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Limping Milwaukee Bucks beat up on paralyzed Cleveland Cavaliers

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Tuesday, it was the starters. Wednesday, it was the bench. For the first time all season, the Milwaukee Bucks strung together a back-to-back set of games where the first unit drove the Land Rover of victory one night, only to have the second unit jump start the stalled vehicle on the way to another win 24 hours later. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Limping Milwaukee Bucks beat up on paralyzed Cleveland Cavaliers

Milwaukee Bucks are better suited for the NBA Lottery than the playoffs

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People that hate the NBA usually say that NBA teams don’t play defense (except the best ones and the Milwaukee Bucks), the league is very “thug heavy (between dog fighting and gun discharges, the NFL is much, much worse), and the NBA Lottery system allows teams to fail on purpose (see the 2006-07 Boston Celtics for contrary evidence). By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks are better suited for the NBA Lottery than the playoffs

Milwaukee Bucks mistakes help Denver Nuggets end road woes

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“We played hard, we just didn’t play well.” Those words, said by Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles after the team’s 94-87 loss to the Denver Nuggets, are eerily similar to the phrase that Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott used to describe his team during its 26 game losing streak. It makes sense coming from a team that is rebuilding, young, and just looking for any … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks mistakes help Denver Nuggets end road woes

Milwaukee Bucks analysis: John Salmons strikes back against Carmelo Anthony

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The All-Star Break couldn’t have come faster for the Milwaukee Bucks. Led by Carmelo Anthony’s 38 points and 12 rebounds, the Denver Nuggets survived various charges by the depleted Bucks to head into the break with a 94-87 road victory. Read a rundown of the Bucks loss to the Nuggets. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks analysis: John Salmons strikes back against Carmelo Anthony

Milwaukee Bucks play three quarters of domination in win over Washington Wizards

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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

A glimpse into the Milwaukee Bucks without their Bigs isn’t pretty

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What do Andrew Bogut, Corey Maggette, Carlos Delfino and Drew Gooden have in common? The answer: A DNP label next to their names for the Milwaukee Bucks 109-88 loss to the Utah Jazz. While Delfino’s injury status was ambiguous until late last week, the temporary losses of Bogut, Maggette, and Gooden exposed the reality of what could happen should any of them go down for any … [Read more...] about A glimpse into the Milwaukee Bucks without their Bigs isn’t pretty

Preview of the Milwaukee Bucks-Indiana Pacers game

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By Jake McCormick After a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde showing in their Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back, the Milwaukee Bucks have a good chance of building off the confidence and chemistry they showed in Wednesday's overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. The Detroit Lions are to the Green Bay Packers as the Indiana Pacers have been to the Milwaukee Bucks over the last year, and … [Read more...] about Preview of the Milwaukee Bucks-Indiana Pacers game

Analysis of the Milwaukee Bucks loss to the Portland Trail Blazers

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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