Amidst the drudgery that is this Bucks season, today I’d like to ruminate on the road that Pat Connaughton travelled from hate to love among Bucks faithful.
Until somewhat recently, Planet Pat was in a solid nadir. He signed a pricy contract that was boneheadedly constructed by the Bucks brass. He flew by one too many times on opponents’ threes. He gentrified an already gentrifying city. And yet he has emerged today as one of the favored Bucks both on and off the court. Why?
A simple explanation is that he has played well.