Comments on: John Hammond’s difficult reality

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:50:37 +0000

The Bucks are basically waiting on a lucky draw in the lottery or an unexpected surprise from a lottery pick to become championship contenders. Until then us Bucks fans need to be happy with the fantastic job that Hammond has done making the #32 value franchise a top-50% team.

By: buckcity

buckcity — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:57:21 +0000

advanced analytics and new forms of measurement dont mean jack. No team has won through this way. Its all based on talent.

By: Patti

Patti — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:57:36 +0000

Except that #1 pick was drafted in 1994 and that 5th pick was in 1996. That #1 pick was in the middle of a 7 year stretch when they didn’t even make round one of the playoffs. It took from 1994 to 2001 to make it to the East Conf final and loose. They made the first round of playoffs only twice during that time. Then in 2002 they did not qualify again.

You may want to go through the next decade hoping for one Eastern Conference Final loss, but I would prefer to see a team with a 50/50 chance of winning a game and making the playoffs, even if it is only the first round.

It’s all a matter of personal preference and nobody is right or wrong. I just think Herb’s strategy has merit too.

By: nkt

nkt — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:46:58 +0000

Let’s look at the last time the Bucks were relevant in the NBA: 2000-2001. How was that team built? Around a #1 overall pick and a #5 overall pick, plus a trade acquisition and a great coach. Top talent is what wins in the NBA, whether you get insanely luck (Kobe, Dirk) or draft in high positions. It’s been proven time and time again. And with advanced analytics and new forms of measurement, the Dirks and Kobes are going to be less and less common in the future.

I haven’t been a proponent of tanking before, but i think i may have just talked myself into it.

By: Jeremy Schmidt

Jeremy Schmidt — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:49:24 +0000

“People forget that Hammond works for Herb Kohl”

That’s the key for sure.

By: charlie_buckets

charlie_buckets — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:17:26 +0000

Yeah Bogut looked good in limited action. He and David Lee are going to be a very scary High/Low post duo. Very Scary.

By: Patti

Patti — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:30:57 +0000

Speaking of our #1 pick in 2005….Andrew Bogut played 23 minutes last night in Toronto. He will not be playing back to back in Cleveland tonight though.

He had a nice game. All the best to you #6!

By: bucks1988

bucks1988 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:41:22 +0000

Ya its no guarantee that a high pick will amount to anything but at the same time, look at what Hammond has done with picks in the 10-15 range. Im pretty sure he would be just fine getting the right guy with a top five pick

By: OB

OB — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:15:59 +0000

This strategy limits the Bucks to hoping to make the playoffs and possibly winning 1 series. Those other franchise have set themselves up with young talent to go after championships. The Bucks will never win anything significant while operating like this.

The Bobcats, Wizards, Hornets/Pelicans are choosing to go for a long view, while there is no guarantee that their plans will succeed, it at least opens up the possibilities for bigger things than the Bucks can hope to achieve.

A top 5 draft pick is much more interesting to me than watching Jennings struggle to hit 40% and the Bucks getting swept by the Heat or Bulls in the playoffs.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:41:40 +0000

I meant more so that the ping pong balls bounced in their favor but you are right they do excel at evaluating talent