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Big month of march lands Bucks monthly honors

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Jason Kidd and Giannis Antetokounmpo – Photo Courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks

After the Milwaukee Bucks won an NBA-best 14 games (14-4) in the month of March, the NBA has rewarded them with a pair of monthly honors.

The NBA named head coach Jason Kidd the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month and forward Giannis Antetokounmpo the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

Kidd is the sixth head coach in franchise history to win the Coach of the Month award and the first since Scott Skiles in February of 2010.

The Player of the Month award is the first of Antetokounmpo’s career and the first for a Bucks player since Michael Redd won the award in January of 2004.  Antetokounmpo joins Redd, Terry Cummings and Sidney Moncrief as the only four bucks players to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Month. [Read more…]

Skiles named head coach in Orlando

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Scott Skiles

Scott Skiles

Former Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles was named the new head coach of the Orlando Magic on Friday.

Skiles hasn’t held a head coaching job in the NBA since leaving the Bucks in 2013.  He led the Bucks into the playoffs in 2009-10 when they finished the regular season with a 46-36 record but lost in the opening round to Atlanta.

Skiles replaces James Borrego, who took over on an interim basis after 30-games in Orlando last season.  Skiles indicated that he is hoping to retain Borrego on his staff.

Skiles played five seasons with the Magic.  He set a single-game assists record (30) with Orlando during the 1990-91 season.  That record still stands today.

This is the fourth NBA head coaching job for Skiles after previously spending time with the Bucks, the Phoenix Suns and the Chicago Bulls.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that Skiles will get a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth season.

 

Hammond: Bucks in no hurry to hire new coach (AUDIO)

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The Milwaukee Bucks are competing for a new head coach with the likes of Phoenix,

John Hammond

John Hammond

Philadelphia, Charlotte and Detroit.  Yet the teams General Manager, John Hammond said they are not in a hurry to hire the teams 13th head coach in franchise history.

The Bucks informed interim coach Jim Boylan yesterday that he would not be back next season.  Boylan, who took over for Scott Skiles on January 8th, went 22-32 (including playoffs) as the Bucks were swept out of the Eastern Conference Playoffs in 4-games by Miami. [Read more…]

Bucks seeking a new head coach

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The Milwaukee Bucks have opened the search for a new head coach after informing Jim Boylan that he would not be offered a new contract.  The

Jim Boylan

Jim Boylan

decision was made after General Manager John Hammond met with Boylan this morning at the Bucks Training Center in St. Francis, Wis.

Boylan compiled a 22-28 record (.440) after replacing Scott Skiles as head coach on Jan. 8.  The Bucks were swept by Miami in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, 4-0.

The 58-year-old Boylan had been the lead assistant coach for the Bucks the past four seasons, joining the team after finishing the final 56 games (24-32, .429) of the 2007-08 season as the interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls.

His NBA coaching career began in 1992 with Cleveland.  He also served as an assistant with Vancouver, Phoenix, Atlanta and Chicago.

Skiles is done in Milwaukee

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Scott Skiles is out as the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks after four-plus seasons.  The

Scott Skiles

Scott Skiles

decision was mutually agreed upon by both parties and Skiles, which means Skiles is done with a record of 162 and 182 in four-plus seasons.

Jim Boylan will take over as interim coach of the team beginning with tonight’s game against Phoenix.

Skiles final game as coach came Saturday night when the Bucks lost to the Pacers in Indianapolis, a 95-80 defeat.  It was the fourth straight loss for the Bucks, who dropped back to .500 at 16-16.

Skiles led the Bucks to one playoff appearance in four seasons.  That came in the 2009-10 season when the Bucks went 46-36, the only time Skiles had a winning season.

Skiles was in the final year of his contract with the Bucks.

Bucks find the shooting touch

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The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled to shoot the ball with any consistency

Brandon Jennings

Brandon Jennings

this season, in what coach Scott Skiles calls a make-or-miss league.

Last night, the Bucks found their offensive way, knocking off the Brooklyn Nets 108-93 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  The Bucks extended their winning streak to 13-straight games over the Nets.

The Bucks shot 47% from the field and 58% from 3-point range (10 of 17).  They also made 18 of their 19 free throw attempts. [Read more…]

Jennings leads Bucks over Pacers

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Brandon Jennings scored 13 of his 34 points in the 4th quarter on Tuesday night, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 98-93 win over the Indiana Pacers at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Jennings 34 points is a season high.  Teammate Monta Ellis added 19 points for the Bucks (13-10), who have won 5 of their last 6 games.

The Bucks are off to a 2-0 start against the Pacers this season after going winless against Indiana last year.

Mike Dunleavy returned to the lineup after missing 7 games with a bruised knee.  he scored 17 points and pulled down 6-rebounds.

AUDIO: Mike Dunleavy felt good in his return to action :12

The Pacer loss snapped a 3-game winning streak.  Indiana got 18 points from guard George Hill and 16 points and 10 rebounds from forward Paul George.

AUDIO: Scott Skiles said his team picked up its play in the 2nd half :16

The Bucks hit the road to face the Memphis Grizzlies tonight.

Bucks capture third straight

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It wasn’t pretty, but the Milwaukee Bucks won their 3rd straight, knocking off

Brandon Jennings

the Sacramento Kings 98-85 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The Bucks entered the game short-handed, playing without Mike Dunleavy, Larry Sanders, Ekpe Udoh and Beno Udrih because of injury or illness.

It resulted in some slow-going for the Bucks, until the fourth quarter when they pulled out the win.

Brandon Jennings scored 19 points and Monta Ellis added 17 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds in the win.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, making his first start of the season, scored 17 points and Ersan Ilyasova added 16 points and 14 rebounds off the bench.

The Bucks (11-9) moved within a half-game of the division leading Chicago Bulls (12-9).

AUDIO: Scott Skiles said this one wasn’t pretty :11

AUDIO: Scott Skiles said he worries more about quality than anything :14

The Bucks are off today.  They’ll face the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Friday night.

Novak returns to Bradley Center to beat Bucks

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Former Marquette standout Steve Novak returned to Milwaukee and poured in 19 points to help his New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-88 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. 

Novak sank 5 of 7 from three-point shots and 7 of 10 shots overall, playing a career high 40-minutes. 

The Bucks (7-6) were coming off a come-from-behind win over the Bulls in Chicago, coming from 27-points down in the second half.  But there would be no comebacks this time against the Knicks. [Read more…]

Bucks start strong and coast to win

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The Milwaukee Bucks scored the first 7 points of the game and built leads of 27

Scott Skiles

points in the second quarter and 32 points in the third.  When the dust cleared, the Bucks pulled out a 99-85 win over the Indiana Pacers at the Bradley Center.

AUDIO: Scott Skiles on his teams play :09

The Bucks took a 60-34 lead into the locker room at halftime.  Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis scored 16-points each to lead the Bucks.  Sam Dalembert added 14 points 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.  Bucks starters outscored the Pacers starters 62-33. [Read more…]