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Scott Skiles has a way of bludgeoning his teams into his stylistic likeness through a cycle of cold criticism and uncompromising expectation. It takes some rosters longer than others to fall in line, but this year’s Bucks team had been positively Skiles-ian: from its better-than-anticipated defense to its ultimately doomed offense, complete with its overall lack of talent and veritable wealth of pluck. The roster itself may be confusing and flawed, but Skiles — as he has done at every coaching stop — made it oddly true to his weird type.
Yet hiring Skiles comes with the understanding that he won’t be around forever — a notion that came to fruition for Milwaukee literally overnight. According to Sam Amick of USA Today, Skiles and the Bucks mutually agreed to part ways immediately, fulfilling a wish that Skiles had reportedly expressed since the offseason. As Jeremy Schmidt noted at Bucksketball, Skiles was a coach beaten back by his own frustrations, one visibly taxed by the task of keeping last season’s roster within his rigid mold.
http://nba.si.com/2013/01/08/scott-skiles-milwaukee-bucks-season-of-flux/
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