If one word could describe the Milwaukee Bucks season thusfar it would be injury-plagued. Unfortuanately that word cost coach Terry Stotts his job. After going a dismal 5-15 over the past 20 games, GM Larry Harris thought “it was in the team’s best interest” to relieve Stotts of his position and look elsewhere for the remainder of the season. In his first year with the team, Stotts led the Bucks to the playoffs, where they lost to the Pistons in a short 5-game series. This season Stotts had to work around an extremely depleted squad, when at one point four starters (Bobby Simmons, Michael Redd, Charlie Villanueva, and Mo Williams) were all out due to injury. In less than two full seasons with the team, Stotts compiled a record of 63-83. Larry Harris decided it was better to fire Stotts sooner than later and try to turn the team around for the rest of the season. Harris wasted no time in naming his replacment, Bucks assistant Larry Krystkowiak. Krystkowiak was a head coach at Montana before coming to the Bucks, where he was also a former player. He played nine seasons in Milwaukee, similar to former coach Terry Porter, who was fired before Stotts was brought in. Krystkowiak is expected to begin his head-coaching duties tomorrow when the Spurs come to town. The Bucks and Stotts clearly weren’t seeing eye to eye, as was evident during the season. The Bucks currently hold the 4th worst record in the NBA and may have a shot at Texas star Kevin Durant, if they got a high lottery selection. In addition, the Bucks will have the most free-agent money of any team this upcoming offseason, so Krystkowiak is walking into a pretty good situation.