Bucks split the weekend
Friday: Milwaukee come back to beat Boston, 105-98 - Bucks found themselves in a similar predicament as they trailed by 22 points in the second half against the Celtics. Game 1 featured a 25-point deficit in a defeat to New York. It appeared as they were headed for an 0-2 start to the season. They began to battle back with strong play from Zaza Pachuila who had 20 points and nine rebounds along with strong bench play from John Henson and Khris Middleton as the Bucks starters watched on in the fourth quarter. At least early on, it looks like Milwaukee has some true depth and sometimes the bench can pick up this team.
Appropriate YouTube video: NOTHING EASY
Appropriate YouTube video: NOTHING EASY
Saturday: Bucks lose home opener to Raptors, 97-90 - Raptors 'star' players Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozen got it done on Saturday leading Toronto to victory with Gay having 18 points and 15 rebounds and DeRozen had 17 points with a PER of +17. Just like the Brewers not scoring with Runners in Scoring Position, Packers struggling with 3rd and 1's, the Bucks struggled in the third quarter with only 19 points leading to their demise. O.J. Mayo's stat line looked nice off the bench with 16 points, eight assists and six rebounds yet he only had a PER of +2. I expect November to be a struggle for Milwaukee as they work to find what combination work with eleven new players.
Appropriate YouTube video: Drake's Up All Night.
Appropriate YouTube video: Drake's Up All Night.
This is great work by Milwaukee Bucks marketing department. Once upon I thought they did not do enough, now I could not be more impressed with them. They always seem to be at the forefront of creative ideas. It seems like they are making an effort to be involved with not only the local fan base but the Internet fanbase as well. I love this one. (H/T @Bucks)
Brian Phillips of Grantland had some great tweets about it as well and the Bucks continue to win the social media game. While this seems irrelevant to some, this is a very important thing for a team who might not be loved as much as they should in their home town. They have Internet credibility.
Links
ABC World News named Bango Buck, the Person of the Week. It is pretty awesome and how about living the life of a mascot while his wife is a neurosurgeon? I would be about that life so so much. In related news, if the Bucks want me to come in and try that move from the rafters... I am 100 percent in.
A good one from Brew Hoop from last week talking about managing expectations if a young player gets off to a fast start.
If you missed Grantland's Zach Lowe's one on one with LARRY SANDERS is delightful.
Another one that's a little behind schedule, but there is not much yet given the season is just fresh. On Milwaukee's Jim Owczarski wrote a great piece on Giannis Anetokounmpo's life. Take the afternoon to read this one. Great work from Jim.
Keep your eye on...
Larry Sanders (No full caps because it is disappointing right now) - When can we push the Larry Sanders panic button? Do we have to wait two weeks? Probably. He did not see playing time in the fourth quarter in both Friday and Saturday's game. I was at a bar Friday and my group thought Larry had got kicked out of the game; we had no idea why he was not in the game. Personally, I feel like Sanders is playing tight right now given he just received a big contract from the team and now is trying to put on for them. He will be fine.
This week for Milwaukee
They play Cleveland on Wednesday at BMO Bradley Center in a matchup known as the Nolan Murphy Bowl. Game time is 7:00 pm Central Time and will be on FOX Sports Wisconsin. '
Let me know if there is anything I can do to make this post better seeing as it is a maiden voyage. Tweet me here or email: snotap12@gmail.com
Charlie.
0 comments:
Post a Comment