GameThread:Bucks v. Cav's at 2pm CST

[paulpressey25]

Gametime is 2pm CST. HD coverage on FSN-WI.

Cleveland 14-5, 6-3 road record

Milwaukee 9-9, 7-2 home record

So many game themes....so little time........

Is this LeBron's second last game in Milwaukee wearing a Cav's uniform?

Will there be a "Mo Williams" show during the game (and not at halftime)?

DId Shaq get a good night's sleep at the Pfister Hotel in order to beat down Bogut or will the presence of Squad 6 be Bogut's equivalent of a Popeye spinach can?

Will the Bucks take the step of dangerously falling below .500?

[KeyRabbit]

Sadly, I think it's back below .500 for the Bucks. At least for a little bit.

[worthlessBucks]

Sadly, I think it's back below .500 for the Bucks. At least for a little bit.

Likely for the rest of the season.

We'll be looking at an uphill climb after this stretch -- Cleveland, Boston, Toronto, Portland, the Lakers, and Cleveland again. We go from having 1 of the easiest schedules to complete brutality.

[worthlessBucks]

Cleveland favored by 7 btw.

[EastSideBucksFan]

Lebron says if Jennings wants to go for 50, he'll match him. Not sure if he's talking about this game or the next, maybe both.

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf ... ebron.html

[paulpressey25]

I want to see how the refs treat Ersan today. One of the keys to our hot start IMO was that the refs let Ersan play some very physical and very effective defense. Then these past few games they seem to be calling everything on him.

[steger_3434]

I'm looking at this game as a blowout loss, but I'm starting to learn not to write this team out when they are at home. If it's because of the friendly confines of the BC or the help of Squad 6 I don't know, but this team plays so much different at home.

Hopefully I see some of you guys at the tailgate. I'm already getting myself ready to see a TON of Cavs jersey's at the BC. I can't wait for the day when that will no longer be the case. (seeing majority of jersey's be the opposing team)

[Newz]

Hopefully I see some of you guys at the tailgate.

I'll be at the tailgate... But I'm going to be a little late.

Been sick all week with a head/chest cold and a sore throat (That will be fun while cheering in Squad 6, hey?), waiting for the medicine to kick him.

[LUKE23]

Loss followed by loss to Celtics.

[steger_3434]

Hopefully I see some of you guys at the tailgate.

I'll be at the tailgate... But I'm going to be a little late.

Been sick all week with a head/chest cold and a sore throat (That will be fun while cheering in Squad 6, hey?), waiting for the medicine to kick him.

If you have what I had it's a bitch for about a week. Then you start feeling better, unless you're Sarah who is still feeling like crap.

[Newz]

Hopefully I see some of you guys at the tailgate.

I'll be at the tailgate... But I'm going to be a little late.

Been sick all week with a head/chest cold and a sore throat (That will be fun while cheering in Squad 6, hey?), waiting for the medicine to kick him.

If you have what I had it's a bitch for about a week. Then you start feeling better, unless you're Sarah who is still feeling like crap.

It's pretty lame... I've had it since Wednesday.

At least Sarah and I can be miserable and sick together... You have to cheer 3x as loud today to make up for us.

[THE DINJ]

[Bucksfans1and2]

Please beat the Lebron's.

Bogut had better get his faceup game working again these last two games he's been awful with it. Shaq is slow he can beat him.

Jennings needs to desperately get it back onn track to, Mo Williams is not a good defender no matter what anyone a part of Mo-nation claimed, so expect Jennings to have a decent game (15-8).

The Fresh Prince will guard Lebron well until the refs notice and give him garbage fouls to keep him off the court.

If Skiles got suspended for arguing with the officials, then if this league was fair Lebron would miss the next 7 games on the amount of whining he will do tonight.

Go Bucks Go

[Ayt]

The Ersanator should destroy LeBron if he does his dance routine during the game.

[Nebula1]

I **** hate Lebron and the Cavs.

[Max Green]

Win.

We're at home in a must win game or else we fall below .500. Brad & Bogut will play well.

[Profound23]

I can't believe they have a Cleve/Mil game in the middle of a Sunday. Wonder if they knew the Packers played on Monday night and the Browns would be this awful.

[MickeyDavis]

NBA schedule comes out way after the NFL schedule so yes they knew the Packers didn't play today. They would never have a home game on a day when the Packers played.

[SCassell19]

Tonights Refs: Bill Spooner, Mark Ayotte, James Capers

(Stats 1991-92 season through 2008-09 season)

Overall record:

Bill Spooner: 28-42
Mark Ayotte: 4-16
James Capers: 32-31
Cleveland: 29-44

ATS Record (Spreads not available for all games):

Bill Spooner: 30-39-1
Mark Ayotte: 9-11-0
James Capers: 29-33-1
Cleveland: 30-40-3

O/U Record (Totals not available for all games):

Bill Spooner: 32-37-1
Mark Ayotte: 12-7-1
James Capers: 30-32-0
Cleveland: 32-40-0

Avg FT Differential:

Bill Spooner: -3.2
Mark Ayotte: -3.0
James Capers: -2.5
Cleveland: -1.2

Number of times FT Differential is (+10) – (+20) – (-10) – (-20)

Bill Spooner: 6 – 1 – 18 - 4
Mark Ayotte: 2 – 0 – 5 - 1
James Capers: 9 – 1 – 12 - 5
Cleveland: 11 – 2 – 18 - 2

Questionable game definition: Team that wins must shoot 10+ more FTs than other team and the FT differential must be equal to or greater than the point differential in the game. A Very Questionable game is the same except the team that wins must shoot 20+ more FTs.

Number of Questionable games in Bucks favor/Questionable games in opponents favor:

Bill Spooner: 5/14
Mark Ayotte: 1/5
James Capers: 7/6
Cleveland: 9/8

Net Questionable Game Percentage (Takes the percentage of questionable games in Bucks favor and subtracts the percentage of questionable games in opponents favor)

Bill Spooner: -12.9%
Mark Ayotte: -20.0%
James Capers: 1.6%
Cleveland: 1.4%

[trwi7]

Who is Mark Ayotte?