The Bucks are looking like they will have a really good team this year.

Jennings is a year older and more experienced. Bogut is back and healthy and should continue to be one of the top three centers in the league. Then we have brought on Maggette and Gooden; two solid veterans and proven scorers (Maggette 19 and Gooden 10 a game) in the NBA.

Oh and did I mention John Salmons who has not exactly been a slacker.
Scoot Skiles is an amazing coach and we should be a good, no GREAT, defensive team this year. I see this team very similar to the Spurs right before they went on their run in the past decade (minus a David Robinson). Great defense with an offense that is not too shabby either. Bogut and Gooden inside should really cause problems for anybody trying to drive and they will be gobbling up tons of rebounds.

I am soo very pumped for this season. Thoughts.

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sorry, was excited then realized this wasn't a hunting thread

Haha! You can be excited for that too I guess, we're not too picky!

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I'm interested in Jennings' development. The kid has the kind of swagger the Bucks haven't ever had. The have a very good compliment of role players and their D has dramatically improved. Should be a good season. I see them as one of the top 3 in the east, but you know Miami will get all the calls in crunch time. It's pretty sad what the commish has allowed to happen.

I'm still pissed about the foul discrepency against the Sixers in the conference finals when we had the big three.

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This year I'm excited about the upcoming basketball season in a new way. That's right, I'm actually looking forward to watching the Bucks. Did you know that under Herb Kohl as owner (since '82) the Bucks have had only one winning season? They also have had two seasons at .500. But finally it looks like we have something to be proud of. I don't usually consider myself a fairweather fan or a bandwagon jumper but I have never had hope for the Bucks before. This feeling I have is new.

My only problem is that I don't want to get too excited. A lot happened in the off-season for all the teams in the NBA and it's going to drastically effect what we see. I hope Jennings keeps getting better and can actually up his FG% a bit. Maybe get his jumper going. I'm also happy to see another perimeter and FT threat come in the form of Maggete. If all bodes well he could end up winning 6th man of the year. I also think the acquisition of Jon Brockman is underrated. The guy is the type of bench player you want--plays with heart and ferocity and pumps everyone else on the team up. I just hope we don't get too high on ourselves.

Thanks for the post but how in the world can you say such a factually incorrect statement that the Bucks have had only one winning season? If you take a look at the list below you will see that the Bucks have had 14 winning seasons since 1982.

198283 NBA Eastern Central 1st 51 31 .622 Won Conference Semifinals (Boston) 4-0
Lost Conference Finals (Philadelphia) 4-1 Don Nelson
198384 NBA Eastern Central 1st 50 32 .610 Won First Round (Atlanta) 3-2
Won Conference Semifinals (New Jersey) 4-2
Lost Conference Finals (Boston) 4-1 Don Nelson
198485 NBA Eastern Central 1st 59 23 .720 Won First Round (Chicago) 3-1
Lost Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia) 4-0 Don Nelson
198586 NBA Eastern Central 1st 57 25 .695 Won First Round (New Jersey) 3-0
Won Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia) 4-3
Lost Conference Finals (Boston) 4-0 Don Nelson
198687 NBA Eastern Central 3rd 50 32 .610 Won First Round (Philadelphia) 3-2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Boston) 4-3 Don Nelson
198788 NBA Eastern Central 4th 42 40 .512 Lost First Round (Atlanta) 3-2 Del Harris
198889 NBA Eastern Central 4th 49 33 .598 Won First Round (Atlanta) 3-2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Detroit) 4-0 Del Harris
198990 NBA Eastern Central 3rd 44 38 .537 Lost First Round (Chicago) 3-1 Del Harris
199091 NBA Eastern Central 3rd 48 34 .585 Lost First Round (Philadelphia) 3-0 Del Harris
199192 NBA Eastern Central 7th 31 51 .378 Del Harris
Frank Hamblen
199293 NBA Eastern Central 7th 28 54 .341 Mike Dunleavy
199394 NBA Eastern Central 7th 20 62 .244 Mike Dunleavy
199495 NBA Eastern Central 6th 34 48 .415 Mike Dunleavy
199596 NBA Eastern Central 7th 25 57 .305 Mike Dunleavy
199697 NBA Eastern Central 7th 33 49 .402 Chris Ford
199798 NBA Eastern Central 7th 36 46 .439 Chris Ford
199899 NBA Eastern Central 4th 28 22 .560 Lost First Round (Indiana) 3-0 George Karl
19992000 NBA Eastern Central 5th 42 40 .512 Lost First Round (Indiana) 3-2 George Karl
200001 NBA Eastern Central 1st 52 30 .634 Won First Round (Orlando) 3-1
Won Conference Semifinals (Charlotte) 4-3
Lost Conference Finals (Philadelphia) 4-3 George Karl
200102 NBA Eastern Central 5th 41 41 .500 George Karl
200203 NBA Eastern Central 4th 42 40 .512 Lost First Round (New Jersey) 4-2 George Karl
200304 NBA Eastern Central 4th 41 41 .500 Lost First Round (Detroit) 4-1 Terry Porter
200405 NBA Eastern Central 5th 30 52 .366 Terry Porter
200506 NBA Eastern Central 5th 40 42 .488 Lost First Round (Detroit) 4-1 Terry Stotts
200607 NBA Eastern Central 5th 28 54 .341 Terry Stotts
Larry Krystkowiak
200708 NBA Eastern Central 5th 26 56 .317 Larry Krystkowiak
200809 NBA Eastern Central 5th 34 48 .415 Scott Skiles
200910 NBA Eastern Central 2nd 46 36 .561

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Sorry, but No. The NBA (No Basketball Allowed) is like watching paint dry; water evaporate; clouds dissipate; and so on. Give me a good college or high school game anytime.

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Bob.. I happen to agree with you from the pure basketball sense.. without much a thought about it.

But Jennings is like a magnet.. and I have to admit I watched more NBA ball last season than probably in a decade.

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Yea um, it was supposed to say (since '92) instead of (since '82). Herb Kohl didn't even buy the team until '85 :D

I read it in an article anyway, I really should have checked it before I posted. Including last season the Bucks have had only 4 winning seasons since 1992 (one was last year and two of which were 42-40 seasons, not exactly a "winning" team).

Needless to say I'll take the fault here and I appreciate you pointing out my error and neglect.

Afraid I have to agree... However I can't wait for the college basketball season to begin.

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