The Bratwurst – Milwaukee Bucks Blog

I have two very young children, so needless to say, pretty much all I do is work and … well … chase around the kids. So that means there isn’t much time to write up extensive reviews of the Bucks. So I’ve decided to give myself 10 minutes to write and two minutes to edit. If I can’t get it on the screen in that amount of time then it wasn’t a thought worth passing along.

– I grew up watching the MJ/Pippen/Phil Jackson Bulls teams, and I have decided that just about the most important skill that separates the stud coaches from the also-rans is the ability to install halftime adjustments. So it was so nice to see the Bucks come out on a run to start the third quarter. I can’t remember them doing that a single time under Larry Krystkowiak.

– It was funny watching the first half of the game because with all the foul trouble I kept thinking the Bulls were completely controlling the game but I would look at the scoreboard and see the Bucks trailing by one. It was pretty clear from the middle of the second quarter on that the Bulls were going to pull away later in the game because the foul trouble for Bogut, Villanueva and later Jefferson meant the game’s flow would favor the Bulls all night.

– 47% shooting certainly was a nice change from the preseason, especially with Villanueva only playing 9 minutes and shooting 1-5.

– Chicago: 40 rebounds. Milwaukee: 32 rebounds. Get ready to hear that a lot this year, especially in games when Bogut plays under 30 minutes.

– You can win a lot with a guy like LR Mbah a Moute playing 20 minutes in the middle of the game. You won’t win much when you are trailing in the fourth and a guy like LR Mbah a Moute is not only on the floor but playing a two-man game with Richard Jefferson. Moute taking 4th quarter shots is called “playing into the hands of the defense”. But it begs the question: down 10 with 5 minutes left, why wasn’t Charlie Villanueva in the game?

– Wow, Derrick Rose looks awfully good. And where did Tyrus Thomas get a jump shot from? I’m thinking of picking him up in my fantasy league already. Rose could do for Thomas’ career what Chris Paul did for Tyson Chandler’s.

14 minutes. Damn.