Sharing the Ball

Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles has put an emphasis on ball movement during training camp:

"We put a lot of emphasis on moving the ball," Skiles said. "If you get into a playoff series against a really good ballclub, and in the regular season as well, you've got to move the ball, strong to weak. The guys right now are good at it. They're really playing unselfishly, looking for the open man and hitting the open man."

Carlos Delfino, who was accquired by the Bucks during the offseason, has always been known as a great passer:

"When you share the ball and you're pushing the ball without dribbling, it creates a great up-tempo game. We have many guys who can do that, and for me, it's great basketball.

We understand sharing the ball makes the team grow. As long as we continue to understand that, we have a chance to be a very good passing team. "

"Push the ball, not dribble. It's nice to watch. It's faster and everybody is involved on the plays. When you catch or make a good pass, it creates a good atmosphere. You're talking about creating shots for everyone."

Bucks should follow the leaders: Skiles said team could learn from NBA champs

Here is an portion of an article from the Milwaukee Sentinel about how Bucks head coach Scott Skiles wants his team to learn from the Lakers:

To Skiles, watching the playoffs from the sideline offered a reminder of just how hard it is to win in the postseason, which is something he wants his players to keep in mind as the team's building process moves forward.

"You get away from it and start watching the playoff games and if you've been in the playoffs before and now you're not, you're watching them and you see what it takes to play at that level," Skiles said. "You see what it takes to win a series. It's just a constant reminder of how hard it is. It's hard.

"One thing we're continually trying to impress upon our guys is that this should be fun. Everybody would like to have a job where they enjoy it. But still there's a lot of (stuff) you've got to go through to be that type of team and it's hard. There's a lot of stuff you have to play through. The season is long. All the stuff everybody knows. It's very, very difficult and the more we can understand that (the better).

"When guys work out this summer and work on their games and conditioning, sure they should enjoy it and enjoy the game, but they should always have an eye toward how hard it's going to be if we are going to get where we want to go and how everything they are doing right now is pushing them toward that direction."