Summary: Scott Skiles is in his fifth season as head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, but he has reportedly informed the Bucks that this will be his last year with the team. According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, Skiles has decided that he will not seek a contract extension when his deal expires after this season: "Multiple league sources say that Skiles, who is in the final year of the five-year contract he signed in 2008, has informed the Bucks that he does not want a contract extension, and is resigned to the fact that he will be elsewhere next season." "...Skiles, according to sources, has wondered about the team's overall plan going forward, and whether it would be willing to either completely rebuild the roster through high Draft picks like Jennings, or make a trade for a dynamic, superstar-caliber player that the existing core could complement." The actual story doesn't come as a big surprise -- last spring the NBA rumor mill circulated a story that Skiles cleaned out his office and tried to force the Bucks to buy out the final year of his contract -- but the timing is a bit strange. Despite a four-game losing streak, the Bucks are 16-16 overall and the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference entering the action on Jan. 8. For a team that started the season with modest playoff aspirations, they are right on track to compete for a final seed in a weak conference. Why is the rumor heating up now
