MILWAUKEE — Adrian Griffin understands the responsibility that comes with taking over a title contender as a first-time head coach.
''Let's be real,'' Griffin said Tuesday during his introductory news conference as the Milwaukee Bucks' coach. What first-time head coach gets to coach the Milwaukee Bucks, with all the special talent on this team? I'm extremely humbled.''
The Bucks went against the grain by selecting Griffin, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant with Toronto. He replaces Mike Budenholzer, who led Milwaukee to the league's best regular-season record but got fired after a first-round playoff loss to Miami.