Game 44: Sixers/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 2:46 PM CST
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| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
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| 15-29 (8-14 road) | vs. | 18-25 (13-7 home) |
| January 27, 2010 | ||
| Bradley Center |
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| 7:00 PM | ||
| Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: FSN-Wisconsin |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Jrue Holiday |
PG | Brandon Jennings |
| Allen Iverson |
SG | Charlie Bell |
| Andre Iguodala |
SF | Carlos Delfino |
| Elton Brand |
PF | Luc Mbah a Moute |
| Samuel Dalembert |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| (18th) 106.4 - OFFENSE - 103.9 (24th) |
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| (22th) 109.4 - DEFENSE - 104.5 (8th) |
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| (23rd) 91.4 - PACE - 93.6 (10th) |
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Rookie Points. We all know about Brandon Jennings, but it's easy to forget that the Bucks nearly drafted UCLA freshman Jrue Holiday instead. As you can probably guess, Holiday's NBA development has been a bit slower than Jennings', but he has started the past three games for Eddie Jordan's crew--next to Sixer legend, undeserving all-star, and one-time Jennings idol Allen Iverson. Ironically, Holiday's minutes as a starter have actually gone down, as he's averaging 17 mpg for the season but hasn't played more than 16 minutes in any of his starts. Like Jennings his shooting has been, uh, a work in progress (38%) though he's upped his accuracy to 45% in January including 50% from deep.
As for the old man, Iverson is averaging an un-All-Star-like 14.6 ppg and 4.3 apg in 31 minutes per contest. Meanwhile, Jennings will not surprisingly be joining AI at all-star weekend as a participant in the rookies/sophomores game.
Sammy and Drew. Aside from the 20 point, 24 rebound effort he dropped on Dalembert a couple seasons ago, Andrew Bogut has often struggled against the Sixers--though it seems like that's been a theme for a number of Bucks over the past few years. Bogut's career scoring average against Philly is just 8.8 ppg, with only Dwight Howard and the Magic holding him to a lower figure. Also of concern is the fact that Bogut is playing his second game in as many days, as his season splits have been dramatically better with more rest: 13.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg and 42.7% shooting with zero days rest vs. 21.2/10.3/61.6% with two days rest and 20.3/12.3/52.0% with more than two days rest.
But will Sammy and a lack of rest be able to slow Bogut when he's playing as well as he ever has? Following his career-high 32 points last night, Bogut's January averages are up to 17.8 ppg, 11.2 rpg, and 2.7 bpg on 57.5%/72.7% shooting. Bogut deservedly got at least a little bit of all-star buzz in John Hollinger's latest column, and for more on Drew's night in Dallas check out NBA Playbook's excellent breakdown.
Though his PT seem a bit modest (25 mpg), Dalembert is third in the league in rebound rate (gathering 21.7% of all misses) and blocks as many shots as Bogut in seven fewer mpg. Offensively he has almost no post game but doesn't force anything, shooting 52% from the field and over 82% from the line. And like Bogut he's playing his best ball this month, averaging a beastly 12.4 rpg while shooting 62.2% from the field.
Road Sweet Road. We've often bemoaned the Bucks' inability to win on the road, but Sixers fans have the opposite problem. Like Dallas, Philly has performed slightly better on the road (8-14) than at home (7-15), and fittingly split their home and home with the Pacers by winning at Conseco and then losing on Monday at home 109-98.
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Bucks have been taking care of business lately...
Beat the bad teams, lose to the good ones. Philly definitely falls in the former category, but we haven’t matched up well with them over the past couple seasons and they make me a bit nervous.
Delfino questionable
Skiles just said Delfino sprained his ankle on that game-winning attempt in Dallas and is questionable… Ersan would start if Carlos can’t go.
That worries me a lot more than it might have two weeks ago
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions
woohoo!
And I’m not even being sarcastic..
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:11 PM CST up reply actions
I think he has more touches on defense than offense right now.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:27 PM CST up reply actions
I’d be enjoying this game a bit more if Brogut wasn’t a combined 1/9 from the field…
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
Doug Melvin is a Bucks's season ticket holder?
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
I think he was doing the speaker series thing tonight
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah but I heard Paschke say that. Perhaps, he was being facetious
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
I’ve got the Sixers feed on League Pass, so I can’t comment :)
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
Some real great shooting tonight...yikes
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Sixers just so much more active
Killing us on boards, getting out on break.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 7:55 PM CST up reply actions
28-12 on the boards is ridiculous
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Yeah… I can’t even remember why I was optimistic after yesterday’s game. Warrick post up Holiday… Airball over the rim, not before.
The Sixers just always seem to make us look bad…their athleticism always underscores how slow and unexplosive the Bucks are.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
Incredible we're winning
11 Philly turnovers probably the biggest reason
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 8:07 PM CST up reply actions
Defense on Bogut
Sammy being physical with Drew when he’s looking for position, but still getting good looks (even more so against Speights). Can’t seem to convert though…3/9 at the moment.
The Bucks would manage to blow this...
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Mbah a Moute is late-game poison.
How many charges have the Bucks drawn tonight? Five or six?
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 9:14 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think Bogut has attempted a shot in the half
He’s gotten to the line a couple times, but Bucks not getting him the ball and there he just choked it up in a huge spot
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
Jenning's with the big shot
Now defend and win
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Sick
That’s been his shot all night. Love it.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
Totally not even fair to compare the two
But Brand’s miss reminded me of Yancey Thigpen’s drop
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Jim Paschke explains it:
“well that makes up for the Glenn Robinson miss”
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
naturally we couldn’t grab a rebound, but if we have to take an ugly win I’ll take it.
NOW MAKE YOUR GODDAMN FREE THROWS
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 9:21 PM CST up reply actions
Good lord.
Mbah a Moute 0/2, Bogut 1/2, Ridnour 1/2 in the late going.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
Ugly ugly ugly win but I'll take it
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
One of the most borish game of the year but a win is a win, right ? If i have to pick the worst fun teams in the league, philly will be here. Too many dribbles for me, attack the rim no matter what…
funny but accurate
Watching that team you just feel like you’re being shortchanged…so much raw talent, but they just don’t seem to have the glue factor.
by Frank Madden on Jan 27, 2010 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
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