Every Milwaukee Bucks fan knows that the 1970-71 season and the team that produced it were special.
Of course, it helps that the only championship banner hanging from the rafters acts as a reminder of that team’s greatest achievement, but it still doesn’t necessarily tell the full story of just how dominant the 1970-71 Bucks were.
Having won 56 games in the previous season, in just their second year in existence, the Bucks were already one of the NBA’s better teams. Acquiring Oscar Robertson undoubtedly transformed the team’s ceiling and immediate goals, but there were other key elements to Milwaukee’s colossal improvement.