By Jake McCormick The NBA's coach of the year resides in a city known more for beer, brats and baseball than basketball. But that's just one reason Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles deserves the award. … [Read more...] about Milwaukee’s Skiles already NBA coach of the year
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Salmons, Ilyasova carry Bucks to victory over the disarmed Wizards
By Jake McCormick After the Milwaukee Bucks' overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks Sunday to cap off a 2-1 road trip that boosted the team above .500, I Tweeted and Facebooked that the bandwagon for casual Bucks fans is now officially boarding. After tonight's 100-87 win against the Washington Wizards, the wagon should be selling tickets faster to a Coheed and Cambria concert, … [Read more...] about Salmons, Ilyasova carry Bucks to victory over the disarmed Wizards
Milwaukee Bucks get back to .500 with win against the New Orleans Hornets
By Jake McCormick With a 4-0 start to the post-trading deadline season, the Milwaukee Bucks are conclusively better than they were on February 18. The team's 115-95 win against the Chris Paul-less New Orleans Hornets serves as a blueprint for what the team can do with their new toys and newfound identity. … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks get back to .500 with win against the New Orleans Hornets
Redd, Milwaukee Bucks come out of overtime with a quality win
By Jake McCormick I still play quite a few sports video games, but when I had roughly 75% of the day to waste I would start about three or four franchises at a time. This led to a pretty consistent trend of never completing a single season, but I've wised up and go for that virtual hardware one team at a time now. … [Read more...] about Redd, Milwaukee Bucks come out of overtime with a quality win
Milwaukee Bucks early 2000s dominate all-decade team
By Jake McCormick The last 10 years of Milwaukee Bucks basketball have followed a success arc similar to former point guard Damon Stoudamire. When Stoudamire broke into the league as a Toronto Raptor, he won the Rookie of the Year award and averaged 20 points and nine assists in two and a half years in Canada. After a trade to Portland, Stoudamire’s role diminished and he … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks early 2000s dominate all-decade team
Bucks continue bad first half, strong second half trend with 99-85 win over Nets
By Jake McCormick Editor’s note: I’ll be updating The Sports Bank Twitter status from the Bradley Center on a regular basis, and I’ll have a reaction to this weekend’s games on Monday. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles must be the best motivational speaker since Tony Robbins. For the third game in a row, the Bucks were trailing at halftime before finishing the game … [Read more...] about Bucks continue bad first half, strong second half trend with 99-85 win over Nets