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Mark Jackson Changes His Tune On Monta Ellis

Perhaps Thursday wasn’t the best public relations day for Monta Ellis. First, there was a report that Ellis and Larry Sanders got into a verbal and near-physical dispute after the Game 3 loss to…Read More

Larry Sanders and Monta Ellis Clashed After Playoff Game, According to Report

According to a report by Ken Berger of CBSSports.com, Monta Ellis and Larry Sanders nearly came to blows in the locker room following their home playoff loss in Game 3 against Miami.  From Berger’s…Read More

Bucks vs. Heat, Game 4: Delaying the Inevitable

The Bucks can’t mathematically win in six games. The Bucks aren’t going to win in seven games, either. Milwaukee hosts Miami in a Game 4 matinee on Sunday, and if history tells us anything,…Read More

NBA Playoff Preview: Bucks vs. Heat, Game 1

  The Bucks are going to need a bit of luck to pull out a series over the Heat. They will need Larry Sanders to stay out of foul trouble. They need the Heat three-point shooters to go cold. They…Read More

Monta Ellis, Point Guard

Imagine for a minute that you are an NBA talent evaluator.  Now imagine scouting a potential 6’3″ draftee with the following traits: * Blazing speed, even with a basketball in his hands *…Read More

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Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Mining for a Win in the Home Finale

Having clinched a playoff spot (the eighth seed, naturally), now is the time the Bucks can relax. They’re…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Down and Almost Out

It’s official: Heat vs. Bucks in the #1/#8 Eastern Conference First Round best-of-seven series. By…Read More

Report: Monta Ellis Likely Opting out of Milwaukee

According to a report from Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, acquaintances of Monta Ellis have…Read More

Monta Ellis, Point Guard, Had a Stat Line Unmatched Since Magic Johnson. And the Bucks Still Lost.

With Brandon Jennings missing the game with a sore Achilles’ tendon, the Bucks got a glimpse of…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Playoff Bound

The Bucks are in the playoffs and they did it the right way.  Led by Larry Sanders (6 blocks/12 points/9…Read More

The Distribution of Assists on the Milwaukee Bucks

Below is a chart showing the distribution of the Milwaukee assisted baskets, arranged into columns by…Read More

Bucks vs. Hawks Game Recap: Deja Vu Finish Kills Milwaukee

The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde was a book released way back in 1886 by the great author Robert…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: The Long-Needed Blowout That Wasn’t

Where is the fun in a 27-point lead if you don’t get to use it? Brandon Jennings hit a three-pointer…Read More

Monta Ellis, J.J. Redick, Scoring in the Paint, and the Perception of Being Small

Basketball is a tall man’s game. A glance around any NBA locker room lends overwhelming anecdotal…Read More

Boylan Frustrated With Lack of Effort on Defense

The first topic posed to Bucks coach Jim Boylan after Sunday’s win over the Magic was a predictable…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Ellis Puts on a Show in the Fourth

Although J.J. Redick and Tobias Harris garnered all the pregame hype, it was Monta Ellis who stole the…Read More

Extra Notes from Milwaukee/Washington

With a win over Philadelphia, the Miami Heat tied the 1970-71 Bucks for the third-longest winning streak…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Three Thumbs Up, Many More Thumbs Down

Playing four games in five nights across a geographical span of four times zones is the NBA equivalent…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Bucks Welcome Mavericks, Beards

The Dallas Mavericks could conceivably still crack the Western Conference’s playoff seeding, but…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Escape from Sactown (VIDEO)

In the end, the Bucks squeezed just enough out of the pieces that they did have.  Their reward? A weekend…Read More