If you, like me, were ever wondering just what exactly Chris Broussard was talking about when he Tweeted this, I think you have your visualization right here.

The next car in my train of thoughts returns to practicality though: Is this the Brandon Jennings we’ll see whenever the NBA gets it together again? Last summer I was ecstatic when Jennings was balling out with John Wall and DeMar Derozan. He was having fun, he looked electric and occasionally explosive. He looked like a guy who was going to be worth watching a bad basketball game for.

But Jennings wasn’t that guy. He wasn’t a bad player, but, with the exception of a torching of the New York Knicks in the Garden last March, he hasn’t really stolen the show on the court very much since the 55-point game. And he was a show thief regularly in the weeks before that game.

No one likes to see a team lose games, that’s why Bucks fans were so deflated last season. But for the love of God, watching a team struggle so badly and look so lifeless on offense makes it all the worse. We all recognize the Bucks identity as a defensive team, but that doesn’t mean there can be no joy on offense.

Jennings isn’t going to be doing And-1 style tricks when real basketball resumes, that would be absurd. And we’ve kind of seen that before, haven’t we? Oh, you don’t recall Rafer Alston’s incredibly limited minutes under George Karl? The last thing Karl, or the league for that matter, seemed interested in was Alston dribbling away garbage time. Again and again the newly reformed street-baller was called for comical travels, carries and double dribbles. That wasn’t fun for anyone. At least not for anyone but me. I giggled non-stop in my seat at the absurdity of it all. But you can have fun without being a joke. That’s what we all want from Brandon Jennings.

Be the point guard Brandon. Bring the joy back with you.

Jeremy Schmidt writes the Milwaukee Bucks blog Bucksketball.com. He hates the lockout and the lack of news it brings with it. Follow him on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Ah, Dwyane Wade’s return to Milwaukee.  The time that Marquette only fans become NBA fans for the day and venture down the the Bradley Center for their one Bucks game of the year.  Coincidentally (or not) it’s also when I hope the Bucks play their best game of the season and convert a fan here or there to the NBA game.  Believe it or not, that rarely happens and I’m often left hearing my Marquette fan friends inform me that the NBA still sucks and that Wade may or may not be a reincarnate of Jesus.

Anyway, it’s a back to back with the Heat, so no preview Monday, instead I have something else planned.  So be sure to stop back.  I may even have something for you Dwyane Wade fans.

Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 19-25

(Probable) Inactives: Francisco Elson, Michael Redd and Joe Alexander

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Miami Heat (Erik Spoelstra) 24-22

(Probable) Inactives: Yakhouba Diawara and Michael Beasley

Date: 1/30/2010 & 2/1/2010

Time: 7:30 (CST) & 6:30 (CST)

TV: FS Wisconsin x 2

Match-Ups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Rafer Alston

Miami looked far and wide for a veteran point guard to guide them through this season after general dissatisfaction with the play of second year guard Mario Chalmers through the early parts of the season.  Chalmers has seen his minutes dip with each passing month and Miami now seems more content to get 30 minutes of just as mediocre play out of the veteran Alston.  It doesn’t really matter who Miami trots out as the supposed point guard next to Dwyane Wade anyway, because Wade’s going to have the ball in his hands the majority of the time when the game begins to matter anyway.  I’ve always been a proponent of having a deadeye shooter at the point guard spot next to a player like Wade.  All they really need out of their point guards is shooting and defense, two things Alston doesn’t do very well.

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New Jersey Nets (Lawrence Frank) 0-11

(Likely) Inactives: Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian and Keyon Dooling (but there are about six guys to choose from for these three spots)

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Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 5-3

(Likely) Inactives: Michael Redd, Francisco Elson and Joe Alexander

Game time: 7:00 (CST)

TV: FSN

Match-ups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Rafer Alson

Skip is no longer the lightening quick, all handle-no shot, playground legend he was when he first entered the league as a Milwaukee Buck, but he can still hold his own.  Over the years he’s actually worked his way into being an adequate three-point shooter and is shooting nearly 40% from deep this year.  And the other day he even recorded his very first triple double, so there has been some upside to the rash of injuries that have left the Nets battered, bruised and winless.  It would have been something to watch Devin Harris match quickness with Jennings.  Maybe next time.

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