"Behind the basket nearest the home bench, a college-type rooting section pours into each Bucks home game. Despite the Bradley Center not being among the most plush and spacious NBA arenas, and there being little to cheer about in recent years, the section rides every opposing player stepping to the free throw line.

On this night, with the Bulls in town, Kyle Korver was called Justin Bieber and Joakim Noah "looked like a girl.'' For the past few seasons, such were the highlights of a night watching the Bucks. You'd get a couple of laughs, the home team would play well into the third quarter before folding, and the crowd would slowly thin out, heading out for perhaps a couple of beers.

The Bucks' fortunes changed on draft night 2009, when they selected an arrogant, unproven — yet talented — point guard named Brandon Jennings, who was so unsure of his draft position that he refused to spend time in the green room until he was selected. He showed up at Madison Square Garden after he was picked 10th overall and later complained during an interview about the Knicks passing on him at No. 8 in favor of forward Jordan Hill."