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Porter makes mark as players' coach.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Byline: Tom Enlund

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. _ If there is one thing, perhaps above all else, that Terry Porter has established in his first five months as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, it's that he is a players' coach.

And just how do we know that is true?

His players said so.

"He's the best coach I've had in my six years, as far as just overall concepts of everything," said Bucks guard Damon Jones, who has played with eight teams in his six-year National Basketball Association career. "He played and he's definitely a players' coach because he understands when too much is too much.

"He gives you a day off and he gives you a chance to rest, but he also expects that when we practice, we ...

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