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Bucks' purge resumes
Posted by: gwoelfel on April 25, 2008 at 2:04PM EST

BY GERY WOELFEL

The Milwaukee Bucks’ housecleaning project continues.

In the wake of firing their general manager, Larry Harris, and their head coach, Larry Krystkowiak, the Bucks’ three main assistant coaches from last season have also been dismissed.

Veteran assistant coaches Jim Todd and Brian James both confirmed Friday they were told they wouldn’t be retained.

Furthermore, it is believed Tony Brown, another veteran Bucks assistant coach, has also been informed he won’t be returning to the Bucks’ coaching staff.

Both Todd and James were hoping to remain with the Bucks as they both found a comfort zone in Milwaukee.

In fact, Todd had spent six seasons in Milwaukee, working for four different coaches.

He spent two seasons as an assistant coach under Chris Ford and one season under George Karl, Terry Porter and Krysktowiak.

Milwaukee has always had a special place in my heart,’’ Todd said. ‘I know it sounds corny, but it’s true.’’

Likewise, James had hoped to resume his coaching career in Milwaukee, where he has lived the last three years.

But James, who has worked for several other NBA teams over a 10-year period, realized his job status was in jeopardy when the Bucks hired Scott Skiles as their head coach last week.

More often than not, a new coach will try to surround himself with his “own’’ coaches, ones they have worked with before.

That is apparently what Skiles will do. Skiles also had previous head coaching stints with the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls.

“He’s a good coach; I have the utmost respect for Scott,’’ James said. "He told me this is the first opportunity where he’s been a head coach where he could bring in his own staff.

“So it’s disappointing, but I understand the situation.’’

The aforementioned three assistant coaches weren't the only Bucks' casualities this week.

Jarinn Akana, who was an assistant coach and player development employee, was dismissed as was long-time trainer and travel coordinator Andre Daniel and assistant athletic trainer John Anderson.

Akana joined the Bucks last summer and worked extensively this season with the team's highly-touted rookie Yi Jianlian.

Akana, who worked with Yi and other Chinese players before joining the Bucks, is expected to assist Yi and other members of the Chinese National Team as they prepare for the Olympics.

Daniels had been in the Bucks' organization eight years, the last four as the team's head athletic trainer. Anderson had been with the Bucks four seasons.

 

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(16) Comments
Posted by: Huck Finn on April 25, 2008 2:20PM EST
It's over. Find something else to write about. You've become boring. I don't even get into sports and you've made me tired. Maybe you can research Curling. That's another sport that has a small following and isn't in season.

Posted by: Dan Miller on April 25, 2008 3:41PM EST
Yet, you've read his article in like .0002 seconds after it was posted.

Posted by: packer hater on April 25, 2008 4:48PM EST
Huck Finn get a fricken life!

Posted by: Huck Finn on April 25, 2008 5:04PM EST
Oh a big waaa waa boo hoo guys. You got something against curling? Timing is everything. Ceal with it. Basket Ball is over and has been. Time to write about something different.

Posted by: Dan Miller on April 25, 2008 5:29PM EST
I don't think anyone is crying...guess I just find it funny that this is so "boring" - yet you've been to this page multiple times

Posted by: The Raytown Kid on April 25, 2008 6:23PM EST
In a related topic, the Bucks will be signing Kelvin Sampson as an assistant coach. He won't have to worry about giving gifts in the pros and should do a good job

Posted by: The Raytown Kid on April 25, 2008 6:31PM EST
and Huck Finn, how exactly do you "Ceal with it." is that a curling term we just don't know about?

Posted by: Huck Finn on April 25, 2008 7:16PM EST
oh zinged me badly. I'm so shamed.

Posted by: Cheetahs_World on April 25, 2008 8:08PM EST
Basketball is not over! It is for sorry teams like the bucks that import these crappy players that dont speak english. But if your interested Basketball goes until June ...... then its over.

Posted by: brewpackman on April 25, 2008 10:44PM EST
I may not be Albert Einstein, but if my math is right......Huck posted his first comment 16 minutes after the blog was posted.....isn't that a whole lot more than .0002 seconds? Dan Miller, when did you become the policeman who patrols Gery's blogs about other bloggers conduct? Are you the Dan Miller who coaches St Cat's football? If so, it makes sense for you to get on the good side of the JT sportswriters, doesn't it? hmmmmmm

Posted by: The Raytown Kid on April 26, 2008 12:16AM EST
cheetahs-
that post was so dumb it made my head hurt.
almost every team has "imported" players. Foreign players make up some of the best talent in the league. Two of the best players on the court right now for the Spurs are foreign - Ginobli and Parker. And America has been getting their ass kicked in international play for years now.

Posted by: The Cool Polar Bear on April 26, 2008 12:20AM EST
"Basketball is not over! It is for sorry teams like the bucks that import these crappy players that dont speak english".

Yes, crappy players like Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Peja Stojakovic, ...... all guys that speak English as their second language. How does not speaking English correlate into being a bad player? And if you are referring to Yi Jianlian, wise up he will be a top player in a few years.

Posted by: Dan Miller on April 26, 2008 1:35AM EST
brewpackman--

You got me! Guess my math is bad! Thanks for your help!

I'm not a policemen, just think its funny that people like to trash this guy, yet read him with "16 minutes" of the post and keep coming back to the page. I'll tell you what, there are writers I don't like--so I don't read them...

Posted by: Cheetahs_World on April 26, 2008 3:54PM EST
If your playing basketball in the US. You should speak english. This YI character was a big waste and he will ALWAYS suck.

Posted by: The Raytown Kid on April 27, 2008 10:39AM EST
I don't think anybody should take Cheetah seriously.
Just look at his profile. He writes as if his CAT is the blogmember. What is he in kindergarten?!?

Posted by: shooooq on July 10, 2008 2:07PM EST

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