DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 29 at Charlotte 7:00 Oct. 31 Philadelphia 8:30 Nov. 1 at Washington 7:00 Nov. 4 at Indiana 7:00 Nov. 5 Chicago 8:00 Nov. 7 at Detroit 7:30 Nov. 8 Memphis 8:30 Nov. 11 Oklahoma City 8:00 Nov. 14 at Orlando 7:00 Nov. 16 at Miami 6:00 Nov. 18 New York 8:00 Nov. 19 at Brooklyn 7:30 Nov. 21 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 22 Washington 8:30 Nov. 25 Detroit 8:00 Nov. 26 at Minnesota 8:00 Nov. 28 at Detroit 7:30 Nov. 29 Houston 9:00 Dec. 2 at Cleveland 7:00 Dec. 3 Dallas 8:00 Dec. 5 Miami 8:30 Dec. 7 at Dallas 7:30 Dec. 9 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Dec. 13 Los Angeles 7:30 Dec. 15 at Phoenix 9:00 Dec. 17 at Portland 10:00 Dec. 18 at Sacramento 10:00 Dec. 20 at Los Angeles 10:30 Dec. 23 Charlotte 8:00 Dec. 26 at Atlanta 7:30 Dec. 27 Atlanta 8:30 Dec. 29 at Charlotte 7:00 Dec. 31 at Cleveland 7:00 Jan. 2 Indiana 8:30 Jan. 4 at New York 7:30 Jan. 6 Phoenix 8:00 Jan. 7 at Philadelphia 7:00 Jan. 9 Minnesota 8:30 Jan. 10 at Chicago 8:00 Jan. 15 New York 3:00 Jan. 19 Toronto 8:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 22 Utah 8:00 Jan. 24 Detroit 7:30 Jan. 25 at San Antonio 7:00 Jan. 27 at Miami 7:30 Jan. 29 at Orlando 7:00 Jan. 31 Portland 8:30 Feb. 2 at Toronto 7:30 Feb. 4 Los Angeles 8:00 Feb. 6 at Houston 8:00 Feb. 7 Boston 8:30 Feb. 9 Brooklyn 8:00 Feb. 11 Sacramento 8:00 Feb. 20 Denver 8:30 Feb. 22 Atlanta 3:30 Feb. 23 at Chicago 8:00 Feb. 25 Philadelphia 8:00 Feb. 27 at Los Angeles 10:30 Feb. 28 at Utah 9:00 Mar. 3 at Denver 9:00 Mar. 4 at Golden State 10:30 Mar. 7 Washington 8:30 Mar. 9 New Orleans 8:00 Mar. 11 Orlando 8:00 Mar. 12 at Indiana 7:00 Mar. 14 at Memphis 8:00 Mar. 17 at New Orleans 8:00 Mar. 18 San Antonio 8:00 Mar. 20 at Brooklyn 7:30 Mar. 22 Cleveland 3:00 Mar. 24 Miami 8:00 Mar. 26 Indiana 8:00 Mar. 28 Golden State 8:30 Mar. 30 at Atlanta 7:30 Apr. 1 Chicago 8:00 Apr. 3 at Boston 7:30 Apr. 4 Orlando 8:30 Apr. 8 Cleveland 8:00 Apr. 10 at New York 7:30 Apr. 12 Brooklyn 3:00 Apr. 13 at Philadelphia 7:00 Apr. 15 Boston 8:00 * All Times Eastern. very disappointing season; while he produced MILWAUKEE BUCKS 2014-15 SCHEDULE a good PER of 17.4, that number is not a good reflection of how poorly he actually played. Henson was mostly abused by opponents in the post and his offensive game was relatively limited. O.J. Mayo also struggled badly as the new shooting guard in the Milwaukee lineup. Mayo has never been a plus defender but his flaws were exacerbated by the lack of rim protection behind him. The same could be said of Brandon Knight, a player who has never quite turned the corner at the point guard position. Ilyasova may have been Milwaukee’s best defender, which just goes to show how poor Milwaukee’s defense was last season. The Bucks ranked dead last in defensive rating at 111.8. There wasn’t a single aspect of defense Milwaukee was good at last season. Their biggest flaw was their tendency to leave shooters wide open, as opponents shot a staggering 38.2 percent from three-point range against the Bucks. New head coach Jason Kidd will find coaching defense in Milwaukee to be a much tougher task than anything he had to deal with in Brooklyn. While the return of Sanders should help, the Bucks simply lack any plus defenders other than him. There’s no reason to think Milwaukee’s defense will be anything other than a mess again this year. Offense There are a few ingredients necessary to produce an effective NBA offense. First, and most importantly, teams need a superstar. There are only so many of those to go around, but having a single player who can create shots and demand double teams goes a long way towards opening up an offense. Second, teams need players who can knock down outside shots. Third, teams need a lowpost scoring presence, and fourth, teams need a player who can run the point and set up teammates with well-timed passes. The Bucks don’t have the superstar. Ilyasova struggled badly last year as he was injured and then ineffective. Knight was their top scorer with 17.9 points per game, but he was far from an efficient player. Ramon Sessions was good at drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line, but if he’s your best offensive player, then your team has a long way to go. Milwaukee also doesn’t have a low-post scoring presence. It’s not Henson, who mostly scores on putbacks and dunks, and doesn’t shoot with a lot of volume. It’s not Sanders,
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