Comments on: Heisley on his interest in the Bucks: “It’s a false rumor”

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Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:22:55 +0000

[...] • Former Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley says there is no truth to the rumor he wants to buy the Bucks. [...]

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:29:48 +0000

Because a team owner does not want to ‘tank’ for six years in a row to MAYBE get a lucky lottery pick does not make the owner bad. It just makes his opinion of how to build a team different than yours.

Just me, but I think it’s a ridiculous strategy and much prefer to watch the Bucks play .500 every year. At least they have a 50/50 chance of winning every night. Bottom line, it just doesn’t make business sense.

Herb Kohl has been committed to the Bucks and more importantly, to the people of Wisconsin and Milwaukee. It just won’t be the same when they are sold and become the Miami Bucks!

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:32:01 +0000

Assistant GM on the NBA Champion Pistons team of 04

By: buckcity

buckcity — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:37:50 +0000

Hammond has championship experience?????? In high school?

By: sillybilly

sillybilly — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:28:45 +0000

that sounds like a bit of speculation to me though, one would think that Hammond would have quite a bit of freedom to run the organization as he saw fit, at least when he first got here.

By: charlie_buckets

charlie_buckets — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:44:09 +0000

the elements you mentioned above are why many people feel Kohl is great owner. However, there is a large segment that believes his directions for Skiles and Hammonds have been “Win Now-Playoffs or bust”. This may seem like a good strategy, but it has kept the Bucks hovering in the Limbo of NBA mediocrity for a decade. His refusal to suffer through a few years of rebuilding has hindered long-term success and that is where I feel people get frustrated with him.

By: sillybilly

sillybilly — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:21:27 +0000

Kohl is heavily criticized for his role as owner, but it seems to me that he is trying. He hired John Hammond, who has had Championship level success as a GM. He hired Skiles, who most would rate in the upper half of coaches in the league, and before that he hired George Karl. He has refused to sell the team to those not committed to keeping them in MKE, and now he is trying to get us a new stadium. Am I missing something? Why do people dislike Kohl as owner so much?