[nomisg]

Andrew Bogut and Carlos Delfino each scored 21 points, Bogut also grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the winless New Jersey Nets 99-85.

Rookie Brandon Jennings, had 19 points and eight assists.

Bogut and the bucks have been hot in the month of November, in the 7 games so far Andrew Bogut is averaging 19 points (at 60%), 10 rebounds, 2 Blocks and 2 Assist a game. the Bucks are won off 5 of 7 in that period.

[South01]

Bogut sidelined 2-4 weeks with injury


Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that Andrew Bogut suffered a lower left leg strain and contusion in Wednesday’s 99-85 win against New Jersey that is expected to sideline the fifth-year center for two-to-four weeks.

Bogut scored team-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win and left the game late in the fourth period and did not return to action.

Bogut, 24, was examined by Bucks orthopedic physician Dr. Michael Gordon, M.D., and underwent an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) exam this morning, which revealed the injury.

In nine games this season (all starts), Bogut has averaged 16.1 points, 9.2 rebounds (19th in NBA), 1.9 assists and 1.44 blocked shots (22nd in the NBA) in 33.6 minutes per game. Bogut ranks 11th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.565), connecting on 65 of 115 attempts from the floor.


Source: www.nba.com/bucks

[marriard]

Bogut is apparently back for tonight's game:

http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=4701031

Well so much for 'easing him back in' - 22pts, 16reb, 3 ass, 4 blks in 35 minutes in a Bucks win over the Bulls.

[South01]

Yeah he totally kicked ass,i was on Twitter and he was posting that he'd play and was eating a fruit salad before driving to game.

[South01]

AndrewMBogut from Twitter i had a chuckle

Bout time we got a win VS Chicago! Squad 6: Best Chant of the Night. "You look like a lady!!" hahahha I LMAO in my head during a FT attempt.

[marriard]

Bogut can't hit the side of the barn tonight against the Wizards - everything is rimming out, but he does so many other things for the Bucks - a few rebounds, some blocks, 3 charges taken, 5+ assists... A lot of players learn to do this - when your shot isn't going you have to find other ways to contribute.

[nomisg]

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Andrew Bogut poured in 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers, 108-101, in a double-overtime thriller at the Bradley Center.

Luke Ridnour added 20 points off the bench for the Bucks, who had lost five in a row to Portland prior to Saturday. Brandon Jennings tallied 18 points and 11 assists, Ersan Ilyasova had 11 points and eight rebounds and Michael Redd chipped in 11 points for Milwaukee, which has won two in a row following a four-game skid.

“We showed a lot of character tonight,” said Bogut. “Last year’s team, we probably would have bit the dust and probably lost in that one overtime, but we believed tonight.”

Bogut is continuing probably his best season in the NBA so far , keep it up.

[marriard]

As long as he continues to stay healthy Bogut is going to have his best season. He has really developed a great post up game where he can score on little half hook shots with either hand from either block. Combined with his running shot across the lane and he is a real handful on the post unless you double team him.

He was running out of legs in the overtimes last night which was pretty expected since he kept the Bucks in the game all night long. He made some big time shots at important times and some excellent defensive plays.

Right now he is probably the second best center in the East behind Dwight Howard although the all-star berth for back up center probably goes to Brook Lopez who puts up better numbers on a horrible team. Ilgauskas played several all star games with similar or worse stats.

[marriard]

Bogut has picked up some silly fouls against the Cavs which is a little sad since he was playing well otherwise. He has 3 fls so we probably wont see him in again for this half.


Bucks are wearing some hideously colored red uniforms. They look like the old Rockets uniform gone wrong.

[marriard]

Bogut dominated against the Bulls last night... 27 pts, 13 reb, 6 blks. He also hit his free throws down the stretch which is massive. He had to take on Noah and Miller all night with no help. Bogut must be feeling the healthiest he has for some time - he played 42 minutes last night. He got a couple of crappy calls on some clean blocks as well, so he could have had 8-9 blocks last night.

He still isn't getting the touches he needs in the fourth quarter, but it was better than it has been. Michael Redd is still over dribbling and forcing up stupid shots down the stretch and I'd hate to see his FT % when the game is on the line - he misses way too often because his stroke is way too long and it breaks down. That said, Bogut needs to make himself more available when Redd has the ball so it is obvious this is what happening so the excuse 'I had to shoot it - no one else was helping me' is not valid.

Big scoring nights are important, but it is very important than Bogut sees if he can get above the 10 rebounds per game mark. If Bogut can step up and average a double-double for the season would be a huge accomplishment

[Brent]

all i have to say is that it is great to see bogut having such a good year so far.

[sleet52]

Dominant display by Bogut. Did very well gettin 13 rebounds against a guy like Noah who is better in that department.

Loved seeing that Bogut took 23 shots (career high) he really needs to be more active on the offensive end and start taking the shots Jennings takes.


Hopefully Bogues can start building some consistency and lead this team to the playoffs!!

[South01]

Yeah i think Bogut has been very consistent this year and is obviously having a stand out year,allstar year lol

[marriard]

All Star isn't too far away considering past year back up centers in the East. Big Z made two all-star game with stats not that much different to what Bogut is throwing up. I remember Rik Smits made an all star team with similar stats as well.

Dwight Howard is the obvious starter but after that is a toss up. Brook Lopez is probably statistically better, but his team is awful. After that I am not sure who you would put in front of Bogut. There is also a couple of forwards listed on the all star ballot as centers (Bargnani, Horford).

The only thing really in the way is them choosing Shaq for 'services to the game' or some BS. Shaq isn't an all star this year and doesn't deserve to be there playing in any capacity.

If any Buck makes the all-star team it will be Bogut

[nomisg]

Interesting stat about Bogut and the Bucks

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Andrew Bogut loves rest... Bogut's home/road splits are fairly even--he scores more at home but gets more minutes and shoots a lower percentage at the BC. However, his performance is significantly better the more time he has off. He averages less than 14 ppg on sub-45% shooting with no days off or one day off, but with two or more days off he puts up Dwight Howard numbers: 20 ppg, 11 rpg, 2.6 bpg and 56% shooting.

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...and the Bucks love a rested Andrew Bogut. As we mentioned yesterday, when Bogut's good, so are the Bucks. With the win last night the Bucks moved to 11-1 when Bogut scores 17 or more. In wins he averages 20.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.2 bpg on 58.5% shooting. In losses: 11.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg and 40.9% shooting. Yikes.

From : http://www.brewhoop....ts-bucks-by-the

[South01]

marriard, on 11 January 2010 - 09:38 AM, said:

All Star isn't too far away considering past year back up centers in the East. Big Z made two all-star game with stats not that much different to what Bogut is throwing up. I remember Rik Smits made an all star team with similar stats as well.

Dwight Howard is the obvious starter but after that is a toss up. Brook Lopez is probably statistically better, but his team is awful. After that I am not sure who you would put in front of Bogut. There is also a couple of forwards listed on the all star ballot as centers (Bargnani, Horford).

The only thing really in the way is them choosing Shaq for 'services to the game' or some BS. Shaq isn't an all star this year and doesn't deserve to be there playing in any capacity.

If any Buck makes the all-star team it will be Bogut

yeah i agree he isn't too far away if it isnt this season,not many good centers around either,well not more than 4 imho..

[nomisg]

What a shocker today, probably the worst game of the season fro Bogut.

The Lakers had no Gasol so Bogut only had to go up against Andrew Bynum tonight and Bynum simply outplayed him. Bynum had 17 points and 18 rebounds while Bogut only scored 3 points for the whole game. He got bench for big stretches of the game tonight.

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Bogut had 27 points and 12 rebounds

Andrew Bogut had just fouled out with 4:11 left, Chris Bosh(notes) was on his way to a career night for the Raptors and the Bucks were clinging to the slimmest of leads.

“It was gut check time,” Milwaukee’s Charlie Bell(notes) said. “When (Bogut) went out of the game, it was time for other guys to step up. We could’ve easily laid down and said, ‘Oh man, we lost because Andrew fouled out.”’

They didn’t.

The Bucks went on a 7-0 run just after Bogut fouled out and Milwaukee held on to beat Toronto 113-107 on Wednesday night, overcoming Bosh’s career-high 44 points.

“We learned a lot about ourselves,” Bell said.

Bogut had 27 points and 12 rebounds before picking up his sixth foul on the offensive end when Jarrett Jack(notes) slipped in behind him and drew a foul.

Moments later, Bosh hit two free throws to cut it to 103-102 before Milwaukee pulled away by pulling in offensive rebounds.

“A lot of hustle. We needed that. We weren’t shooting the ball that well from the perimeter,” Bogut said. “If we can get some cheap points, that’ll help us win games.”

[marriard]

Bogut really having some big games recently. 17 pts, 15 reb, 4 blks and bunch of good defense tonight. Really just destroyed Miami early although kind of died down a little at the end of the game...

They interviewed him after the game - I didn't know that he pays for all the tickets for the lunatics that scream like a soccer crowd at every Bucks home game. He covers 100 lower bowl tickets, conducts 'auditions' and as he said 'Free tickets and all you have do is scream and yell all game'.

That a pretty good deal if I have ever heard one.

[marriard]

Went down to the Miami-Bucks game tonight.

Bogut and the Bucks destroyed Miami tonight. There were two of us at the game with Aussie flags, Bogut jerseys, etc... We were not popular at the beginning and we became more obnoxious as the game wore on. Most of the local fans left by the end of the third quarter.

Bogut was outstanding - the Heat don't have anyone who can match up with him. Delfino is becoming a very, very good NBA player and the Heat didn't know what to do with him either. The Heat simply don't match up well with the Bucks and were never really in the game except for the first few minutes of the first quarter.