Bucks/Hawks: Milwaukee looking to bounce back from Celtic nightmare
by Frank Madden on Mar 14, 2011 10:26 PM CDT
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2010/2011 NBA Season
vs.
26-39 (9-23 road) vs. 38-28 (19-12 home)
March 15, 2011
Philips Arena
6:00 PM
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings
PG
Jeff Teague
John Salmons
SG
Kirk Hinrich
Carlos Delfino
SF
Joe Johnson
Luc Mbah a Moute
PF
Josh Smith
Andrew Bogut
C
Al Horford
(30th) 100.9 - OFFENSE - 106.2 (20th)
(3rd) 102.0 - DEFENSE - 106.0 (13th)
(24th) 90.0 - PACE - 89.5 (27th)
On the Hawks:
Peachtree Hoops / Hoopinion / Hawks Str8Talk / Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Bucks look to move on from their franchise-worst 56 point effort in Boston when they head to Atlanta for the first time since their January 11 game was surprisingly snowed out.
JS: Bucks sleepwalk their way to historically bad loss
I already had to write a recap of the damn game, so you'll forgive me if I'm not too excited to deconstruct the Bucks' 56-point catastrophe again. Andrew Bogut, you want to handle this one?
"It's a funny league," said Bucks center Andrew Bogut. "Philly beats Boston, we blow out Philly and Boston blows us out. It's just the way the league is."We just didn't come out tonight and have good cohesiveness offensively.
"They just keep us to one side of the floor. Our pick-and-rolls didn't work too well against them. When we come off a pick-and-roll we're going toward halfcourt instead of trying to get to the basket.
"I've got to do a better job of being aggressive in the post. Everybody's got to do a better job of getting to the basket and making an aggressive move."
You can also watch video of Bogut's comments over at FS-Wisconsin.
Captain Kirk. It's easy to forget that Kirk Hinrich was once among the league's bright young PGs, and you can argue Scott Skiles had a fair bit to do with it. Both started in Chicago in 03/04, and Hinrich's career took a notable turn for the worse when Skiles was fired in 07/08. Having been the veteran caddy for first Derrick Rose and more recently John Wall, Hinrich is now back in the once-familiar position of starting for a playoff team, though he's slid over to off guard next to sophomore Jeff Teague. Hinrich is shooting an excellent 47% from the field and 54% from three since moving to Atlanta eight games ago, though his 9.8 ppg and 2.3 apg would also represent career-lows.
Teague of their Own. Meanwhile, Teague played a season-high 44 minutes and scored a career-best-tying 24 points in Atlanta's 91-82 win over the Blazers on Saturday, including a preposterous seven points in the final 13 seconds of the first quarter. In his second year he's upped his three point percentage from 22% to a vaguely respectable 33%, though his finishing around the hoop has fallen from 55% to just 49%--a bit surprising for a guy known to dunk all over dudes in college.
Dwyer: Bucks break records in Boston
One final take on the night that no Bucks fan will care to remember.
Pelton: 8th seed could be worst in a long time
Kevin Pelton discusses the struggles going on at the bottom of the East playoff pack.
Whoever claims the eighth and final spot in the East is likely to post the worst record by a playoff team in some time. The Pacers and Bobcats are on pace for 35 wins, which would match the 1995-96 Boston Celtics for the fewest full-season wins by a playoff team since 1988. The 1952-53 Baltimore Bullets made the playoffs with a 16-54 record in an early NBA in which four of the five teams in the East reached the postseason.
JS: Gooden's goal is to return this season
There's been a fair bit of curiosity around Michael Redd's potential return a week from now, but far less interest in Drew Gooden targeting his return from plantar fasciitis on March 23. With no hint of Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) returning anytime soon, count me among those who think Gooden's return will provide some useful depth up front--provided of course that he's not just limping around shooting jump shots.
"I am for sure going to be back this season," Gooden said. "I'm just trying to work my way where I'm healthy and I can play and I'm pain-free."I still haven't been running on 100% of my body weight. I get a week next week to practice with the team, and after that, contact and game time."
Woelfel: Maggette steps up big in crisis
Donald Sterling is rightfully considered the scrooge of the NBA, so (sadly) there was nothing terribly surprising about seeing the headline "Clippers wouldn't pay for cancer surgery for assistant coach" all over Twitter today. But to me the better story--and the one Gery Woelfel focuses on--is what happened to former Clippers assistant and interim head coach Kim Hughes after insurance declined to cover his surgery in 2004. While most will probably focus on the Sterling-bashing angle of this story, we shouldn't lose sight of what Corey Maggette, Elton Brand, Chris Kaman, and Marko Jaric did about it.
"Those guys saved my life," Hughes said. "They paid the whole medical bill. It was like $70,000 or more. It wasn't cheap."It showed you what classy people they are. They didn't want me talking about it; they didn't want the recognition because they simply felt it was the right thing to do."
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"You don't play against opponents. You play against the game..." - Bobby Knight
Drew Gooden
Im thrilled about seeing another player trying to play themselves into match fitness during an actual game, been this way the whole season
That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness.
well done to the clippers players by the way
prefer to focus on the positive nature of the story, but geez its more than an embarrassment, its pretty disgraceful that the NBA allows an owner like Sterling, and I suppose there are examples in all sectors of life of such things, but the way he flaunts and revels in the public nature of it, I mean the players cop a ton of criticism and get disciplined for small misdemeanors on and off the court, yet this guy carries on doing terrible things and running his club like a joke and it all goes on and on
That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness.
Whoa.
This is kind of OT, but the Atlanta Hawks logo looks like Pacman!
I only post cotton candy. Because it's delicious.
Every time a Buck settles for a jump shot instead of going aggressively to the rim, remember Skiles in bewilderment that the Bucks aren't making shots.
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Yay, Atlanta
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Salmons taking shots without fading away or leaning to one side is an interesting development
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Somebody bought him a Better Basketball DVD
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Guess it was short lived
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, belated, but great for Maggette and all the other Clippers in paying for that surgery.
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words of warning to Hawks/NBA
The Bucks are going to mess around and score in the 80s tonight if they keep this up.
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Wasn't that Luc?
I know Pascke said Sanders, but Larry doesn’t get offensive rebounds.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was him I think
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I tried to buy a 46" LCD last weekend
Went to Best Buy and saw a Samsung I liked, but no dice. Your loss, BB.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
IT'S SCIENCE
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I needed a reason to do my homework. Ugh.
Good luck, guys. Rooting for a Bucks victory CDR to get more then 1 minute in a blow out!
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He could be out there in a wheelchair and it probably wouldn't be much worse
I think he’s targeting to be cleared early next week.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Sometimes when he runs both feet will be off the ground
Happens two or three times per game
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Well at least JJ finally missed a heat check
Also, now would be a great time for Brandon Jennings to do anything.
I had started to forget how exasperated I was with Jennings three weeks ago…nice refresher here.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Thought'd I check in.
I’m assuming Joe Johnson is still going all Lou Williams on us?
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He now has 733 points
And I think that henceforth Lou Williams will be described as going all Joe Johnson on us.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
:(
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Hawks have bigger lead on Bucks than Bucks have on Johnson
Good times.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
wow just checked in
14% 3pt shooting….gah
damn joe johnson has lit em up again…he seems to really save it for the bucks
liking boguts line though thats more like it
not wanting to stick the boot in...
but cdr did not fight through thta pick at all…
but then barron missed a layup at the rim…
ah no need to get on everyone i spose.
Remember when our scrubs would always outwork the other team's scrubs in a blowout?
Little things.
by Frank Madden on Mar 15, 2011 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Brockman isn't as fun to make fun of as Primoz :(
Mostly because he actually get’s consistent playing time. Ugh…
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
hehe
yeah but he is also a lot better than primoz – still would like to see who is leading the bucks in charges. Seems to be th eonly perosn on the bucks at the moment interesting in dunking with any authority also. I am kinda on the bandwagon…whatever that means on this team right now.
Even the ballboys.
No life can be spared!
The Artist Formerly known as Speedingtime/Speedy
by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably would have lived up to his contract if they had just let him be one...
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by Jacob Grinyer on Mar 15, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Tomorrow:
“Scott Skiles will miss the rest of the season undergoing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder”
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agreed I like his hustle and.,..
he seems to have a unique talent amongst the team to hit a jumper at the moment
whoa - in one quarter he has gone 8/4/4
another quarter and the guy coudl have a triple double! :D
hmm who was the last Buck to have a triple double???
Remember when we thought having this game later would be good because we'd have less injuries?
Yeah…
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