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[JeremySchmidt]

http://www.bucksketb...istons-preview/

 

 

 

It’s no secret that tonight’s matchup in Detroit against the Pistons is a battle of the two best teams in the East….wait, what?

 

So maybe that’s not true, but both teams should enter the game on high notes after putting on surprising performances on their home court in separate victories against the big bad Miami Heat.  For the Bucks, the victory against the Heat was a result of consistently made shots, shutdown defense (led by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute), and simply having it all.  For the Pistons, the sudden emergence of their bench (averaging 74.5/ppg the last two games) has fueled their recent success.

 

Who ya got?

[JeremySchmidt]

If this is predictable, but it isn't predictable, what is predictable about this team. I don't get anything. 

 

Also, Drew Gooden is in the game as I type this. That's as sure a sign as anything that things are pretty rough for the Bucks.

[Ted]

Just turned on the game, what's been goin on? Seeing Drew Gooden in the game isnt very comforting though and the energy just doesnt seem to be there

[Ted]

Ive heard Jim Paschke reference Two Live Crew and McGlocklin is talkin bout Hammer time so there's that

[Spaghetti Cat]

I called it. This is no shock to me at all. I will give them credit for coming back and almost pulling it out. However the Bucks continue to show why you can never have confidence in this team. I bet the Bucks will beat either the Spurs or Rockets this week and continue to prove their inconsistency. One disturbing trend I have noticed is the Bucks awful play in Back-to-Backs where they have to travel, hopefully they can change that soon...VERY SOON.

[Ted]

I blame the Red Uniforms

[justryod3]

I blame the Red Uniforms

red uniforms make them look good even losing

 

 

on another note i blame our inconsistencies on skiles he has no concept of a rotation, drew gooden played 16 minutes....0 rebounds

 

starting lineup doesnt have enough offense we are starting every game being down because of it unless we force alot of turnovers but that isnt something you can count on every night

[JeremySchmidt]

Recap is up: http://www.bucksketb...ns-96-bucks-94/
 

 
Despite falling behind 13-0 right after the tip and generally playing poorly all night, the Bucks had a chance in the end. Tied at 94, Milwaukee let Monta Ellis do his thing. After shooting well all game, he just couldn’t connect on a 19-footer he’d created some space for.
 
Down two one possession later, Ellis was at the controls again. He settled for a difficult, fall away 18-footer and missed just before the buzzer. It looked like he could have found Ilyasova after the Bucks forward set a screen and flashed to the middle, but Ellis either thought the pass was too difficult to make or didn’t see it.

 
Here's a screen shot of what I'm talking about above:

 

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[Patti]

Last night, when Larry & Udoh seemed to be so ineffective and the rest of the team was unable to play at a blazing fast pace anyway, one couldn't help but wonder just why it is that Dalembert doesn't play at all.  I understand giving Larry the start and he really does a better job running with the team, but how did he fall so far from grace, unless there is some underlying team work problem that we will never know about. 

 

Drew was a part of the comeback.  He mixed it up under the rim and got a couple fouls called on Monroe.  It was a good push at the end, but this team should not have been in that situation.  I would have liked them to win, but they didn't deserve to. 

[justryod3]

Last night, when Larry & Udoh seemed to be so ineffective and the rest of the team was unable to play at a blazing fast pace anyway, one couldn't help but wonder just why it is that Dalembert doesn't play at all.  I understand giving Larry the start and he really does a better job running with the team, but how did he fall so far from grace, unless there is some underlying team work problem that we will never know about. 

 

Drew was a part of the comeback.  He mixed it up under the rim and got a couple fouls called on Monroe.  It was a good push at the end, but this team should not have been in that situation.  I would have liked them to win, but they didn't deserve to. 

That is a joke right!? drew gooden was the reason we didnt go on a run he played almost the whole 3rd quarter the run LITERALLY didnt start until larry came in and blocked a shot and impacted a bunch of others. drew gooden had a few nice plays on offense but i also remeber him making just as many stupid plays and like i said earlier he played 16 minutes as a center in the nba and didnt get 1 single rebound. he got torched on defense throughout the entire time he was on the floor. every time we got a couple baskets to start a run they would dump it to the big men and score easily

 

drew gooden and skiles are the reason we lost this game

[Patti]

That is a joke right!? drew gooden was the reason we didnt go on a run he played almost the whole 3rd quarter the run LITERALLY didnt start until larry came in and blocked a shot and impacted a bunch of others. drew gooden had a few nice plays on offense but i also remeber him making just as many stupid plays and like i said earlier he played 16 minutes as a center in the nba and didnt get 1 single rebound. he got torched on defense throughout the entire time he was on the floor. every time we got a couple baskets to start a run they would dump it to the big men and score easily

 

drew gooden and skiles are the reason we lost this game

Blaming Drew Gooden as the sole person that should take full responsibility for this loss is a joke, right?

[Matthew]

^^Agreed Patti. If we want to be jerks about it, shouldn't we be crucifying Monta Ellis for missing the last shot? We've all agreed it should've been Dalembert over Gooden, but that's not what happened. Here's your choices then, for the loss, either blame Skiles for poor rotation management or blame Ellis (even though he played great) because he missed in the clutch. To blame Drew Gooden for something that wasn't in his control is a little harsh. Thats all I'm saying.

[justryod3]

Blaming Drew Gooden as the sole person that should take full responsibility for this loss is a joke, right?

 

i actually blamed gooden AND skiles

^^Agreed Patti. If we want to be jerks about it, shouldn't we be crucifying Monta Ellis for missing the last shot? We've all agreed it should've been Dalembert over Gooden, but that's not what happened. Here's your choices then, for the loss, either blame Skiles for poor rotation management or blame Ellis (even though he played great) because he missed in the clutch. To blame Drew Gooden for something that wasn't in his control is a little harsh. Thats all I'm saying.

ellis is a sg, he scored 30 points on 12 -22 (good numbers), had 9 assists and 4 rebounds (clearly not to blame all because of one shot)

 

drew gooden is a pf/c he got 0 rebounds, had 1 turnover (3 if you count the two times ball went through his hands), and i only wish i could have a stat of how many times he was scored on or rebounded on all in 16 minutes. sure he had 9 points but the shots he missed were shots that he shouldnt have taken and he got scored on way more than what he got. the run started when he came out so yes he can easily be blamed if you understand the concept of an nba game.