BJ tried to find space for himself all night Monday.

Who knew?  Did anyone?  I didn’t.  My friends didn’t.  My dad didn’t.  I doubt if even Scott Skiles did.

But the Bucks have been holding out on us, because they DID have a great inbounds play ready and waiting in their pocket ready to be deployed.  After pick and roll after pick and roll the Bucks finally changed their last second play philosophy and ran a beautiful inbounds play at the end of overtime while trailing the Houston Rockets by three.  Brandon Jennings caught it, came off a screen, attacked the hoop and found a WIDE OPEN Luke Ridnour in the corner.

Now compare this play to the one the Bucks ended regulation with.  An aborted pick and roll between Jennings and Andrew Bogut which broke down and resulted in Jennings dribbling the clock down and launching a long contested three-point jumper.  Which has the better percentage?  Even more, why don’t the Bucks have more plays like the one that came at the end of overtime so they don’t have to run plays like the one they ran at the end of regulation? Read more…