They have a pretty interesting rotating group of guys mostly working with Marques. I have not heard his work in the past but I do like the
rotating roster of partners. Gus Johnson is solid of course and Paschke/McGlocklin are plug and play guys.


The entertainment factor on Milwaukee Bucks telecasts is moving up several notches.

That much is clear after league sources indicated that former star forward Marques Johnson will be a key part of the telecast team and well-known Fox Sports announcer Gus Johnson also will have a role on Fox Sports Wisconsin telecasts during the 2015-'16 season.

Marques Johnson, who has been a lead college basketball analyst on Fox Sports for 15 years and a studio analyst for Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers broadcasts, will leave his home base in Los Angeles to do 55 Bucks telecasts this season.

Gus Johnson is scheduled for 20 games. Veteran play-by-play broadcaster Jim Paschke will be back for his 30th season, while former Buck Jon McGlocklin will work about 25 games.

Sidney Moncrief will not return as a color analyst on the telecasts but will continue to have a role with the club, a team spokesman said.

Marques Johnson said he is very excited to be coming back to the team for which he starred from 1977 through 1984. Johnson was a big part of some talented Bucks teams and averaged 21.0 points in his seven seasons in Milwaukee, the fourth-best mark in franchise history.

"It just felt right," the 59-year-old Johnson said in a phone interview Monday night. "I feel like a prodigal son."

Johnson has worked on a CBS morning talk radio show in Los Angeles for the past year and said he told his bosses, "This is the only situation I would have not stuck with the radio show."

Even though both Johnsons have worked for Fox Sports, they have never worked together on a game call.

"I talked to Gus a couple weeks ago and he was really gung-ho about me doing it," Marques said. "We're looking to have a good time and provide some serious entertainment."


Gus Johnson returns to call NBA action for the first time since 2010 after spending the last five years calling various sports for Fox networks, including soccer, college basketball, college football and boxing. He was the primary radio voice of the New York Knicks from 1994 to 2010 while working for the Madison Square Garden (MSG) network.

He is also well known for memorable calls on NCAA Tournament games for CBS from 1996 through 2011.

"It's an honor to get back in the NBA with a franchise truly on the rise," Gus Johnson said in a statement.

Marques Johnson said he knows a number of the Bucks players from covering them in their college days, including O.J. Mayo when he was at Southern Cal, Jerryd Bayless at Arizona and Khris Middleton at Texas A&M.

"This (Bucks) team reminds me of the green-and-growing Bucks when I was a rookie in 1977(-'78)," Johnson said. "We upset Phoenix in the first round (of the playoffs) and took David Thompson and Denver to seven (games) in the second round."

The Bucks went on to win five division titles in Johnson's seven years in Milwaukee.

"The vision of the ownership group (Wes Edens and Marc Lasry), everything is first-class," Johnson said. "They've got some big plans.

"My main concern is I don't break down and cry on that first broadcast. I'm afraid I'll shed a tear; it will be so emotional.

"I'm tickled pink to be coming home."

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Sounds like the new New York ownership pushing out Milwaukee voices. I don't like it, though I suppose McGlocklin must be pretty damn old by now and maybe can't do all that travel.

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It does have that feeling.

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Paschke is a consummate pro, also used to do Brewers games on Super 18 back in the '80s/'90s. I don't think Gus Johnson is going to shine in a quotidian December game between the Bucks and Pistons the way he does in the tournament, and even that bit is getting old.

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Johnny Mac has been doing a reduced schedule already so this is not surprising, but Paschke had not. These guys deserve a lot of respect for what they have done for the organization and the city. Just hope it is handled that way.

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They are working the "Build us a place or we have to leave " angle "We dont want to leave, but Aiken, SC is offering us a free place...so"

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

The arena is a done deal, they don't have to worry about that anymore.

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It's a pretty fun team to watch. This is the last years of Bradley Center. I thought it was a refresh to a relatively stale product.

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Gus Johnson is so eight years ago, which means he should be fresh and avant-garde to Milwaukee.

I'll never forget interning at ESPN in '07 and trying to talk about the Bucks with people at live appearances. You could have hit NBA Dog Whistle Bingo in like one sentence from these guys. I doubt that's changed.

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Its amazing how Govt finds money for stadiums, but teachers need to strike for 1 % raises.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

When I was married to a teacher they made out just fine.

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You have a lot of hate for Wisconsin my friend. Having lived a good portion of my life in both states I am still happy to reside on the northern side of the border.

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I guess I just see all ths strikes with no money for them.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Cheaper to keep them! Keeping smart people from moving to Minnesota and Illinois, though, less of a concern.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/st ... 48891.html


A Republican legislator wrote this.

I guess Wisconsin and Michigan send their twentysomethings to Chicago, Chicago sends its own to Los Angeles and New York, New York sends its own to Florida, and then Florida's natives blow themselves up with fireworks or get eaten by alligators. Circle of life.

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