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Bucks officially introduce Drew as teams 13th head coach (Audio)

June 3, 2013 By

The Milwaukee Bucks introduced former Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew as the

Larry Drew & GM John Hammond

Larry Drew & GM John Hammond

teams 13th head coach in franchise history today.

Drew said he’s confident he can put a winning product on the floor while maintaining strong relationships with his players.

Drew gets a 3-year deal with a team option for a fourth year.  The total package is estimated to be around $10.5-million with more than $7.5-million in guaranteed money.

Bucks big man John Henson attended the news conference.  Drew said Henson, Larry Sanders and Ersan Ilyasova are all good fits.

Drew said he hopes to have his coaching staff finalized within the next two weeks or possibly sooner.

AUDIO: Drew said strong relationships are important :14

AUDIO: The corp group of big men, Henson, Sanders and Ilyasova are good fits :10

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Bucks healthy & ready for NBA playoffs

April 19, 2013 By

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings injured his foot in the final regular season game at Oklahoma City, but coach Jim Boylan says it won’t cause him to miss any time in the upcoming NBA playoffs.

Boylan said the Bucks are healthy and ready for Sunday night’s Eastern Conference playoff opener against the Miami Heat in Miami.

Forwards Larry Sanders and Ersan Ilyasova will be ready to go against the Heat.  Neither played in the season finale against Oklahoma City.

The Bucks beat Miami 104-85 on December 29th, their only win against the Heat this season.

The Bucks finished the regular season 6-games below .500.

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Bucks big man Larry Sanders is on the rise

April 9, 2013 By

Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders has come a long way in his rise among the

Larry Sanders Blocks Box

Larry Sanders Blocks Box

top defensive players in the NBA.

Sanders was a non-factor in his first two NBA seasons before turning things around this season.  He currently ranks 2nd in the NBA in blocked shots (2.9 per game).  He’s averaging 9.9 points and 9.6 rebounds a game.

Sanders is a strong candidate for the NBA’s most improved player award and the Bucks are trying to help by launching a new campaign promoting him for both the Most Improved and the Defensive Player of the Year Awards.

The campaign is basically just blocks.  You can see more at www.larryblocks.com including exclusive video of a 2-year-old Larry Sanders showcasing how his love-affair with blocks all began.

The Bucks are encouraging fans to get involved by tweeting their support for Larry using the #LarryBlocks hashtag.  Eight lucky supporters will be randomly selected to win an autographed box of #LarryBlocks.

The Bucks selected Sanders out of Virginia Commonwealth in the 2010 draft, with the 15th overall pick.

It’s the second straight year that the Bucks have had a player in contention for the Most Improved Player Award.  Ersan Ilyasova finished second to Orlando’s Ryan Anderson in 2011-12.

 

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Bucks late season struggles continue

April 4, 2013 By

This is the time of year that teams are supposed to be cleaning up their act, getting

Jim Boylan

Jim Boylan

ready for the playoffs.  Watching the Milwaukee Bucks play and you’d have to wonder just what their agenda is all about.

Poor defense, sloppy offense, turnovers, you name it.  They all led to the Bucks 107-98 home court loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Minnesota has nothing to play for, yet they were playing like you’d like to see the Bucks playing down the stretch.

Point guard Ricky Rubio hit his first five 3-point shots and finished with 19 points, 12 assists and 8 steals. [Read more...]

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Bucks pour it on the Bobcats

April 2, 2013 By

The Milwaukee Bucks put together their highest scoring total in the last four years, rolling to a 131-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Larry Sanders had a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Monta Ellis had 19 points, a career-high 14 assists and six steals as the Bucks pulled to within 1 1/2 games of 7th place Boston in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Ersan Ilyasova added 22 points, J.J. Redick 20 and Brandon Jennings 19 to lead the Bucks in double figures.

AUDIO: Jim Boylan on the win :08

The Bucks remain solidly in 8th position in the East with a six-game cushion over idle Philadelphia with 9-games left to play.

Kemba Walker had 27 points to lead Charlotte.  The Bucks host Minnesota on Wednesday night.

 

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