By Jake McCormick The venue was different, but the Milwaukee Bucks' song remained the same in their second loss to the New Orleans Hornets in 2010. A night after recording their first road win of the season, without center Andrew Bogut, the Bucks continued their early season offensive struggles against the undefeated Hornets. But Milwaukee was able to keep the 87-81 loss … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Bucks suffer a deja vu loss to the Hornets
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Preview of the Milwaukee Bucks-Indiana Pacers game
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
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
Milwaukee Bucks suffer a throwback loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
By Jake McCormick In elections, a small sample size of voters leads to accurate early projections. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for early scoring runs in NBA games. If the first six minutes of the Milwaukee Bucks 90-76 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers had decided the game, Milwaukee would've won by triple digits. But in the next 42 minutes, the Blazers … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks suffer a throwback loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
Bucks’ Brandon Jennings records triple double in win over Bobcats
The Milwaukee Bucks' home opening win over the Charlotte Bobcats was one made of urgency, validation, and milestones. From center Andrew Bogut's return to normal to the bench's overall lack of production, there was a lot to take from the Bucks first Bradley Center win of the 2010-11 NBA season. For a breakdown of the Bucks win over the Bobcats, click here. By Jake … [Read more...] about Bucks’ Brandon Jennings records triple double in win over Bobcats
Milwaukee Bucks collect solid home opening win over the Bobcats
By Jake McCormick Fans packed the Bradley Center in costumes Saturday night hoping to see the Milwaukee Bucks turn in a performance worthy of the holiday and home opener hype against the visiting Charlotte Bobcats, and they were not disappointed in the 98-88 victory that was headlined by Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings’ first career triple double (20 points, 10 assists, … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks collect solid home opening win over the Bobcats
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 Won’t Sneak Up On Anybody This Year
Last year, I picked the Milwaukee Bucks to finish in last place in the Eastern Conference. Whoops. Instead, Scott Skiles did one of the best coaching jobs in the league, Brandon Jennings was ten times better than anyone imagined, and the Bucks were one of the surprise teams in the NBA. In the process, basketball was rejuvenated in Milwaukee. With a few off-season … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks Won’t Sneak Up On Anybody This Year
The encouraging performance of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Larry Sanders
When Milwaukee Bucks power forward Larry Sanders was drafted by GM John Hammond in June, Hammond and coach Scott Skiles knew he was raw offensively, but felt he could be an immediate defensive contributor thanks to his pterodactyl-like wing span and natural instincts. By Jake McCormick If John Hammond and Scott Skiles were speaking in stat lines about Larry Sanders' … [Read more...] about The encouraging performance of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Larry Sanders
Quick reactions to the Milwaukee Bucks-Chicago Bulls preseason game
The biggest stories surrounding the Chicago Bulls this week are 1.) Joakim Noah's contract extension and 2.) Carlos Boozer's serious injury. I would like to get your take on the latter because the Milwaukee Bucks are a franchise that leaned on a very injury prone player for so long in Michael Redd. Obviously, that's not the case anymore, as the Bucks' are a team with a more … [Read more...] about Quick reactions to the Milwaukee Bucks-Chicago Bulls preseason game