Milwaukee Holding On Despite Injuries

This guy could fire anybody up.

If the Bucks are able to make the playoffs I think that Scott Skiles should receive serious consideration for Coach of the Year. 

I fully expected Milwaukee to fold like a house of cards when Michael Redd went down for the season.  This situation got even worse with recent injuries to starters Andrew Bogut and Luke Ridnour but somehow the Bucks have found a way to win games and hold onto 8th place.

Skiles has implemented a smaller lineup and a faster style of play in which players like Richard Jefferson, Charlie Villenueva, and even 2nd-year Ramon Sessions have flourished.

1/26 Recap – Random Thoughts

Milwaukee unofficially bowed out of the playoff race in the East as Michael Redd is out for the year with torn ligaments in his knee.

With yesterday’s win the Pacers are only 3 1/2  games out of making one of my BOLD Predictions come true.

The Rockets got T-Mac and Artest back and won in Detroit.

What a difference a “mar’e” makes to the Suns.  Big road win for Phoenix as Atlanta had the 5th best home record coming into that game. 
Speaking of Suns-Hawks, everytime I watch this I yell to try to warn Steve Nash to get out of the way: