Enemy: Portland Roundball Society

Point Guard
Keyon Dooling vs. Andre Miller

For the first time in 107 games, the Milwaukee Bucks will not be starting Brandon Jennings.  Having hurt his foot/ankle on a hard fall against the Spurs in San Antonio, Jennings didn’t look like his normal self against the Jazz Saturday and revealed after the game that he in fact was not his normal self.  Dooling will get his second start of the season, and it’s probably coming at the right time for him.  Over his past five games Dooling has hit eight of 12 threes while averaging a respectable 8.4 points and 3.4 assists.  Miller is slow of foot – just ask Brandon Roy - but having a very strong season for Portland.  He still can’t shoot from outside, but he does everything else the Blazers need.

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Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 1-2
Inactive: Chris Douglas Roberts, Michael Redd, Darington Hobson

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Portland Trail Blazers (Nate McMillan) 3-1
Inactive: Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla, Elliot Williams

Date: 11/02/2010
Game Time: 7:00 PM (CST)
TV: FS Wisconsin

The Other Guys: Portland Roundball Society

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Andre Miller

Jennings is coming off what may have been the best game of his career on Saturday.  He’s had a few days to rest up and reflect now and will maybe be able to put together another strong game.  It’s great that he played so well Saturday, but the real challenge for Jennings this year will be whether he can continue to have strong games night in and night out.  Consistency was a huge issue for Jennings last season when it came to shooting the ball.  Milwaukee needs him to be a consistent shooter.  Miller isn’t a bad matchup for Jennings; he certainly has the speed and quickness advantages.  Miller is as strong and sturdy a point guard as there is in the league though and will look to use that to his advantage.  He still isn’t much of a long range shooter though, so it’ll be interesting to see how Jennings plays him defensively.

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Milwaukee Buck s (Scott Skiles) 15-20

(Probable) Inactives: Dan Gadzuric or Joe Alexander

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Portland Trail Blazers (Nate McMillan) 23 -16

Inactives: Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla and Nicolas Batum

Date: 1/13/2010

Time: 9:00 (CST)

TV: FS Wisconsin

Match-Ups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Andre Miller

That never ending run of injuries finally landed Miller in the starting lineup after a turbulent beginning with the Blazers and results seem to have been generally positive.  It’s hard to say it hasn’t been when a team has suffered as many injuries as Portland and is still six games above .500.  Starting for Portland hasn’t been much different than starting for Philly for Miller though, as he still cannot hit a three for the life of him: 21 percent on the year.  Miller’s three-point shooting is one of those phenomenons I’ll never understand.  How could an NBA point guard be so brutal?  Miller is generally pretty efficient though, running the show, getting to the line and playing good defense are all his things.  Look for him to attempt to take Jennings in the post here and there, as he likes to post up little guys like Jennings and then shoot the mid-range jumper.

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Portland Trail Blazers (Nate McMillan) 14-10

(Likely) Inactives: Greg Oden, Travis Outlaw, Patrick Mills

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Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 10-11

(Likely) Inactives: Joe Alexander, Francisco Elson and Dan Gadzuric?

Date: 12/12/2009

Time: 7:00 (CST)

TV: FS Wisconsin

Match-Ups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Steve Blake

Blake has retained the starting spot despite the off-season acquisition of Andre Miller.  Blake is a better shooter and can work off the ball a little better, which allows Brandon Roy to do a lot more ball handling, something he enjoys.  Blake’s primary requirement is to stand off the ball and get ready to shoot open three’s.  He’s having a slightly down year at 37 percent, but can knock them down with pretty good regularity on the right night.  Jennings had a strong game against Toronto and has performed very well at home this year.  The Blazers will likely look to contain him and are a pretty good defensive squad.  They held the high scoring Aaron Brooks to six points on nine attempts the game following center Greg Oden’s injury, so they’ve had at least some success against high scoring point guards this year.

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