And with Charlie Villanueva joining Andrew Bogut and Bobby Simmons in the frontcourt, Santa & the Cheeseheads are going to have quite a lot to cheer about.
We love Sam Cassell, and it's not just because he's unafraid to slip in a "Coming to America" reference while addressing 19,000 people. The guy's a winner. (A winner who closed his thank-you address to the Staples Center fans before the final regular-season game by saying "Sexual Chocolate!") In... Link
UPDATE: Check out the comments for a scenario I completely missed. - Matt I tried to avoid doing this after all the confusion regarding these playoff tiebreakers , but I can't help myself: Tomorow's games: Bulls vs. Toronto Washington at Detroit (i.e. the Tony Delk show) Indiana vs. Orlando... Link
The top four is set, but the battle for the final four spots in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Playoffs is as tight and bunched-up as Magic Johnson’s boxers. Milwaukee, Washington, and Indiana all have identical 39-40 records, with Chicago one game behind them at 35-41. The Sixers are the... Link
Last week, Glenn Robinson took another small step in the most unnoticed retirement in the history of sport . If the absence of fanfare seems unfair, it is also unsurprising. Despite being physically present for over 10 seasons, Robinson’s moral significance was exhausted in just three. His 1999-2002 seasons... Link
"The Milwaukee Bucks took a day off Wednesday to savor their exhilarating, record-setting victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center and perhaps to ponder some rather intriguing playoff possibilities that the victory kept available," writes Tom Enlund of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. "The victory,... Link
I'm always struck by how many young Piston fans there are nowadays as a result of the team's continued success. And in light of this being a relatively slow news day, I'd like to take some time out to provide the kee-ids a brief bit of Piston history. Specifically,... Link
Tom Enlund of THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL writes, "The Bucks are a deep team that has many players, Kukoc included, who are capable of playing. Now that the team is getting healthy, Stotts has only so many minutes to work with and something has to give. And Kukoc, who... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
Michael Redd was happy to face former teammate Ray Allen. Redd scored 19 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 106-91 victory over Allen and the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night.... Link
window.document.getElementById('post-416').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; The Seattle Supersonics made news last night by trading Vladimir Radmanovic to the Los Angeles Clippers for PF Chris Wilcox in a move that didn’t stay in the headlines long. First the move was overshadowed by a piss-poor effort against the Milwaukee Bucks. Secondly that... Link
Michael Redd poured in 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, as the Milwaukee Bucks dominated the Seattle SuperSonics, 106-91, at the Bradley Center.... Link
Bucks 27 Sonics19 at the end of 1 Quarter I love Andrew Bogut. I have said from day 1 he is the next closest thing to Tim Duncan and the more I see him the more I believe it.Make TJ Ford shoot the ball pleaseWithout Vlady the next thing... Link
In the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, Charles Gardner writes that "next week, Michael Redd could be lounging in Ohio or the Milwaukee Bucks' shooting guard and leading scorer might be packing his bags in preparation for a trip to Houston, where the 2006 All-Star Game will be played on Feb.... Link
Management acknowledged their mistake yesterday after a minor cost-cutting move may have cost them a game. When they cut Mateen Cleaves just prior to his contract becoming guaranteed it was a calculated gamble to save a few bucks. Rick Brunson was healing and Damien Wilkens showing potential to play... Link
It might not -- yet -- have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NBA and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding... Link
San Antonio Spurs guard Michael Finley felt less pressure coming off the bench then starting. And it showed in the final three minutes of the game. He hit two straight 3-pointers and then made four free throws in the closing seconds to hold off the Milwaukee Bucks 95-92 Wednesday... Link
"Because the Bulls played well and snapped their eight-game losing streak Friday night in Milwaukee," John Jackson of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES writes, "coach Scott Skiles decided to stick with the same starting lineup -- Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Michael Sweetney and Othella Harrington -- for Saturday night's... Link
A team is only as strong as its weakest link. In NBA terms, a franchise is only as good as its reserve bench players play. On paper, the Bucks' bench looks spectacular, but recently Toni Kukoc and the Bucks' reserve seemed lackluster. Join Dan Maymin of Basketball News Services... Link
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 30 - Point guard Stephon Marbury shot enough to satisfy his coach Friday night and passed enough to keep his teammates in a steady flow.... Link
Gery Woelfel of THE JOURNAL TIMES writes, "One of the primary reasons the United States' men's basketball teams have struggled in recent international competition was their inability to shoot the ball effectively from the perimeter. Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks might help change that."... Link
The San Antonio Spurs take on the Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee in the first game of a back-to-back. Former Texas Longhorn has rebounded from an injury plagued season last year.... Link
I feel bad for Mike over at Knickerblogger, but as a Bulls fan the Knicks' losing streak is too funny: Normally this would be acceptable for a rebuilding team. I can watch the Jets because I can find a silver lining whether they win or lose. If they win,... Link