It begins. Monday was the first day NBA teams could openly court free agents, and the courting has begun with some gusto. And not surprisingly, the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been widely rumored to be involved with much of the bidding. But Gery Woelfel has a few tidbits about potential Bucks targets. Woelfel interviewed long shot [...]
Recap/Box Score/Enemy Finally, the injury bug bit an opponent of the Bucks, and not just the Bucks. A Dallas team already without Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion saw Caron Butler go down in the first quarter and was unable to ever get over the hump against a competitive Bucks group that was finally making a [...]
It’s hard to tell what was a more desperate scene: the Bucks launching three-point shots as time ticked away on their 109-97 loss to Washington or those in attendance attempting to navigate on the snowy Milwaukee streets after the game. Neither was pretty, but both made me think about some things. I hate snow. I [...]
Washington Wizards (Flip Saunders) 9-17 (Probable) Inactives: Jaravis Crittenton, Mike James and Mike Miller at Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 12-14 (Probable) Inactives: Joe Alexander, Dan Gadzuric and Roko Ukic Date: 12/23/2009 Time: 7:00 (CST) TV: FS Wisconsin Match-Ups Point Guard Brandon Jennings vs. Gilbert Arenas Lost in the free throw madness Monday was Brandon Jennings’ [...]
The Wizards are much more of that 4-3 team they are with Jamison than the 2-7 team they were without him. But that still doesn’t mean they are all that great. They seem to be searching for consistency and energy after every single game. TruthAboutIt.net has a terrific montage of interview clips after their last game, at home mind you, a loss against the Bobcats. The recurring theme? Energy. The Wizards have the talent to assume it’s an 82 game season and wins can be made up. They have guys who’ve won together, made playoff runs and seen success. They assume they can do it again and will do it when push comes to shove. Their waiting, not acting.
The Bucks might have as much talent, but their leaders (Bogut and Bell) have seen a lot of losses over the past five years. They want every single win. Have you heard anyone on the Bucks even mention energy in a loss this year? That’s one thing Bucks fans have not had to think twice about. They’ve wanted every single game. It comes with the territory when a team suddenly appears good after having sucked for years and years. Each game probably means a little more to them than it does the other team. So that’s why I think they’ll come out with this one.
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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