From #Set to Shyt: Welcome to Tankonia [2017-18 Atlanta Hawks Season Thread]

[#1 pick]

 

[Stone]

John Collins with 3 triples. Dude is gonna be a real scorer

 

[Rickdogg44]

Bench Prince

 

[Rickdogg44]

This Damion Lee kid legit

Seeing him live. Hope we keep him

 

[Rickdogg44]

Lololol at troll job by UD and chick fila.

 

[Rickdogg44]

 

[The ADD]

Does he realize it’s #schlenktank?

 

[Rickdogg44]

Does he realize it’s #schlenktank?

True. But if opponent misses 2 consecutive free throws in 4th.... all fans in arena get free chick fila sandwich.

He missed first... and crowd got loud... he made the second and shh'd the crowd. .. up 25... lol

 

[Sly Cookin]

That free throw was like winning game 7 of the nba finals for him. He wont see a single minute in the playoffs this year

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Solid at #3 y'all two game lead of the MAvs with 3 games to go. Let see if Memphis can get a last minute win, and Minnesota is playing with fire losing last night

 

[AVXL]

Not gonna say I'm shocked but WTF

Mike Budenholzer reportedly interested in Milwaukee Bucks coaching vacancy
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This report will raise some eyebrows.
By Brad Rowland@BTRowland Apr 6, 2018, 12:55pm EDTSHARE

From the moment Travis Schlenk arrived and the re-shuffling of the Atlanta Hawks front office was complete, there have been whispers about Mike Budenholzer’s future on the team’s bench. Budenholzer is highly respected for his coaching acumen (to the point where he led the team to a 60-win campaign that doubled as the franchise’s best since moving to Atlanta) but, after losing personnel control and with a potentially lengthy rebuild in the offing, it would make sense that Budenholzer may look to explore other avenues if granted the opportunity.

On Friday, Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times reported that one such opportunity may have snatched his interest.

What’s more, multiple sources said two current head coaches — Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers and Mike Budenholzer of Atlanta – have more than a passing interest in the Bucks’ job and coaching the NBA’s brightest young star in Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Some NBA officials said Budenholzer, who guided the Hawks to 60 wins just three seasons ago when he was accorded NBA’s Coach of the Year honors, also doesn’t want to be part of an extensive rebuild in Atlanta.

First and foremost, this report makes sense on a basketball level. Virtually any head coach would love the opportunity to work with Antetokounmpo and the Bucks appear primed for a lengthy run of playoff appearances, at the very least, as long as the multi-talented All-Star remains in Milwaukee. The team parted ways with Jason Kidd mid-season and, while Joe Prunty is at the helm currently, the Bucks are expected to conduct a thorough search.

Beyond that, it remains to be seen just how accurate this report is and, of course, Budenholzer is not the only active head coach mentioned. Names like Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy are also referenced in the report and, frankly, one report to this end should not signify panic when it comes to the prospects of retaining Budenholzer on Atlanta’s bench.

The Hawks have been notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to Budenholzer’s contract status and that remains doubly true with any tweaks that may have occurred after he transitioned to coach-only duties. With that said, it is difficult to decipher the situation in full, especially when granting the fact that Budenholzer was not the hand-picked choice of Schlenk upon arrival.

It would be challenging for the Hawks to find an upgrade over Budenholzer at the head coaching position and that has to be said. Still, it would also be tough to blame him for glancing at a situation like Milwaukee with a raised eyebrow and this is a situation to monitor on all fronts in the coming weeks and months.

 

[Motife43]

The Bucks got more to work with than we do.

 

[#1 pick]

For now. We got the draft pick and cap space. We have to wait and see.

 

[AVXL]

The Bucks got more to work with than we do.

The fact that this got out is a bad look...especially when we know that the most important moment of this season is gonna involve ping pong balls

But it goes back to what I said before the season, we don't know what the Bud/Schlenk relationship is, we don't know how committed Bud is to a long term rebuild and I guarantee you Bud is still pissed about being demoted.

Now this could just be a rumor but where there's smoke there's fire. I wouldn't be shocked if Bud wants to GTFOH

 

[Rebel Soldier]

Most coaches would jump at the opportunity to coach Giannis. Wouldn’t even blame him if he dipped.