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Analysis by Rob White
Staff Reporter
For six years, the Milwaukee Bucks
have had a stranglehold on the NBA's
Central Division, but they haven't been
able to knock off either Boston or Phi
ladelphia for a trip to the NBA finals, ;
Only a quality center kept them from
realizing that goal. . . . .
' ! Now the Bucks have that center after
picking up Jack Sikma" from' Seattle."
The only problem is that it may be too
late due to the rise of the Atlanta
Hawks.' ;. . .
League scoring champ Dominique
Wilkins has developed a fairly potent
outside game to match his arsenal of
dunks and is clearly the Hawks' main
man on offense. Kevin Willis has made
the transition from college center to
pro forward and is a coming star. Def
ensive monger Tree Rollins still mans
the pivot for the Hawks with second
year man Jon Koncak waiting in the
wings. Atlanta also boasts a solid four
guard rotation of starters Glenn "Doc"
Rivers and Randy Wittman, plus reserves
Spud Webb and ex-Los Angeles Laker
Mike McGee. Although this quartet is
one of the best around, they do lack a
proven outside scorer in the mold of a
Byron Scott or Rolando Blackman.
The Bucks still have the quality
necessary to earn their seventh straight
division title, but a small frontcouret
and injuries in the backcourt could
cause problems.
Terry Cummings and Paul Pressey
are excellent forwards, but each would
be more suited to playing down one
.position ) Cummings at small rather
than power forward and Pressey at one
of the guard spots rather than small
forward. At 6-9 and 6-5, their lack of
height has caused matchup problems
defensively against teams like Boston
and now Atlanta. There has been talk of
playing Sikma at power forwrd and
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using Randy Breuer at center, but
Sikma, although better on the corner,
is clearly this squad's best center and
is needed in the middle for rebounding
purposes. ,
All-star guard Sidney Moncrief may
still be suffering from the heel injuries
that slowed him last year,' arid that may
force the Bucks' to move pressey to the
backcourt after all.'He. is thejjr 'point"
forward on offense. Shooters Ricky I
pierce and - Craig Hodges are quality
guards on hand for the Bucks, and first
round draft choice Scott Sfcfles will be
their, only true point guard, once he
returns from back problems,;, ,.? , n
For the past three seasons it appeared
the Detroit Pistons would be the team
to eventually dethrone the Bucks, but
now the Pistons have undergone a
major overhaul and will probably settle
for another 45-win season.
Kelly Tripucka and Kent Benson
were sent to. Utah in exchange for
Adrian Dantley during the off-season,
and that provides Detroit with a dilem
ma. Dantley has never been a team
player and may not fit in too well on a
team that has other scorers as capable
as he is. Sidney Green has come over
from the Chicago Bulls and combines
with John Salley (their first-round draft
pick) at the power forward slot. Bill
Laimbeer is the Pistons' gruff but lova
ble center, hammering away at oppo
nents on defense and then nailing his
15-20 foot jumper on offense.
Laimbeer's offense helps the pene
tration game of Isiah Thomas, the game's
best pure point guard. Second-year
man Joe Dumars and supersub Vinnie
Johnson give the Pistons plenty of scor
ing punch at guard, but neither of them
is 6-2, which will cause a lot of defen
sive problems. Rookie forward Dennis
Rodman (a second-round choice from
Southeast Oklahoma State) may be the,
biggest surprise of the year.
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