Rosen uses the Bucks-Jazz game to dissect the Bucks' strengths and weaknesses. His underlying conclusion is:

Overall, the Bucks did prove their mettle when they lost control of the game in the third quarter but eventually rallied to win going away. A gutsy win over a disciplined opponent.

"This is a prototypical Skiles team that plays earnest defense and busts its butt to generally score just enough points to win. Kudos to Skiles for breathing life into a dying team and resurrecting them as a winner.

For the first time in recent memory, the Bucks now have a promising future."

At the bottom of the ESPN recap, C's are 21-2 this year when holding an opponent under 89 points. Gritty performance by the Bucks!

On this day in 1985 Milwaukee businessman and future United States Senator Herb Kohl purchased the Milwaukee Bucks for 18 million dollars. By 1999 the team was worth an estimated 100 million dollars. [Source: Harvard Business School Bulletin, December 1999]

Andrew Bogut is very close to passing quite a few of Luc Longley's "records" in terms of scoring and rebounding in the ranks of Australians that have played in the NBA.

Chris Sheridan reports that Portland, Dallas, and Cleveland have called thee Milwaukee Bucks to inquire about the availability of Kurt Thomas and his $3.6 million expiring contract. All Milwaukee is asking for is a second-round draft pick, but none of those teams have any to spare, which is holding up a potential deal.