Game 37: Bucks/Warriors

by Frank Madden on Jan 15, 2010 1:37 AM CST in Previews

2009/2010 NBA Season

11-26 (7-9 home)	vs.	15-21 (4-14 road)
January 15, 2010
Oracle Arena
9:30 PM
Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Stephen Curry	PG	Brandon Jennings
Monta Ellis	SG	Charlie Bell
Corey Maggette	SF	Luc Mbah a Moute
Vladimir Radmanovic	PF	Ersan Ilyasova
Andris Biedrins	C	Andrew Bogut

(19th) 106.4 - OFFENSE - 102.4 (25th)
(28th) 111.0 - DEFENSE - 103.8 (7th)
(1st) 100.6 - PACE - 93.4 (11th)

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News/notes after the jump...

Paschketball: Emotion is the grist of sport
Jim Paschke gives us an inside look at the Bucks' reaction to Mike Redd's season-ending injury. Great stuff, and a reminder that beyond the on-court glimpses of the players we see on TV, there's a bunch of regular people behind it all.

Monday began with the cloud of Michael Redd’s MRI hanging over everyone’s head. I saw Scott Skiles after the team breakfast and he had his head down and didn’t say a word. That is very unlike Scott, so I knew there would be bad news later in the day.

When word came that Mike was done for the season, it was a forgone conclusion, but dullness was cast on the day. When we left for the game, Michael got on the bus and was greeted by everyone he passed. It was both charming and chilling.

You couldn’t help but wonder how many busses he would be on again. You only hope that he is right and that he can come back once more. It is a very uneasy feeling when a career sits on the abyss.

Inside Hoops: Meeks interview
Brandon Jennings? So 2009. While Jennings is shooting just 27% this month, Meeks has finally gotten his shooting together a bit and is hitting at a 52% clip in five January contests, highlighted by his 21-point effort in Portland. Jeff Lenchiner at Inside Hoops posted a brief interview with the Bucks rookie du jour earlier this week.

Most people call me a shooter, but I describe myself as a scorer. I think I can do more than just spot up and shoot it. I can slash to the hole, get my teammates involved, pass it. So I'd say more of a scorer and all-around player.

JS: Jennings not expecting another 55
Shocking, right? Charles Gardner talks to Jennings and Skiles about his star rookie's role in a post-Redd world.

"He's getting the same looks he got early in the season," Skiles said, "and he's able to go where he wants to go with the ball usually.

"A lot of teams are going under on his pick-and-rolls, so he can step behind and shoot most games. It's just a matter of making 'em."

For a while other teams were really making life tough on Jennings--showing hard on screens and generally trying to be more physical, but his struggles of late seem a bit more self-inflicted. We still see the streaky scoring ability at times, but for the most part the last month has been a crash course in mean regression; not surprisingly, all those struggles shooting the ball in Europe last year did mean something. Jennings has also looked a bit gunshy driving to the hoop of late, where he's struggled to finish all year and has gotten plenty of rookie treatment from officials. But that's also contributed to him getting just two foul shots over the past three games, a rate that has to improve.

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“Jennings has also looked a bit gunshy driving to the hoop of late, where he’s struggled to finish all year and has gotten plenty of rookie treatment from officials. But that’s also contributed to him getting just two foul shots over the past three games, a rate that has to improve.”

Tyreke Evans has found a way to buck(pun intended) the rookie treatment. Jennings problems are himself. Needs to attack. I am hoping this is a 2010 coming out party for him. If you can get to the bucket on GS, where defense is optional, then you need some work.

That said I am looking forward to this game. I think it will be competative and I am hoping the Bucks get a much needed win.

by Superelkman on Jan 15, 2010 9:10 AM CST reply actions

Evans v Jennings

Evans didn’t bite his thumb at David Stern and his “One and done” Rule by going to Italy to play professionally for a year. I continue to believe that Jennings and his “rookie treatment” by the officials is a direct result fo his affiliation with Sonny Vaccarro. Jennings is simply pawn in war between basketball’s biggest booster and basketball’s biggest promoter.

Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

by ILuvDaBush on Jan 16, 2010 7:55 AM CST up reply actions

This is a winnable game

W/o Steven Jackson, the Warriors become a lot more beatable for the Bucks. It is going to be a fun one to watch, if the bucks can apply any D, the warriors should crack like a wine glass from IKEA. Rebounds should come easy tonight with lots of second chance points hopefully,

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by Take Back Our Bucks on Jan 15, 2010 10:38 AM CST reply actions

Utah Jazz

Watched that awesome Cavs-Jazz game last night and came away thinking that Jerry Sloan is one of the best coaches ever. The guy just really understands basketball. He has a system and works to get players that fit it but tweaks his offense according to the personnel that he has. He also will make lineup changes depending on the opponent and what his team can exploit. Add the fact his teams are typically overachievers and pretty mentally tough. I think Skiles is a great defensive coach but on the offensive end I wish he would get a little more creative and try to really maximize the strengths of his players. Don’t get me wrong, he doesn’t have much to work with, and I am probably just nitpicking but there are certain things I wish he would do differently when the Bucks have the ball.

by Superelkman on Jan 15, 2010 10:52 AM CST reply actions

Yeah, I don’t think anyone will accuse Skiles of being a great offensive coach, but at the same time this team (like the ones in Chicago) just doesn’t have enough firepower offensively. So I don’t blame Skiles too much for that. I do think they’re a bit too conservative in transition, but it’s not like they have LeBron or something either. Besides that, the fact that they generally work so hard on defense requires a bit of tradeoff on the other end.

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by Frank Madden on Jan 15, 2010 1:07 PM CST up reply actions