Bucks v. Blazers 9 p.m. FSNWI

[Cold Crush 24]

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PDX:

[LUKE23]

Big loss.

[Cold Crush 24]

Both teams are hurting. If we can win big on the boards we might be able to squeek this one out. Im a hardcore optimist though.

[paulpressey25]

Bayless v. Potsie.......The Rose Garden Rumble!

[EastSideBucksFan]

Easy win.

[WEFFPIM]

Dynamic loss

[paulpressey25]

I'm actually pretty excited about the game (low standards I know). As DennisRodman posted yesterday, go back and watch quarters 2-4 of the Phoenix game. There were signs of the "Redd-less" team that started the season.

Portland plays small ball. Oden, Przzy, Outlaw. All gone. Rudy's gone.

Bogut should have a field day.
LRMAM should bother Roy.
To me it comes down to whether or not Ersan can bother Aldridge and we can prevent both Miller or Bayless from going off in some manner.

[BucksRUS]

Loss. Bucks will look bad tonight. Portland is playing much better than when we beat them at the BC.

[LUKE23]

Don't blow this one Bucks. Start JA and Delfino and play them 40+ minutes. We need this one.

[blkout]

I hate working nights. Now I'm wide awake and somehow have to sleep before the game.

[PDXKnight]

Guys, just a heads up, Rudy may be coming back tonight, but there's no guarantee. These are two tough teams. Portland's making the best of a tough situation, but they've lost 3 of the last 4. The Bucks lost Redd, but if the early season is any indication, you guys are just fine without him. It should be interesting to see a matchup of two rising stars in Roy and Jennings. Both of these guys have a knack for taking over games. Roy is mr. consistent while Jennings has been slightly less consistent, but both players are unstoppable when they're hitting shots.

[emunney]

Don't want to kick Redd while he's down, but he was absolutely killing us. I think we're back to being a +.500 team without him. This is a winnable game and we need to win it.

[wichmae]

Epic loss by more than 20

[Nebula1]

Jeff Pendergraph FTW.

[Bernman]

There were signs of the "Redd-less" team that started the season.

Signs of a Redd-less team, or the honeymoon effect created by the loss of perceived key player that causes a team's members to play especially motivated and together, only to be replaced by a normal energy level and selfishness at a later point. They actually had a double honeymoon effect going with Skiles being sidelined also. Portland won @ Dallas, @ San Antonio, and against Denver; in their first 3 games where both Oden and Przy were absent. Now they've lost 3 of 4, since the realities of playing with Juwan Howard as their center has set in. Did winning initially without Oden and Przy mean they were a better team without those two guys? Honeymoon effect is a very real and prevalent phenomenon. Now, Redd was no Oden/Przy to our team, but the reality is we're going nowhere with this crap talent squad. We likely won't be able to even take advantage of the honeymoon effect because of the caliber of opponents in combination with playing on the road.

[stevescheffler06]

This game, like most others this season will hinge on the shooting percentage for the Bucks. If they're hitting their jumpers they usually win. If not they lose. Man it would be nice to have one player who you could count on to hit wide open jumpers or a slasher when the shots aren't falling.

[aboveAverage]

I think we get destroyed

[trwi7]

Admirals got their asses kicked already. I'm hoping the Bucks can have the same happen.

[AussieBuck]

I'm going to miss the game so I'm predicting a win.

[James1980]

Loss, this really is a brutal road trip.