John Salmons, in my humble opinion, is what one can be considered an underrated NBA player. One thing that he is: consistent. 15.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG and 2.8 APG. While not on the par of Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, he won’t embarrass you with a 3-for-17 that the superstars of the Association put up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brandon Jennings’
Hawks Build Big First Half Lead, Cruise Past Bucks 102-92
One team, by all rights, wasn’t supposed to be here, yet they managed to go on a late run of success despite the loss of their big man. The team? the Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been to the playoffs the past two seasons; so if anything else, the Hawks have the experience [...]
Jennings Bests Evans, Bucks Outlast Kings In 2 OT 114-108
Friday night’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings was one that was anticipated to be one of the more exciting games on the NBA schedule as the two top rookies this season, Brandon Jennings and Tyreke Evans, were set to do battle on the hardwood. As it would turn out, Jennings would win [...]
Bucks Win Fifth Straight, KO Jazz 95-87
Truth be told, I can honestly say that I did not pay the Milwaukee Bucks much attention this season as they seem to have this knack of teasing their fans with their promise, but inevitably winding up disappointed. Yet this year, they are surprising some folks with their heady play, as a result, are in [...]
Nash Claims Skills Competition
To win the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, the winner had to successfully make a layup, a chest, bounce and outlet pass through hoops, a jumper and then a dribble with a finishing layup. Steve Nash tacked on a bit more at the start: Fly to Vancouver, carry the torch in the Opening Ceremonies of the [...]
Evans, Blair Help Rookies Slam Sophomores 140-128
Typically during the Rookie-Sophomore games during the All-Star break, you pretty much know who is going to win. The Sophs’ roster typically is far superior to the Rookies’ and the end results bear that out as they have had won seven straight and eight of ten with this format, which began in 2000. Last year’s [...]
Adversity Dooms Bucks, Suns Prevail 105-101
It has been a very difficult 24 hours for the Milwaukee Bucks, the events in question health-related. The first tragic event was the season-ending loss of Michael Redd with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, suffered Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bucks also lost coach Scott Skiles for the game, [...]


April 24th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
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