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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. has died at age 78.

His coaching legacy includes the recruitment and development of four Hall of Fame players: Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson. https://t.co/kgIOZNPBT3

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 31, 2020

RIP John Thompson, one of the game’s greatest coaches. His teams were smart, disciplined and ferocious on defense. Thompson was thoughtful and forceful on social issues, and always took the principled stand. A true giant, on the floor and off. pic.twitter.com/6QeqW3S0T8

— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) August 31, 2020

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The Bucks need more from their coach going forward. He needs to proactively make adjustments headed into each series, and then quickly identify what is and isn’t working. They need Budenholzer to coach as if his job was on the line. It should be, given the stakes. If he’s not going to coach with the necessary level of urgency, the Bucks need to find someone who will. 

The Raptors were in the same situation last postseason that the Bucks are in now. They were down 2-0 and needed to change the dynamic of the series. That’s when Nick Nurse moved Kawhi Leonard on to Giannis Antetokounmpo, shutting down the MVP in the Eastern Conference finals and winning the next four games in the process

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