Hooped Up

My favorite rookie of the ‘09-10 NBA Draft class hands down is Brandon Jennings. He has moves like a cat, jumps like a Gazelle, rocks all of my old hairstyles and he’ll most likely be in the playoffs while Stephen Curry and Tyreke Evans sit comfortably in their multi-million dollar homes eating peeled grapes and watching.

To help sell his signature shoes, Under Armor does a pretty good job of chronicling the odd journey of “Young Money” to the NBA and if you’re a security guard at the Bradley Center, you can take a break. Cause, Brandon Jennings will protect the house now and I assume he’s quick enough to protect an entire arena as well.

Check out the Under Armour team version of this commercial with Dez Bryant, Michael Phelps and face-puncher Georges St. Pierre after the jump.

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Bucks hold off Pacers at the end to sweep home stand
After beating three powerful teams – Cleveland, Boston and Utah – the Bucks tried hard not to peek ahead to their three-game western trip this week. They almost did.

But a more-than-solid showing by the bench helped rescue a sluggish performance by the starters as the Bucks were able to improve their record to 36-29 with their sixth straight victory 12th in their last 13.

Forward Jerry Stackhouse was hot early and he led the way with 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench, and four Bucks reserves combined to score 46 points, almost matching the starters’ total of 52. Read More »

Andrew Bogut is a fuel injected dunk machine. He is the rocker, he is the roller, he is the out-of-controller!

That’s what I imagine “The Nightrider“  would have said about this Bogut dunk on Brandon Rush if he was a guest blogger on Hooped Up today — and if Mad Max didn’t blow him up.

The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose will defend his title in the 2010 Taco Bell Skills Challenge against Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns and Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz, as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The 2010 field features three of the event’s six previous winners.

The Taco Bell Skills Challenge was introduced at NBA All-Star 2003 in Atlanta and features four players competing in a two-round timed “obstacle course” consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. All players must observe basic NBA ball-handling rules while completing the course. The two players with the fastest times from the first round advance to the finals with the order of competition determined by inverse order of the first round times. At the discretion of the referee, television instant replay may be consulted for clarification of rules compliance.

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DeMar DeRozan has moxy and Carlos Delfino throws angry blocks. So when these never quit dudes met on the fast break, the out come was going to be spectacular with effort either way. This time it was Delfino that won the effort contest, but hats off to the rook for going hard.

This was an awesome block equalled by a spectacular dunk attempt.

Jolly good show gentlemen!

You can’t see Anderson Varejao’s face as Hakim Warrick elevates at the 0:12 mark of this video, but judging by his body language (mimicking a turtle) he probably had a look of fear on his mug. Pure, unadulterated, poster making, Dwyane Wade reminding fear.

This dunk was a proper hammer!

I’m not too sure what was frustrating Carlos Delfino, but he sure took it out on Mickael Pietrus by nearing shattering the floorboards with this violent block full of angst. Can’t we all just get along?

Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that Andrew Bogut (7-0, 260) suffered a lower left leg strain and contusion in Wednesday’s 99-85 win against New Jersey that is expected to sideline the fifth-year center for two-to-four weeks.  Bogut scored team-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win and left the game late in the fourth period and did not return to action.

Bogut, 24, was examined by Bucks orthopedic physician Dr. Michael Gordon, M.D., and underwent an MRI exam this morning, which revealed the injury.

In nine games this season, Bogut has averaged 16.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.44 blocked shots in 33.6 minutes per game.

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Ever since I saw Brandon Jennings in Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot, I’ve been a fan of his game. So to see him go off on the NBA history books against the Golden State Warriors was all kinds of nice. When your name is in the books beside LeBron James, Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain, Rick Barry and Earl Monroe. You have officially arrived.

Listen to what Jennings had to say about his historical night, after the jump.

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The test revealed Redd suffered a strained left patella tendon in Saturday night’s game against Detroit. But the injury has nothing to do with the torn ligaments he suffered in the same knee last season. Redd is expected to miss at least two weeks and be re-evaluated at that time.

The veteran Bucks shooting guard suffered the injury when he went up for a dunk early in the third quarter of Milwaukee’s 96-85 victory over the Pistons.

“It’s not severe,” Redd said. “Good news. I just aggravated an old knee injury I had couple years ago. I’m going to Chicago today to check it out with my doctor, but the MRI showed up pretty positive.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel