Bucks, GM Harris Sever Ties; Kohl To Look For Outside Replacement

Bucks Sever Ties With GM Harris

GET OUT OF THE WAY: In Milwaukee, Michael Hunt writes since the '00-01 season, when the Bucks reached the Eastern Conference finals, Kohl "has made one mistake after another, hiring the wrong coach, allowing his lost inner circle to interfere in personnel decisions and dragging out Harris' tenure at least one year too long." Hunt: "Nothing is going to change until Kohl hires a strong, independent-minded basketball guy and gets the heck out of his way" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/20).

NOT PASSING THE BUCKS: Kohl, at the press conference announcing Harris' departure, said that “despite low attendance, poor revenues and an aging arena, … he'll never take the Bucks out of Milwaukee.” Kohl: "I'm not in this business to make any annual profits. The value of the asset fortunately has appreciated over the years. On an annual basis, it's a money-losing proposition.'' More Kohl: "The revenue streams are inadequate. I put in considerable amounts of money every year.'' Kohl said "at some point, we'll have to have a new facility." He also said that he hopes the NBA will come up with a revenue sharing model “similar to those in the NFL and MLB” (AP, 3/20).

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