Ersan Ilyasova Continued to scrap One of the walking wounded Lost his long ball touch Every NBA player needs a card to play that makes him unique. Ilyasova’s appeared to be his combination of scrappy play with a solid touch from three-point range. After last season, Coach Scott Skiles talked of his hopes that Ilyasova [...]
It’s never easy for a player to join a team on a 10-day contract. There are new plays to learn, teammates to adapt to and a coach you may have never played for before. Oh, and there’s the pressure of trying to do enough to stick around and earn a second one or, if things [...]
Recap/Box Score/Enemy If you only have been watching Bucks games this season, you’re certainly aware of the three-point shot, but you may not have known how quickly it can turn a game around. Now you know. The simple way to explain Milwaukee’s improbable comeback from down 11 points to begin the fourth quarter is like [...]
Jack Moore is a contributor to RidiculousUpside.com, SBNation’s D-League blog. In addition, he writes for FanGraphs.com and is the founder of DisciplesofUecker.com, the SweetSpot Network’s Milwaukee Brewers blog. You can follow Jack on Twitter for more on the D-League, Brewers and Wisconsin Badger sports. He’s a smart guy. And here are his thoughts on the [...]
It was easy to forget, considering the madness that was ensuing off the court with regard to the trade deadline, but the Bucks had a game Wednesday. Actually, it’s important to check with sources at this time of the year. So … let me … okay … Yes … yes I’m getting confirmation from numerous [...]
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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