New start for Bucks

It happened last week, but I wanted to mention the firing of Larry Harris as GM of the Milwaukee Bucks. This is something that should have happened a while ago. He made questionable picks, mucked up the salary cap situation with bad contracts to Bobby Simmons, Dan Gadzuric, etc, and generally wasn't ready for the job. So, now the Bucks are out there looking for a new GM.

I don't have anyone in mind myself. I just want the next GM to realize that the Bucks are either rebuilding or contending. By the way, the correct answer is rebuilding. He needs to get rid of some bad contracts and make some space on the cap. He needs to realize that everyone on the roster (Michael Redd included) is expendable. But, the most important thing he needs to realize is that the Bucks are currently about 5th or 6th on the list of teams people follow in Wisconsin. He needs to build a team that will draw interest, and that will get butts in the seats. It's great that the Bucks have some fans in China due to Yi Jianlian and Australia due to Andrew Bogut, but the most important fanbase is in Wisconsin. It's the people in Wisconsin who are going to go to games. It's the people in Wisconsin who will watch on TV. Most importantly, it's the people in Wisconsin who the Bucks are going to have to convince to build a new arena at some point. Without a GM who is willing to really build a team, and not one with spare parts, it's going to be more of the same.