Game Thread 7: Warriors/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Nov 14, 2009 2:44 PM CST
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PrintGolden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks, Nov 14, 2009 7:30 PM CST
| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
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| @ |  |
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| 3-5 (1-3 road) | 4-2 (3-0 home) |
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| November 14th, 2009 | ||
| Bradley Center |
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| 7:30 PM | ||
| Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FS Wisconsin |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Monta Ellis |
PG | Brandon Jennings |
| Anthony Morrow |
SG | Charlie Bell |
| Kelenna Azubuike |
SF | Carlos Delfino |
| Stephen Jackson |
PF | Hakim Warrick |
| Mikki Moore |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| (12th) 107.6 - OFFENSE - 98.8 (26th) |
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| (22nd) 109.4 - DEFENSE - 93.1 (1st) |
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| (1st) 102.1 - PACE - 94.5 (9th) |
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News/notes after the jump...
Figuring out the Warriors. For some reason it seems like Don Nelson is always finding ways to not play his most interesting young players. A couple years ago I'd always wonder why Andris Biedrins wasn't getting more consistent burn. Then a year ago Anthony Randolph was butting heads with Nellie, before finally getting his chance in the final month and putting up 15.1 ppg and 10.6 rpg.
So of course Randolph has struggled for consistent PT this season, apparently because Nelson refuses to play a 4/5 combo without at least one perimeter threat. With Biedrins hobbled by a back injury, Randolph's minutes had gone up the past few games...and then he played six minutes in the Warriors' win over the Knicks last night.
He's not alone. Lottery pick Stephen Curry, a preseason ROY favorite, started the season's first six games but was benched two games ago--after a 41-point win. He got less than three minutes in last night's game, and it's unclear how much of a future exists for a Curry/Ellis backcourt. Who plays tonight? Beats me.
All in all, it's making the Warriors a pretty entertaining soap opera. Jackson wants to be traded. Randolph can't get the burn everyone thinks he deserves. Curry doesn't know what he's done wrong. Ellis thinks Nelson blames him for everything that goes wrong.
Matching Up. Nelson started the disgruntled Stephen Jackson at power forward last night, yet another example of just how differently the Warriors play than the rest of the league. For one, they play small and fast (1st in pace). And with Corey Maggette, Curry, Watson and Randolph coming off the bench, Golden State's reserves are about as talented as their explosive starting unit. The Bucks' reserves have been damn good themselves, outscoring opponents by an average of 36-25.
With Biedrins missing the trip and Ronny Turiaf sidelined with a knee injury, the Warriors' biggest hole is in the middle. Mikki Moore started against New York, which is obviously a bad sign for the W's. He was terrible a year ago and has never been strong on the block, so it'll be interesting to see whether they let Moore guard Bogut one-on-one or if they try to bring double-teams from the start. He's also been one of the weakest rebounding centers in the league for years, so he'll fit right in with a club currently ranked dead last in defensive rebound rate and fourth from the bottom in offensive rebound rate.
On the other end, the Warriors have all the firepower needed to blitz any team out of the building. It's not just threes, either, though Morow, Ellis, Curry, Azubuike, C.J. Watson, and Acie Law are all hitting 39% or better of their triple attempts thus far. In fact, the Bucks are actually making and taking more threes per game than the Warriors, though Golden State's been notably more efficient and ranks fourth in the league in 3fg%.
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The stats I use are per 100 possessions
So they won’t match the raw per game stats. I usually pull them from Knickerblogger and Basketball-Reference.
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2010/
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2010.html
Note that those sites also use a slightly different formula for calculating pace than Hollinger, which in turn makes the per 100 stats different from the ones on ESPN.
brandon jennings
WOW! that kid is amazing! do you think bogut is happy about having a point guard that can get him the ball in the right situation. bogut’s play has elevated because of jennings. love the high pick and roll action they were running to perfection in the third.
Bucks Rookie Scoring Record...
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maz….
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I was listening to this on the way home from Madison...
O M G.
I am in pure awe of this Jennings guy.
Looking to buy: General Manager Deputy Badge
by Bush League All Star on Nov 14, 2009 10:19 PM CST reply actions
Does this make you wonder?
That the front office knows what they’re doing? They let Ramon Sessions go w/o as much of a fight. I still say lucky, but it’s better to be lucky than not.
I'm no commie, but the Reds shall be the best again!
Does this mean
that people have to start paying attention to the Milwaukee Bucks?
55/5/5. Wow. That’s exactly the type of game that great players should have against weak opponents.
"Brandon Jennings needs a nickname before he gives himself one. Oh wait, Young Money, he already did."
by Mitchell Maurer on Nov 14, 2009 11:38 PM CST reply actions
Under the screen
i don’t know if you guys caught that arena link they had on NBA.com, but i love what Jennings said about the warriors going under the screens and disrespecting him, which made him have no hesitation coming out in the second half shooting wise. thats the kind of thing that embodies MJ Motivation. i absolutely love the attitude. and goodness gracious, did he ever get hot. Also like the thing he said about Bogut being the Bread and Butter. this is why people get League Pass man.
PS- not really a bucks fan, followed Jennings since Oak Hill
P.S.
If you’re a Jennings fan then you’re a Bucks fan because he’s going to be a Buck for a long time.
by Donald Driver on Nov 15, 2009 12:20 AM CST up reply actions
[is a Bucks fan]
Milwaukee is cool, too, I like the walkways. :P
I support the Tornado Release ... and Young Bucks.
sounds like a deal to me
i’m happy to be a bucks fan as long as Jennings is there and the GM doesn’t pull a Jeff Bower
Brandon Jennings
is AWESOME. Thanks to the Bucks and Brandon Jennings for redeeming me from a sports day rife with BCS speculation. The BCS sucks, give me a playoff, but that’s a conversation for another place and time. Brandon Jennings’ performance is something NBA historians will place in a time capsule. He did something that previous Bucks greats Ray Allen and Sidney Moncrief never did and he exceeded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s rookie mark as well. The Mavs (and Jazz) are the only NBA teams I like more than the Bucks, so in order to not be torn Monday, I’ll probably watch Browns-Ravens. It’s always fun seeing a stooge like Eric Mangini fall flat on his face. In all seriousness, though, the Bucks, thus far are the surprise of the NBA season. Ask the Nuggets how good Milwaukee is.
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