The time to win is now, and it’s not immediately evident what coach can take the Bucks from a perennial contender.to a perennial contender that is somehow better than the current version. But what route do you take? Giannis Antetokounmpo has 10 years of NBA experience behind him he’s likely beyond the halfway point of his vaunted career. So, yeah, the Bucks are in the market for a new head coach. Really, if you have half an hour, press play on the video below and allow Zach’s rant to wash over you. There are already signs that the franchise is considering his status as the team’s head coach, and as ESPN’s Zach Lowe remarked on a recent episode of ‘The Lowe Post’ podcast: there are some losses you simply cannot come back from. It’s almost too easy to pin the Bucks’ ails on Mike Budenholzer. Here’s the path that awaits the Bucks this summer, and I hope you’ll weigh in with your opinions – and let me know what you think I missed – in the comments below. To reiterate, I don’t have all the answers, but I can at least help us coalesce around the questions. I posted a thread on Twitter yesterday that goes over the various decision points that need to be handled in the coming weeks and months. Last season, the playoff disappointment was mostly explained away by “well, Khris Middleton was hurt, and they still took Boston to seven, so if they were healthy they would be fine.” There is no one silver bullet that will cure what ails the Milwaukee Bucks, not this time around. Some things might seem obvious, but the devil thrives in the details and excising that wily demon is painstaking work.

One thing is certain: merely days after the biggest first round upset in recent NBA history, nobody has all of the answers. Just think back to how rough things were in 2017 compared to now! Which situation would you rather have? In the ever-evolving environment that is the NBA, the Bucks fell (far) short of their goals this season, and are now reviewing and reflecting on what went wrong and what to do about it. Okay, they haven’t been in this specific situation before, but they’ve navigated a franchise-defining inflection point before. The Milwaukee Bucks have been here before.

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