwaukee… they have so much talent on the roster, Stotz or some other veteran coach will see their angle … and genuinely believe they can win another title or two with that roster.

So the organization won’t have any problems attracting candidates.

[BarberSchool]

I will laugh so hard if Doc takes the spot. :oldlol:

Sheed’s honesty ruined Doc’s image, reputation, and prestige in today’s league. While also greatly bolstering Thibbs credibility and reputation around the league. Doc is gonna be on TV for while, possibly forever. Which is a shame, because he is an extremely great person, with a great ability to connect to difficult-to-manage talent.

Sheed just aired out HARD AF that Doc isn’t that X&O guy … AT ALL. Doc’s personality and charm are great for TV … but his competitiveness and devotion to the game, and great fatherly aura, will get him some consideration from an org with a hard to handle lottery pick … Doc just will need that org to be willing to sign some other former head coaches as assistants if he lands another gig like that.

Bucks roster and needs don’t look like a great fit for Doc’s strengths.

[Street Hunger]

Yahoo.com: "Milwaukee is just fifth in the East in point differential, and 10th in net rating. Strip out garbage-time numbers, as Cleaning the Glass does, and the Bucks are 11th in efficiency differential, outscoring opponents by 3.4 points per 100 possessions — closer to a high-40-win squad than the 60-win pace they’ve flirted with throughout the first half. Adjust for the strength of the schedule that every team has faced thus far, as Dunks and Threes does, and Milwaukee’s margin dips to just 2.5 points per 100 — miles behind conference rivals Boston (plus-9.5) and Philadelphia (plus-6.4), and also a clear cut below surging home-court aspirants New York (plus-4.3) and Cleveland (plus-4.1)."