The Bucks have won 24 out of 28 games but Jrue Holiday is going through a mini slump on the offensive end. Is his shooting dip a concern? Has he been impacted by Khris Middleton and Joe Ingles entering the rotation? What could it mean for the postseason? Kane breaks down the individual and team numbers, while also bringing the latest injury news ahead of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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Do you fall on the optimistic or pessimistic side with just a couple weeks until the postseason begins?
I think that Joe ingles heating up is great for the bucks postseason chances, I think these last games against the celtics, sixers and grizzlies could show us wether we should be worried
Optimistic? Yes. But I was at the Nuggets game and, oh my, that 2nd half was concerning. Yes, it was on a b2b. But what was noticeable to me was that in the 2nd half they defended Giannis really well and they needed Khris to step up offensively and he didn't. Of course, no one else stepped up either and Brook fouling himself off the court didn't help. Hopefully it was just an outlier game. I'm not relying on Jrue on the offensive end. When it happens, great. But I am relying on Khris, especially when Giannis gets stymied as well as the Nuggets did on him in the 2nd half.
Only thing I'm concerned about is Buds roatations, either way Bucks in 6 this year
I don't understand why this team losing their mind when shots don't get in . We would win last nights game if we just trap Jokic ( which means Brook don't get in foul trouble ) and play sets not iso hero ball on offense in the 2nd half . Jokic literally played 1 on 1 the whole game and he still wasn't their key player. Murray was .
I feel optimistic as we still have the best record in the league and in my opinion it will be really close but we will manage to get the no1 spot. about the nuggets game it was a b2b game with a long drive from the airport to the city late at night…I mean it is ok….we lost a road game from the best team in the west and the nuggets players were truly happy about the win in their home court for beating the bucks!!! this shows us something….if we get the Ws with Philly and Boston at home then we are ok….
Man, why would you say that "if Jrue Holiday don't knock down shots we can still win games". How do you excuse Jrue underperforming and not blaming him for it. Giannis defends and also contributes efficiently in the offense. We need Jrue who is the 3rd best player in the team to step up. You can't be getting such huge contract and money and not perform. I can tell you that Jrue is a rip-off with the huge contract signing. It's not worth it. No team in the NBA would give him such
We've played 4 contenders the last month and have lost each game. That speaks volumes to the true level of this team
Great content and insight, Kane! Question on the bike prop, in the background….. Has that thing moved in the last 12 months?? 😅
Just pulling your leg, mate. Appreciate the daily takes 🙂
My concern is Giannis trying to do too much late in games again. Overall the team has done very well in clutch situations (thanks to Jrue on both sides of the ball) and Midds getting back closer to norm will hopefully help but Giannis has struggled this year.
My only issue is not having the role players shoot midrange jump shots over the top of defenses like KD,Booker, and Bridges tend to do. Floaters as well.its seems they mostly wait for the ball and shoot lots of threes. Kuddos to Grayson for adding a layer to his game. We can't rely on Middleton yet to take us home deep in the playoffs in these type of shots selection.
Not worried about Jrue whatsoever, he has always been a guy the goes missing a couple of games during the regular season then goes on a run of brilliance. I trust the dude come post season and honestly believe he’s our best clutch guy.
im not happy about where this team is headed
We haven't beaten a fully HEALTHY contender since last spring… THAT'S what worries me about this team.
There's one thing for sure the playoffs are going to be a dogfight for the Bucks, as early as the 2nd round. Fully expecting it to be harder than the 2021 champsionship run.
Jrue is who he is in the playoffs. A defensive beast, but with inefficient offense and throw in the occasional clutch play.
Bucks are going to need Khris to be 90% of himself (he look 60% to me atm) to have any chance of winning again.
The lack of an answer to when their shooting tanks is a big concern . I do not understand why Dragic has yet to play , why Crowder played great for 11 games and now is sitting ? We sure could have used him for defending Murray or Porter ! Why is Lenard sitting ? He could have bodied up Jokic and hit some threes and saved Brooke some fouls ! I do not believe these people are all so injured they cannot play !
Jrue wisely has cut back on his scoring because Middleton is back in the mix. Personally, i'm not concerned. The stretch run is here. It's put up or shut up time for the whole team. Go Bucks
Giannis can't afford to miss any game now since he won't be aligible for MVP
Middleton can't get consistent if his minutes aren't consistent. Player's playing every other game, hurts the team chemistry.
I'm really getting sick and tired of this load management crap! If you're really hurt, that's one thing, but the season is almost over, and the players and the team need to find a consistent rhythm. I've never seen an elite team that are also former champions get blown out of so many games.
I say rest Giannis tonight. Rest KM on wendesday. The Boston game counts as 3. The one who wins it gets the tiebreaker. So it is really the seed defining game. Also from what I read below everybody is concerned about not beating any "contender".
Jrue is my favourite as a super nice guy, great team mate and I would be very upset to see Jrues slump continue.
Agree with your comments Kane but I say that there is No title with second half collapse like we did against Denver. 2nd half 40pts to Denver 66 pts
everyone and their mom keeps saying holiday is good defense which is the biggest car of shit everyone always says about players in the nba, you guys don't realize the nba isn't about defense, no one can come within 5 ft of anyone and its a foul, holiday gets ran thru more than a hooker on boulder, defense in the nba is a mirage, and no one on the bucks can do it accept brook sometimes
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If anyone on this team is consistently inconsistent but outstanding when he has to be its Jrue – he will win a game by himself for you in a series – I just want him to keep being aggressive that’s more difficult with Khris Back in the lineup and taking some of those shots
I disagree with you Kane, Jrue has to at least be you’re 3rd guy you count on offensively. He’s the 2nd best overall player on the team. Wanting him to be the 4th or 5th option is a no go for me, and how on earth is he you’re 4th best facilitator? Granted he will typically give you a bad turnover or 2 a night but so does Khris, Giannis and Jingles. None of them are nowhere near perfect at distributing the ball. Their all good but I think Jrue is slightly better than them. He averaged over 9 dimes the championship year in the playoffs leading every player in the playoffs that year.
What is up with how Bud is using him and staggering his minutes? I don’t know how anyone expects him to have a great game with how he has been used, he barley has the ball in his hands, they are not running anything for him, they take him out after 5mins. Sit him a minute or 2 put him back in for 2 or 3 minutes then have him sit the last 2.5 minute of the 1st and don’t put him back in til the 7min. Mark of the 2nd quarter. You can’t get in a rhythm like that. They play him like he’s in foul trouble, makes no sense to me.
After that nuggets game I'm pretty worried. We haven't beaten a healthy top tier team ALL YEAR