A couple of years ago, the title of my article would probably be laughed at. The mere mention of the Bucks and playoffs in the same sentence was thought to be either a joke or a one way ticket to a mental house.
Under Scott Skiles, the Bucks have turned their whole franchise around, and now everyone has positive expectations for the upcoming season. What could have triggered all this new success?
Well, that's why I'm writing this article. The Bucks went all in this summer in the hopes of having postseason success this season. The owner, who rarely spends, decided that it was the right time for the organization to acquire pieces who could help the team win now rather than in the future.
I believe most of the owners should think long and hard about winning now rather than just building for the future. Some teams have no choice, but what you see now is organizations trying to follow this old-age method in order to achieve success. The method, and it's still used by many GM's, is to draft a superstar and build young pieces around that player.
In a perfect world, every GM would build their team that way, but it's not realisti ...
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