I, for one, never doubted that Coach K was going to guide his team to victory on Thursday night.
Of course, I didn't think it would happen in Milwaukee.
While Virginia Commonwealth was steamrolling Mike Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils out of the NCAA Tournament, new Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak announced his presence with a surprising 101-90 victory over San Antonio in his NBA debut.
Krystkowiak, who replaced Terry Stotts on Wednesday night, had the Bucks playing hard enough and smart enough to end the Spurs' 13-game winning streak. It was about as impressive a start as a coach could expect.
But, it was just one game.
If the players respond to Krystkowiak's "defense-first" mentality, the Bucks could be poised to make an improvement in their final 17 games and maybe even into next year. But, we can't tell that from one game.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
