http://www.buckstalk.com/blog Milwaukee Bucks NBA Blog with Bucks news, commentary and general opinion on the Milwaukee Bucks Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:07:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Dustin Chapman Transactions Pre-Draft: Traded Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to New Jersey for Richard Jefferson. Selected Joe Alexander 8th overall. Selected Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 37th overall. To kick off the day, Milwaukee did the impossible… something we haven’t seen them do in quite some time – make a good move on ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/2008-nba-draft-grades-milwaukee-bucks/ Jim Paschke of Bucks.com reports that Bucks forward Yi Jianlian tallied 26 points for the Chinese National Team in a victory over Croatia on Monday. Yi Jianlian’s return to basketball exploded on Monday in China’s third straight victory over Croatia. The Bucks power forward erupted for 26 points with strong play under ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/yi-scores-26-in-victory-over-croatia/ The Milwaukee Bucks began their pre-draft workout process on Friday, as they brought in Joe Alexander (West Virginia), Stanley Burrell (Xavier), Donte Greene (Syracuse), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA), Anthony Randolph (LSU), Brian Roberts (Dayton), and Walter Sharpe (UAB). Bucks.com caught up with each of them for brief post-workout ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/june-6-workout-prospect-interviews/ You may or may not have already learned that new Bucks head coach Scot Skiles has verbally agreed to hire former Indiana Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson as one of his assistants. You also may have also heard rumors that Jim Boylan, who acted as Chicago's interim head coach following Skiles' ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/skiles-fills-out-coaching-staff/ By: Dustin Chapman The Milwaukee Bucks are among a group of NBA franchises swimming in the deep, deep pool of mediocrity. What specifics define NBA mediocrity, you ask? Look no further than Milwaukee's current situation - an unstable front office, overpriced contracts, lack of team identity, constantly failing to make playoff ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/blow-it-up/ Milwaukee Bucks 2006-07 record: 28-54 Last in the Central Added: Royal Ivey, Yi Jianlian, Desmond Mason, Michael Ruffin, Ramon Sessions, Awvee Storey, Jake Voskuhl, Samaki Walker Lost: Earl Boykins, Ersan Ilyasova, Damir Markota, Ruben Patterson, Jared Reiner, Brian Skinner PG: Maurice Williams, Lynn Greer, Ramon Sessions SG: Michael Redd, Charlie Bell, Royal Ivey, Awvee Storey SF: ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/milwaukee-bucks-season-preview/ As Bucks fans we were all obviously hoping for one of the top two picks. But what we got on lottery day was a wake up call. You can tank all the games you want the last month of the season but the NBA Draft lottery can rip your heart ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/lottery-night-not-a-dissapointment/ Sometimes I don't get it.  the Bucks have 2 great young forwards.  And IMO, they aren't receiving enough minutes.  Both of these guys should be getting 36-38 minutes a game. Sure they are young..but that's only reason to play them more. It's not like they are always fouling out or ... http://www.buckstalk.com/blog/Milwaukee-Bucks/bogut-and-charlie-need-to-play-more-minutes/