Comments on: Shades of Timmy

By: latenite

latenite — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:14:43 +0000

The comparison will be better once Bogut wins four NBA championships.

By: Bryan Harvey

Bryan Harvey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:34:03 +0000

I’m glad you broke the rule that we’re not supposed to compare players across race. It was a stupid, nonsensical rule in the first place.

PS Thanks for linking my Lawn Chair Boys bit on Bogut. It’s much appreciated.

By: cliffton

cliffton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:42:38 +0000

ya good point aides. he might not have that bank shot but he’s surprisingly athletic for a 7 footer.

just need to look at that wizards game last week (the 1 in dc), where he flew down the right side wing for the half court alley from jennings. and then that play where he was hammering down the centre of the key for the tasty dish from bj again for the nasty throw down.

you get used to seeing 7 footers shuffling down the court behind play, not tearing past guards/forwards. neither play happens if he’s not out-running the D down the court.

By: aides

aides — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:43:10 +0000

good call on the Timmy comparison. plus, Bogut seems to be serving up terribly nasty dunks every few weeks. which Duncan tends to do every 3-4 years.

By: Braydon

Braydon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:36:23 +0000

If only we could get Skiles to coach the Boomers….if i have to watch Ingles jack up 3 after 3 after 3 i will shoot someone

By: CP4

CP4 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:27 +0000

I think he can definitely make the All-Defensive Second Team, and potentially the All-NBA Second or Third Team. That would cap off a great season for him.

Agree with Cliffton. It’s no coincidence we’re seeing this from Boges. It’s the combination of a good coach, an injury-free run, and disciplined team members.

Can’t wait to see him in the playoffs!

By: clifffton

clifffton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:19:32 +0000

Bleh, Joakim Noah and the Al Horford? Rubbish, neither can hold candle to Bogut. Only 2 players in the league average more than 15 ppg, 10 rpg, & 2 bpg. He’s a clear 2nd in blocks at 2.5, and I think it was 4th in offensive fouls drawn. Espn.com have him running 2nd for defensive player of the year behind Howard.

Good article here:
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2010/03/10/13186481.html

By: Braydon

Braydon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:42:52 +0000

“Five years into career, Bucks’ Bogut living up to hype”

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/03/11/fiveonrise.week20/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1

By: clifffton

clifffton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:43 +0000

@JV
This might be true of previous years, but those inconsistencies have been remarkably absent this season.

Don’t forget the Bucks have been an entirely perimeter based shooting team since George Karl left, with a revolving door of rookie coaches unable to change the trend (largely due to a certain off guard jacking up 25+ shots a night – a real shame that ankle injury lol). I put it to you that very few big men in the history of the game are going to flourish in those circs.

An experienced coach, accountability on both ends of the court, a distribute first point guard, and of course a largely injury free season.

I don’t think it’s coincidence we’re seeing a much more settled and dominant performance out of the big guy.

By: peteD

peteD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:35:50 +0000

@JV, Bogut has been pretty damn consistent over the last 20-30 games. I know its not an entire season, but it looks like he’ll sustain it. I’m hoping that the Andrew Bogut 2.0 is here to stay.

the guys over at Hardwood Paroxysm said he was the second best center in the league at the moment. hard to argue with, right?