Milwaukee Bucks leading the Central

[SNichol]

I attended the first Bucks game against the Pistons. Since then I caught a couple games on TV. My thoughts during the first game was that this team looked like they were just going through the motions. During the 4th quarter the Bucks finally took the lead and won there first game after a couple loses on the road. Now they are 27-17 and playing some exciting basketball. The Big Dog and Ray Allen are on there way to the All Star Game. And Coach Karl has not walked out of a post game interview. Although I don't think the Bucks will win the division they are going to be a force in the playoffs. Last year they out played the Pacers but lost the series. This year should be a different story for the team.

[Spike]

Yeah I think George Karl is one of the most underrated coaches in the league. He's just great. He takes teams and gets the most out of them, everywhere he's been.

And imagine, he's the only head coach the Sonics ever had that could control Gary Payton. Westphal couldn't and even Nate McMillian has had run-ins with Payton this season after he took over and they were former teammates. I think out of all the coaches he's had Payton respected Karl the most and that was a huge mistake when they let him go.