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Bucking Expectations, Milwaukee Strikes Fear in East

By Chris TomassonMar 22nd 2010 – 10:00AM

For nearly a decade, they were sitting Bucks. Now, the rallying cry is "Fear the Deer.'' One of the NBA's most surprising resurgences this season has been that of the Milwaukee Bucks (38-30), who have won 14 of their past 16 games after a surprising victory Saturday at Denver. Last summer, the Bucks were shedding...

Andrew Bogut and The 'Oi!' of Six

By Chris TomassonDec 3rd 2009 – 11:45AM

MILWAUKEE -- Joakim Noah got the treatment from Squad 6. "Dude looks like a lady,'' the fans screamed at the long-haired Chicago center. Stephen Jackson also got it. "Who's your next team?'' they yelled at Jackson, who recently joined Charlotte, his sixth outfit in 10 NBA seasons. Then there's Orlando's Dwight...

Bucks Won't Match Sessions' Offer Sheet

By Matt SteinmetzSep 11th 2009 – 4:15PM

It's official: Ramon Sessions is heading to Minnesota. Bucks general manager John Hammond confirmed to the Journal Sentinel earlier that he will not match the Minnesota Timberwolves' four-year, $16.4 million offer sheet for Sessions. The Timberwolves signed Sessions to an offer sheet after they failed to lure point...

Andrew Bogut Wants Five More Years of Brats, Beer and Cheese

By Matt WatsonJul 9th 2008 – 4:50PM

John Hammond has had an awfully busy first few months as the Bucks GM, finding a coach, preparing for the draft and swinging a semi-blockbuster deal for Richard Jefferson. He can now cross one more thing off his list: giving his franchise center an extension. Andrew Bogut has agreed on a five-year deal that could be worth...

Bucks GM Not Obsessed With PG Purity

By Tom ZillerJul 6th 2008 – 11:25AM

Recently, the myth of point guard purity has been a bit of a personal bleating issue for me. Consider me thrilled, then, to see new Bucks general manager John Hammond address it head-on in a wide-ranging interview with BrewHoop. Hammond takes issue with the assertion shooting PG Mo Williams isn't a good match for wing...

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