Comments on: Bucks Beat Wizards, No One’s Thrilled: Bucks 100 – Wizards 87

By: curak

curak — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:01:49 +0000

Again, tho, Memphis is getting coverage mostly because the strangeness of the badboy-come-good Randolph as Allstar story. And DC is bigger than the city, though they’ve always struggled to get attention. Positive attention, that is. Mainly, tho, there’s a lot to be said for sustained success or lack thereof. Utah is a case in point, as are the Spurs. Neither are big markets, but the have such solid programs they get respect.

By: Truth About It » Let’s Get Bucked Again: Wizards vs. Milwaukee

Truth About It » Let’s Get Bucked Again: Wizards vs. Milwaukee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:57:20 +0000

[...] “Our starters never got into, as far as Mike and Al,” Coach Flip Saunders said in a brief, 69-second post-game interview. “Those guys did not have great practices the last two days. We practiced the way we played.” -Michael Lee, Wizards Insider The Wizards turned the ball over on 22 percent of their possessions, and that’s exactly what Milwaukee is after. -Kelly Dwyer, Ball Don’t Lie Wait, the Bucks won by 13 points, forced 21 turnovers, shot and made more free throws than their opponent, hit 47.5% of their shots and aren’t happy with their effort? Is this for real? What were the odds of such a scenario at the start of the season? That’s the reality the Bucks are currently living in though, and it’s delightful. -Jeremy Schmidt, Bucksketball [...]

By: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:39:56 +0000

I guess I would disagree that Memphis and DC don’t get coverage. This year, at least, Memphis has done pretty well in terms of national media attention (stories on Randolph’s newfound seriousness abound). In the past? Not so much.

DC has been covered extensively — albeit 90% negatively. The Arenas debacle and the fire sale have been covered pretty much everywhere.

By: Milwaukee_Buck

Milwaukee_Buck — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:26 +0000

When I said city size, I didn’t mean city limits. Thats an unfair measuring stick. Rarely do you meet a Milwaukee Bucks fan who’s not from WI or lives in WI. Unfortunately, the Bucks can’t fill up their LL seats in the Bradley Center unless Lebron or Kobe come to town, so WI really doesn’t show that they support the Bucks either. I’m sure that FSN WI doesn’t get enough viewers of their games for TNT to consider making the Bucks their headline game. Even as a Bucks fan, I would hate to see the Bucks be the headline game playing on TNT and show the world all of those LL empty seats. Dedication to the team has to start in our own home state before the NBA starts to consider giving it national representation. Even a team like Atlanta, who has had consecutive playoff appearances, still struggle to fill the Philips Center and are less frequently aired nationally.

The only teams with smaller metropolitan areas than the Bucks are Memphis, OKC, Utah, and New Orleans.

The only teams in states with a smaller population than the Bucks are Utah, OKC, Denver, Portland, New Orleans, Minnesota, and DC (which DC sports represent for VA and ususally MD which are both bigger pop that WI).

Memphis (no coverage), OKC (Durant), Utah (Williams, Boozer), New Orleans (Paul), Portland (Roy), Denver (Carmelo), Minnesota (no coverage), DC (no coverage), Miami (D Wade), Cleveland (Lebron), Sacremento (no coverage), Atlanta (Johnson, Horford), Milwaukee (no coverage)

The people on this blog are probably loyal followers of the Bucks, but we are rare, even in WI.

By: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:09:46 +0000

I will make a hopelessly broad and purely anecdotal claim: the three least-covered teams in the NBA are the Pacers, the Timberwolves, and the Bucks. (I might throw the Kings in there, too, but they seem to have gotten a lot of ink this year because of Evans and Casspi.)

By: Buck 'em Up

Buck 'em Up — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:36:17 +0000

I think it’s interesting that people think of Milwaukee as a “smaller” city in the U.S. Here’s a list of cities that have NBA franchises that are smaller in population than Milwaukee: Denver, Seattle, D.C., Portland, Atlanta, Sacramento, Cleveland, Miami, and New Orleans. Just saying.

By: curak

curak — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:27:01 +0000

Yeah, definitely. Remember when Memphis had a couple 50-win seasons, just enough to get 8th in a stacked West? Did you ever read about them? No. Without star power (OC already gets much ink because of Durant) or playoff success, they will get no press.

By: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:06:34 +0000

Oh, I agree that it will take time to get national respect, etc., given the market and the make-up of the team. Still, the lack of coverage surprises me a bit — you’d think that guys would get tired of recycling the same five storylines, over and over and over . . .

By: Milwaukee_Buck

Milwaukee_Buck — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:28:14 +0000

Milwaukee doesn’t get national coverage because they have no all-stars, no recent playoff appearances, and a small city with respect to the others in the NBA. Milwaukee’s air time will come, but they’ll have to work harder than some other teams to get the air time.

By: At 11 pm, let free agency begin | Outside the Clubhouse

At 11 pm, let free agency begin | Outside the Clubhouse — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:54:23 +0000

[...] Washington 87, Milwaukee 100: Coach Scott Skiles didn’t think the Bucks were intense enough. He said, “We got a win tonight. We’re happy, we’ll take it, but we took an overall step back. Our overall intensity wasn’t what it needs to be.” To save the Bucks from a lack of intensity: John Salmons. The former Bull had 22 points, and the Bucks are 7-1 since the trade. [...]