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Larry Krystkowiak may be in his final days as Bucks coach. |
 | By Drew Olson   Senior Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Drew Olson |
| Published April 14, 2008 at 5:04 a.m. |
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Welcome to Monday Musings -- a cousin of Saturday Scorecard, which was placed on temporary hiatus this week due to a flooded basement. (Special thanks to Gross Heating, S&K Plumbing and Servicemaster for all their help).
This is going to be a busy day, so let's start spraying line drives around the infield.
Swan song? Just about everyone in town expects Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak to be fired before the end of the week. New general manager John Hammond is expected to hire a veteran coach, with Rick Carlisle, Jeff Van Gundy and Larry Brown reportedly on his radar.
A lot of Bucks fans look at the team's disappointing finish and assume that Krystkowiak was a major reason for the malfunction. I don't know if he can coach in the NBA or not, but few will argue that Krystkowiak was dealt a terrible hand.
If half of the jaw-dropping stories about egos, selfishness and locker-room turmoil are true, it's doubtful that the ghost of Red Auberbach could have turned this team into a winner.
In terms of media coverage and general public interest, the Bucks operate in the shadow of the Packers, Brewers and even the Badgers / Golden Eagles. The only way that changes is Hammond turns the team into a winner. His first priority will be addressing the coaching situation. His second should be finding a new home for Michael Redd and / or Mo Williams, who clearly can't exist in the same starting five.
Our advice? Keep Andrew Bogut and Yi Jianlian and surround them with young, eager players like Royal Ivey and Ramon Sessions. Dump the players with big egos and huge contracts.
For the diehards who plan on attending tonight, give Krystkowiak a hand. He's the same hard-working guy you liked as a player and he did his best in a nearly impossible situation.
Something missing: The Masters is always awesome. It's one of the best events on TV. But, it's just not as exciting when Tiger Woods isn't making the magic. Nothing against Trevor Immelman, but the final round could have used an injection of larger-than-life drama. Tiger is the guy who can provide that and his putter wouldn't let him.
Start spreading the news: The Brewers are off to an interesting start and their weekend trip to the soon-to-be-razed dump known as Shea Stadium was a case in point. They lost to Nelson Figueroa on Friday, beat Johan Santana on Saturday and overcame a 6-2 deficit with a barrage of timely hits and inning-saving double plays in a 9-7 victory in the finale.
Steve from Florida points out that the good news (the Brewers are 8-4, Gabe Kapler is a machine, Jason Kendall is the best No. 9 hitter in the league, Ben Sheets is acting like an ace and Eric Gagne has shown flashes of brilliance) is offset by the bad (Weeks, Braun Fielder, Hall and Hardy all are batting below .226, Braun has zero walks and Fielder has no homers).
Back for more: It wasn't a major surprise that Dominic James is coming back for his senior season at Marquette. James seems to like new coach Buzz Williams and his post-graduate choices may come down to a battle between the D-League and Europe.
Playoff-bound: While the Bucks limp to the finish line, the Admirals and Wave begin post-season play.
The Admirals face Chicago in a West Division Semifinal series beginning Wednesday in Rosemont, Ill. The Wolves swept the Admirals last season. After Game 2 Friday night in Chicago, the teams return to Milwaukee for Game 3 Sunday at the Bradley Center. Game 4 is slated or April 23, also in Milwaukee.
The Wave will play a two-game semifinal series against Baltimore. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Baltimore. Game 2 is Sunday at U.S. Cellular Arena. If the teams split the two games, a one-goal tiebreaker will be held Sunday.
The championship game will be played at 6 p.m. April 26 in Milwaukee.
Mequon Rams? The St. Louis Rams will visit Concordia University this week as they continue their quest for a new training camp site. Concordia has two artificial turf fields, a new dorm and close proximity to Milwaukee. The Rams also are considering UW-Oshkosh and Madison.
Crushing blow? The Bonecrushers, Milwaukee's franchise in the Continental Indoor Football League, spent last week denying reports of financial difficulty and trying to overcome massive turnover in both the coaching and playing ranks.
Late in the week, ESPN Radio 1380 in Janesville reported that the entire Rock River Raptors coaching staff resigned.
The Bonecrushers swear they'll finish out this season, but the real test will come next season. That's when Joe Panos and his friends will debut the Milwaukee Iron, an Arenafootball2 team that will begin play at the Bradley Center.
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Posted by micahr2001 on April 15, 2008 at 11:15 a.m. (report)
Z-boy - I somewhat agree with your assessment of Yi. He will be a solid player, somewhat in the same tier as a Terry Cummings. I think he can average 15-18 points, but he's never going to be a great one-on-one player. In addition, like I said previously, it's very sad to see that this was a wasted year for him. Coach K was brought in, most say, to help develop the big men on the Bucks. It was quite obvious that Yi started strong and gradually got worse. For people to say that we should build around Yi and Bogut just doesn't make any sense. Bogut has started to put up some numbers recently, but if you actually watch the games, he's not helping the Bucks much. Obviously his play isn't leading to any wins!
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Posted by Bee Tee on April 15, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (report)
jeez, c'mon. county stadium was at least as big a dump as shea. the freakin walls were corrugated tin for pete's sake. so, you can understand how it can still be beloved, despite its ramshackleness...
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Posted by Z_boy on April 14, 2008 at 8:28 a.m. (report)
Remember when the Lakers had Kobe and Shaq, and the team was floundering? Then, remember what happened when Phil Jackson was brought in? He basically took the same team, made a few modifications, and coached the team to three championships in a row. This is what a great coach does. Larry Krystkowiak, though who appears to be a very decent guy, does not have the skill-set at this point to guide an NBA team to greatness. At this point, he should work the little leagues and develop his chops, and then maybe come back to the NBA. He's simply not ready yet, that's all. The other thing: can someone tell me what is so amazing about Yi Jianlian? Seems like every local sports writer and others say keep him and Bogut and get rid of the rest. I see no magic in Yi. I know he's a rookie, but look what Durant is doing in Seattle and Horford is doing in Atlanta. The great players produce right away; they aren't "projects" to be developed. Remember Shaq, LeBron, Bird, and Magic? It didn't take them several years to mature; they were ready right away. These are Yi's stats: 8.6 pts, 0.85 blks, 0.8 asts, and 5.20 rbs. At best, those are okay for a player who comes off the bench, but you don't build a championship team with those kinds of statistics. So what am I missing?
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Posted by micahr2001 on April 14, 2008 at 7:17 a.m. (report)
Your advice is to keep Bogut and Yi and surround them with players like Ramon Sessions and Royal Ivey?! Are you serious? While I agree that the Bucks might have to trade Redd or Williams, your idea that Bogut and Yi could lead the Bucks to the playoffs is absurd. Bogut has shown ZERO in leadership skills and plays awful against the NBA's top-tier centers. Yi obviously has a long way to go after regressing this year under Coach K. I think the Bucks should try to lock up Bogut and then trade him to another team for a power forward. I guess at this point, anything the Bucks do will be an improvement.
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Posted by milwmike on April 14, 2008 at 5:43 a.m. (report)
Don't tantalize us with tales of Buck's locker room turmoil. It's gossip and we'd like to know. Don't worry, we won't spill the beans.
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