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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4658470, member: 1969"]
I got progressively tired of Nick Nurse the last 2 years in Toronto, even when the Raptors had good success in the 2021/2022 season.    His bad traits came to the forefront the last few years.

Nick Nurse would probably give the Bucks an initial boost as he brings in his tactics   He is the anti-Bud in that he plays his starters crazy minutes.   His best before date will expire within a few years with players, but its the NBA that is not that unusual.   He might be a good solution to boost the Bucks for a year or two (which in the Bucks franchise success cycle as of today makes sense), before he starts to annoy.

However...

Be prepared for the starters to have their minutes ramped up significantly and have more nagging injuries.

Be prepared for less bench development as Nurse does not trust young players and will never give them a fair shot at anywhere close to rotation minutes.

Be prepared for "distance covered defensively" to ramp up for your players significantly (actually be the league leaders) that over time are easily scouted and don't add any value to your defensive efficiency - actually hurt it.

Be prepared for questionable double team schemes.

Be prepared for more injuries and players not being "Nursed" back from them - instead coming back and immediately going 35 minutes in crazy mileage schemes.

Be prepared for nagging of Ref levels that are very hihg, even by NBA standards, to the point that it might actually be counter productive.    When nagging is done more selectively it can be a more effective tool.

Be prepared for terrible challenge calls.
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