{"id":851757,"date":"2018-10-17T19:58:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T23:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=851757"},"modified":"2023-04-24T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T20:00:39","slug":"what-to-expect-from-coach-budenholzer-in-milwaukee-jmcel11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/what-to-expect-from-coach-budenholzer-in-milwaukee-jmcel11\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Coach Budenholzer in Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"

A descendant from the San Antonio Spurs tree of coaching, Mike Budenholzer has had some impressive career moments. Remember when he led the Atlanta Hawks to 60 wins during the 2014-15 season? The Milwaukee Bucks are hoping Coach Bud can work his magic once more and improve upon last year’s 44 win total.<\/p>\n

There is reason to be hopeful. The Bucks have retooled their roster with some key offseason acquisitions. They added a floor stretching center in Brook Lopez and reunited another 3-point shooter, Ersan Ilyasova, with his old coach. In case it wasn’t obvious that the Bucks wanted more shooting, they went out and drafted sniper Donte DiVincenzo from Villanova.<\/p>\n

Finally, Milwaukee can keep Giannis Antetokounmpo surrounded with floor spacers at all times. This basketball philosophy is not unfamiliar to Budenholzer, as his Hawks teams deployed lineups with four, and sometimes five 3-point marksmen.<\/p>\n

Next year, the Milwaukee Bucks could run out plus shooters like Khris Middleton, Malcolm Bridges, Ilyasova and Lopez next to Giannis. I know it’s still early Fall, but I just got chills. Their small-ball lineups are just as tantalizing. So, how will Budenholzer’s offensive scheme mesh with the Bucks roster?<\/p>\n

In Milwaukee, I expect Budenholzer to run the same free-flowing offense he installed during his early Hawk years. The Bucks now have the talent and spacing to mimic it. He will also sprinkle in horn sets but add a key twist to them. But now, let’s discuss those Al Horford era Hawks.<\/p>\n

In the 2014-15 season, the Hawks finished 2nd in assists and 4th in 3-point attempt rate. The following season they again finished 2nd in assists and 6th in 3-point attempt rate. It is important to note that they did this even before<\/em> Horford was a accurate and willing 3-point shooter.<\/p>\n

Contrarily, last year the Milwaukee Bucks ranked 25th in 3-point attempt rate and 14th in assists. Expect these numbers to change drastically. To understand how, check out a play where Millsap finds Horford in the corner for a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n