Game Preview #12: Milwaukee Bucks at San Antonio Spurs
by Lauri on Nov 23, 2009 3:29 AM CST
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Not bad, guys, not bad. Yes, it was the Wizards, and yes, it was at home, but that W counts just as much toward the standings as the W we earn on the road against a championship contender (don't worry, we'll get one someday). Now we just need to amass a few more, starting with a win against the Milwaukee Brandons.
Yeah, remember how excited you all were when you traded for me? How 'bout now? I'm getting there, right?
Rage contributed 15 and finally looked comfortable. Theo was strong. Tony was brilliant, and so was Timmy, and what else is new? Those performances all contributed to the win, but I know what gave us that extra edge last night. . . .
How Roger got his groove back.
He's an English bulldog, 8 weeks old, and he was the eighth in his litter, so Mase named him Ocho. And then hit 3 of his 5 attempted three-pointers in addition to contributing 6 assists and 3 rebounds.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww weeee!
All right, reverie over--moving on. The Bucks give us fits. We need to beat them. We need to rout them. I'm feeling all business about this game, so let's jump right into the preview.
 Milwaukee Bucks @ San Antonio Spurs Where: AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX When: November 23, 2009, 7:30 PM Spurs time Watch: Fox Sports Southwest
How They Stack Up
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Matchups
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 Tony Parker Resurgent |
Point Guard Tony is back, and, as Tim noted in the QuickCap, he's even playing defense. Let's hope he keeps the trend going, as Brandon Jennings has generated more buzz the last week or so than any other player in the NBA. Someone at Yahoo sure needs to hook the guy up with a new photo, though. Advantage: Tie |
 Brandon Jennings ROY |
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 Keith Bogans Boogie fever |
Shooting Guard Bogans has a bit of a size advantage over Bell and has shown slow but fairly steady improvement from game to game. No doubt he would like to show his old teammates in Milwaukee a thing or two. Still, Bell scores more points per game and has a stronger defensive presence. Give Bell the slightest of edges in this match-up. Advantage: Bucks |
 Charlie Bell Seems a nice enough fellow |
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 Richard Jefferson Where did you get those big, big ups and those tiny, tiny ears? |
Small Forward Rage gets to play against his old team. Delfino did score 21 points on November 18th, but those 21 points were against the Nets. Give the white box to RJ. Advantage: Spurs |
 Carlos Delfino To comply with new NBA regulations, every game must include at least one Argentine player. |
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 Antonio McDyess He's Dice |
Center With Bogut out for the Bucks, we need to take advantage of this mismatch. McDyess should be able to overpower this guy. Should be. Advantage: Spurs |
 Dan Gadzuric He's Dutch |
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 Tim Duncan Always and forever |
Power Forward Even though Ilyasova has been quite good, racking up a double double in his last game (against Memphis), Yahoo hasn't seen fit to give him a picture on his player page. But ain't no one better at this job than Timmy, so it doesn't matter anyway. Advantage: Spurs |
 Ersan Ilyasova Turkish Delight |
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 Michael Finley Old Man River |
Bench & Role Players Among the many excellent posts in just the last 24 hours on PtR, there have been several exploring the reasons for having Finley and Bonner continuing to play so many minutes. Advantage: Bucks |
 Luke Ridnour Mild-mannered point guard |
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 Gregg Popovich The Duke of the NBA |
CoachScott Skiles is almost certainly leading a playoffs-bound team this season. But until the Bucks get there, Pop is still the winner in this category. Both coaches have had their hands full in the early going, with injuries necessitating adjustments and flexibility. Advantage: Spurs |
 Scott Skiles Has experience beating the Spurs |
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Other Factors
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Intangibles |
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| Jefferson will certainly be fired up to play well against his old team. It sure would be nice to have Manu back. Then again, the Bucks are missing Bogut. Advantage: Neither |
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Mojo |
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| Click here for mojo. Advantage: Spurs |
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Winner: Spurs |
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| I think that Pop and the guys who have been around a while are tired of losing to this team. And I think everyone will be eager to prove that we're capable of beating this sort of team, a team that, like OKC, is young, talented, and confident. Prediction: Spurs win. |
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Keys To The Game
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Strength of ScheduleWe've had a day of rest and we're at home, which is much better than having one of those endless 4-day breaks between games. The Bucks have only lost three times, so let's just hope they're due.
Last Time They MetThis is our first time to see the Bucks this season. Last year they swept us, out-rebounding us in those two games 90 to 66. According to the media notes, Milwaukee is one of only two NBA teams we don't lead in our all-time series. Like I said--the Bucks give us fits. |
Some Other ReadingBucksBrew Hoop - The Bucks' SBN blog. Yeah, you better believe they're having a good time this season. Spurs48 Minutes of Hell: Odd that they haven't updated since the 19th. Holiday season takes its toll? The (sort of) Daily TwitterGood afternoon Twitter World. I think today is jus gonna b a movie day! Thinking bout seein precious and blindside! Think that's a plan!!!! Feeling much better already // Ya me siento MUCHO mejor. Los primeros 2 días dolía bastante. #rogersfashiontip of the day. Always make sure your sneakers are clean, nothing gives a better first impression then clean sneakers. hey facebook world!!big win for us it felt good to be back!!salut facebook world grosse victoire pour nous ca... http://bit.ly/4EPVvg "Blind Side" a really good and inspirational movie!!! I love it I think everybody should attempt to c it I went to the movies by my selfLOL You can also find all the official Spurs Sports & Entertainment Twitter accounts here: http://twitter.com/spurs/official/members |
Other things of possible interestYeah, so this Twilight/New Moon/sparkle vampire business. I love Cleolinda Jones (not her real name). She read the books and saw the movies so I don't have to. Her thoughtful (and often hilarious) recaps R00L. You can find links to them all here, as well as links to her favorite links, among them Growing Up Cullen, in which two friends use IM to reimagine Edward as "a pissed off 40 year old housewife." |
Where to Tune In
TVThis game will be aired by the Fox Sports Network. If you have cable or satellite, you'll have to look up your individual channel (Fox Sports Southwest or Fox Sports Wisconsin). And of course, there's always League Pass. OnlineAs always, NBA League Pass is recommended for those who are willing to pony up the cash. Almost every Spurs game will be broadcast there, which is especially helpful for those of us who aren't in the San Antonio area.. Please don't post links to illegal game feeds in the game thread. Links to illegal feeds are not permitted on SBNation, but you can probably find them out there on the internets if you're resourceful and desperate. In fact, nobody can stop you from googling "atdhe". You can also shoot an email to dmenendez@gmail.com for more assistance. Spurs League Pass audio is still free this year, so check it out. RadioIf you're in the San Antonio area and aren't near a TV, tune in to WOAI (1200 AM). |
Finally, and apropos of nothing, thanks to djturtleface of Straight Outta Vancouver for pointing me toward this gem:
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Well, at least Hill has better taste in movies. Also, what’s up with Tony always saying Facebook world? Does he even know how the whole Facebook thing works?
Great preview Laurizzle.
If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross
Like Manu, he uses an app that copies his Facebook updates to his Twitter account.
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
speaking of Blind Side, the character played by Quinton Aaron looks like DeBeast:
Look-alike DeBeast
will the real DeBeast please stand up
If you liked it then you should have put a 5th ring on it. Oh oh oh.
What a find. Any other Spurs look-alikes?
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
I always get a kick out of your previews, Lauri. Awesome job.
And thanks for pointing it out, I hadn’t noticed that the Bucks have a really nice record so far. Time to put a little tarnish on that one.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 23, 2009 7:29 AM CST reply actions
How is their bench better than ours?
Why didn’t Blair go with Hill to the movie? Too weird? Not friends off the court? Blair would have been a 5th wheel? That is depressing to think about someone at the movies alone…
I think its also worth noting that their backup centers are two former Spurs: KT and Elson.
Their end of the bench PG is Roko Ukic also… See: Ukic, Raptors shock Spurs.
if he cuts back his AFTPG (airballed free throws per game) he’ll probably make more firends, is my guess.
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 23, 2009 9:06 AM CST up reply actions
Eric, I fretted over this as well. Why didn’t they go together? Communication, fellows. It’s not just a basketball skill.
Try the new PtR--now entirely BAT-FREE!
by Lauri on Nov 23, 2009 9:44 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
He has family at every game too, usually his sister. He also has a rap group, I think. Duncan is probably too busy playing Call of Duty. Geez, he could have even made it a twitter contest like “first person to twitter me ‘45’ gets to see blindside with me and I’ll autograph the ticket receipt for you”.
Now that Tony is around and back to his own self, I look forward on getting RJ more involved. I desperatelly want this guy to be more aggrresive, the rest of the team is perfroming more or less to their expected level….But RJ, he can still give a lot more….and tonigt we need it, hopefully he brings it to his old team.
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 23, 2009 8:56 AM CST reply actions
Oh man, you guys are too kind—you should be eviscerating me on the hackishness of this preview. I fell asleep leaving out entire chunks of it (like the bench). I’ll try to update later today with some other fun facts.
Try the new PtR--now entirely BAT-FREE!
by Lauri on Nov 23, 2009 9:38 AM CST via mobile reply actions
I love your hack previews. And mucho thanks for the link to the Twilight recaps. I have no desire to read the books or see the movies, but apparently I’m in the minority. I draw the line at vampires that sparkle.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
never read a twilight book or seen a movie…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29001524
I’ve also heard a lot about how the writer is Mormon and puts women in a very antiquated societal view. I heard there is a scene in the first movie where the vampire attempts to buckle the girl’s seat belt for her.
I think the minority just goes to the movie 10 times each. The audience for this first weekend was 80% female too. You might be in the female minority, but probably not the overall.
puts women in a very antiquated societal view. I heard there is a scene in the first movie where the vampire attempts to buckle the girl’s seat belt for her
I try to do that too to my gf. Also give her tips on driving and general navigational warnings. I do it for the safety of the rest of humanity around us. Blondes driving around college campuses where students don’t look left or right before crossing, don’t make for a good combo.
I have read all the books. Its just another fantasy vampire werewolf land. Enjoyed the books. The movie is pretty bad. Almost fell asleep if not for all the shrieking teenagers at a 11pm showing. I didn’t get any of the antiquated vibes about women from the books. There are some perceived vampire traditions etc. Not sure if that reflects on the author’s views about women.
My initial response to Blase’s comment was “Well, why the heck isn’t the girl driving?”. However, LZ, you are correct, in that there are some people in this world who just shouldn’t be allowed to operate motor vehicles (and they’re not all women).
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
i heard the immortal vampire drives a really safe volvo that got all the chicks…
my girlfriend, a great driver, hardly ever drives when we are going somewhere together since we were run off the road on 1604 over the summer….the driver of the car that ran us off the road was a guy who told the cops we tried “passing him on the shoulder” which was a steep embanked grass hill…who would do that?
Just so you know… for player photos that Yahoo doesn’t have, ESPN usually has them. Took me a while to figure that one out, though. Look, Ilyasova is a real person!
The Spurs - now playing defense again!
Personally, I’m going to use Christmas Deer for the Bucks from now on, just like I’ll use Thunderclusters for OKC.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
Re: the Thunder
I’m not sure there’s much thunder or clusters left in ’em after last night. They got tooken down pretty bad by another western conference team.
I know November games don’t mean nuttin’ but at this point the only thing left is some OKC dust.
The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."
Aww… I miss Christmas Deer Ilyasova already!
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 23, 2009 6:21 PM CST up reply actions
Another amusing twip from the ESPN “Daily Dime Live Recap”
kevinarnovitz:
Sports Zone scroll at the bottom of Channel 2 News in ATL: Seattle 79, Lakers 99
Evidently there’s no love for the city of OKC, in Atlanta.
The Lakers "Too big, too strong, too long, too good."
Nice find.
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50
by theonlyromeo on Nov 23, 2009 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
Hollinger has them as the #3 defense in the league. Craziness.
The Spurs - now playing defense again!
The Skiles Effect. Good for only 2-3 years, mind you, before he gets run out of the building again by his players.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 23, 2009 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
it’s so sad and so true.
When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.
by the little o on Nov 23, 2009 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
I’m getting nervous already…
I really need to get back over 0.5 to stabilize my blood presure.
by spursfan_needs_counseling on Nov 23, 2009 4:33 PM CST reply actions
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