Well before the launch of the ill-fated 2015-16 season, Bucks GM John Hammond commented on Milwaukee’s strategy for improvement:
“We’re going to try to go from good to good,” (John) Hammond said, quoting (Jason) Kidd. “I think we were a surprise team this season. Nobody expected us to do what we did. Now, can we just be good again and gradually take that step. To go from good to great is often difficult. So we’re just trying to find some consistency, especially with our youth and build off that.”
As we know all too well, last year’s Bucks team did not go “from good to good.