How Good Will the Bucks Be? | The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Zach Lowe and Joe House to preview the Milwaukee Bucks’ season and predict their win total.
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A young point guard would be pretty swell for the Bucks
the Bucks won't be good at all
That "freak-off" comment was sensational lol
When you got Giannis you got enough!!🦌
Stop it Milwaukee is mid grain yall I hate wen they hype these teams up that’s goin no where
As a bucks fan I'm excited to see what this team can be. Giannis and some young players with upside. People don't realize just how much of a liability brook was on defense last year. Also, the bucks do have picks they just dont control them
Guys stop it pls. Suddenly you like this team. I can point to multiple podcasts on the show where you buried them. Please dont switch it up.
The eastern conference is so weak that the bucks will win 45+ games & finish 5th
For once I appreciate Bill’s optimism on the Bucks
Man the carry job we’re gonna witness from Giannis with this bucks team will be unbelievable lol
I'm high on the Bucks having a top 5 seed because of the 3 ball. With Giannis driving he has a ton of options for elite catch and shoot players as well as elite movement shooters. Over a large sample size of 82 games they'll probably win a bunch of games, including as underdogs.
If they can do a Celtics Lite on offense and sneak into the top 10 on offense while playing just enough defense to be top 10ish on that end, they can beat anyone.
I think the bigger question will be playoffs. With teams game planning will the Bucks be able to get off as many 3's? And what do they do at the 3 position if they face a team with an elite wing?
Dame did NOT fit that team, offense was too slow, he couldn't play off ball, and the defense on the perimeter was non-existent. Any version of the team getting younger and surrounding Giannis with shooters that will compete on the defensive end is a better fit. No one is saying Dame wasn't good but the Bucks can make up those 25+ppg in other ways, mainly their defense.
Holy shit? After all offseason of “the bucks are gonna be a sub 500 team” (not from you necessarily Billy) it’s refreshing to hear how a team that got THREE years younger on average is somehow worse?
Turner is quite literally the best pairing you could put next to Giannis outside of the best best Centers of Jokic KAT etc
Bunch of dudes entering their prime physically. We BROUGHT BACK a lot of dudes. that means they have bought in.
Maybe a Kuzma deal away from being right there.
I’m highlighting the Kings as a team that could fall the fuck off and sell out. As a way for the Bucks to get better.
It's gonna be fun watching the narrative on this team change
It's rare for me but I strongly disagree. this team has no quality guards. Who's their best – Anthony ? Good luck with that. They're not gonna crash because of Giannis and Turner, but they can't beat good teams, sorry.
The Bucks are either contender or pretender — they are a team hard to predict
did not see a mildly positive take on the bucks coming from bill, if healthy this team will have a better reg season record this season
giannis didnt play in playoffs… thats why indiana ran them off the floor….. why does everyone forget that just like the year before
Top 5 in regular season. Health first for a good playoff run. Passing the 1st round would be nice
The only people that defend Kyle Kuzma anymore are delusional Lakers fans that are still convinced he would’ve turned into a superstar with them if it wasn’t for LeBron and Zach Lowe
8:46 "We'll be good in five years" was exactly what Sam Presti said in 2019. I have no idea why some NBA commentators are allergic to it 🤷
I'm with BS, San Antonio has more to offer than any other team in the league. Rockets and Mavs are the distant 2nd and 3rd. Knicks and Warriors are on the wish list.