The Milwaukee Bucks' 94-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night played out like a bizarro version of the Mia Hamm/Michael Jordan Gatorade commercials. Anything Milwaukee did, Minnesota did worse, and neither team could do anything consistently better than the other. Case and point: The game’s final two minutes. By Jake McCormick More Milwaukee … [Read more...] about Bucks-Timberwolves quickly becomes a battle for the basement
Milwaukee Bucks forward Corey Maggette
Bucks-Timberwolves analysis: Wins are a point of view
It’s never a good thing when Andrew Bogut plays 23 minutes and attempts five shots in a game against a less than impressive front line. But Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles had a few interesting lineup combinations that ultimately carried the Bucks to their 94-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. By Jake McCormick Read the Milwaukee Bucks/Minnesota Timberwolves game … [Read more...] about Bucks-Timberwolves analysis: Wins are a point of view
Milwaukee Bucks play three quarters of domination in win over Washington Wizards
The Milwaukee Bucks weathered the storm of a nasty December-January schedule in a way that made the Perfect Storm shipmen look like they were on an Alaskan cruise. But now that it’s over, the Bucks kicked off the NBA’s easiest second half schedule with a 100-87 win over the Washington Wizards, who are now 0-20 on the road this season. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks play three quarters of domination in win over Washington Wizards
The Milwaukee Bucks’ offensive weekend of futility
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the Milwaukee Bucks have a record of 5-8 and very little to be thankful for other than their third ranked scoring defense (92 points per game). Consider a few statistics from the Bucks’ weekend back-to-back against the worst team, record-wise, in the Eastern Conference (Philadelphia 76ers) and an Oklahoma City Thunder team that was … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Bucks’ offensive weekend of futility
Analysis of the Milwaukee Bucks loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
Editor's note: With the "Optimist, Pessimist, Realist" feature, I focus on one aspect of the game that deserves some hope for future success (Optimist), one that ellicits feelings of dread and negativity (Pessimist), and one thing that falls in the middle ground that is hard to argue against either way (Realist). There wasn't much to be celebrating from the Milwaukee Bucks' … [Read more...] about Analysis of the Milwaukee Bucks loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
The Milwaukee Bucks Opening Night loss was good, bad, and ugly
One down, 81 to go. The Milwaukee Bucks opened their 2010-11 season with a new look against the New Orleans Hornets, but fell 95-91 in a game that showcased a good amount of positive differences from the 2009-10 team and some problems that are still a work in progress. Whether it is a win or loss, that's pretty much all you can hope for out of Opening Night in the NBA. By … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Bucks Opening Night loss was good, bad, and ugly
Milwaukee Bucks forward Corey Maggette and the art of drawing a foul
If there's one positive thing you should take from the Milwaukee Bucks preseason finale loss to the Luke Ridnours Minnesota Timberwolves, it should be this: Corey Maggette, even playing at less than 80 percent, will carry this team to the charity stripe. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks forward Corey Maggette and the art of drawing a foul