If NBA seasons were a collection of Mortal Kombat matches, the Milwaukee Bucks were on the receiving end of a Sub-Zero freezing rain finishing move at the hands of the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bucks failure to maintain a six point lead with four minutes remaining against a similarly stunted Bobcats offense was closure for a season rife with bad injury luck and general … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks GM John Hammond deserves a 2010-11 season pass
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Limping Milwaukee Bucks beat up on paralyzed Cleveland Cavaliers
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 analysis: Health beats Toronto Raptors mediocrity
Click here for a Bucks/Raptors game recap. The Milwaukee Bucks 92-74 win over the Toronto Raptors wasn’t anything you would label a “signature” victory or “corner-turning” rout. But Milwaukee needs to take any win they can get, which is more than enough to justify feeling good about pounding the clawless Raptors. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks analysis: Health beats Toronto Raptors mediocrity
Milwaukee Bucks beat offense/defense-less Toronto Raptors
Click here for Bucks/Raptors analysis. You know a team is starving for a victory and built around defense with scoring 92 points and still winning by 18 is called a blow out. Nevertheless, the Milwaukee Bucks 92-74 victory over the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night was the dominant win the Bucks have failed to capture over the past month. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks beat offense/defense-less Toronto Raptors
Drawing a Chicago Bears-Milwaukee Bucks comparison on beating inferior teams
A team’s season-high winning streak says a lot about their taste for success, but the Milwaukee Bucks’ three straight victories, including Saturday’s 91-81 win over the New Jersey Nets, are showing they are closer to replicating last year’s second half run than they have been all season. By Jake McCormick … [Read more...] about Drawing a Chicago Bears-Milwaukee Bucks comparison on beating inferior teams
Milwaukee Bucks analysis: A pessimist, optimist, and realist walk into a bar…
Here are the best and worst things to come out of the Milwaukee Bucks 91-81 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night: … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks analysis: A pessimist, optimist, and realist walk into a bar…
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
Milwaukee Bucks lose in overtime to Miami Heat, despite near-perfect three quarters
Ahead by 87-83, a crucial lapse in defensive rebounding off a missed free throw in the waning minutes and missed free throws of their own evaporated the Milwaukee Bucks’ chances of knocking off the scorching Miami Heat Friday night at the Bradley Center. Stop me if you’ve heard this Milwaukee Bucks story before, most notably all of last year until just before the NBA Trading … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks lose in overtime to Miami Heat, despite near-perfect three quarters