Bucks succeeding against the better conference...

but failing inexplicably in their own, lesser, conference. The Bucks are 5-10 against the East and 8-4 against the superior West. I just caught onto this seeming paradox... I'm sure its well known throughout BucksNation. But what explains it? Does anyone have any theories? Could effort be the answer? Maybe.

Or the Bucks simply may be constructed in the manner of a Western team, and therefore more comfortable competing with the Western style... the up tempo game. The East, after all, is full of bruisers, and the Bucks have precious few of those. That's all I can think of.