The Bucks looked good in the first half but they were awful in the 2nd half as they were outscored 55-39 and it cost them big time in this game. Rookie point guard Brandon Jennings led the way for the Bucks in his NBA debut with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Michael Redd was only 6 of 17 shooting in this game but he still finished up with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova had a decent game off the bench for the Bucks tonight with 11 points and 4 rebounds in only 18 minutes. The Bucks are now 0-1 on the season.

I have a feeling that the Bucks are going to have to most ping pong balls in the NBA Lottery next June. They got rid on everyone who made money on the roster besides Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut and Luke Ridnour. The rest of the roster is filled up with youngsters or career backup types. With that in mind I would bet on the under with confidence.

Hakim Warrick could have signed with a good team as a bench player but he decided that he still wanted to start and that’s why he signed on with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was the Bucks’ leading scorer in the pre-season so he will likely get the chance to start at either small or power forward when the season starts. Warrick played in all 8 of the Bucks’ pre-season games (2 starts) and he averaged 23.1 minutes, 13.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Warrick also shot 55.6% from the floor for the Bucks in the pre-season. If Warrick isn’t starting on opening day then the Bucks deserve to stink this season.

The Bucks have lost small forward Joe Alexander for the next 8-12 weeks with a partially torn hamstring. This injury will hurt Alexander more than the Bucks as he was going to likely get a real chance to show what he can do this season. Hakim Warrick and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will likely share the small forward job for the Bucks until Alexander is ready to return to action. How much he plays when he gets back will depend on how well the other guys play while he is out of action.

The Bucks don’t have much talent outside of Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut on the roster and they are both injury prone. Skiles led the Bucks to a 34-48 record (41.5%) last season and he will be fortunate to lead them to that many wins this season. Skiles though does have a 315-299 (51.3%) career record as a head coach in the NBA during the regular season so maybe he can work some magic. He also has a post season record of 15-20 (42.9%) in his career.