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March 2, 2006
posted under: Bucks

As with everything else, the Winter Olympics kept me distracted from how the Bucks are doing (well, the All-Star break also helped), but I guess I can’t ignore them any longer now that they’ve lost four of their last six since the break and are now at the .500 mark. Milwaukee dropped a 123-110 decision against Phoenix last night, opting to try and outscore the top scoring team in the NBA rather than attempt any defense. (Oops, this is the Bucks we’re talking about. Sorry.) Andrew Bogut said after the loss, “It’s kind of hard to adjust to their style of play.” Isn’t the mark of good teams the ability to force the opponent out of their normal game? Anyway, Michael Redd scored 37 points, while Bogut added 15 with nine rebounds. TJ Ford scored 13 points and Charlie Bell put in 12 more. The Bucks are now 29-29 and are hanging on to eighth place in the Eastern Conference, trailing Detroit by 18.5 games. They host New York (15-42) on Saturday, so hopefully there’s a win in our future.