Milwaukee Bucks 2012/2013

[Outlander]

But the NBA is filled with bad teams so they should be able to do it more often if Harris can do all of this against bad teams on a regular basis.

[Outlander]

Anyways, anyone actually gonna head to the BMOHBC for a game or 2 against Miami?

I will be going to the first and if they are at least playing decent I will go to the second but if it looks like a sweep I don't want to be there with all of the "Miami Heat" fans. Hopefully there are some Bucks fans at the game I go to.

[I Heart Brewers]

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What else does he have to do? It's not just one game, he's consistently proving that he's talented and still young. I don't understand how the Bucks front office could have the foresight to draft someone of his caliber but not the same foresight when running the franchise. It doesn't make any sense to me.

[nate82]

Would it be possible to sign Jennings to a max deal and then trade him to the Mavericks for their next 2 1st round picks or just one 1st round pick?

[trwi7]

Probably not because I doubt the Mavs want Jennings on a max deal.

[nate82]

Probably not because I doubt the Mavs want Jennings on a max deal.

 

Well there is the wild card Cuban. I wouldn't be surprised if this is something they would do. I know the Mavericks were interested in Jennings and were willing to give up their 1st round pick this year for him. I would assume they would have then offered Jennings a max contract after acquiring him in the off season.

[GAME05]

Is he really so bad that it is worth swapping Jennings, a mid first, for another mid first? Won't we end asking the same questions out of whatever late pick we get for him?

 

Seems pointless just to have two first round picks in one year since basketball isn't a quantity game.

[Baldkin]

Is he really so bad that it is worth swapping Jennings, a mid first, for another mid first? Won't we end asking the same questions out of whatever late pick we get for him?

 

Seems pointless just to have two first round picks in one year since basketball isn't a quantity game.

 

No, it's a quality game. The worst thing you can do is sign mediocre veterans to "League average" deals. The value in the NBA is in superstars and young talent. You then use cap space to fill holes once you have one of those two things. Right now, the Bucks basically have neither of those things.

[gypcasino]

I'm still laughing at this picture

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/gypcasino/533379_4679985121916_610158801_n.jpg

[brettac1]

Maybe it's like at the pharmacy where the next person in line has to stand 10' away?

[PrinceEatMeat]

The other funny thing is that 2 of them are wearing Packer gear.

[fondybrewfan]

The Bucks have been so unbelievably bad recently. Congrats you are going to make the playoffs being 4 games under .500. Cause for celebration. I will be shocked if they win a game. I know they have had some injuries but they are losing to Charlotte and Orlando for goodness sakes.

 

Do you think they will manage to sell out either of the home games?

[jjkoestler]

I'd like to go to one of the games, but the tickets are too damn expensive. Does the NBA control ticket prices for playoff games?

[LouisEly]

The Bucks have been so unbelievably bad recently. Congrats you are going to make the playoffs being 4 games under .500. Cause for celebration. I will be shocked if they win a game. I know they have had some injuries but they are losing to Charlotte and Orlando for goodness sakes.

 

Do you think they will manage to sell out either of the home games?

 

The Bucks have gone 13-23 since the beginning of February. The fact that they still made the playoffs and clinched a playoff berth several games ago speaks volumes about how bad the Eastern Conference is, how much disparity there is in the league overall (there are 12 teams with worse records than Milwaukee) and how difficult it will be for the Bucks to be bad enough to get high draft picks to build through the draft.

 

They've had more than "some" injuries. Jennings and Sanders have missed the last two and most of the Orlando game, and Ilyasova missed the Orlando game - that's 3 of their 4 best players. Their best defensive forward, LRMAM, played only 7 minutes against Orlando, and Dalembert has missed the last 6 and 8 of the last 9.

[Baldkin]

I'd like to go to one of the games, but the tickets are too damn expensive. Does the NBA control ticket prices for playoff games?

 

There were $11 seats for the upper deck. Lower bowl seats are expensive for almost any marquee game.

[trwi7]

You're better off not going if the seats are in the 400 level. Just an awful place to watch basketball.

[statman0007]

Have Sanders and Henson gotten any playing time together this year? Between the two's blocking and rebounding prowess they could dominate the paint if they are able to play effectively together.

[Baldkin]

Not much. They are only on one of the top 20 most used lineups this season (And only 35 minutes for that lineup).

 

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2013/lineups/

 

Henson has hardly played, his 783 minutes are 9th most on the team (Redick is about to pass him), and barely ahead of Sammy Dalembert.

[davego]

It would be nice if Ersan ever guarded anyone.

[ELCABALLO45]

Henson going off again. So glad they kept him and Sanders together, and traded Harris (Rumor they wanted one of the 3).

[brwrsfan]

Henson has looked good, and we're a mediocre team and he still can't get on the floor? Other than Jennings, I can't remember a rookie we picked that got to play even 10-12 minutes a game as a rookie. Drafting guys in the first round and then letting them ride the pine when you suck as a team. Makes sense to me.

[homer]

Not bad for a guy that some thought would get tossed around like a rag doll.

[LouisEly]

Like Harris, Henson's big games have come against bad opponents or opponents who are without or holding out their star players. Yes he put up big numbers against OKC, but OKC held out Durant and Perkins and Ibaka only played 8 minutes. Henson was matched up mostly against Perry Jones, another rookie drafted after Henson who has only seen action in 38 games this year.

 

Yes, Henson has some skills, but he still needs to get stronger or he will get tossed around. Against Denver McGee and Koufos combined for 12 offensive rebounds, McGee had more offensive rebounds than Henson had defensive rebounds, and Faried didn't even play.

[adamb100]

The Bucks hung around in the first half and it kept the game closer than it should have been. Of course the Bucks got blown out in the 2nd half but still good effort.

[FVBrewerFan]

Good effort? Jennings showed up, Ellis showed up on offense (horrible effort on defense.) Sanders, Sova, Dunleavy, and Redick were no-shows. To beat the best team in the NBA, you need more than 1 and 1/2 players to show up.