blogs.jsonline.com - 7/2/2008
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For those Milwaukee Bucks fans who still believe Herb Kohl, the owner of the team, meddles in key decisions, consider two new pieces of evidence.
Exhibit A: Yi Jianlian, the Bucks' top draft choice last year, is now a member of the New Jersey Nets. As you may recall, Yi was reluctant to come to Milwaukee because of our small-market status. Undeterred, Kohl booked passage to Hong Kong ...
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Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... in how the Bucks run. Also, from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, evidence that owner Herb Kohl may a little more hands off than he has been in the past. ...
Thursday Notes: Mbah a Moute in town, more Jefferson talk, free agency rumors
Brew Hoop —
... Now that it's over, I've been trying to find some time to write in more detail about the Yi Jianlian era, but fortunately Don Walker is already all over it. Yesterday he wrote that the Yi trade suggests Herb Kohl really is letting John Hammond call the shots, which was one of the first things I thought when the deal went down. ...
Weekly Wisconsin Sports Wank
The Rogue Hour —
... Mario Chalmers. If you think that's far-fetched try this proposal that gets us Udonis Haslem, Mike Conley, and Greg Buckner. Not quite as sexy in my opinion but personnel that, under Skiles, could return adequate production. Milwaukee Bucks Blog is back with commentary on the Bucks offseason. Time for Bogut to learn that along with big NBA contracts comes increased media scrutiny from the Bob Boozer Jinx. Does the Yi trade prove that Herb Kohl is not the meddling owner type some were making him out to be after the Larry Harris ...
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2008 Summer League Roster
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No.
Name
Pos.
HT
WT
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13
Maurice Ager
G
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F
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R
26
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G
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