For the Wolves, something to howl about. For the Bucks, they cried wolf.

at the Target Center, November 25, 2005:Well, this is a disaster. The Bucks looked very, very flat tonight against Minnesota after a very impressive showing 2 days ago against Philadelphia. The result: A 107-70 blowout for the Timberwolves. Ricky Davis led the T-Wolves with 23 points and (as you all can expect) Kevin Garnett had a big night with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists while Mark Blount had 14 points and 10 rebounds. I just was disgusted by the Bucks' performance tonight. Michael Redd was their leading scorer, but he only had 17 points, followed by Bobby Simmons with 15 and Philip Fitzpatrick with 10. It was a bad night for Fitzy... he was 4-for-12 from the field, a disastrous 2-for-8 from the foul line, and he only had 2 rebounds. On the bright side, he did have 3 assists and 2 blocks, though. What really made me disappointed in the Bucks was that they shot just 30.4 % from the field and 64.3% from the charity stripe compared to the T-Wolves' 56.5% field goal rate and a perfect 8-for-8 from the line, and the Wolves outrebounded the Bucks 55-45 and had twice the assists of Milwaukee, 22 to 11. All told, not a good night to be a Bucks fan. And it gets worse: the Detroit Pistons come to the Bradley Center tomorrow. I'll fill you in on the details in the next post.

Bucks 86 the Sixers, they are now 7-3!

Philadelphia 88

Bucks 111

Iverson hung 45 on the Bucks, but

Michael Redd and Fightin' Fitzie dominated the Sixers throughout the night!

The Bucks are beginning to be the most surprising team in the NBA, as their record improved to 7-3 after their 111-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. Michael Redd led the Bucks with 36 points, Bobby Simmons had 18 points and 6 rebounds, T.J. Ford had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and of course, rookie Philip Fitzpatrick had 16 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and a block. For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 45 points (what else is new?) and Chris Webber had 18 points.Notes on tonight's game:Michael Redd has been an explosive scoring threat after the first 10 games for the Bucks. He is averaging 36.3 points per game so far!The Lumbering Leprechaun, Philip Fitzpatrick, has been the top rookie so far in the NBA. After 10 games, the 6'11", 265 lb. rookie power forward from Notre Dame is averaging 14.6 points, 13.4 rebounds and 5 assists a game!Allen Iverson has had the two highest scoring games for an opposing player so far this year. His 45 points tonight eclipses his 42 point effort on November 1, Opening Night.The Bucks shot exceptionally well tonight as they hit 53.7% of their shots (44 for 82) and 53.8% of their treys (7 for 13). Philly was 35 for 73 from the field (47.9%) and was 3 for 8 from 3-point land (37.5%). The Bucks also did better in the free throw department (Milwaukee:16 for 20, 80%, Philadelphia 15 for 22, 68.2 %.) Milwaukee also won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Sixers 45-35 (thanks to Mr. Fitzpatrick's 19 rebounds-that tied a career high, he also had 19 on November 2 at New Jersey). However, the 76ers had more assists, 21 to 20. In the turnover department, the 76ers committed 10 turnovers while the Bucks only coughed up the ball 5 times.The Bucks outscored Philly in every quarter, and in the 2nd period, the Bucks held the Sixers to a season-low 12 points.So the Bucks are now 7-3, on November 25, the Bucks travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Expect Philip Fitzpatrick to be seriously defended by the T-Wolves' Kevin Garnett in that game...

Bucks win in Salt Lake City, 2-2 on Western swing.

November 21 at Delta Center Energy Solutions Arena: Bucks 113 Jazz 111. Michael Redd had 33 points and Philip Fitzpatrick had a career best 27 points to go along with 15 rebounds, 4 assists and a block as all 5 Bucks starters scored in double figures. Andrei Kirilenko had a double-double for Utah with 25 points and 13 rebounds while Mehmet Okur had 22 points.

The Bucks are now a surprising 6-3 in the season so far, and they host Philadelphia on the day before Thanksgiving.

Bucks win one, then lose one in NoCal...

November 16 at The Arena in Oakland, now Oracle Arena: Bucks 103 Warriors 88. Michael Redd scored a career high 48 points in tonight's game while Bobby Simmons had 23 points and 4 steals to lead the Bucks to the win,as they improved to 5-2. Jason Richardson led Golden State with 27 points and Baron Davis had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Milwaukee's Philip Fitzpatrick only had 6 points, but he hauled down 14 rebounds, blocked 2 shots...and he handed out 11 assists! Not bad for a 6'11", 265-pound big fella!

November 18 at Arco Arena: Kings 101 Bucks 97. Mike Bibby led Sac-town with 30 points while Brad Miller had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists as the Kings handed the Bucks their 3rd loss in this, their 8th game of the 2005-2006 campaign. Michael Redd followed his 48 point performance in the game against the Warriors with a 44 point effort while Bobby Simmons had a career high 29 points. Philip Fitzpatrick was held to just 6 points, but the 6'11" rookie power forward from Notre Dame had 15 rebounds, 6 assists and a career high 6 blocked shots!
On to Utah to finish the road trip...

Bucks get Clipped in Los Angeles!

This was my 1st advanced version replay of the 2005-06 Bucks replay,and the Bucks looked a lot flat to start this 4-game western road trip as the Clippers defeated the Bucks 101-92 as Milwaukee's record is now 4-2. Once again,Michael Redd led the Bucks in scoring with 33,and Philip Fitzpatrick had a solid night with 15/8/4,but the Bucks just could not make baskets as they made only 39.4% of their field goals compared to the Clippers' 48.6%. Elton Brand scored 24 points to lead the Clips and Sam Casselll added 20 while Corey Maggette had 16/8 and Chris Kaman had 14/11. If we need to win more games,we need to improve on making field goals,'cause 39.4 just does not cut it.
Los Angeles Clippers 101
Milwaukee Bucks 92
Elton Brand 24 pts 5 rebs 3 asts
Sam Cassell 20 pts 3 asts
Chris Kaman 14 pts 11 rebs
Michael Redd team high 33 points
Philip Fitzpatrick 15 pts 8 rebs 4 asts
Bobby Simmons 9 pts 7 rebs
Up next for the Bucks (4-2):A trip up to the Bay Area as they face the Warriors in Oakland on November 16.

Michael is Redd hot as the Bucks edge Indy!

Tonight,we witnessed another Redd hot performance by Michael Redd as he scored 43 points to lead the Bucks past Indiana 93-90 tonight as our record is now 4-1. Perhaps the storng points in Mike's big game was his 6 for 9 in 3-point attempts and the Pacers committing so much fouls on him,that he made 17 of 19 from the line...incredible! Besides Redd's big 43 point night,well there was nothing else,really. Philip "The Lumbering Leprechaun" Fitzpatrick had another double double with just 12 points and 10 rebounds,as Jermaine O'Neal (who had 28 and 10 to lead Indy) was a definite beast against the young Fitzpatrick,even though Fitzy had a good height advantage (Fitzy's 6'11" and O'Neal is 6'10"). Elsewhere,Joe Smith was great off the bench scoring 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting and 4 of 5 from the stripe as he looked very good in just 13 minutes of work. What impressed me the most about our 4-1 start is that we are playing great defense. In all of our 4 wins,we have held our opponents to under 100 points! But starting Tuesday,the Bucks begin a tough 4-game Western road swing which will prove that if we are up and coming or just the same old Bucks...we'll see,my friends.

Milwaukee Bucks 93 Indiana Pacers 90

Bucks

Michael Redd game high 43 points

Philip Fitzpatrick double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He also had 4 assists.

Joe Smith 12 points off the bench in just 13 minutes

Pacers

Jermaine O'Neal 28 points and 10 rebounds-team leader in points

Stephen Jackson 20 points and 9 rebounds

Peja Stojakovic 13 points and a team high 12 rebounds

Up next for the Bucks:The start of a 4-game west coast road trip beginning in Los Angeles,as they take on an improved Clippers team Tuesday,November 15 at Staples Center!

Simple math for Bucks Nation: D+O+(4-1)=1ST PLACE! Bucks blast Golden State!

Bucks 95,Warriors 79.This game recap is brought to you by the letter D for defense and W for win and by the numbers 95 and 79.My Bucks played a terrific game tonight as they completely shut down the Golden State Warriors 95-79 tonight at the BC. After 3 quarters,we were up by an astounding score of 78 to 46 as everything went right for the Bucks and everything went wrong for the visitors from the Bay Area. Some reasons for this Milwaukee win? Michael Redd,for example,had a big night. He had 36 points to lead the attack,going 13-27 from the field and 5 of 10 from deep as he led the charge. And in the Battle of the Domers,our Philip Fitzpatrick dominated Troy Murphy. Fitz had a career high 20 points while grabbing 15 rebounds tonight,and knocked Murphy to the floor so hard,he was injured,and he would not play for the rest of the game. (He would miss the next game,too.) It was an all out dominant performance by the Purple and Green,and I can't wait 'til our first intra-divisional game Tuesday,November 12 when the Pacers come to the Bradley Center!
Golden State Warriors 14 13 19 33=79
Milwaukee Bucks 20 28 30 17=95
Warriors:Jason Richardson 16 points
Baron Davis 16 points,6 rebounds and 10 assists
Mickael Pietrus 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Bucks (3-1)Michael Redd 36 points
Philip Fitzpatrick 20 points and 15 rebounds
Bobby Simmons 10 points,6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Next up for the Bucks:We wrap up our 3-game homestand with our first game against teams from our own division as the Indiana Pacers come to the Bradley Center on November 12!