Jay Ratkowski On the Internet

Category: Sports

  • Plumlee Trade – Fixing a Mistake

    Yesterday the Bucks traded Miles Plumlee to Charlotte for Spencer Hawes and Roy Hibbert. Steve Novak was cut as part of it to free up roster space (maybe we’ll see him as a coach?). The trade itself is not really worth getting into too deep. Hibbert can’t play anymore and Hawes is a “stretch 5”…

  • Bucks Offseason Not Done After Plumlee Signing

    I was about to write about whether it appeared the Bucks had improved enough to make a run back toward the playoffs this year. But then the Plumlee signing happened and I realized I couldn’t answer that question yet. Plenty of people have discussed whether the signing of Miles Plumlee was smart, foolish, overvaluing the…

  • Bucks Hope Change Leads to Stability

    Think back to December 12, 2015 in Milwaukee. It’s the end of the game. The BMO Harris Bradley Center is packed with fans screaming as loud as they can. The home team dribbling out the clock. The opponents looking dismayed as they count down the moments until they can flee to the locker room. NBA championship victory? Nope.…

  • Being a Good Teammate

    I took a job a while back that seemed like a step down at the time. I was heavily recruited in my field and decided to go to a company that was still very much growing. I could’ve gone elsewhere for more prestige or a better title, but I felt like this was something that would…

  • Bucks Defense – Trying to Make Sense

    I found this funny stat that showed Monroe is the best player on the Bucks in terms of defensive win share. He was 69th in the league. As of writing this, he’s down to 74, as BBR updates often. But I thought it was actually kind of an interesting little stat. I don’t think it says…

  • Bucks 2015/16 Pre-Trade Deadline Review

    We’re almost to the all-star break and have the trade deadline looming in the 2015-16 NBA season, so when your team has the third worst record in the conference it’s about time to look to the future. Since the Bucks are a good candidate for a bigger move before the trade deadline (and really no team…

  • Bucks Coaches: Kidd Vs. Prunty by the Numbers

    Jason Kidd returned to the Bucks bench tonight, putting to rest (for now) negligent speculation by dicks like Woj rumors that the hip surgery was a convenient way to get out of job that seemed to be going south. Prunty did an admirable job by at least not allowing a poor-performing team to get noticeably worse,…

  • Miracle in Motown – Packers Fans: R-E-L-A-X

    Yep, I just pulled out the most overused quote in the last 10 years of Packer fandom. Packers fans in Wisconsin and abroad are still overjoyed by the very improbable comeback victory over the Lions last night in Detroit. A game that saw the Packers down 20-0 at one point in the 3rd quarter and…

  • Is Time Up for Mike McCarthy & Aaron Rodgers?

    Is Time Up for Mike McCarthy & Aaron Rodgers?

    For the third straight year, the Packers lost in the playoffs.  For most teams, this wouldn’t be so terrible, but the Packers feature one of the two or three best quarterbacks of the past decade.  Someone who is believed to be a sure fire Hall of Famer.  A quarterback who has nine seasons behind him…

  • Ted Thompson 1st and 2nd Round Draft Picks

    Just throwing some data out there. Link to larger view