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While head coach Jim Boylan was dismissed from the team two weeks ago, his assistant coaches — Sidney Moncrief, Bill Peterson, Anthony Goldwire, Joe Wolf and Chris Gilmartin — are still under contract until the end of June. Whether any of them will be retained is uncertain. They aren’t the only ones in the Bucks organization on shaky ground. Player personnel director Dave Babcock, scouting director Billy McKinney and head athletic trainer Marc Boff, among others, are also in the final year of their contracts. Racine Journal-Times

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Charles F. Gardner: Jim Boylan on #Bucks: "Not unlike many teams, there always are contract issues and personalities to deal with. It was not an easy group." Twitter @cf_gardner

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The Milwaukee Bucks will begin a search immediately for a new head coach after informing Jim Boylan that he will not be offered a new contract, General Manager John Hammond announced. The decision was made after Hammond met with Boylan Wednesday morning at the Bucks Training Center in St. Francis, Wis. NBA.com

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“At this time we feel it’s in the best interest of the organization to seek a new coach to lead our team,” said Hammond. “We appreciate Jim’s efforts not only in his time as head coach, but in his entire tenure as a coach in Milwaukee. On behalf of the Bucks organization, I thank Jim for his five years here and his many contributions on and off the court. We wish Jim and his wife, Jane, the best.” NBA.com

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Adrian Wojnarowski: With Jim Boylan out as interim coach, Stan Van Gundy and Kelvin Sampson will be two top targets for Milwaukee, league sources tell Y! Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Marc Stein: Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson is already a candidate in Charlotte and will be among candidates to replace Jim Boylan in Milwaukee Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Charles F. Gardner: Bucks will begin search for new coach after five years with Skiles and Boylan leading the staff. Skiles coached four-plus seasons in Mke. Twitter @cf_gardner

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Jim Boylan probably coached his last Bucks game Sunday. Boylan replaced the fired Scott Skiles on Jan. 8 and guided the Bucks into postseason play. But the Bucks struggled down the stretch during the regular season and didn’t play particularly well in the playoffs. There is speculation Boylan could learn of his fate as soon as Monday. “He did a good job.” Bucks center Larry Sanders said of Boylan. “He did his best he could under some tough conditions.” Racine Journal-Times

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Gery Woelfel: There are increasing whispers Jim Boylan will be relieved of his duties in the next couple of days. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

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Chris Tomasson: Jim Boylan on Brandon Jennings: "I think he'll be back, yeah.'' Twitter

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There used to be a time when a coach, who led his team into the playoffs, would be in line for a contract extension. Not anymore. There’s a legitimate chance five coaches with teams in the playoffs could be jettisoned. They are Atlanta’s Larry Drew, Brooklyn’s P.J. Carlesimo, Vinny Del Negro of the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis’ Lionel Holllins and Milwaukee’s Jim Boylan. Another coach, Keith Smart of the Sacramento Kings could also lose his job as part of a front office purge. Racine Journal-Times

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Bucks coach Jim Boylan said in his pregame remarks that he told Redick to shoot with confidence but Redick disputed that. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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"Jim never talked to me," Redick said. "He didn't say anything to me. I haven't spoken to him during the playoffs. I did not get that message. "I don't need anybody telling me to be confident. I would have appreciated it. "It wasn't a matter of Jim or my dad or my wife or God saying be confident. "Be on the court, take your shots. They'll be there." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Charles F. Gardner: Boylan said Ersan Ilyasova's wrist injury not a factor in his 1-for-7 shooting game. "I didn't think he got very good looks last night." Twitter @cf_gardner

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Tom Habestroh: Bucks coach Jim Boylan on LeBron James: "I mean, what can you do?" Twitter @tomhaberstroh

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Sam Amico: Byron Scott will be candidate in Milwaukee if interim coach Jim Boylan not retained, Bucks sources say. Twitter @SamAmicoFSO

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The Bucks' 8-3 start under interim coach Jim Boylan is a distant memory. In the wake of our Weekend Dime spin on the coaching carousel, I've only heard stronger rumblings that Boylan has little-to-no shot of retaining the job beyond the playoffs given Milwaukee's 5-12 slide entering the weekend and the increasingly unresponsive play from his team approaching the first-round buzzsaw that is Miami. ESPN.com

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One major change that happened mid-season was the mutual decision between the team and head coach Scott Skiles that he would relinquish his duties as coach. The Bucks were 16-16 and riding a four-game losing streak when Jim Boylan took over. “Jim’s done a nice job with the team and I think we’re all seeing these situations that have occurred,” Hammond said. “It’s not a rarity in the NBA to have something like this happen. It’s not normalcy, but it’s not rarity by any stretch, so it happens. Most of the times when these sort of things happen, the situation goes south and goes south very quickly, but Jim has done a great job of working with our guys and communicating with our guys and motivating them to play hard. He deserves a lot of credit.” HoopsWorld

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Boylan's return has not been ruled out, with word circulating that no formal evaluation will be made until after the playoffs. But the Bucks are almost certainly headed for a dreaded first-round date with the Heat, so it's hard to picture how the playoffs are going to help any. ESPN.com

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When you're unhappy with a decision your coach made, there are better ways to handle it than calling him out on Twitter. That didn't stop Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings from taking to social media to question a late-game timeout called by coach Jim Boylan in the Bucks' 109-99 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jennings deleted the tweet shortly after posting. Brandon Jennings: Took a Timeout with 29sec down 10pts. Didn't know it was 10pts plays!!! USA Today Sports

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