Watching Stephen Jackson thrive off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs yesterday was neither super enjoyable for me nor surprising. I can only assume John Hammond felt the same way. The Spurs brought Jackson in to be an extra lift. To give the bench some more life. He isn’t getting top billing, he’s just [...]
If this was Scott Skiles’ last home game as the Milwaukee Bucks coach, and there are reports out there that it was, he and the Bucks certainly went out with a whimper. In his final post game conference he handled questions the same way he always did. Until the last question. A reporter asked if [...]
As they do before every Bucks home game, a gang of reporters made a half circle around Scott Skiles before the Milwaukee Bucks game against the Raptors Monday night. Out of habit and necessity, reporters began asking about the current state of the roster with regard to injuries. Who would be playing? Who would be [...]
The Bucks won. Hooray. Bigger news: they’re one loss or Sixers win away from officially being knocked out of the playoffs. So let’s be realistic – the season is over. There’s been some talk on this blog about whether or not it was all worth it. Whether the season was just a waste and whether [...]
It seems like conventional wisdom would be that you can learn a lot about a group when there’s some tension introduced to their norm. If that’s the case, we learned some things about the Milwaukee Bucks. A. They probably aren’t the most unified group in the world. B. Their coach knows when someone is being [...]
Milwaukee Bucks 112 Final Recap | Box Score 121 Washington Wizards Ersan Ilyasova, PF 32 MIN | 3-9 FG | 7-8 FT | 11 REB | 1 AST | 14 PTS | -7 He had some help on the glass for once, but Ilyasova so often seems forgotten while Milwaukee’s guards and Drew Gooden all [...]
The Bucks are more or less in the same spot they were in a week ago. On the outside looking in. This time, they face the grimm reality of A.) having to go 6-0 to earn their playoff spot or B.) relying on Philly or New York to lose much more than they do. Squeaking [...]
Andrew Bogut played in 65 games last season, but in the other 17 Milwaukee cobbled together starting lineups that included Jon Brockman, Larry Sanders or Drew Gooden in the center position. Since Bogut’s injury and then eventual trade, Gooden’s assumed the majority of the center minutes this season. When he’s been out, Milwaukee’s been forced [...]
Indiana Pacers 105 Final Recap | Box Score 99 Milwaukee Bucks Ersan Ilyasova, PF 21 MIN | 4-8 FG | 2-2 FT | 4 REB | 0 AST | 11 PTS | +4 His minutes have been a bit limited lately, seemingly due to some match-up issues. But at what point do match-ups become less [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Brandon Jennings
I’m not sure we’ll ever know what happened with Brandon Jennings in early February last season. Milwaukee’s premiere guard was cruising along through the first third of the lockout shortened 2011-12 season. Despite a road heavy early season schedule, Jennings was producing at a level far better than he had in his first two seasons. [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Monta Ellis
There was a trade in the NBA this weekend. You may have heard. The Oklahoma City Thunder made an expectation defying deal that will undoubtedly either end up a brilliant reminder of how smart you have to be to succeed in a small market or a sobering lesson on why small market teams can’t thrive in today’s [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Samuel Dalembert
“I want the team to be one of the top defensive teams. I’ve been to so many training camps and seen coaches focusing on offense, offense, offense. We came here and I’m like, ‘Wow.’ I wanted to hug coach (Scott Skiles). For the first time in seven years, the Milwaukee Bucks starting center isn’t Andrew [...]
2012 Player Capsules: John Henson
From every indication, John Henson is ready to play defense in the NBA. For his sake, I hope that’s true. Because his capability to play defense this year could have quite an impact on his career. Henson is probably going to land on his feet no matter what. He was a very highly regarded high [...]
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