Bucks-Nets - 2/3/09

Post #1 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:04 pm

No Bogut, no win. 6:30 tip.

LUKE23 · Post #2 » by **LUKE23** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:12 pm

Loss.

Post #3 » by **paulpressey25** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:19 pm

CV has been playing center and last time played a physical game against Wilt. And it worked. I'm not ready to write this one off yet.

LUKE23 · Post #4 » by **LUKE23** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:22 pm

Lopez is the least of the Bucks worries. He didn't do much last game against us even with Bogut not playing, and Gadz guarding him, tonight Elson, a better positional defender will be on him. Harris didn't play last game, and he is the guy we should be worried about. The way we foul, he could get 15 FTA tonight.

VC had a sprained ankle, so he might be gimpy this game, although he said he's playing for sure. I just think VC/Harris is too much firepower for us to overcome.

LISTEN2JAZZ · Post #5 » by **LISTEN2JAZZ** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:02 pm

You guys should be able to easily identify me on the broadcast, because I'll be the guy that's there at the game.

I doubt more than a small handfull of others will make the journey up to the Jersey swamps on a snowy Tuesday night to watch the Bucks sans Bogut & Redd. Jefferson may be somewhat of a draw to his old fans, but probably not much more than Mo would be for us if he played on a team without Lebron.

Thunder Muscle · Post #6 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:24 pm

I have a feeling this will be the classic Bucks fall behind early, lurk around, make a run early in the 4th, but in the end fall short. Without Bogut I think this is going to be a loss. Hope I'm wrong.

Nets 99
Bucks 93

Fight the Tank · Post #7 » by **Fight the Tank** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:24 pm

Its going to take a Festivus Miracle for the Bucks to win tonight.

EastSideBucksFan · Post #8 » by **EastSideBucksFan** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:54 pm

RJ's first game back in Jersey

RJ comes out like gangbusters and puts up a 26pts/7reb/4ast game and Bucks win

pifhluk23 · Post #9 » by **pifhluk23** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:24 pm

Without Bogut the "winning streak" comes to an end.

New Jersey is not that good but this could be one of those games where the Bucks fall behind huge in the 1st and lose ground in the 2-4.

Duncanfan · Post #10 » by **Duncanfan** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:33 pm

Bucks win

WEFFPIM · Post #11 » by **WEFFPIM** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:51 pm

Duncanfan wrote:Bucks win

I respectfully disagree

aboveAverage · Post #12 » by **aboveAverage** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 4:46 pm

Sessions/Villanueva explode in this game, but we still lose.

WEFFPIM · Post #13 » by **WEFFPIM** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 5:18 pm

aboveAverage wrote:Sessions/Villanueva explode in this game, but we still lose.

They will actually explode. It will be messy, but pretty sweet.

BrewPub82 · Post #14 » by **BrewPub82** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 6:19 pm

I will have my beer goggles on for this game.
Bucks 100
Nets 91

icat2000 · Post #15 » by **icat2000** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 6:35 pm

Have an ikling Bucks might tough out the win.

BobbyLight · Post #16 » by **BobbyLight** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 6:39 pm

WEFFPIM wrote:
aboveAverage wrote:Sessions/Villanueva explode in this game, but we still lose.

They will actually explode. It will be messy, but pretty sweet.

At least we don't have to worry about signing them then.

oshmeehan · Post #17 » by **oshmeehan** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:05 pm

This week is a somewhat big week as far as gaining ground in the playoffs for the Bucks

As it stands right now the Bucks are 5.0 out of the 4th seed (Hawks), 4.0 out of the 5th (Heat), 3.5 out of the 6th (Pistons), and 1.5 out of the 7th (Sixers).

This week:

Atlanta plays at Minnesota and Charlotte and is home against the Clippers. I think the Hawks will lose one of their two road games. 2-1 for the week

Miami plays at Detroit and Philadelphia. These 2 games could go either way. Despite that any way you slice a team ahead of the Bucks right now will be losing one of these games.

Detroit plays at home against Miami and on the road against the Bucks. Would prefer the Pistons to beat the Heat on Wednesday night. Pistons have a tough schedule in February. They play Phoenix and Atlanta next Sunday and Wednesday. Then the last 5 games of the month are a home game against the Spurs, then 5 straight road games against the Cavs, Heat, Hornets, Magic, and Celtics. That 6 game stretch could be a big blow to the Pistons. The Pistons could easily go 4-8 in their next 12 games. In fact 2 of those 4 wins I am assuming would be against the Bucks even. This would put them at 29-29.

Sixers have a strong home schedule in February. They have 5 straight home games now til the All-Star break in which they play Boston tonight, then Indiana, Miami, Phoenix, and Memphis. I'd expect Philly to go 3-2 in these 5 games. Pathetic thing is, as of today the Bucks still have played more games than the Sixers will have by the time the All-Star break comes around

This is how I'd ranked the strength of schedule for these teams in the month of February

Hawks - tough (only 3 out of their 11 games are at home and they go out West to play the Lakers, Jazz, Blazers, and Nuggets)
Heat - moderate (a bit tougher than it is easier)
Pistons - tough
Sixers - moderate (a bit easier than it is tougher)
Bucks - moderate (a little bit tougher than it is easier)

Anyways just some stuff to throw out there. Maybe its my biased look at it, but the Bucks by a small margain have the easiest schedule of these teams in February. I wouldn't think its so far fetched that the Bucks could be close to being the #6 seed by the end of the month

Andrew34r · Post #18 » by **Andrew34r** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:13 pm

EastSideBucksFan · Post #19 » by **EastSideBucksFan** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:14 pm

I can't see the Bucks gaining any ground until Bogut is playing 20 minutes and up every game.

Fight the Tank · Post #20 » by **Fight the Tank** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:26 pm

Yeah it will be tough for the Bucks to gain any traction until Bogut gets out there consistently.

However I am confident in Gadzuretard's play moving forward (green font).