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Pre-draft workouts aside, the Bradley Center’s sponsorship agreement with BMO Harris Bank (and other local businesses) has been the top headline of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2012 offseason.

This past week, Behind The Buck Pass was privileged to sit down with Marc Marotta, board chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, to discuss the impact of this six year, $18 million partnership, and how it impacts the looming discussion about the viability of a new sports and entertainment arena in downtown Milwaukee. (more…)

Andrew Bogut will be sorely missed by the Bucks while he recovers from an ankle injury. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE

MySynergySports.com:  When the season started, there was a lot of talk about the Milwaukee Bucks signing Joel Przybilla because they only had Bogut at center.  They needed a defensive anchor when Andrew wasn’t on the floor (which, sadly, will be all the time for a while.)

But in hindsight, perhaps Bogut was needed more as low-post threat on offense.  By my count, there are seven players on the Bucks roster who are best-suited to play power forward when on the court.  Isn’t it rather amazing then that none of them seem to be totally comfortable playing with their back to the basket?

Drew Gooden is a jump shooter. Ersan Ilyasova fills the same role and also crashes the offensive glass for good measure.  Luc, for all his defensive prowess, doesn’t add much of anything to the offense.  One could say the same for Sanders and Brockman, who don’t figure into the rotation anyway when Bogut is healthy.

In fact, here are the numbers for those five players in the low post (according to Synergy):

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