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August 13th, 2009

Buck Hits: 8-13

Thursday, August 13th, 2009
  • Courtesy of bucks3BJ at RealGM here is the new Brandon Jennings Under Armour commercial.  I’m a fan.  How about the between the legs dunk at the end?  Is this actually possible for him to do?  I can’t wait to see the pregame dunk competitions between he and Joe Alexander.  It will harken back to the days of Marcus Hailslip and Darvin Ham.

  • From JSOnline, suspicions are running rampant that Kurt Thomas will be a Buck this year.  It’s long been assumed he’ll reach a buyout with the Bucks at some point to join a contending team.  One train of thought it that the Bucks are waiting until February to see if his value will balloon in the eyes of teams looking for dependable veterans in their big man rotations.  The idea then would be that Bucks GM John Hammond could swing a deal and net a little bit of value in return for Thomas rather than just saving a couple hundred thousand.  I’ll be glad to see him stick around for a while and go to work on the Bucks younger power forwards in practice.
    • You’ll be able to see the Bucks for the very first time this year October 17th at their pre-season Milwaukee home opener.  I looked at tickets and it’s almost sold out, so get cracking.  (Not really.)
    • John Hollinger (Insider) doesn’t rank the Bucks in the bottom group of the Eastern conference.  That’s a start.  He even mentioned in a chat today that the Bucks will be better than people think if they can bring back Ramon Sessions.  I’ve long suspected him of being a closet Bucks fan.  And by long I mean last season and so far this summer.  He seems to see things in a more positive light for them.

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    Europe and Injuries

    Thursday, August 13th, 2009

    Is it a problem when one of the rites of summer in the NBA is European players getting injured?  Pau Gasol went down with a broken finger on Monday not too long after Tony Parker was called back to America to rehab an ankle sprain suffered while playing with the French national team.  Parker has since returned to his team, but you have to think NBA teams with international flavor are constantly worrying about what will happen next in the summer.  When many players are relaxing, developing their games or working with trainers, many European players are spending their time in intense environments putting mileage on their bodies.

    And that’s one reason I’m feeling much more optimistic about the Bucks injury situation for the upcoming season. (more…)

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