Defense remains in absentia: Wizards 104 – Bucks 102
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009The hundreds aren’t the way to go for the Bucks. The Bucks have allowed their opponent to score 100+ points on eight occasions this year. The Bucks are 2-6 in those games. They have held their opponent under 100 points nine times. The Bucks are 7-2 int hose games. Sometimes, it’s just that easy. But for as much as the idea is easy, the execution of that idea isn’t quite as easy.
The stats against Washington were not pretty Wednesday night. The Wizards largely had their way with the Bucks defense:
- 54.3 percent shooting
- 25 made free throws to nine for the Bucks
- Six players in double figures
- 25-10 advantage on fast break points
- 13 dunks/layups to eight for the Bucks (more…)
Game 17 Preview: Bucks @ Wizards
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 9-7
(Likely) Inactives: Joe Alexander, Michael Redd
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Washington Wizards (Flip Saunders) 6-10
(Likely) Inactives: Jarvis Crittenton, Mike James and Mike Miller
Date: 12/2/2009
Game time: 6:00 (CST)
TV: FS Wisconsin
Match-ups
Point Guard
Brandon Jennings vs. Gilbert Arenas
So is it all done then? The whole Gilbert Arenas is a fun, up-and-coming star who shoots when he wants, makes up crazy names for himself and makes the Wizards a relevant team, is it done? It sure looks like it. When I mosey on over to basketball-reference.com to check out a few things about other teams I usually have an idea of what I’m going to see. But I didn’t have a clue on what I’d see about Gil when I checked him out. Why didn’t I have a clue? Because I haven’t heard anything at all about Gil or the Wiz all year. They’ve been irrelevant, aside from an injury here or an injury there. I vaguely remember hearing that Arenas supposedly wants to be fun again. I thought I heard something about him needing one million followers on Twitter before his first tweet. But no longer are his on-court exploits worth much. That’s what knee surgery after knee surgery will do to you. He’s 28, a touch younger than the Bucks own former star robbed of mobility by injuries Michael Redd. To think either of them will be relevant as stars in the league again seems like a stretch.
Advantage: Bucks (more…)
