Bucks Tracking Poll Results: Week 2

The fanbase’s confidence in Griffin isn’t high, but most think he should have a season to prove himself

By Van Fayaz Nov 10, 2023, 3:46pm CST

We’re back with our second round of results from the Tuesday Tracker! This week, we asked you several questions based on happenings of the last week, as well as a few others that we’ll be keeping tabs on throughout the season. Here are some highlights from our 209 respondents:

78.9% of voters favor removing Malik Beasley from the starting lineup, and the majority of them favor replacing him with MarJon Beauchamp.
Few voters (14.8%) like the In-Season Tournament so far as a whole, voters are split on their opinions of the Bucks’ tournament court, but the majority like (49.3%) or are ambivalent (28.2%) on their jerseys.
Slightly more than half of all voters (50.7%) think that head coach Adrian Griffin deserves a full season on the job before any decision is made about him.
Griffin and GM Jon Horst saw drops in their approval ratings of 11% and 4%, respectively.
Voters are about 10% less confident in the Bucks’ title chances as of a week ago.

Here are the full results (note that numbers below are rounded to the nearest whole number):

Malik Beasley is scoring 3.3 PPG in wins and 19 PPG in losses. Should he be moved to the bench?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
Yes, in favor of MarJon Beauchamp	100	48
Yes, in favor of Jae Crowder	56	27
No, he should remain in the starting lineup	44	21
Yes, in favor of Pat Connaughton	9	4

Damian Lillard is shooting just 32.6% from three in his first six games. How concerned are you?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
Not at all concerned	114	55
A little concerned	66	32
Somewhat concerned	26	12
Very concerned	3	1

Adrian Griffin changed up his base defense this week in response to player feedback. Which of these responses best fits how you feel about this?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
Good, he should be listening to his team	102	49
Good, but should be flexible without needing to hear from players	65	31
He should have known this before	40	19
He needs to stick to his guns more	2	1

How long of a leash should Griffin have?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
He deserves a full season on the job, regardless of outcome	83	40
If they're .500 or worse by Christmas, show him the door	48	23
If they don't make a deep playoff run, show him the door	41	20
If they don't make a deep playoff run and aren't meeting expectations midway through next season, show him the door	23	11
If they aren't a top three seed at the end of January, show him the door	14	7

What do you make of the In-Season Tournament so far?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
Don't know yet	93	45
It's pointless	61	30
It's great!	31	15
Don't understand it	24	12

Do you like the Bucks’ floor for the In-Season Tournament?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
No	71	34
Yes	70	34
Don't care	68	33

Do you like the Bucks’ new City Edition jerseys?

Response	Votes	%
Response	Votes	%
No	103	49
Yes	59	28
Don't care	47	23

Do you approve of the job Adrian Griffin is doin gas the Bucks’ head coach?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Undecided	159	76	69	+7
Yes	30	14	25	-11
No	20	10	6	+4

Do you approve of the job Jon Horst is doing as the Bucks’ general manager?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	193	92	96	-4
Undecided	14	7	4	+3
No	2	1	0	+1

Do you think this Bucks team can win the title as currently constructed?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	155	74	84	-10
Undecided	36	17	11	+6
No	18	9	5	+4

Thanks again for voting! Check back on Tuesday for another slate of questions.