The Bucks Fourth Quarter Offense Falls Apart…Again
With their four-game winning streak snapped, the Bucks face critical questions about their offensive strategies and player performances.
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21 Comments
Dame gotta go honestly, he's just out there running..
The refs are not why we lost, but they butchered the end of the game. Dame shoots as soon as he touches the ball and they call a foul on the floor??? Only one of two things can happen. Either A) they fouled him in the act of shooting and he gets 3. Or B) he was fouled before the inbounds which I believe is a tech shot plus ball. Not only did they get that wrong, but they also took 3 seconds off the clock. How the hell does 3 seconds come off the clock on an immediate foul? Terrible display of officiating.
But when you don’t score for the first 6 minutes of the 4th you put yourself in a situation where the refs can dictate the game
Talking about that flagrant 2 foul. Another thing I noticed is that they only got 1 point out of it. Giannis made just one of the two free throws. And they didn't score when they got the ball back after Giannis free throws.
Why does Brook consistently shoot deep 3 point shots and why is nobody talking about this more
Super disappointed that nobody got in thompson’s face. Again, I don’t think it was intentionally dirty, but that’s Giannis who just got neck slammed to the ground and nobody backed him up. Just wasn’t a fan of that at all
Doc is always a deer in the headlights to start the 4th quarter. They gotta figure out a way to have Giannis and or Dame be in the start the quarter. And the turnovers were just horrbality. Lastly, please tell me the last time you noticed a solid box out from a bucks player, it's a lost part of the game for us.
The Bucks played great 4th qtr defense, and extremely shaky, uncoordinated offense. Coordination of team focus takes time to construct when there are new players.
What do you mean “Brook is the new whipping boy”? He’s WASHED. Played 36 minutes and the team gives up 16 offensive rebounds which isn’t a coincidence. Consistently gets destroyed against any team with above average athleticism. The criticism isn’t unwarranted
Sometimes I wondering in what sense Dame can still be considered as super star and making exactly the same money as Giannis, i felt like Tyler Herro who is making 29 mils can do just as much, maybe even more.
First time I saw in the 4th quarter we need Middleton taking all the shots kuzma got we would of won damn lol
Offensive rebounds killed us. That should have been a W
Think the game was lost when the bucks went scoreless for 6 mins of the 4th, people just love to hate on brook
Definitely frustrating.. but for whatever reason I feel like the mistakes the were made were intangibles and are very fixable. Proud of us for overcoming the start of the 4th.. we just missed good looks down the stretch and never really got a good rhythm after that young lineup (that lineup was huge for us in the previous 3 wins btw).
Am not Fan of the Bucks but i luv watching them.
The foul on Dame was supposed to be 3 free throws despite his rare miss @the first one.
Dame time clutch didn't work at the end, but better let Kyle Kuz, Gary Trent or even Brook Lopez take that final shot this time
I don’t think it’s fair to be overly critical of that 4th quarter lineup. The sample size thus far suggests that they are better than how they did last night. They had great stretches against the clippers and the heat! Like Camille said, probably not a lineup we want for the playoffs, but enough to stay afloat and not overplay Giannis/Dame!
We have to have a real Dame conversation. Dame's shooting is so inconsistent, it feels like he's forcing the game, to have a big night. The Dame Giannis combo doesn't feel organic. But KPJ and Giannis feels more like a perfect match. KPJ changes the flow of the game and works to get others involved. You see the possibilities of this team with KPJ on the floor, vs when Dame is on the floor. Dame has to want to win more than he wants the praises of being a respected star. This is not Portland, Dame has to elevate his will to doing what winners do to win. He needs to take better shots and stop jacking up 3s. He needs to make better reads, get guys involved, keep the ball moving and find away to still be involved in the games, win his shot is not falling. If he can't do these things, he can't be the number 2 on this team.
I want to see a lineup of Giannis, Brook, Kuz, KPJ and AJ. This lineup seems to have everything we need on the floor defensively and offensively. Hopefully Doc give the young guys more run, to find their way. He can't bench them because they make a couple mistakes, he has to coach them through it.
I mean we cant have Dame play 40+ min in a reg season game, but they weren't present for the first 5 min and Doc's rotations have Giannis playing 4min. Plus that defense had Kuz and KPJ locked down. We missed Bobby rebounding+ shot creation.
They saw how Amen did Tyler…ion think the players wanted that smoke jk
The Bucks have no offense, they heavily rely on iso’s from Giannis and Dame. Until they implement more movement in their offense and encourage players to cut to the basket, they will hardly get easy buckets.
No way Justin will ever say anything that could be perceived as negative towards the coaching