The Best of a Bad Situation: 9. Mo Williams
(We’re counting down the best 20 Bucks since 1991 over the next few weeks. It’s something to do with the lockout sucking the life out of NBA fans. We continue with number 9. Mo Williams. My favorite Mo-ment was from a me-MO-rable victory that seemed like it could Mo-tivate Milwaukee (YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?!).
Williams dramatic game winning in the video below capped one of the most memorable Bucks games I’ve ever been to in my life. Milwaukee was down 20-some points to a pre-brawl Pacers team that looked like a title contender. But, some how, they came back. Most of the arena had cleared out in the late third-early fourth quarter, but those of us left tossed our complimentary calenders given out at the door that day in the air like hats at a graduation ceremony when Mo hit that buzzer beater. Or at least whoever was at the game with me and I did. We’ll always have that, Mo. – Jeremy)
The best thing Larry Harris ever did as Bucks GM went largely unnoticed.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks acquired guard Maurice “Mo” Williams after the Utah Jazz did not match the offer.
Williams, a restricted free agent signed an offer sheet with the Bucks on Aug. 6.
Williams, 21, spent the 2003-04 season with the Jazz, where he appeared in 57 games and averaged 5.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Kudos to Harris. In fact, up to that point in his tenure, Harris hadn’t been too bad of a GM. From when he was hired through 2004, he waived Anthony Mason, re-signed Toni Kukoc, traded a disappointing Tim Thomas and nabbed the hilarious Zaza Pachulia in the 2004 draft. Sometime after 2004, Milwaukee’s beer fumes got to him and he clearly should have been issued a DUI.
But he’ll always have the Mo signing. Just the first one though. Mo’s second contract wasn’t that great.
