Curry performed pretty well himself in the playoffs. He finished the spring with a backache and then gave Weinhauer a headache in the summer when he reneged on his promise to come back. A team is not necessarily worse off without someone like that, as long as he's adequately replaced. Ellis is Plan A, but there had better be a Plan B if he acts his age. Grunfeld is expecting leadership from his new hires, although he didn't say where he wanted them to take anyone.
Retirement comes to mind.
If the Bucks were to start the season tomorrow, eight would be more than 30 years old. Memories of the Moody Blues and lectures on gingivitis won't help the remaining youngsters. On the other hand, Manning and Ellis have played in more than 100 post-season games combined, and 10 of Manning's were with the Clippers. The elusive George Karl has offered no verbal comment on all this shuffling, maybe because he wants to promote the notion that he and Grunfeld are partners in the organization's new structure. That would make Karl the silent partner.