Tag: Adrian Griffin
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Charlotte Hornets have been on a highway to nowhere for quite some time now, failing to make it out of the first round of the playoffs since 2002. Now, they have enlisted the highly-touted assistant coach from the world-champion Boston Celtics, Charles […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. In 2022-23, the Sacramento Kings finished 25th in defensive rating. Last season, they jumped to 14th in this category despite returning largely the same team, and a big reason why they were able to do so was their defensive coordinator, Jordi Fernandez. Fernandez […]
Key Highlights: Since teams only really run set plays after timeouts, the best way to evaluate a coach’s play-calling acumen is to analyze how their team performs in after timeout possessions. Coaches with better offensive personnel have an advantage when it comes to raw ATO data. So, we need to adjust for that in order […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Will Hardy is one of the brightest head coaches in basketball. He got his start in 2013 as a video coordinator for Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Nowadays, he’s helping (hopefully) usher the Utah Jazz into their next great era of […]
Adrian Griffin did not have an easy route to the NBA. After going undrafted in the 1996 NBA Draft, Griffin spent three years in the American minor leagues and overseas in Italy. Griffin eventually made his NBA debut during the 1999-2000 with the Boston Celtics. He ended up putting together a nine-year career for himself […]
After five seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Mike Budenholzer was fired. Upper management must have thought that their 4-1 loss in the first round to the #8 seed Heat was inexcusable. Milwaukee was the #1 seed in the East and had the NBA’s best record this season. Now, league sources say that Giannis […]
After the Milwaukee Bucks’ season much sooner than expected, the team fired head coach Mike Budenholzer shortly after. When situations like this happen, it’s usually the head coach that gets the raw end of the deal. Budenholzer likely didn’t deserve to be fired, but someone had to pay the price. Now, Milwaukee has narrowed its […]
