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John Hammond talks to Brew Hoop, Part II
John Hammond talks to Brew Hoop, Part II
Here's the second installment of our interview with Bucks GM John Hammond.  In Part I we covered the arduous process Hammond went through in restructuring the Bucks' front office and coaching staff as well as the aspects of his Detroit experience that he's trying to emulate in Milwaukee.  Today we'll get into the Bucks' draft process and the backstory of how the Bucks decided ...
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Wednesday Afternoon Mini-Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Milwaukee GM John Hammond continues his talk with BrewHoop, acknowledging that getting Richard Jefferson changes things a bit for Joe Alexander: "'If you would have asked me two days before the draft what [Joe Alexander's] true position was, I would have said small forward. We acquire Richard and sit here the day after the draft, and now I might say he's a power forward,' Hammond says with a laugh." ...

Thursday Afternoon Mini-Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Milwaukee GM John Hammond continues his talk with BrewHoop, acknowledging that getting Richard Jefferson changes things a bit for Joe Alexander: "'If you would have asked me two days before the draft what [Joe Alexander's] true position was, I would have said small forward. We acquire Richard and sit here the day after the draft, and now I might say he's a power forward,' Hammond says with a laugh." ...

Bucks GM Not Obsessed With PG Purity
FanHouse — ... and Redd have been very efficient scorers in the recent past. If Williams and the frontcourt can also score efficiently, there will be little problem overall with Milwaukee's offense. And there shouldn't be -- this is a talented offensive team. The real consternation regarding the Buck backcourt should come on the other end, where neither Williams nor Redd have shown they can be consistently stout defenders. (Be sure to check out the first two parts [I, II] of BrewHoop's Hammond interview as well.)   Permalink | Email this ...

Richard Jefferson meets Milwaukee today; Nets sell Yi jerseys; brewhoop Hammond trilogy
Milwaukee Bucks Blog - The Bob Boozer Jinx — ... parts and in pint glasses too like the Lord of the Rings, wherein it is explained how the one ring came into being and found its way to Michael Redd who may or may not relinquish it to Richard Jefferson ... though he could, and somehow this could all work with Mo Williams as the point guard, and why not because Scott Skiles is kinda like Gandalf and will make it work, somehow, someway. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 Oh, and Joe ...

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