The Milwaukee Bucks are the dumbest team in the postseason

[Joe Sixpack]

Did he not have 4 40 points game in last years playoff ?


Was he not a shot away from the finals last year

Y’all watch ball or just skim through it ?

Jimmy is a #2 or 3 on a championship team

Really a #3

Jimmy can’t be your best player and expect that team to win a championship

 

[The Connoisseurs]

Jimmy is a #2 or 3 on a championship team

Really a #3

Jimmy can’t be your best player and expect that team to win a championship

Name me a 2 or 3 who’s downs what he’s done ?

 

[Rekkapryde]

the jackin of contested 3s while down is just confusing as fukk with the Bucks. Bud stay allowing that shyt. I do not get it. He was a KD toenail away from being fired. Giannis the only reason he still has a job.

 

[FAH1223]

Nah, that's being way too harsh. Most teams would kill for their roster construction.

* Lopez is an elite rim-protecting floor-stretching center to have next to Giannis.

* Jrue-Middleton-Grayson give you the best trio of 3-and-d perimeter players in the league.

* Portis, Connoughton, Ingles are all serviceable bench players.


Sure, Jrue isn't quite a true point guard, but when your star is as ball-dominant as Giannis, that's where you'll sacrifice. He's fine as a second facilitator. Their big issue is the lack of a better backup point guard but all teams have some hole in the lineup.

Look at Milwaukee's lineup and compare it to the Suns who basically go 5-deep and don't fit together naturally. Or the Lakers whose roster was so bad that picking up D-Lo, Rui, Vandy, Beasley, and Bamba at midseason was somehow a huge win (D-lo would be the Bucks's backup PG, Rui would get time when Giannis was out and none of those other guys would even play). Or the Sixers, the Grizzlies, the Kings....everyone lacking somewhere.

Jrue with the Bucks in the postseason

49% TS, 39 games

 

[No1]

the jackin of contested 3s while down is just confusing as fukk with the Bucks. Bud stay allowing that shyt. I do not get it. He was a KD toenail away from being fired. Giannis the only reason he still has a job.

Kyrie’s injury is the only reason he wasn’t fired.

 

[Dem313wayz]

It's pretty much a consensus that Bud is a trash coach.

No way they should be down even with Giannis missing 4 games

 

[Rekkapryde]

It's pretty much a consensus that Bud is a trash coach.

No way they should be down even with Giannis missing 4 games

Yeah, 2-2 at worst. Bud is buns and hopefully the front office sees it.

Problem is who would you replace him with?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

No, they were 11-8 this year without Giannis.

Read, breh. I said not counting the games when they were resting everyone. The last two games of the season they started Myers Leonard, MarJon Bauchamp, Jae Crowder, Jevon Carter, and Bobby Portis. Why the fukk would you count those games when talking about how good the starters are?

They were 11-6 in the games they were actually trying to win. And hell, Jrue/Middleton didn't even play in 3 of their other losses either.

So this season in games without Giannis where even at least ONE of Jrue or Middleton plays, the Bucks were 11-3. Only losses were on the road to Miami, road to Warriors, and road to Cavs, and Middleton didn't play in any of those.

Context matter cos most of those games were against lottery teams or teams load managing their star players. And the one decent team they beat without him were the Suns with no KD.

They beat OKC twice, Utah, Toronto, Phoenix with no KD, and Nets after the trade. No those aren't huge wins, but those are all pretty much .500 teams. If you go 11-3 against lottery teams, you're not a lottery team.

 

[Bonk]

Read, breh. I said not counting the games when they were resting everyone. The last two games of the season they started Myers Leonard, MarJon Bauchamp, Jae Crowder, Jevon Carter, and Bobby Portis. Why the fukk would you count those games when talking about how good the starters are?

They were 11-6 in the games they were actually trying to win. And hell, Jrue/Middleton didn't even play in 3 of their other losses either.

So this season in games without Giannis where even at least ONE of Jrue or Middleton plays, the Bucks were 11-3. Only losses were on the road to Miami, road to Warriors, and road to Cavs, and Middleton didn't play in any of those.





They beat OKC twice, Utah, Toronto, Phoenix with no KD, and Nets after the trade. No those aren't huge wins, but those are all pretty much .500 teams. If you go 11-3 against lottery teams, you're not a lottery team.

Breh, that’s regular season. The team is poorly constructed & they suck. The 11-3 is a lousy argument since Shai didn’t play in the OKC games, Lauri & Clarkson didn’t play in the Utah games, Nets didn’t have all the players they traded for & I’m pretty sure there were key players missing in the raptors game.

Apart from probably Jrue (I doubt Lebron will start him if he needs shooting) - none of these guys (including the current Middleton who can’t stop a nose bleed) would start on the Lakers. And no one on the bed would make the Lakers rotation apart from maybe Bobby.

Jrue has shot just slightly over 30% from the field in the playoffs in 3 seasons. That’s a BUM!

 

[Bonk]

the jackin of contested 3s while down is just confusing as fukk with the Bucks. Bud stay allowing that shyt. I do not get it. He was a KD toenail away from being fired. Giannis the only reason he still has a job.

Jrue was doing it with 18s left on the clock.

Jrue is definitely autistic - he stinks.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Brook does only one great things at defense: block shots. He’s trash when it comes to everything else. Giannis is their best rim protector.

He doesn't do everything elite on defense but he's not trash. And Giannis was literally a DPOY so what kind of comparison is that?

Jrue is overrated - he’s not that good.

30% of actual NBA players say that Jrue is the best defender in the entire league. He's made the All-Defensive team 4 of the last 5 years. He was picked to the All-Star team this year. And he's averaging nearly 20ppg hitting 38% of his threes. Do you know how many GMs would kill to have Jrue right now?

I guess you know better than NBA players, NBA media, NBA coaches, and NBA executives though.

Middleton is a shell of himself & he sucks defensively.

I agree that Middleton is hampered, but that's not the GMs fault. We were talking about roster construction, and up until last year Middleton was a very good 3-and-D wing.

Butter scored half of his points with Middleton guarding him.

Middleton is coming off of injury, what does that have to do with roster construction?

And Grayson Allen is a bench player at best & he was a bench warmer with the Grizzlies. Also, defensively, Grayson is a cone.

Breh, Grayson came off the bench when he was just a 2nd-year player. By year 3 he was starting for Memphis over Desmond Bane. You screwed up bad mentioning the Grizzlies.

He's a 40% three-point shooter who plays hard on defense and all the defensive metrics say he's above average there. That's pretty solid as your 3rd best three-and-D on the perimeter.

Ingles is trash & I still don’t know why they signed him apart the fact that he’s white & the GM/coach love white boys. He’s a 36-yr old coming off torn Achilles & someone who has no business playing for a team that needs an athletic 3 & D guy. Pat & Bobby are serviceable but they both suck defensively.

Ingles is hitting 41% of his threes, Portis is hitting 37%, Pat is having a down year but hit 40% last year. On a team that already has Jrue, Giannis, and Lopez as elite defenders, you can't have literally everyone be good on both ends.



How are you looking around the league and seeing teams with 4 better two-way guys than Giannis, Jrue, Middleton (before injury), and Lopez?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

How the fukk are you going to claim the Lakers have more 3-and-D guys than the Bucks when the Bucks are 4th in the NBA in made threes and 10th in %, while the Lakers are 24th in made threes and 25th in %?

Plus Bucks were 4th in Defensive Rating while the Lakers are 12th.

Lakers’ roster is way better than Bucks’ roster. Lakers have 4 solid athletic 3 & D guys.

Who the fukk are you talking about?

Max Christie, Kendrick Nunn, and Juan Toscano-Anderson combined to START twelve games this year and they're borderline G-League players. Lonnie Walker started another 32 and he's asscheeks, an absolute horrible defender and a black hole on offense. Malik Beasley is still getting 12 minutes a game even though on paper he's the worst player in the entire NBA for the postseason.

The only 3-and-D players the Lakers have are Reaves and Troy Brown.....and Troy Brown sucks.

None of the white boys on the Bucks would get playing time on the Lakers & Bucks have 7 of them.

Lopez would immediately be made the starting center no questions asked, Grayson Allen would be the first guard off the bench, and Ingles or Pat would get Beasley's minutes.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Jrue should be Drew sometimes.

He ain't got that J but he sure as hell got that D

 

[Bonk]

He doesn't do everything elite on defense but he's not trash. And Giannis was literally a DPOY so what kind of comparison is that?






30% of actual NBA players say that Jrue is the best defender in the entire league. He's made the All-Defensive team 4 of the last 5 years. He was picked to the All-Star team this year. And he's averaging nearly 20ppg hitting 38% of his threes. Do you know how many GMs would kill to have Jrue right now?

I guess you know better than NBA players, NBA media, NBA coaches, and NBA executives though.






I agree that Middleton is hampered, but that's not the GMs fault. We were talking about roster construction, and up until last year Middleton was a very good 3-and-D wing.





Middleton is coming off of injury, what does that have to do with roster construction?





Breh, Grayson came off the bench when he was just a 2nd-year player. By year 3 he was starting for Memphis over Desmond Bane. You screwed up bad mentioning the Grizzlies.

He's a 40% three-point shooter who plays hard on defense and all the defensive metrics say he's above average there. That's pretty solid as your 3rd best three-and-D on the perimeter.






Ingles is hitting 41% of his threes, Portis is hitting 37%, Pat is having a down year but hit 40% last year. On a team that already has Jrue, Giannis, and Lopez as elite defenders, you can't have literally everyone be good on both ends.



How are you looking around the league and seeing teams with 4 better two-way guys than Giannis, Jrue, Middleton (before injury), and Lopez?

The same players also felt Jrue didn’t deserve NBA shout this year based on voting.

Most players follow media narrative & Jrue might be the most overrated player in the NBA. You’d see it if you watch Bucks’ games. The same Jrue played with AD in his prime & solid role players in New Orleans & both made the playoffs twice as 8th seed. Jrue is the Rastamouse Bledsoe.

Interestingly, you ignored how Jrue has shot just slightly over 30% in the playoffs in 3 seasons with the Bucks. Even Bledsoe wasn’t that bad.

Hopefully, they’ll lose the series & trade him for a real PG & a solid 3 & D player since the media & GMs love him that much.

Grayson is cone on defense & only started on the Grizzlies cos Bane was injured. You don’t trade a solid young starter for 2 2nd rd picks.

Ingles & Portis numbers are inflated. Post their numbers against.500 teams & in the playoffs. Both are also defensive liabilities & unplayable most times.

 

[Bonk]

How the fukk are you going to claim the Lakers have more 3-and-D guys than the Bucks when the Bucks are 4th in the NBA in made threes and 10th in %, while the Lakers are 24th in made threes and 25th in %?

Plus Bucks were 4th in Defensive Rating while the Lakers are 12th.






Who the fukk are you talking about?

Max Christie, Kendrick Nunn, and Juan Toscano-Anderson combined to START twelve games this year and they're borderline G-League players. Lonnie Walker started another 32 and he's asscheeks, an absolute horrible defender and a black hole on offense. Malik Beasley is still getting 12 minutes a game even though on paper he's the worst player in the entire NBA for the postseason.

The only 3-and-D players the Lakers have are Reaves and Troy Brown.....and Troy Brown sucks.










Lopez would immediately be made the starting center no questions asked, Grayson Allen would be the first guard off the bench, and Ingles or Pat would get Beasley's minutes.

Vanderbilt is 6’8 & can play as a wing.

Walker IV, Vanderbilt, Beasley & Reaves are better & more athletic than anything on the Bucks.

Lakers dumped Lopez for a bag of chips at age 31. What makes you think he’ll start for them now at age 36?