Larry Drew has agreed to a four-year, $10 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. He replaced interim head coach Jim Boylan, who took over for Scott Skiles mid way through last season. Drew was previously the head coach for the Atlanta Hawks for the last three seasons. He compiled a 128-102 record and led the Hawks to the playoffs in each of those three seasons.
Larry Drew is not a wow factor like Jerry Sloan or Stan Van Gundy, but he is a veteran coach who has had success throughout his career. The Bucks are a young, talented team led by big men Larry Sanders and John Henson, but they are in a rebuilding stage with J.J. Redick, Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings all set to hit the open market. Larry Drew needs to focus on building the Bucks into a solid playoff team year in and year out, with Sanders and Henson being focal points of the team.
Time will tell if Larry Drew was the right man for the job, but as of now this was a smart hire for the Milwaukee Bucks to bring in an experienced coach, who has had postseason success in the past.
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