Recap/Box Score/Valley of the Suns

As the Bucks began their immediate fall and subsequent rise Monday evening I documented the journey on Twitter.  Unfortunately, Twitter limits the space in which we can document, so let’s take a closer look at some of my Tweets to break down Monday’s Bucks – Suns game.

It’s just frustrating knowing games are over before they start. I’ve prepped myself for it mentally, but it’s no less draining to watch.

This was a mid-first quarter Tweet as the Bucks did their very best to dig themselves a significant hole.  Jumpers were clanging (and sometimes missing everything as in the case of Brandon Jennings), Andrew Bogut couldn’t get his post game going, the Bucks trailed 22-2 in points in the paint and the Suns were more often than not hitting shots.  That is how a team gets down 20 points in the first quarter.

Knowing the Bucks are coming into many of these games with less talent than their opponents has me at least prepared for a loss before I watch, but it’s still frustrating to see open shots missed for Milwaukee and made for other teams. Read more…