Milwaukee Bucks limp into All-Star break after a disappointing 113-110 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies
Hey what it do welcome to another new episode of Locked on bucks on today’s show the Milwaukee Bucks lose to the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 113 to 110 and when I say short-handed I mean the Memphis Grizzlies injury report looks like a CVS receipt type of short-handed Memphis Grizzlies that’s
The team they lost to tonight me and Frank are GNA talk about this game a reported buyout Edition heading to the Milwaukee Bucks plus concerned levels heading into the allstar break with the Bucks carrying a three and seven record under Doc Rivers into the break all that
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Your first listen every day we are free and available wherever you get Podcast as well as on YouTube I will say as we start this soft excuse my voice I’m getting over a cold and the Milwaukee bugs did not make me feel any better tonight coming into this game against
Memphis which by the way the Memphis Grizzlies were the last ranked offense in the league I got to tell you Frank I did not expect this game to end up with clutch minutes at the end uh but that’s what we got here the Grizzlies were up at what I thought was a comfortable
Margin under a minute to play they had some free throws but we had two quick Malik Beasley free throws uh some Mis free throws from the grizzle and then a chance for you know the Bucks to at least tie it up being down three after Dame takes the charge gets the ball back
11 seconds on the clock the Dame Brooke pick and roll is just all a shambles Dame loses the ball bugs don’t get a shot off the game is over the Bucks lose just how are you feeling uh after this very very disappointing bucks loss uh I mean you know one step forward and
Two massive steps back you know this week right I mean um arguably the the the the best performance of the season on Monday against the nuggets and you follow it up with a complete towel you know white flag waving um in that third quarter um against the Heat and then you
Know you should have motivation to go into the All-Star break on a winning note against a a Grizzlies team that’s you know racked with injuries and uh you know they were coming off a back to back yep and you kind of just didn’t take it seriously
Early and I think the Grizz just got into a comfort zone and they hit a ton of shots that they probably normally don’t hit um they end up what 50% from three I think um but you know like you kind of reap what you s and I thought the ending was kind
Of fitting right like the Bucks can’t just go into the All-Star break with a you know tire fire loss they have to give themselves a chance to tie it and then completely screw up the chance to tie it’s like if you lose by nine like
May we just like you know hate you bucks and go to bed angry but instead you had to give that like glimmer of hope that you’d have a chance to tie it and instead um I mean it looked like Dame was going to lose the ball entirely um
When he like bungles into Brooke on that screen amazingly gets the ball back and still sort of had a chance um at the very end there with that Hail Mary but I mean to effectively not even get past half court when you inbound it with 11 seconds left Dame with probably his
Defensive play of the Year Camille taking a huge charge um yeah I mean it was you know kind of just a distillation of what the last few weeks have been in the sense of you know you can basically look at Giannis and Giannis held up his end of the bargain
Um 35 points what he missed two shots all night 15- 17 from the field five of nine from the free throw line um you know 11 assists he was dealing giving Bobby pory Bobby poris layups most of the night and um you know Dame started off pretty well
And then just did not make plays really in the second half I think he had he had a a couple plays early in the fourth quarter and then um I don’t know it seems like a very long time ago Camille remember when Dame was like Mr Clutch to
Start the year opening night 39 points was that the high note of the Dame Dame era basically with that monster game against the Sixers I mean that’s what it feels like yeah it just feels like um this month has just been I hope it’s I hope it’s Rock Bottom because if this
Isn’t Rock Bottom for him then man like I’m not looking forward to post Allstar break yeah and Dame is such crucial piece for this Milwaukee Bucks team we’ve talked about the Bucks record when he scores at least 26 points I believe like I don’t have it off the top of my
Head but it’s like 22 and three or something like that yeah like it’s it’s unbelievable what this record is when Dame is on and again we know why you make the trade for Damen Lillard you’re doing it for the offense and with the way this team is constructed being so
Topheavy with the big contracts there you’re relying on Giannis you’re relying on Dame primarily as your two goto scorers and then of course you’re looking at Chris Middleton and you’re looking at Brook Lopez now there was no Chris Middleton tonight but yet and still this is a Buc team that when you
Look on paper you’re like this team should beat the Memphis Grizzlies even without a Chris Middleton but you have Brook Lopez he’s five of 14 from the field two of n from three Dame is three of 13 from three and then you look at Malik Beasley your other starter three
Of 10 from three like your back court going six of 23 uh from three is tough to overcome especially when the two of them are taking over half of your three-point attempts as a whole team so this team I don’t want to say they go completely as
Dame goes but he is such a crucial piece to this offense and when doc got here you know he talked about looking for ways to unlocke this defense or unlocke this offense because he felt there’s another level for them to go to um and it still it looks like the Bucks are
Struggling to figure out exactly how to unlock that now of course we know over some of the games they had some guys in and out of the lineup and again with them being topheavy if you’re missing Dame in a lineup it’s going to be hard for you to win the Bucs have not
Actually won a game so far this season when Damien Lillard does not play uh without Brooke it’s a bit more difficult but they gota the guys gotta play better I know Doc Rivers mentioned the fact that some guys were already in Cabo tonight like half the guys were already
On vacation tonight but that to me like I get that but after a disappointing loss to the heat like that I was really hoping to see the bucks b back and go into the break a bit stronger than what they did tonight yeah I mean like whenever the
Bucks lose I always want in in like in my brain I always like oh man I hope there’s a game tomorrow like I just want to get this taste out of my mouth and so now I mean like I’m not going to listen to any like National podcasts for the
Next like 10 days Camille because it’s just going to be I mean torture deservedly they’re just going to kick dirt on the Bucks and that’s not not enjoyable and you know but I was just I you know I’ve said it so many times I mean the season is
Long I I think there’s justifiable Justified to be concerned about this team um in particular the fact that they don’t look like a team that is ready to hang on to a top two or three seed in the East which to me is aside from Good
Health like the main outcome you need to shoot for at the end of the regular season you need to be healthy and you need to be the two or three seed because you don’t want Boston in the second round um so but I think the way this is
Trending I think the Knicks have lost four games in a row um you know but I mean things happen right I mean Cleveland was down bad and then they figured something out and they want they want a ton of games in a row you know things can change
Quickly I still think there’s a talent for this team to be really good and look at the end of the day like when you’re top four guys on the floor you’re plus 16 net rating and you know in a lot of ways the the All-Star break can’t come at a
Better time because they need Chris Middleton back I think that’s been one of the obvious takeaways the offense has looked disjointed and lacking creation um you know pretty regularly really over these last few weeks the offense has been pretty mediocre I would say overall um and so even though there have been
You know more games where there’s been I think encouraging things on defense um we have not seen the offense just be able to to kind of carry them to wins and a lot of that’s because Dame’s just been terrible this month um I think you know at this point with 3 13 night
He must be still under 30% so Giannis is still outshooting him from three um this month which is not great so yeah I mean I I I’m not even asking Dame to be a top 75 alltime NBA player I’m just asking him to be like a top 25 current right now NBA
Player because he he was that for a lot of this season let’s not forget it I mean late late last calendar year he had a really good extended stretch um had outstanding December yeah but for some reason obviously just the shots abandoned him and some of the turnovers and decision-
Making it’s just been bad and um obviously he’s not really giving you anything defensively so they just need more from him and I think it’s you know at this point again I hope this is Rock Bottom for him this season um but it’s uh it’s it’s just
Been tough to watch and and it sucks because he had a good first half tonight right and then just start off really well yeah again just it seems like every night you know it’s two for nine 3 for 12 just the shot making just that we’re
Used to is just not there and I’m sure that that guy is still in there uh but maybe the three-point shooting contest will unlock at Camille I don’t know and H for him and bees yeah if there was a if there was an easy answer I’m sure
They would have figured it out but um we know there’s a lot going on with him he had the injury obviously he’s got the personal stuff off the court but it you know at this point it’s it’s just kind of weird that he would be going backwards at this point because
We’ve seen how good he can be even this season we’re not just you know banking on last year’s game um we’ve seen him play great basketball for the Milwaukee Bucks but obviously it just has not happened with with the level of consistency especially in the calendar year 2024 yeah absolutely and I would
Love to continue to have this conversation a little bit more in depth just about how the Bucks have been looking over the last 10 games with Rivers at the helm and what concern levels are for you personally we can’t speak for everybody uh heading into Allstar break so let’s talk about that
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I mentioned the bucks are heading into the allstar break with a three and seven record over their last 10 games which does coincide with when Doc Rivers took over when the books return from the All-Star break they’re going to only have 26 games left people are always
Looking at the All-Star break as a halfway point in the season but the reality is it’s not halfway we’re really already like twoth thirds through the season already so we talked about a little bit but are you concerned about this team’s prospects or do you think they’re still an Avenue to improvement
With this roster because maybe I’m I’m a a glass half full type of girl I always have been so I’m going to always try to find something to cling on to for Hope and I do think that there’s still an Avenue for this roster for this team to
Be a championship Contender but what do you think I mean they’ve played all their cards right especially with the Gallow signing you you’ve used up all your roster spots the trade di line has passed you’ve already fired your coach um you know this is the group you’re
Stuck with and so I think I think they have a chance to contend for a championship if they’re healthy and if things you know break their way which we’ve seen over the last three years we obviously saw one year where things broke their way repeatedly and they made big clutch plays and they
Won an NBA championship and then we saw the next two years they had very untimely injuries yeah and opponents making a you know ridiculous number of of shots and and and they lost and were hugely disappointing so we know how much luck factors into what happens in the
Postseason and really all you can do is try to position yourself well with your regular season record and in your seating and then hope that you know the the injury Gods smile upon you basically so um you know again I think I worry about what Dame Lillard is going to be
In the playoffs right if if he’s a guy that doesn’t seem like you know he can bring it at a consistent level every night in the regular season then what is he going to look like against playoff defenses you know is he going to be he’ll have two really really good games
Out of seven and three bad ones and two man ones like what what what level can he get to in the playoffs I think is a question that you know we can’t help but wonder about given how inconsistent he’s been here in the regular season and I think obviously the support The
Supporting Cast is is a huge question mark um you know Chris obviously has been healthy up until the ankle injury and was you know playing at a at a high level Brooke you know again I think um offensively has dropped off a bit from last year when he had just a sensational
Scoring year an efficiency year defensively I think I mean I think there’s probably been some drop off but I think for the most part you know the issues the Bucks have have been more the perimeter Defenders not the interior Defenders you know bucks are nine points
Per 100 worse when Brooke is on the bench versus on the floor defensively you know all the metrics in terms of Rim protection um you know preventing mid-range Effectiveness all that like all those things Say Brook Lopez is still you know Elite um so again if
People are like saying well he’s not you know a top two Defensive Player of the Year guy anymore like okay like I could have predicted would have probably predicted that given he’s a 35-year-old dude um so yeah I mean obviously there’s questions and you know I I don’t know the answers to to
Especially I think The Supporting Cast questions and I don’t know the answer to to the Dame question but again like I don’t think we can be prisoners of the moment either and the season is so long like you just can’t you know well you can let yourself get too high cuz that’s
Fun that’s what’s being a fan is but you know I I just don’t think you can again get too low on things when stuff goes badly cuz it happens and um you know we’ve seen it even in this season look at you know other than Boston just
Look at some of the swings that you know some of the various teams have had right I mean the nuggets have had a really weird kind of disjointed season um you know and and you can kind of go up and down the list right are the Warriors now
Suddenly good again I like Camille I I was like they were they were done and now like people are excited about the Warriors again you know I don’t know stuff flips really quickly at the end of the day the good news is you have Giannis no one else has Giannis and he’s
Been the only kind of consistent thing about this team night and a night out we saw it again tonight he was tremendous and Unstoppable and got wherever he wanted um early after the first quarter really took one shot in the first quarter and then was kind of Unstoppable
The rest of the way um so you still have Giannis and as long as jannis is is healthy you’re going to have some chance that’s a fact may win winning four straight playoff series like that I don’t I think at this point you know we’d say I don’t know that even Giannis
Can carry this team to four straight playoff series wins but um but we’ll see and again just got to pray for the restorative power of uh the state of Indiana for Damen Lillard and his jump shot I guess because uh to me it starts with him in terms of what their ultimate ceing
I agree with it starting with Dame and I listened to part of the the nasis admo podcast that he had with Dame I didn’t finish the whole episode but they were talking about Dame time and things like that and Dame made a comment along the lines of you know I’m still figuring out
My way I’m still getting kind of comfortable I’m I’m still not there yet he’s and I feel as things continue to ramp up um and as game start to matter more like you’re going to see my intensity level pick up a bit going forward as well so it seems as if Dame
Is kind of like I understand what’s happening like I’m I’m still working through some things as it continues on I expect that my play will continue to get better and I know he’s notoriously a slow starter we’ve heard that from Portland fans who warned us like hey
Give him some time so when we got to December and I was seeing Damen Lillard’s numbers I was like oh okay we’re we’re starting to take that that that turn that they mentioned that it’s going to start getting better with the consistency levels here I mean January has just been a bad
No let me take that back 2024 so far um just has not been super kind to Damen lard on the shooting split so if he can pick that up I feel pretty good about the Bucks chances because if you have Giannis playing the way that he has and
You have Damen Lillard being able to knock down shots those are two floor or two players who raise your floor considerably uh we saw Yannis almost take the Bucks to the next round against the Celtics a couple years ago without Chris Middleton when he was just
Dragging them along um as best as he could during that Series so um I trust in Yannis and what we also need of course is the health aspect of it a healthy Chris Middleton definitely changes the equation I don’t want to see too much more point guard Pat conington
If we can help it I I don’t quite understand that I mean we got Patrick Beverly on the team now I got it when you know cam was being traded we never the point guard but uh the point PC minutes have not that it’s not does not
Work that’s not someone you really want initiating your offense there um so like I said I’m a glass half full type of person I see the Avenues for the bucks to get better for them to play um at a level that can get them in the conversation and on paper to the NBA
Finals but they are going to have to play better we’ve seen the defense pick up the offense has taken the step back they need to get that offense back up while keeping this level of defensive intensity up and I feel pretty good about him so I know there’s questions
About the bench and I get that but we also do know that come playoff time that bench rotation is going to shorten up and we heard word today about uh daero galinari possibly signing with the bu it’s reported that he’s coming to the Bucks Pat Bev broke it first uh on the
Pat Bev podcast saying that galinari was going to be going either to the bucks or to the Clippers um and then reports came out earlier today that the Bucks is going to be the team that he plans to sign with so after the break we’ll talk
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Contract to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks so Frank what are your thoughts on the pickup and how do you think this is going to affect the rotation with the Bucks adding in another a stretch big really 610 stretch big at this point with not much of
Defense uh I would have liked this move more like last year or the year before when you know they had a stronger defense and and the offense was shakier although maybe Camille the offense is shaky now again so maybe they they need his uh his shooting I don’t know um you
Know I don’t know it doesn’t to me doesn’t really feel an obvious need with Jay and and Bobby you know kind of fixtures in the rotation um but let’s also be honest like Bobby has been up and down has not been at the same level as consistently
This year as he has before yeah we obviously have seen him turn into a pumpkin in the playoffs the last couple years and you know Jay’s got the worst you know onoff rating on the team like they’ve they’ve been awful when he’s been on the floor and I don’t think
That’s all you know a Jay Crowder problem but you know I I have my reservations about you know looking at him as some sort of you know Saving Grace or guy that like is going to close games for me or something like that so um I think it’s just like a talent grab
Thing I don’t know that you would have were are going to get like a more talented guy in the buyout Market I mean maybe a more talented guy becomes available but you’re one of 30 NBA teams you still have to convince that guy to actually sign with you so uh Doc and and
Gallow have history you know Gallow had probably his best season as a pro with the Clippers under dock in I think 2019 yep so you know there’s some history there and probably the most important thing is that there’s presumably some trust and that this was a move because
Doc wants to not just have Den gar on his team but you know I’m as good as his personality is I’m sure he probably also wants to play him and so I’m I’m just very curious how they kind of Juggle his uh his involvement with the
Likes of Jay and Bobby and you could certainly argue that if you knew this was coming would the Bucks have been so tied to keeping Bobby poris at the trade deadline which you know kind of reports suggested that they were you know not willing to to move off of Bobby unless
They got a really nice return and to his credit Bobby was pretty solid tonight um certainly benefited from Giannis gifting him about five layups um but uh but we’ll see I mean Gallow is a really talented offensive player you know he’s certainly much more of a scorer you know likes to
Kind of do you mismatch and post up smaller guys can step out knock down threes um it’s kind of funny like going back a few years ago he would defend Giannis pretty regularly when you know he was in matchups against the Bucks and I thought he was like actually like
Reasonably like like surprisingly decent in the grand scheme of the universe against Giannis again that’s kind of like a weird you know person to to to use as a bell weather because who can really defend Giannis um so I I don’t know I don’t know what exactly he’s got
Left in the tank you know is he again more of like a small ball four five with Giannis option is he going to play some three you know with if if Chris misses any more time I’m not really sure um you know his numbers have held up okay uh
But I don’t know Camille I don’t know if you’ve been watching a lot of Pistons games this year uh not they won some games I don’t know if you have much of an opinion on where he is right now but um we’ll we’ll probably find out you
Know I’m I’m guessing he will see some run but you know just thinking back to last year when John horse spent you know a billion second round picks to get Jay Crowder and where was Jay Crowder in the first round of the playoffs he you know was sitting on the bench stewing and
Acting like you know Mike bu hols are had insulted his manhood so again I think sh Shams ref to you know a strong role or a potential for a strong role quote unquote strong role as one of the reasons that galala was signing with the bucks so yeah I’m just I’m very curious
To see kind of how that plays out and obviously injuries uh are always sort of a reality and with injuries come opportunity but um that’s probably the most interesting to me is just trying to figure out how exactly Doc is going to use him because I assume we’ll see him
And uh I don’t know to me this also we can talk about like well they should have traded Bobby but to me I’m thinking man they really should have traded at least marjon at the deadline because this is just you know one more one more dude that is 100% gonna see mes before
Before marjon Bo champ and probably before Andre Jackson who did play tonight but really didn’t do anything useful tonight which you know is a reminder like Andre I don’t think is a savior either as much two files in one minute tonight yeah yeah kind of for
Kind of typical Andre line so um so we’ll see I hope you like if you’re a Bucs Fan I hope you like watching old dudes that uh you know were drafted in the the early two 2010s slash late 2000 last late two ODS 20 ODS um because uh
We got enough of them yeah there’s a whole bunch and that’s the the piece with the the sign of galinari that I’m really interested in seeing is like where do the minutes come from uh because the report that came out I believe when w or Shams I foret which
One said it but they mentioned that part of why he chose to come to the bucks on the buyout Market is because he was going to have a strong opportunity at a role so I was like hm that’s interesting like whose minutes there uh is he planning to take from and maybe it’s
Just based on the matchup or how the day the night is going uh for the Milwaukee Puck maybe it’s a night where the offense From the Bench is not cooking you throw him in there and see what he can do because he can get a bucket maybe
You throw him out there no situations uh but when I start thinking about what the playoff rotation might look like assuming everyone is healthy you’re looking at of course you know Brooke Giannis Chris Dame and Beasley starting and on your bench you’re looking at Jay Crowder Bobby poris now
Daero galinari plus uh Pat Bev Pat conington AJ Green who’s been getting some runs so it’s going to be really interesting to me to see which of these guys can carve out um a place in the rotation As Time continues going and once we get to the playoffs what is that
Seven eight-man rotation going to look like for this team team but we still have 26 games to go when we come back from the allstar break again the allstar festivities start on Friday that’s All-Star Saturday night where you can see Damen Lillard and Malik beesing the three-point shooting contest and then
Sunday night we have the All-Star game where uh Dame and Giannis are starting for the Eastern Conference so there are going to be some bucks that we can watch play basketball this weekend and then the Bucks have a break until they come back uh when the first game back from
The break is against the uh Minnesota timber War so you’re coming back to a game against the top in the East so again maybe the Bucks just need they just can’t play these these g-league teams anymore Camille I think that’s really the problem they they need to
Face the top teams Let’s ignore the fact that the Wolves blew them out um you know a week and a half ago uh out everybody you know that was one that was the g- league bucks basically right with Yannis um yeah let’s just hope it’s a full strength Bucks team and
Let’s hope they look more motivated than they did these last couple games yeah maybe once they visit Cabo uh they won’t be thinking about it as much on the court as Doc Rivers alluded to after tonight’s game but we’ll wrap up there tonight again there will be locked on
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After losing to the extremely shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies 113-110, the Milwaukee Bucks head into the All-Star break with a 3-7 record under head coach Doc Rivers.
Camille and Frank discuss the Bucks disappointing loss in Memphis, concern levels for the team heading into the All-Star break, and reports that Danilo Gallinari is on his way to the Bucks.
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48 Comments
This team will not win a playoff series. We were sold a lie with the Dame trade, giving us delusions of grandeur that we could win a title. This team has been disastrous. Until something changes, this version of this team doesn't deserve our time or money. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for a loss like this.
All I know is that every single year the Bucks were shooting great and come playoffs every shot stops falling. Even the year we won the chip.
Perhaps this year it will be the other way around. I hope Dame can shoot better than playoff Jrue or Bledsoe.
Gallinari? An old, slow big man who plays no defense and just came back from a season ending knee injury where he has played a few games in almost 2 years?
Thats feeding into their problem, not solving it.
Horst needs to go, the decisions he’s made lately has collapsed this team.
Bucks are what 4 games away from the 9th seed now. Looking like they are actually gonna miss the playoffs! Amazing collapse
We never blame the stat padder ridiculous this fan base has been spoiled … no coaching ..no help every team knows to trap dame and we as a team can’t help
Doc rivers will force dame and Giannis out of Milwaukee, nobody is all in on this team .
Bandwagons in shambles as per usual I see 🤣🤣🤣
Running out of KoolAid?
Cut Beasly buddy show up once a week😢
The statement that "half of the players were already in Cabo" is a reflection on the coach, Doc. He is admitting that he did not have his players ready to play. That is not acceptable. He just got here and he does not have the attention of his player? This team was on a roll when Doc took over. Yes, they were disgruntled but they were winning at a decent click. If this continues they will be in the play-in tournament because everybody is playing to win except them. When do we start blaming Doc for this? Great coach, but I'm not impressed with his comments and demeanor.
I wish Bucks fans would stop crying and just accept this season for what it is. Stop scapegoating Dame. He didn't ask to be here. We still have guys like pat con man and bobby on the roster. Patrick Beverly is not saving anything. Half the roster is 82 yrs old. Adjust your expectations.
It's just sad to see my favorite player and his team struggle this way 😌. The team was solid, but the panic after losing in the first round last year and Giannis his comments in the off season about not going to extend his contract if he don't feel and see they can compete for a championship made the GM went in panic mode. They fire coach Bud, wasn't necessary, they hire a rookie coach on a championship team, is not smart, they trade Jrue (one of the best perimeter defenders and loved in the team, franchise and city) for Dame (who has never been on a championship contender, so it was a big gamble) and forgot that defense win championships (their offense was pretty good with Giannis, Khris, Brooke, Jrue and Grayson as the starting 5). I'm sad man.
Yeah Camille wtf is the point PC minutes been about???? Even Griff was doing that briefly before he was gone. PatBev or Ajax should be handling the ball when Giannis and Dame are out imo
Fire horst
Where them Bucks fans throwing shade at Celtics for losing coming off of a B2B game against 1st seeded Wolves last January lol. Keeps saying b2b games wasn't an excuse then you get yourselves beaten down by Miami by 30 and now this 😂😂😂
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Wtf is wrong in that locker room
I was disappointed in Milwaukee going after doc Rivers. I just don't think doc has the fire in the belly anymore I think he's received the moniker of success and that is where he is has just stopped growing. I'm not saying that he doesn't have some things just not enough. That I've seen these years to push a team to its greatness and Milwaukee when it comes to defense they cannot stop water it is ridiculous how bad they are at their defensive stops.. They need some people who are defensive specialists who can come in off that bench play some good defense The bucks don't have that.
It's been weird and sometimes frustrating this season but surprisingly hoping for a Packers esque run ending in another championship 🏆 💚🩶🤍🦌
can we pickup Dellavedova again so he can teach these people (especially our guards) how to give effort on the defensive end? because what I saw tonight was just sad
Is it too late to go back to Joe Prunty and ask him to just be our head coach?
Dont over-analyze for more than 30 mins when the only answer to this mess is "Doc Rivers".
So Bucks gonna eleminate in the 1st round again
I didn't watch Dame much in Portland, but i never would have guessed how bad his passing, court vision, and decision making are. Once Khris comes back, it should just be him and Giannis running point. Dame can stand in a corner for all I care.
This could end up going down as a prime example of why you don't let your star player play GM.
I hate to say this but Dame hasn't live up the hype. His shooting has been trash, in the 30% tile. If he doesn't show up the remainder of the season this will be a quick playoff run
God bless coach Bud.
Has Dame had more than 10 good games this year? We need top 75 player Dame not above average starter Dame.
When are we gonna have the lillard conversation
Milwaukee Sucks
This is shaping up to be a season where no matter what Milwaukee tries, nothing will work.
Kane Pittman, yes, that should be the A 1 priority . look forward to it.
Dame can’t take the responsibility for Lopez, Beasley, Middleton, Connington, and bad judgment. By everybody else. It’s wild that everybody gets a pass, but we want to blame everything on Dame. It’s crazy.
Outside of Giannis there's nothing else. Trade Giannis so he won't have to waste his prime years with street clothes Middleton(thats what he has become) and South beach wonna be Dame Lillard. I won't talk about the rest of the roster because they're not getting paid max or near max money. Damian Lillard is not a top 75 player.
Lillard = Russell Wilson
Bucks are in an incredibly bad position both this season and beyond. We’re the oldest team in the league and damn does it show. The lack of energy as a whole, especially on defense, is a huge red flag. Btw, look at the standings. It’s not a crazy hunch to think that the Bucks might be a play-in team! If I’m not mistaken, we also have the most difficult schedule remaining in the NBA too so, yeah it’s looking ugly.
As far as the future goes, we need a complete overhaul. The Bucks are obviously too old, but the main concern is we have ZERO trade capital and not to mention bloated contracts for aged players. Unfortunately, this is precisely the reason the Bucks should probably field trade offers for Giannis. First off, he’s given several subtle hints that retiring as a Buck isn’t a certainty. If there’s anyone in the entire NBA that deserves to have a say where he wants to play, it’s Giannis. Secondly, it’s going to be the only way to get some serious assets back under the belt.
Bottom line is we pushed in all our chips on the table for this season and we busted. Appreciate 2021 for what it was because any championship run in the foreseeable future looks like it’s done.
Bucks must have so much money to pay 3 coaches at the same time with no result 🙃
This season is a write off! This team is a write off. Trade Dame in July and blow this mess up. Horst allowed this team to become old and unathletic. There's only one race horse in the stable, so can you expect to win races?
The main problem is Beasley starting and Pat playing too many mins I guarantee we would be way better if those two things was addressed
Remember at the beginning of the season, the Bucks were struggling but then found their footing after 15 or so games. The defense looked decent in the last couple games, but their offense has been struggling, which is expected from a system change. They’ll need more time.
This is what happen when you fire a championship winning coach and organization let on their player to be a GM and hire their own coach. The process that bucks went through to hire DIc is so fish. It is smell like bad fish.
Bucks need more athletic young guards in the backcourt that can play some defense as part of the rotation, I think they need to play Andre Jackson and Marion more. Go get Hamadou diallo from the gleague
I like to think that AG is somewhere laughing.
The hate for Dame is strong in these comments. LMAO most of you have only seen highlights of him . He carried teams much less talented than the bucks into the 2nd round and even the Western Conference finals. Dame is getting what he asked for the grass is never greener on the other side. And Wisconsin fans have this way of letting their star turn into the General Manager , Favre late in his career , Rodgers later in his Career , now Giannis how that working out .
Stop people- call it what it is. Those two grizzlies played the best games of their lives- literally. So the question is- WHO didn’t shut them down and why. And it wasn’t Dame at all. If Beasley wasn’t 1-7 before hitting those last threes- if he hit ONE more shot…if Pat did even kinda ok….but no everyone throwing shade at a top 75 PG and a veteran Coach. There’s a problem absolutely. Multiple players tonight played ass D and ass offense and y’all want Dame and doc to fix it.
Things start looking better and they messed up. Now it’s up to them to find the guys who really don’t want it- and get rid of them. You don’t get to play good one night and then play terrible the next. If your having an off shooting night find what makes you effective and do that instead.
They can and will learn from this. I EXPECTED dame to struggle getting there and he absolutely will.
This is a TOUGH low. Hopefully like Frank said- rock bottom
But you gotta know the potential is through the roof. He’s got my support this year indefinitely. I want him on this team.
Now, if they can’t get it in a year , maybe he’s not meant to be a buck. But with everything we know they’ve had to go through can we put the focus where it should be? The WHOLE team.?
Yes, they got their asses handed to them in this game.😅😅😅
Hahah you guys should have traded Williams for portis straight up. Williams is thriving in Charlotte
Face it Buck fans Rivers must get FIRED.HE IS NO COACH.