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Message: [QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 5420202, member: 1674"] I just so badly want a coach that will run offensive plays. I'm really not asking for much. I will give Doc and Kidd credit though; while they were pretty terrible head coaches for us, they are the only two that got Giannis to buy into abandoning his 3 point shot. If it were up to me (and assuming Giannis opts to stay with the team because I don't want to think about him leaving right now), my objectives for the offseason would be: [LIST=1] [*]Fire Doc. Don't care that we'd be paying like 4 head coaches at once; I just don't know how you can justify bringing him back unless it's a non-negotiable for Giannis. The guy I've wanted ever since we fired Bud (who I didn't really want to fire in the first place) is James Borrego. Absolutely loved the offensive system he ran in Charlotte when he was the coach there and I think he was a finalist when we ultimately hired Bud and Griffin so I know we liked him a decent amount. [*]Keep Giannis and AJ Green (and Dame, Kuzma, and Connaughton because I can't imagine we'll be able to trade them). Probably keep Portis at least to use as a moveable contract, but we can do a lot worse than him for the money he's making. If we can bring back guys like Sims, Rollins, and Trent on minimum-ish deals, I'm down with that too. If Trent demands the NTMLE, I'd rather let him walk and focus on getting a better player with that money. Probably let Brook (unless he's willing to take a huge pay cut to stay), Prince, and Porter walk. [*]So that leaves us with Giannis, AJ, and Kuzma as starters (and Portis potentially starting). I would basically focus every roster slot, exception, and draft pick on guys that are good, willing defenders (and hopefully can at least kinda shoot). For me personally, if I have to choose between good shooting and average at best defense or good defense and average at best shooting, I'm opting for the defense and hoping that the shooting gods bless us in the playoffs. I want to get back to being a team that works its ass off on the defensive end and then let Giannis try to carry the offense enough to be a dangerous team. Someone like Nickeil Alexander-Walker or Quentin Grimes for the MLE is probably what I'm hoping for. Other potential targets would probably be guys like Amir Coffey, Bruce Brown, and Tre Jones. [/LIST] I have zero expectation that we can compete for a title but I at least want us to be a team that fights hard. I would love to embrace the athleticism/size of Kuzma and Giannis and roll with them as our PF and C and just switch everything on defense but I know Giannis is probably against the idea. Something like Rollins/Tre Jones, AJ Green, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kuzma, and Giannis as the starting lineup with Portis, Trent, and Sims off the bench is probably the best we can somewhat realistically do. [/QUOTE]

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