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Bogut takes some blame for Philly debacle
By Charles F. Gardner
Friday, Feb 1 2008, 08:25 PM
St. Francis - While most of the media attention at practice today centered on Saturday night's Yi-Yao show, Andrew Bogut had a little fun with it.
Asked if he had seen that many cameras and microphones at the Bucks' practice facility, Bogut said with a smile, "The Packers might have been practicing here today. I don't know what's going on here."
But the 7-foot center's mood turned a bit more serious when he addressed the Bucks' 112-69 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
"It's deflating when you get blown out by a team that has the same record as you," Bogut said. "I had a horrible game, personally. I think I let the team down. I didn't hit shots in the first half when they were going to me, and the game was over at halftime, pretty much."
Bogut finished with five points on 2-of-8 shooting, and he had four rebounds, four assists and five turnovers in 30 minutes.
But he hopes to do better when the Bucks and 7-foot rookie Yi Jianlian meet 7-6 Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets at the Bradley Center.
"I've got to be more aggressive the next game, not turn the ball over and make shots when I've got the opportunity," Bogut said. "Everyone has the right to have a bad game, I guess.
"I've got to rebound from it and try to move on against Houston."
