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Milwaukee Bucks: George Karl had it all in Milwaukee until he didn’t

MILWAUKEE, UNITED STATES: Head coach George Karl of the Milwaukee Bucks gestures to his team during game six of their NBA Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia 76ers 01 June 2001 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)

Legendary head coach George Karl has carved out his own particular place in the history of the Milwaukee Bucks, for both good and disastrous reasons.

Save for Mike Budenholzer, few head coaches in the history of the Milwaukee Bucks have arrived quite like George Karl.

When Karl came to Milwaukee in the summer of 1998, the Bucks were starved for any kind of success.