Deep Threat: Bucks take Jodie Meeks 41st
Brew Hoop — Meeks had a 10 minute highlight reel against Tennessee I was desperately hoping DeJuan Blair might slip a few more spots, but instead the Bucks settled on Kentucky scoring machine Jodie Meeks.  Especially with Richard Jefferson gone, the Bucks are short on perimeter scorers so Meeks could certainly play a role as a floor-spacer off the bench.  Meeks led Kentucky with 23.7 ppg on .463/.406/.902 shooting, including three games of 45+ points.  At ...

The forgotten man
Canis Hoopus — ... , third in pull-up jumpers, behind Jack McClinton and Jodie Meeks and first in points per possession in transition opportunities. ...

Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions and Ilyasova get courtesy calls, Jennings headlines Vegas roster
Brew Hoop — ... is genuinely interested in returning to the Bucks, who drafted him in 2005. The JS has been playing up the possibility of Ilyasova returning for a couple weeks, which has been a clear signal of the Bucks' interest in bringing him back. After all, the JS almost never speculates on this stuff. BUCKS.com: Vegas roster out.  No big surprises on the Bucks' summer league roster, which will be headlined by rookies Brandon Jennings and Jodie Meeks as well as sophomores Joe Alexander and Luc Mbah a ...

Friday Notes: Childress vs. Sessions, more Jennings, Ilyasova decision soon?
Brew Hoop — ... Jodie Meeks is in town and getting used to his new digs. Charles Gardner also uncovers a good hint as to why the Bucks liked him so much despite not bringing him in for a workout.  Take it away, Dave Babcock: ...

Sunday Notes: Ilyasova update, Jennings in context, Bogut's summer continued
Brew Hoop — ... . I think he can really help us. He seems young and has a chip on his shoulder which is always a good thing. He is very quick to say the least, and his work ethic al helps him to be the best player he can be. We also took UK guard Jodie Meeks in the 2nd round. A prolific scorer in college, and has a great SG in ...

A Marcus Thornton Q&A
At The Hive — ... ATVS: In college, teams run out who they have, and you couldn't really run out big defenders against Thornton, because we had bigger players out there.  College teams don't really have enough 6'7" players on the roster to be throwing one of them at a 2-guard.  That said, he occasionally faced off against some taller defenders like Jodie Meeks.  He did very well against those guys because, as mentioned earlier, his shot naturally falls back.  I think a really tall defender could give him trouble, because while he can get his shot off ...

Caponomics: What the cap numbers mean for the Bucks' offseason
Brew Hoop — It could have been slightly better, it could have been slightly worse.  Either way, the 09/10 NBA luxury tax will be set at $69.92 million, a little over a million less than it was a year ago.  Assuming the Bucks cut Bruce Bowen before his contract becomes guaranteed on August 1, the Bucks would have a $63.56 million cap number for 14 players, including Brandon Jennings and Jodie Meeks but excluding Ramon Sessions or Ersan Ilyasova.  That would look like this: That gives the Bucks $6.36 ...

Q&A with Kevin Pelton
Canis Hoopus — ... or Jodie Meeks.  Did the Wolves get good value at 28 with Ellington?  Was there any shooting guard/wing worth taking at 6 instead of Flynn? ...

Thursday Notes: Amir in Vegas, Sessions talking to Bucks, Ilyasova waiting game
Brew Hoop — ... Johnson has been named today as a last-minute addition to the Bucks' Vegas team. I just got into Vegas an hour ago, so I'm pretty pumped to hear that another rotation guy--and potential starter--is going to get some burn out here. Given he's adapting to a new system and his game could still use a lot of refinement, it makes perfect sense. The addition of Johnson also means the Bucks could roll out a starting five of actual roster players: Brandon Jennings, Jodie Meeks, Luc Mbah a Moute, Joe Alexander and Amir Johnson. ...

Vegas, Baby! Previewing the 2009 Bucks Summer League
Brew Hoop — ... Overall the Bucks will have one of the more interesting teams to watch in Vegas, if for no other reason than they have so many potential rotation players actually playing here.  The Bucks have six roster players in Vegas : Jennings (though he hasn't signed yet), Jodie Meeks, ...

Game Thread: Bucks vs. Mavs
Brew Hoop — ... Rodrigue Beaubois (?) PG Brandon Jennings Nick Calathes (?) SG Jodie Meeks Luke Jackson (?!!?) SF Luc Mbah a Moute ...

Recap: Bucks 65, Mavs 59
Brew Hoop — ... proper context.  It's not like he was getting worked in the post; he got the aforementioned three fouls on loose balls and had another couple defending the rim after somebody else lost their man. I can live with that, especially given the way he came out of nowhere to block a couple shots. I'm not sure whether it's something he'd look for in a regular season game, but he also was 1/3 on long two-pointers.  C'mon Amir, let's not go all Gadzuric on us.  Jodie Meeks 27 min, 6/9 fg, 1/1 3fg, 1/2 ft, 2 rebs, 2 pf ...

NBA Summer League Day One Recap - It's A Grind
Pounding The Rock — ... to find video of his dunk to end the first half.  He tried to throw down over somebody and wasn't able to get all the way to the rim and ended up THROWING IT IN from about 2 feet away.  Game Four - Bucks vs Mavericks This game promised the most interest and turned out to be horribly painful to watch.  The Bucks have a lot of big names participating in Summer League with Brandon Jennings, Joe Alexander, Amir Johnson, Luc Mbah a Moute, Jodie Meeks, Chris Richard, and Salim Stoudamire.  ...

Recap: Bucks 80, Cavs 69
Brew Hoop — ... hit an open triple late.  He did once again bully his way into the paint on a couple occasions, and has now made 11 free throws in two games, but overall the story was again a disappointing one.  At PF Alexander has been more active crashing the offensive glass, and I even saw him box out once or twice on defense.  But he's still leaving something to be desired on defense, where his main positive is that he's quick enough to show/recover well on the pick/roll. Jodie Meeks 32 min, 7/14 fg, 0/1 3fg, 2/2 ft, 16 pts, 2 reb, 2 ...

Recap: Bucks 91, Kings 86
Brew Hoop — ... And while his streaky shooting was the story last night, tonight it was his passing which really stole the show.  Sure, a number of them were your mundane, catch-and-shoot types (thanks, Jodie Meeks), but he broke out the serious stuff as well.  On consecutive possessions ...

Tuesday Notes: Jennings unleashed, Childress back to Greece, Sessions' suitors
Brew Hoop — ... Like Luc Mbah a Moute last year, Jodie Meeks will get slightly more than the rookie minimum in his new contract, reducing the amount left to sign Sessions/Ilyasova slightly (most second rounders get two year minimum deals).  The Bucks opted to give him a three year deal with a base salary of $550-650k and the minimum the following two years, the last of which isn't fully guaranteed.  It's essentially same deal the Bucks gave Luc last year, which delays restricted free agency by a year in exchange for a few hundred grand extra as a rook.  ...

Game Thread: Bucks/Raptors
Brew Hoop — ... ' rookie shooting guard Jodie Meeks.  He may not be particularly good at anything but shooting, but damn is he good at that.  Meeks is now averaging 16.5 ppg on .574/.571/.800 shooting and has shot 50% or better in every game.  That'll work. ...

NBA Summer League Day Six and Day Seven Recap - Spurs still undefeated
Pounding The Rock — ... Joe Alexander in Thursday's first game, an 84-83 Raptors win that ended the Summer League for both teams.  As a bonus, there is some great commentary.  I think it is your George Bell guy.  The game overall was great as the Raptors hit a shot to win with 1.4 seconds left.  Lots of amazing plays and talent.  DeRozan finished with 20 and 6.  He averaged 17 for the Summer League on 49% shooting.  Joe Alexander had 19 and 8.  Jodie Meeks went off in the second half as he poured in 25 after the break.  Brandon Jennings ...

An Under-the-Radar Big Man
Canis Hoopus — ... . However, the Bucks may be forced to match Ramon Sessions's RFA offers, putting them at over $70 million in salaries for this year, and probably at around $53 million next year for just Redd, Bogut, Sessions, Jodie Meeks, ...

Saturday Notes: Sessions' status, Jennings getting noticed
Brew Hoop — ... If Sessions leaves, I've kind of assumed Ridnour would start initially in order to keep the pressure off Jennings.  But then again, with the Bucks going young across the board there wouldn't be much harm in giving Jennings big minutes from the start and letting him get his growing pains out of the way.  I'm not sure that's really Scott Skiles' style of course... Thorpe: Jennings 5th in rookie rankings David Thorpe has some kind words for Jodie Meeks too, but it's all about Jennings: If Ramon Sessions ...

Team evaluations: Better, same or worse?
Pounding The Rock — ... :  Redd and Bogut will be back after each missing close to 50 games last season and I like their drafting of Jodie Meeks, but the loss of Jefferson and Villanueva will be too much.  Take a step back, young bucks.  ...

The Forgotten Man, pt. iii: Better value than DeRozan?
Canis Hoopus — ... , third in pull-up jumpers, behind Jack McClinton and Jodie Meeks and first in points per possession in transition opportunities. ...

Wednesday Notes: Knicks waiting for Sessions, Warrick interest, Meeks profiled, the Jennings family
Brew Hoop — ... Truman Reed continues to be a beast for Bucks.com, cranking out so much stuff that I usually don't even get around to linking to it all. His latest is a look at Jodie Meeks, who seems to be settling right in with his fellow rookie ...

Sessions/Lee sign-and-trade difficult, but not impossible
Brew Hoop — ... - $100k)/125% = $3.92 million.  In other words, the minimum the Knicks have to send out is more than the maximum the Bucks can take back....so it's impossible.  The same would be true if the Bucks wanted to get Lee, who probably wants $10 million per but can't get it from anyone, at least not as a RFA.   A couple weeks ago John Hammond spoke glowingly of Lee on ESPN 540, so it appears he's a fan.  But with the Bucks having less than the MLE to work with (Jodie Meeks' $650k deal cut into the MLE since it wasn't a minimum deal), ...

Vegas Redux: Jennings, Meeks and Alexander
Brew Hoop — ... Meanwhile, less offensively gifted small forwards aren't generally going to be as strong and are less likely to expose Joe's weakness as a perimeter defender.  And that's kind of the problem--from what we've seen so far, he's just not at the point where you can pencil him in for major minutes at a given position.  For that reason it's perhaps not surprising that Gery Woelfel and others have questioned whether Alexander will even still be a Buck in November. Jodie Meeks 32.2 mpg, .557/.533/.818, 19.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.8 apg, 1.0 ...

Create Your Own Franchise
Canis Hoopus — ... Blake Griffin (5) James Harden (4) Hasheem Thabet (4) Tyreke Evens (4) Johny Flynn (4) Stephen Curry (4) Jorden Hill (4) Demere Derozen (3) Brndon Jennings (3) Terrence Williams (3) Gereld Henderson (3) Tyler Hansborough (3) Earl Clark (3) Austin Daye (2) BJ Mullins (2) Jodie Meeks (2) Dejuan Blari (2) Sam ...

Tuesday Notes: Rookie photo day, Sessions update, the view from L.A., roadkill Bucks
Brew Hoop — ... Back in grade school I rocked the laser background for class picture day.  And I'm damn proud of it.  Still, the NBA does things a bit more upscale, as you can tell from these snaps of Brandon Jennings and Jodie Meeks from the annual rookie photo shoot (via ...

Thursday Notes: Opener moved up, Sid saved Nelson, Position rankings
Brew Hoop — ... is all very positive. Andrew Bogut's Blog: Recap of the last month Unlike most of us, 'Drew recently gave his aunt's baby a middle name, ate seafood on the daily in Croatia, partook in epic ping-pong battles, and bought a new car. More similar to the rest of us, he doesn't know all that much about Walter Sharpe. NBA.com: Rookie Survey Brandon Jennings is voted the second-best playmaker by his rookie peers while Jodie Meeks ranks only behind Stephen Curry as a shooter. And then, ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Milwaukee Bucks: Saving a few buck$
Golden State Of Mind — ... as the Bucks could manage as all moves seemed to point to getting the team safely under the luxury tax rather than upgrading or even rearranging talent. <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> Arriving:   Brandon Jennings (Drafted #10 overall after year overseas) Jodie Meeks (Drafted #41 overall out of Kentucky) ...

Bucks Open Practice Review
Brew Hoop — ... Bradley Center hosted an open practice to unveil the 2009-10 Milwaukee Bucks this afternoon. A nice public service, because it's nigh time to reacquaint yourself with the team: There's quite a bit of turnover from the last time we saw the them. Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut have returned. Even Ersan Ilyasova came back. And we caught first glimpses of new-Bucks, including Brandon Jennings, Hakim Warrick, Carlos Delfino, Jodie Meeks,  Kurt Thomas, and Roko Ukic. ...

Bucks Season Preview
Brew Hoop — Below you'll find our contribution to the annual season previews that the good folks at Celtics Blog have been hosting for the last couple years. Last Year's Record: 34-48 Key Losses: Ramon Sessions, Richard Jefferson, Charlie Villanueva Key Additions: Brandon Jennings, Hakim Warrick, Ersan Ilyasova, Carlos Delfino, Kurt Thomas, Jodie Meeks Not-So-Key Additions: Roko Ukic Actual analysis and deep ...

Open Gameday Thread vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Rufus on Fire — ... and Jodie Meeks. In real life, they almost certainly won't be able to pull it together, but it's fun to think about. ...

Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever — ... the defense will be disciplined, but points will just be so hard to come by. Milwaukee Bucks Last season: 34-48 (Pythagorean Record: 38-44) Biggest team strength: Forcing turnovers (best in the league) Biggest team weakness: Fouling too much on defense (last in FT/FG defense) In: Hakim Warrick, Carlos Delfino, Ersan Ilyasova, Brandon Jennings, Kurt Thomas, Jodie Meeks, Roko Ukic.  Out: Richard Jefferson, ...

Redd out at least two weeks
Brew Hoop — ... , with second rounder Jodie Meeks expected to deputize.  Meeks struggled to find his shot in the preseason and was inactive for the first two games, but shot the ball exceptionally well in Vegas.  Considering he scored 23 ppg at Kentucky, the real question is whether he can defend well enough to win minutes over Bell, who hasn't been able to make shots for about two years now but can ably defend three positions.  You can guess what Skiles cares more about.  With Joe Alexander and Redd on the shelf for a while and Dan Gadzuric in Skiles' ...

Game Thread & Preview - Utah Jazz @ Cleveland Cavaliers
SLC Dunk — ... Stephen Graham Bobcats C.J. Watson Warriors Marcus Camby Clippers Jodie Meeks Bucks Devin Brown ...

Gameday Preview at Milwaukee Bucks
Rufus on Fire — ... Redd is out, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has a sprained foot and is expected to miss tonight's game,  and Bogut has a calf injury and is out. They'll miss Bogut in the middle, because Dan Gadzuric is his replacement, but they're reasonably prepared to handle the others' absences with Carlos Delfino, Ersan Ilyasova, and Hakim Warrick at forward, Jennings taking on more of a scoring role from point guard, playing alongside Luke Ridnour at times, and Jodie Meeks getting some minutes. All that's to say that the Cats' ...