Frank Madden
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I started Brew Hoop along with Alex in October 2007, before which I wrote about the Bucks at Just Another Bucks Fan.
My parents first got season tickets in 1991 and you know the story from there (the Bucks' decline and my fandom have never been conclusively linked, however). Though I moved to Boston for college and have been an East Coaster ever since, I'm a religious League Pass subscriber and schedule my holiday travels around the Bucks' schedule.
Aside from following the Bucks, I'm a fan of the Brewers and FC Barcelona, and also enjoy indie rock concerts, Mountain Dew, and being a mediocre hockey player.
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Game Thread 21: Raptors/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Dec 9, 2009 1:41 PM EST
11 comments
| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
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| vs. |  |
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| 10-13 (4-9 road) | 9-11 (7-3 home) |
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| December 9, 2009 | ||
| Bradley Center |
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| 7:00 PM CT |
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| Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Jarrett Jack | PG | Brandon Jennings |
| DeMar DeRozan |
SG | Carlos Delfino |
| Hedo Turkoglu |
SF | Luc Mbah a Moute |
| Chris Bosh |
PF | Ersan Ilyasova |
| Andrea Bargnani |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| 112.2 (4th) - OFFENSE - 103.1 (24th) |
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| 115.5 (30th) - DEFENSE - 103.7 (8th) |
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93.4 (11th) - PACE - 93.8 (9th) |
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Linkage
RaptorsHQ / The Score / Raptors Republic / Dino Nation
News/notes after the jump...
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Recap: Celtics 98, Bucks 89
by Frank Madden on Dec 9, 2009 3:16 AM EST
3 comments
Let's not kid ourselves. When your team has dropped eight of its last nine, there's no such thing as a moral victory, even if it's a hard-fought game on the Celtics' home floor. But let's at least say this: the Bucks' rather predictable loss in Boston at least had more to do with the Celtics being damn good than the Bucks simply being bad.
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Game Thread 20: Celtics/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Dec 8, 2009 3:08 PM EST
18 comments
Linkage:
CelticsBlog / Celtics Hub / Red's Army / Loy's Place / Bucks.com Gameday
News/analysis after the jump...
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Game Thread 19: Cavs/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Dec 6, 2009 3:31 AM EST
10 comments
Linkage
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Recap: Pistons 105, Bucks 96
by Frank Madden on Dec 5, 2009 2:54 AM EST
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"Same old Bucks."
If you were a visitor from the year 2007, that's probably the reaction you would have had at seeing the 09/10 Bucks drop back-to-back games in uninspiring fashion in Washington and Detroit. Defense? Not much. Rebounding? Meh, too much effort. Road wins? Nah. Andrew Bogut? Still getting owned by Ben Wallace.
Ironically, the 06/07 Bucks actually started their season off with a 105-97 road win in Detroit (nearly reversed tonight), but as is usually the case, a promising start (15-14 through December 27) gave way to a miserable, injury-plagued final 50 games. It's too early to be condemning the 09/10 Bucks to the same fate, but the Bucks have seemed rather lifeless for long stretches over the past two, most notably in their inability to get big (or for that matter even small) stops on defense. And with neither Andrew Bogut (4/9 fg, eight points) nor Brandon Jennings (6/20 fg, 15 pts) providing any fireworks in the scoring column, the Bucks offense has been similarly toothless.
The Pistons had no such problems, as Rodney Stuckey stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points on 11 shots and nine assists. He helped set the tone early, beating Charlie Bell on a pair of quick cuts to the hoop en route to eight quick points that staked the Pistons to a 34-23 edge after one. Stuckey then beat Brandon Jennings and the halftime buzzer with a layup that restored the Piston lead to eight.
Detroit then used an early 8-0 run to push the lead to 14 in the third, and with the exception of some typical small Bucks runs managed to lead the game by double-digits most of the way. Jonas Jerebko was active and looking very un-rookie-like with 16 and 7, and ended the game by packing Charlie Bell on a three point attempt in the waning seconds. Fitting? Yes, fitting.
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Game Thread 18: Bucks/Pistons
by Frank Madden on Dec 4, 2009 9:25 AM EST
12 comments
Linkage
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Game Thread 16: Bulls/Bucks (Update: Bogut starting)
by Frank Madden on Nov 30, 2009 3:18 AM EST
41 comments
| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
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| @ | |
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| 6-8 (2-7 road) | 8-7 (6-2 home) |
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| November 30th, 2009 | ||
| Bradley Center |
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| 7:00 PM | ||
| Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Derrick Rose |
PG | Brandon Jennings |
| John Salmons |
SG | Charlie Bell |
| Luol Deng |
SF | Carlos Delfino |
| Taj Gibson |
PF | Ersan Ilyasova |
| Joakim Noah |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| (27th) 98.8 - OFFENSE - 104.2 (22nd) |
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| (15th) 105.9 - DEFENSE - 102.6 (7th) |
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(18th) 92.1 - PACE - 93.7 (11th) |
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Linkage
BlogaBull / Bulls by the Horns
News/analysis/discussion after the jump
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Game Thread 15: Magic/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Nov 28, 2009 4:16 PM EST
16 comments
Linkage
Third Quarter Collapse / Bucks Gameday
News/notes after the jump...
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Recap: Thunder 108, Bucks 90
by Frank Madden on Nov 28, 2009 3:47 PM EST
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Box Score
There's something about your team getting on national television that's kind of exciting. It's not that watching the game on ESPN is more enjoyable--Jon Barry and Kevin Calabro clearly weren't very familiar with the Bucks' lesser known players or their substitution patterns, which meant pretty much everything revolved around Brandon Jennings and the decline of Michael Redd. Understandable, but I'll take Jim/Jon any night.
Of course, as much as it's nice to have the respect of the ESPN gods, the downside is that there's no guarantee your team is actually, you know, ready for prime time. See last night. Unlike the Hornets game, there was no stopping the more talented Thunder from exposing the Bogut-less, Mbah a Moute-less, and essentially Redd-less Bucks for what they are right now: a jump-shooting team that didn't have the firepower to exploit OKC's gang-tackling approach to slowing Brandon Jennings, and couldn't keep up with the Thunder's athletes on defense.
Foreman of the OKC wrecking crew was, surprise surprise, Kevin Durant (33 pts on 21 fga, 12 boards, five dimes). An early up-and-under dunk all over Carlos Delfino underscored just what kind of physical talent the Bucks were dealing with, and matching the even smaller Charlie Bell against the 6'10"-and-long-as-all-hell Durant wasn't any better.
Beyond that, pretty much every OKC player seemed to win their matchup. We all know Russell Westbrook is bigger and stronger than Brandon Jennings, but he looked quicker much of the night as well, attacking the Bucks' weak interior to total 20 on 15 shots while adding seven assists, six boards, two blocks and just two turnovers. Last year when the Bucks played Derrick Rose's Bulls and Westbrook's Thunder in the season's opening week I remember thinking Westbrook was the more impressive player, and I'm still not sure which will emerge as the better player from the '08 draft. Thabo Sefolosha harrassed Mike Redd effectively and added 13/11 to boot, while Jeff Green looked like a very capable third banana with 17/6.
The Bucks only looked truly threatening in the early stages of the second period, when the Bucks once again showed that their scrubs can beat up on most other teams' scrubs. With Durant and Westbrook getting some rest, the Bucks ripped off a 16-5 run keyed by Ersan Ilyasova, whose tireless work on the glass resulted in 11 pts and eight boards in the period. Ridnour, once again seeing plenty of burn, also scored six in the period to help the Bucks stretch to a 46-40 lead at one point. But OKC then woke up (and got their big guns back in), responding with an 11-2 run to help claim a 51-50 halftime edge. Not a bad first half effort from the Bucks, who got just six points combined from Redd/Jennings and relied on their typical ride-the-random-hot-hand approach to keep them in it. After Ridnour and Warrick led the way in New Orleans, Delfino starred in the first with 13 points on six shots, before Ilyasova did the business in the second.
Unfortunately, no one picked up the slack in the third. The Thunder just took it to the Bucks with a 17-0 run to start the period, as the Bucks' jumper-heavy approach fell flat against the Thunder's all-out aggression. Jennings hit a pair of threes early in the fourth to bring the lead back to 10, but the Thunder quickly flipped the switch and used a 13-0 run to put it away. It was overall a tough night for Jennings, who scored just 14 on 12 shots along with three assists (the official box score has him for 12 points because Kurt Thomas was credited with one of his jumpers in the second quarter, and it has yet to be corrected). As per usual he got pulled early for Ridnour, but realistically it should have been Redd to get benched early on.
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Game Thread 14: Bucks/Thunder
by Frank Madden on Nov 27, 2009 2:43 AM EST
74 comments
Linkage
Welcome to Loud City / Daily Thunder
News/notes after the jump...
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