Game Thread: Bucks/Kings
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 8:29 PM CDT
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| July 13, 2009 - 9:30 PM CT |
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| Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas |
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| TV: NBA.com Stream | ||
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Probable starters: |
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| Tyreke Evans |
PG | Brandon Jennings |
| Jerel McNeal |
SG | Jodie Meeks |
| Omri Casspi |
SF | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute |
| Donte Greene |
PF | Joe Alexander |
| Jason Thompson | C | Amir Johnson |
- Rookie Points. I'm not sure Tyreke Evans is really a point guard, but the Kings must think so given they're going to pair him with Kevin Martin in their backcourt. Evans and Brandon jennings both had fairly quiet opening games before breaking out a bit in their second games. Evans had 25 points (8/19 fg), 10 boards five assists and five turnovers in 35 minutes of the Kings' OT loss Saturday to Golden State, while Jennings of course had 23 (7/18 fg), eight assists, five steals and three turnovers in the Bucks easy win over Cleveland. Evans' superior size and Jennings quickness would normally make for an interesting matchup, but it's more likely that former Marquette star Jerel McNeal is tasked with defending the Bucks' quicksilver guard.
- Wisco inferno. The Kings have started McNeal (7 ppg, 63% fg) the first two games and also feature former Wisconsin forward Marcus Landry. Though McNeal is the more obvious pro prospect, Landry has stolen his thunder in Vegas with 11 ppg including 6/13 threes in the first two games. (EDIT: I didn't even realize Wes Matthews was also on the Kings)
- Stacked. Having half your rotation in Vegas doesn't bode well for the regular season, but both the Kings and Bucks have pretty stacked summer league rosters. Having already done the Vegas thing four times, Amir Johnson may sit out tonight and give way to Chris Richard, in which case both teams would be starting four young roster players.
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any chance of getting that link for tonight?
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
Jennings is actually guarding Evans to start…figured they’d put him on McNeal, but I guess he’s up for it.
….and he just took it right away from Evans in the backcourt
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
...
Kamla just said Evans has a 7’4" wingspan…hilarious because Wayne and I were joking abot him saying that on the sidelines. Evans had a 6’11" wingspan at the combine, btw.
Jodie Meeks on the catch-and-shoot
so pretty to watch
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions
for those of you who care,
Prince Fielder just won the HR Derby. With authority.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
J.A. with the shoulder dip
gets it to go. could have been a charge, but the call went his way
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
When you’re a dominant offensive player you get that call :)
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
can we get some love for
jennings picking the pocket and taking it all the way?
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
reminds me of playing NBA Live ’95 back in the day. Just hit Y a lot to steal.
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
hahahaha
that’s the PERFECT analogy for Jennings’ defensive mindset. Keep mashing Y.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
in the words of America's God-King Barack Obama,
Yes we can.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm late...
How was Jennings D earlier? First play I saw was that nice gamble resulting in the Amir windmill.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
keyword: "gamble"
Evans has pushed him around a couple times down low and the Kings are getting out in transition, but Jennings hasn’t been bad defensively.
My fave play was when Evans tried to post Jennings up a third time, so Jennings fronted him, skied to pick off the pass, then went the other way and got Joe a lay-in. Evans is very good.
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Thorpe's on-air interview
here’s what he said:
on Jennings: He can string together some made permieter shots, and he looks bad doing it, but when you can make shots with bad mechanics, that’s talent. He can be a really good shooter down the road. I think the year in Europe helped him and he will be a quick student for Scott Skiles."
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions
Nice
Jennings is only getting positive reviews it seems like
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
I thin it’s big to have a good game early, get the monkey off the back
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm on some bootleg watching site
But the announcers on here are pretty atrocious aside from a few interesting points
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
DID
YOU
SEE
THAT
PASS
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
I was wondering when we'd see our first oop/...
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
and another one
and the pretty assist
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Terrific
You gotta love that risk taking…I don’t know the guys names.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah totally was Thorpe
With this Kamla guy. I’m not so into this duo. I guess it’s summer league, whatever. How about all these lobs!?! This is reminding me of TJ and Des Mason
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
seriously, though
was i the only one to see that near-half-court alley oop to Amir?
someone back me up on this. I need to not be hallucinating.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
That was a subtle thing I hated about Mo…dude never threw lobs.
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Jennings is
the player you make in NBA Live with 99 speed, 99 quickness, and 99 steal ratings.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
hahahaha
I love that we’re digging up these references
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
You're Not on LSD
I don’t think. So no hallucination…reminding me of Isiah Thomas a little bit with those. WOW look at JENNINGS!
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
You gotta love a point who can dominate a game without having to shoot. Not that BJ won’t shoot, but…
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
honest to God
if he can bring this sort of thing every night…even every 2 of 3 nights…
is it too much for me to want to get a jennings jersey based on 2.5 summer league games?
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
No
I bet you’re going to see a ton of them this year, even if he’s not playing a ton.
I saw his little bro wearing his summer league jersey in the gym on Friday. Kinda funny…you’d think he’d go with a real one, but I’m guessing it was just one of Brandon’s extras.
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he...
The most exciting Buck since Ray Allen left? I know it sounds crazy and we’ve only seen a few games of his, but did anyone ever get the feeling watching Redd that he’d be a “STAR”? This reminds me of when Weeks and Fielder first came up. They had bumps, but they gave you a different feeling.
Thoughts?
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
Absolutely
Jennings is the player the Bucks so sorely need. Sure, he’s similar to TJ Ford as a player, but as a person? Not even close to similar. The guy just has a flair for the breathtaking that few other players have. Not only that, he has the talent to capitalize on it. If he can just keep it reigned in for most of the time and learn when to flip the switch from team player to superstar…man, I can’t even say it.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Well put, Mitchell…you’re about to get kinda teary-eyed, aren’t you?
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
HA
I was thinking that too. Someone get Mitchell and I some oxygen.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
and i HATE gushing over players
when Greg Jennings bust out, i tempered myself. When Atari Bigby was destroying people in 2007, or when Michael Redd became a sharpshooter, or when Ryan Braun became the Hebrew Hammer, i just tried to keep calm. “They’re good, but they’re not great yet.”
Jennings? He’s playing like Prince did against Charlie Murphy.
“Game…blouses.”
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahaha
Please use that in a post tomorrow.
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Good to see Jennings dishing out the assists like crazy!
by WeStillBelieve on Jul 13, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions
there's a reason
Kamla’s announcing summer league. NBA announcers need a D-League, too.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard that too
Seems unlikely. He couldn’t sniff the court in Portland. He might be a good run and gun point though if that is the style they want to use. I still just don’t get Evans as a point.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't you notice
that he took a shot to the ribs? or at least that he was grimacing over something?
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
It was on the opposite side of where I was sitting
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Right after he came out, one of the announcers made a mention that he immediately went to a trainer. Then they seemed to forget that they had said this, and started acting like Sampson took him out. So who knows?
by richardhkirkando on Jul 14, 2009 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Kamla was saying last night that he had checked himself out because he was “winded.”
by Frank Madden on Jul 14, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Kamla
is a moron
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 14, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
In case you were wondering, Kamla says
Spencer Hawes is Mehmet Okur with more of a post game while Jason Thompson has 20/10 upside. Both are “prototype” front line guys.
by Frank Madden on Jul 14, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Are they letting a fan do play by play?
That is kind of fun.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
Amir
AJ doesn’t look very broad. Like the opposite of Dwight Howard.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
With his first step and elevation he can get that look anytime he wants it….it’s just a matter of, you now, making the damn shot
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Solid
Everything BJ is doing right now is great. How about drawing that fouls on Evans?
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
The "scoring without the clock moving" hypothesis
Why is it better for a guy to get fouled on a layup than just, you know, make the damn layup? I only see it applying when you get fouled in the backcourt or something
Agreed
It’s all a myth. The clock doesn’t move any different than it does on a layup.
by Jeremy Schmidt on Jul 13, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
it's generally a good rule of thumb
to score when the clock is frozen. but yeah, on a layup? Make the shot rather than risking a FT miss
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
that shot-fake/pass
was fantastic
i was convinced he would take it, because Jennings’ unmaking could/will be his propensity to take bad shots
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions
wow
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:32 PM CDT reply actions
What a fun game
Evans was great, but really good performances by BJ, Joe and Meeks. We’ve barely even talked about Meeks!
that's how I like my assassins
nice, quiet, and overlooked
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell Maurer on Jul 13, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I predict he’ll be somewhere between Hubert Davis and Allan Houston. I’m hoping closer to the latter :)
by Frank Madden on Jul 13, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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