Bucks Rotation Puzzle: Analyzing Minutes and Player Roles for the Upcoming Season
Will new lineups propel the Bucks back to Eastern Conference dominance?
Justin Garcia and Camille Davis dissect the Milwaukee Bucks’ potential starting five, featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner, and surprising additions. The duo analyzes minute distributions, debating how newcomers like Kevin Porter Jr. and Gary Trent Jr. might reshape the Bucks’ playing style. Eastern Conference standings predictions take center stage, with the hosts challenging fan expectations of a 6th-place finish.
Tune in for expert insights on how the Bucks’ offseason moves could impact their championship aspirations and transform their on-court strategy.
0:00 Intro: Discussing Bucks rotation for upcoming season
5:38 Analyzing potential roster cuts and rotations
11:41 Chris Livingston’s uncertain role on the team
17:41 Examining minutes distribution from last season
23:15 Surprising stats on Bucks’ top minute-getters
28:57 Predicting minutes for key players this season
34:46 Reader survey on Eastern Conference standings
38:25 Hosts’ predictions for Bucks’ conference finish
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23 Comments
If you cut Thanasis he still gets his money and won’t play much less than if he’s on the roster. He can still hang out with the team ,since nobody else will sign him, smile, swing a towel over his head and cheer up his brother when he’s down. Cutting multiple players that are both better now AND have more upside seems ludicrous.
GTJ ❤ KPJ 💛 AJ GREEN 💚 be great next season 👍
BUCKS in 3 🙏🔥🔥
The Bucks should pick up Emoni Bates on a Two Way. I see him being a better Prince as far size & can provide buckets off the bench.
Sims will get his minutes on nights when Giannis has a "sore knee" or "sore shoulder". He ll be very important for 10 or 15 games
Must fire quack Rivers, use Giannis like jabber, dump the horrible Celtic offense and using bad defenders for spacing. This crap offense is causing bad transition defense.
KPJ-AJ.GREEN–TREND-PORTIS–GIANNIS
LOL the cynicism is just unreal! I think when we look carefully and critically at each team's roster and take into account adjusting to offseason changes, we have a legitimate shot at 4.
I'm just hoping they manage to come out and beat the Wizards…… ugh
I'm excited to watch this squad. I think starting lineup KPJ Gary. AJ green.giannis miles Turner. But it is probably going to be Kyle as the 3. And I do not like that.r milwaukee bucks bench.Bobby Ryan call Anthony.Jericho chris Livingston amare coffee. I would say at ten o r eleven man rotation I would say 100R11 man rotation.
I'll take coffee over thanasis any day anytime
Cole Anthony will be a starter on this team. You would not make that trade if you were not looking for a legitimate point guard. You would have traded for an off guard position. Management was nervous from not having a true guard on this roster. I see Anthony getting the point position. It may be before the year's end but Anthony will get that spot. Porter Jr is better suited coming off the bench. Trashing Coffey who is a veteran player that can stretch the floor. To me, Coffey is a better player. We have been waiting on Livingston, Jackson and Smith. These young players have to realize that a team can not wait forever for a player to develop. The TWO players that I would let go is Livingston and Jackson. Time is up. The starting line up will not work with 3 guards in the lineup. AJ Green will be coming off the bench. Teams will take advantage of Milwaukee on defense. You only have Two Forward in the starting line up. You will need a small forward at that position
I would not throw dirt on Coffey yet. He could actually start as the small forward on this team. Kuzma, Coffey and Prnce Who is better? Coffey
Jericho Sims will NOT be the back up center when we end the season. The Bucks will go out and get a solid back up center.
To be honest, I would try Bobby at the small forward just to give a different look to teams, I would expose him many minutes as a small forward but I would give him some time. Kyle Kuzma will be traded before year end.
Crazy Anthony, Trent, Coffey, Giannis and Myles
Porter, Green, Kuz, Bobby and Sims off the bench
Where do we play Prince?
Kuzma has to be getting traded right? He sticks out like a sore thumb on this surprisingly good team.
Maybe PJ Washington but even Camille forgot Kuzma was on the team 24:21
I'd rather have Amir Coffey on the team than Gary Harris.
Best starting 5 is Giannis, Turner, Jackson, Trent and Porter with Nance, Portis, Anthony, Livingston off bench, use Green last minute of each quarter, cut coffey and Thanos and use Kuzma only in blow outs
Thanasis is a G League player at best. It's organization malpractice to give this bum a guaranteed contract.
The real ranking for our team is 1Giannis 2Turner 3Trent 4Porter 5Kuz 6Bobby 7Cole 8Coffey 9Green 10Rollins 11Harris 12Sims 13Prince 14Nance( 2way but better)15Livingston 16Smith 17Thanasis 18Ajax
I’m very glad Camille brought up Gary Harris. I was trying to find optimism in our initial signing of him, but the more talent we added to our roster after the fact, the less sense he truly made.
It really seems like the league is in a strange place with shooting guards. Considering Cam Thomas, Malik Beasley, and other guys like Quentin Grimes went so long without signing, it’s unbelievable to imagine that there’s not a place in the league for guys like Amir coffee and Keon Johnson