Milwaukee Bucks End of Season Wrap Up

Predicted Outcome: 50-32, tied first place Central Division
Currently: 35-47, third place Central Division

The Milwaukee Bucks were supposed to start where they left off last season. Last season, the Bucks won 46 games along with making the playoff for the first time in more than five years. Scott Skiles brought a scrappy team that was low on talent, but high on heart to become the second best team in the Central division behind a Cleveland Cavs team led by Lebron James. This season was supposed to be the year that they would make a push for the Central division crown as they added pieces to take them to the next level. During the offseason, the Bucks’ front office made all the right moves to make their team a contender for the eastern conference crown.

They signed blue collar warrior Drew Gooden to a multi-year contract to play alongside their starting center Andrew Bogut giving Milwaukee a solid front court tandem. They signed their top scorer John Salmons to a multi-year extension and added extra firepower acquiring Corey Maggette from the Golden State Warriors. Add the fact that Brandon Jennings would be returning after a stellar rookie season for an encore performance, the Bucks looked to make themselves a dark horse in the Eastern Conference Crown. Unfortunately, that did not happen, however.

The Bucks went stumbling out of the gates going 6-11 to start the season and things would not get any better as the season went on. The Bucks never got their offense in sync and struggled to score even 90 points this season. They finished the season ranked as the worst offensive teams the league. They were last in scoring (91.9 points per game), in assists (18.8 per game) and in field goal percentage (.434). The team that looked like a sure fire winner become one of the biggest train wrecks of this season as they won 10 less games they did last year along with missing the playoffs as well. (To be Continued)