Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 8:30 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Barea gets so many bailout calls. He gets completely out of control and just launches himself into the defender, yet the refs give him the call almost every time. I guess if it works he might as well continue to do it. Nice job of Jennings running the break. He needs to do more of this kind of stuff rather than chucking up a low percentage floater like he normall does. Very nice pass to find Jackson for the And 1. Edited December 28, 2011 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Really impressed with the Bucks ball movement so far in this game. Livingston, Jennings and Dunleavy have all done a great job of finding the open man and not being ball stoppers out there. Love with 10 free throws in the first 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Love with 10 free throws in the first 10 minutes. Jerry Zgoda: KLove tied club records for FTs attempted and made in a quarter when he went 13-for-15 in the 1st 1 minute ago Read more: http://hoopshype.com...l#ixzz1hnFbBDFo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Wolves are lucky that Love was doing such a great job of getting to the line (even if many of his were the pump and jump fouls that were supposed to no longer be called but oh well) or else this game would be completely out of hand instead of the 12 point game it is at the end of the 1st half. He has 20 points despite making just 3 FG as he is 14-17 from the stripe. Milwuakee has done a great job of spreading the ball around and getting everybody involved. They have 60 points and yet Jennings is the only one who has scored in double figures. I really like the Jennings/Livingston backcourt that the Bucks had at the end of the half. They did a great job of controlling the tempo, distributing the ball and running the offense. Udrih was a bit wild during the early/mid parts of the 2nd but once those two came in they really settled the team down and were the major reasons for the Bucks run at the end of the 2nd to extend the lead to 12 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Bucks really falling in love with the jumper right now and that has allowed the Wolves to get on a run and make a game of this. Jackson especially needs to stop chucking as he is ice cold from the floor. He took the ball to the rim off of a nice pass from Bogut earlier and they need more of that if they want to close this game out, not outside jumpers. Give credit to the Wolves, though. They've done a nice job of shutting down the paint in this quarter. They couldn't guard the paint at all early in the game but they made the adjustment and it has allowed them back into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Big 3 from Beasley who has really come on in the 4th. What was once a 20 point lead for the Bucks has been cut down to just 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Great 4th quarter effort from the Wolves to make a game of this. They could've easily rolled over and died after the lead got to 20 points, but they battled back and cut into the lead behind Beasley's strong 4th quarter. They showed a lot of hear to come back, but ultimately they dug themselves into too much of a hole to get out of and ended up falling 3 points short. Love had a rough night shooting the ball, but he more than made up for it by taking 24 free throws and grabbing 20 rebounds. Ideally you would've liked to free up Beasley for an open three considering how hot he was in the 4th (or Ridnour since he was hot all night long) and that Love had struggled all night with his shot, but I can understand going to Love for the final basket considering he is the best player on the team and its not like he had a terrible look. For the Bucks, I was really impressed by Leuer who hit some big shots and came up with some solid defensive plays at the end. For a rookie, he showed a lot of poise out there. Jennings was the best Buck on the floor, though. He didn't have a lot of assists, although I guess 7 could be considered a lot for him, but he had an excellent floor game to go along with his 24 points. I thought he did an excellent job of running the offense and when the rest of the Bucks got jump shot happy in the 4th, he made an effort to get into the paint and not settle, including setting up Leuer for the big 3 point play that pretty much sealed the game for them. Very impressed by his game tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I've noticed one thing, Derrick Williams is really struggling finishing around the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 28, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I actually didn't mind Love taking that three-point attempt. I know people probably didn't like it, but why not? Jennings did well...caused a lot of confusion on the Wolves' end. Opposite of what can be said about Rubio, who I thought would have a pretty damn good game tonight...but I'm guessing Terry Porter just came in and told the entire team to let Love foul out the Bucks' roster. AND...WHAT ABOUT JON LEUER??? The fans love him as much as Laker fans used to love Luke Walton (obviously, that didn't last long). Put up some good numbers tonight, and he was clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I didn't mind Love taking the shot either, although if it were up to me I would've tried to get Beasley the look first rather than immediately going to Love. On most nights, I would give the ball to Love but he was really struggling with this shot last night (as evident by his 6-18 shooting) and he was doing most of his damage from the foul line. Beasley, on the other hand, seemed to be feeling it in the 4th and, I may be mistaken, but he had hit something like 4 of his last 5 shots. I'm not criticizing the decision by any means since Love has proven that he is more than capable of hitting that shot and he is the franchise guy. As for Rubio, his problem is that teams don't have to worry about him scoring the ball at all. He has no jumper and isn't really all that quick either. He is very crafty and does a nice job of finding the open man and using screens, but in a one-on-one situation he isn't all that tough to defend because of how predictable he is. That is why he is really going to have to develop his jumper if he ever wants to be a great player. He won't be able to get by without a jumper like Rondo has because, unlike Rondo who nobody can keep in front of, Rubio doesn't possess that insane ability to create off the bounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 These are the types of games that I wish Jennings could churn out consistently. He needs to start averaging 7-10 apg if he wants to be a truly good point guard. I also love how Leuer has played so far. Coming out of Madison in the second round of the draft I didn't have huge expectations for him. I'm glad Skiles is giving him the opportunity to play. It seems as if he's already favored over Larry Sanders who we took with a lottery pick one year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I also love how Leuer has played so far. Coming out of Madison in the second round of the draft I didn't have huge expectations for him. I'm glad Skiles is giving him the opportunity to play. It seems as if he's already favored over Larry Sanders who we took with a lottery pick one year ago. I haven't seen a lot of Sanders since he has been drafted, and it is only one game, but I saw more out of Leuer the other night than I have out of Sanders in the entire year since he has been drafted. Now I am not saying that he is a better prospect than Sanders or anything like that, but I do think that he has a chance of becoming just as good, if not better, than Sanders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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