Friday Notes: Lue and Allen sign, Vegas Bucks win

by Frank Madden on Jul 17, 2008 11:29 PM CDT in Daily Notes

Ramon Sessions guided the Bucks to their second straight Vegas win, a 79-67 win over Denver. Sessions messed around and nearly got a triple-double with 13 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds along with just two turnovers. Joe Alexander had another slow start with a scoreless first half (0/3 fg), but he got it going in the second by making 5/7 shots to finish with 10 points, seven boards, and three blocks. Fellow rook Luc Richard Mbah a Moute matched Alexander with 10/7, while Olumide Oyedeji had his second consecutive strong game with eight points and 11 boards. Rod Wilmont chipped in 13 as well. Check out RealGM for the blow-by-blow.
We found out yesterday Tyronn Lue was coming to Milwaukee, and today we learned the Bucks have also signed veteran big Malik Allen. Allen played two seasons for Scott Skiles in Chicago, which probably isn't a coincidence. Though a PF by trade, he has the bulk (6'10" / 255) to guard both big spots and gets by almost exclusively as a mid-range jump shooter on the offensive end. He doesn't do much of anything inside and is a sub-par rebounder as well.
Charles Gardner reports Allen got a two-year deal worth $1.5 million per season while Lue signed for one year and $2.5 million. It's not like that's a ton for either, but I'm a bit surprised Allen would get two years and more than the minimum ($1.07 million for a seven-year vet). Lue's agent Andy Miller told Phoenix papers yesterday his client was signing for the BAE of $1.91 million with an option for a second year, so it's not clear if that changed or not.

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Numbers? Not the tell tale.

Alot of people keep wanting big numbers for Alexander, like Donte Green and his 40, and others and their 30 somethings, and I guess for the surface fan, that’s understandable.

What they don’t realize, and I haven’t seen discussed, is that Milwaukee is readying JA, LRMAM and Sessions to contribute right away this year, and in preparing them for this task, they are getting a ton of flim on them, with repition after repition on the court now.

For Sessions, JA and Luc, getting film to breakdown with the coaches is criticle to their developement, a is a teaching tool on how Skiles wants to run his system, pointing out things they are doing right, and wrong. Repition in the system, to be ready as part of the team, not to show off individual wares. JA especially realizes that his career is a marathon, not a sprint, therefore he is building a solid foundation of NBA basketball skills and awareness, the technical side on court basketball if you will.

Example, JA is deferring to team mates, NOT because he is selfish to a fault, it’s because when they run a certain play in the regualr season, that’s where Bogut should be to recieve the pass, or Redd, as an example.

Irregardless of some of the chuckers or (lessor) players on the team, they are running plays that they will run in season, no matter who “mans” that area now, so come the regular season, they are better prepared “in the system”, while still working on the nuances of the NBA game.

I like it!

by upnorthfan on Jul 19, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply actions

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Example, JA is deferring to team mates, NOT because he is UNSELFISH to a fault, it’s because when they run a certain play in the regualr season, that’s where Bogut should be to recieve the pass, or Redd, as an example.

by upnorthfan on Jul 19, 2008 12:41 PM CDT reply actions