Milwaukee Bucks had a bad week. They went 0-3 with no defense played whatsoever. Giannis Antetokounmpo struggled in all three games, and there were not many bright spots to speak about it. Naturally, we started to see more questions about Jason Kidd’s job status by the national media. A week after people were ready to crown Giannis for MVP, there is now a wonder if the team can really go its farthest with Kidd at the helm? For the second or third year in a row, Kidd is on an early hot seat.

It’s not outrageous to think about it for Milwaukee. They have a good tea that might be great when Jabari Parker gets back, and they should not be losing consecutive games to Charlotte and Detroit. Those are teams you beat. In the last two weeks, the only team Milwaukee beat was lowly Atlanta. The defense has been in the real issue for Milwaukee, which is concerning, for a host of reasons. First, the problems with guarding the three have not been fixed which is the biggest issue that plagued this team last year. Second, teams are scoring at will against guys who have all the length in the world. It doesn’t compute. Kidd appears stubborn by the outside eye that he’s not fixing the problems in front of him.

With the seat getting to that lukewarm temperature, it’s imperative that Milwaukee has a strong November. They could be a carbon copy of themselves last year if they continue to lose games. Remember, they started out 4-2 last year to only be 8-8 by the end of November. That’s not going to get it done for a team who wants to contend for a top four spot in the Eastern Conference. If Milwaukee goes that same route, do we have to believe this team’s ceiling is 45 games, not 50+?

We’ll see what happens with the national media and Kidd if this continues or gets better frankly. It does seem like they drive the conversation about the Bucks especially when it comes to front office dealings.

Charlie.