Fansided

5 reasons the Milwaukee Bucks can win the NBA Championship

By Micah Wimmer

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 8: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer talk during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 8, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 8: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer talk during the game against the Golden State Warriors on November 8, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 07: Mike Budenholzer of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on March 07, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 07: Mike Budenholzer of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on March 07, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

3. They have a competent coach now

When the Bucks hired Mike Budenholzer last summer, I certainly expected the team to improve. Considering his success with the Hawks, it made sense to assume that Budenholzer would modernize the Bucks’ offense, improve the defense, and create more opportunities for Giannis to shine. Well, those who assumed that would happen were right, but I’m not sure anyone expected those overhauls to make this big of a difference. Jason Kidd had been the Bucks coach for the previous three and a half seasons before being fired and replaced by Joe Prunty as interim coach for the rest of the year, and if you watched the Bucks play much last year, it will be no surprise to you that they have not been highly sought by other teams since then.

Neither coach was creative in their schemes, preventing them from reaching their full potential. This year, though, Budenholzer has brought forth the Bucks potential in ways previously unimagined by most observers and this postseason Milwaukee will no longer be hamstrung by unimaginative, replacement level coaching as in the past.

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