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Milwaukee hopes to buck the odds
Posted by: gwoelfel on October 23, 2009 at 10:25PM CST

GERY WOELFEL

Don't expect the Milwaukee Bucks to reap immediate dividends after radically revamping their roster during the offseason.

At least, that's the opinion of numerous roundball pundits around the country.

The Bucks, in an attempt to gain roster and salary-cap flexibility, lost three starters over the summer: Veteran starting small forward Richard Jefferson was dealt to San Antonio, and starting power forward Charlie Villanueva and starting point guard Ramon Sessions moved on to Detroit and Minnesota, respectively, via free agency.

The Bucks are expected to have eight new players on their regular-season roster.

The new-look Bucks aren't looking too good to many scribes. Consider:

* Lindy's Pro Basketball magazine predicts the Bucks will finish last in the five-team Central Division.

* Sports Illustrated magazine ranks the Bucks 15th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference.

* Sporting News magazine projects a fourth-place finish for the Bucks in the Central Division.

*  ESPN magazine lists the Bucks as the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference, just in front of New Jersey.

* ESPN's Bill Simmons envisions the Bucks posting a 19-63 record. The only team that will win fewer games, according to Simmons, is Sacramento. Simmons sees the Kings going 15-67.

The oddsmakers aren't exactly on the Bucks' bandwagon, either.

The over-under in Las Vegas on the number of Bucks' wins is 25.5, and Bodog.com gives the Bucks' odds of winning the 2010 NBA championship at 150/1 -- the worst odds of the 30 NBA teams.

And my prediction?

I expect the Bucks to win 30 games and finish third in the Central Division behind Cleveland and Chicago and ahead of Detroit and Indiana.
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