Scott Skiles' "Ugly" Milwaukee Bucks Become Unwatchable—Finally!

When Ben Wallace disagreed with it, he was shot down by management and sulked, since he could do little else.

That's why the Milwaukee Bucks will enter a radical roster reconstruction this offseason.  Superstar scorer Michael Redd—Milwaukee's most tradable asset—will be dealt for draft picks and defenders. 

Charlie Villanueva—the oil to Skiles' water—will most certainly be exchanged for a powerful, rebounding big-man who doesn't need to shoot to have a positive effect on his team's performance.

While Ramon Sessions is not yet ready to run an NBA team full-time, he will get more and more minutes as the season goes on in lieu of Mo Williams, who usually finds his way to the injured list despite never engaging in contact with the man he is defending. 

Above-average on-the-ball defenders like Charlie Bell may see more minutes too, and a healthy Bobby Simmons—while grossly overpaid—can thrive in a Skiles system as well.

Andrew Bogut is the wildcard.  He possesses the tools to be a great defensive center and has already shown the ability to rebound, block shots, and find open teammates. 

If he has the opportunity to play next to a traditional power forward, Bogut will really develop into a star center. 

Yi Jianlian, however, may not in fact have a future under Skiles, but given his body of work so far, it's really too early to intelligently label his game yet.

Yes, the Milwaukee Bucks were a very exciting team to watch last season. 

If they were to perfect the "offense-first, defense-never" style of play, they probably would be able to get into the conference semi-finals at least once with the core group in place now. 

But we have seen that regular season success is hardly a precursor to playoff dominance.  That's why the Bucks' philosophical change was needed ASAP.

Maybe Skiles will never win a championship for Milwaukee.  Maybe the Bucks' grind-it-out approach will be unwatchable for the next few seasons. 

But, they will win more games, and they will go deep into the playoffs with the right personnel in place in the near future.

So bring on the flops, hacks, clutches, grabs, and elbows!  They're not pretty to watch, but I'm willing to put up with them in exchange for confetti snowstorms in the Bradley Center.

Now that's exciting basketball.

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