Analysis: Utah Jazz - Milwaukee Bucks

After the victories over the Wizards and Timberwolves the Bucks will this time set out to Salt Lake City where Tyronte Corbina – Utah Jazz will be their opponent.

Classification and team condition:
Utah Jazz have won two times and lost thrice in away matches. Basketball players from Milwaukee have two wins and two defeats. Utah is the 13th team in the West and Milwaukee the 7th in the East.

Potential and team condition:
The beginning of the season wasn’t easy for Utah’s players, considering their gaming timetable. The jazzmen had only 1 possibility to play before their own fans only in four matches. It was the match against Philadelphia 76ers which ended up with the win of the hosts (102-99). A weak start of the season is not a surprise for anybody since the defeats in Los Angeles, Denver and San Antonio were taken into consideration. The defeat could have been foreseen but the weak condition of the team from Salt Lake City, which virtually hadn’t fought against the opponents in these matches, has to be considered. However strange it may seem Utah has a very good lineup which lacks a bit of luck and can advance into the play-off. But to realize this aim they have to win in such matches as against Milwaukee. Energy Solutions Arena and a specific atmosphere which differ from the standards of American parquets is the biggest advantage of Jazz. Tyrone Corbin doesn’t dispose of any famous names but Josh Howard and Devin Harris can well notice such losses as Kirilenko and Okura’s leaving.
Milwaukee has appetite for the best “eight” about what the club’s president John Hammond had been talking before the beginning of the season. The lineup of the “Bucks” doesn’t seem to be stronger than last year’s. The team from the state of Wisconsin was left by Maggette, Salmons and the club’s idol Michael Redd who signed a contract with Phoenix Suns several days ago. A success recipe for the Bucks team will be the Brandon Jennings – Andrew Bogut duet. They were deciding the outcomes of matches although other players Ersan Ilyasova and Carlos Delfino were also important elements of the game. A year ago the Bucks managed to sign a contract with Drew Gooden who can be a perfect help for Andrew Bogut. The club’s advantage? – a friendly team which has been performing in such lineup for the third season already.

History of meetings:
Analyzing several previous seasons it isn’t hard to notice the hosts’ winning all the matches. The previous season was dictated by Utah which was better than its opponent in three matches: 86:94, 109-88, 112-95.

Tips and grounds:
It will be an evened match since both teams dispose of similar possibilities. Milwaukee is presented better at the 4-5 positions where Bogut and Gooden can be counted on. If Jazz will limit the Bucks’ beginnings under the basket (with the help of Millseps and Canter) and won’t let Jenningson attack then their chances for a win will increase. Defeats in matches against opponents of Bucks’ level especially at an own parquet can cancel out chances of an advance into the play-off.

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