Giannis and Ryan Rollins Stand Out but Shorthanded Bucks Come Up Short in Cleveland against the Cavs
Bucks stumble against Cavs, but Giannis shines. Is Milwaukee’s new roster the most athletic yet?
Justin Garcia and Frank Madden break down the Milwaukee Bucks’ first loss of the season to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite the setback, they highlight Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dominant 40-point performance and Myles Turner’s defensive prowess. The hosts analyze the Bucks’ resilience in fighting back from an 18-point deficit and discuss how the team’s athleticism compares to previous seasons. With an eye on the future, they preview the upcoming matchup against the New York Knicks, considering potential challenges and key matchups.
Tune in for an in-depth analysis of the Bucks’ evolving strategy and how it might shape their path in the Eastern Conference.
0:00 Bucks suffer first defeat of season
5:18 Giannis dominates despite team’s loss
18:15 Myles Turner’s impact on both ends
24:59 Mark Sears’ NBA debut challenges
31:24 Gary Trent Jr. struggles, AJ Green shines
38:29 Comparing Bucks’ athleticism through seasons
45:53 Preview of upcoming Knicks matchup
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24 Comments
Green is too much a liability on defense, please cut the minutes to under 8
They missed loads of wide open 3s especially in the fourth. When they were down 1 they missed 3 3s in a row wwide wide open then the cavs made a 3 on the other end. Also some of ref calls were questionable at best.
portis time to go..🤮🤮🤮
How is this Bucks team more athletic than last year's team? Turner faster than Lopez and Dame more athletic than any Buck including Giannis. Three game sample Lopez is better than Turner on defense. What the Bucks need is to fire quack Rivers, put players in that play defense and keep Giannis low post. This game was a disaster on transition defense.
To be honest the rest the guys didn’t have the best shooting night- were down 3 guys, Gianni’s was insane we almost beat the Cavs at thier arena despite them being short too I think we’re actually looking far better than expected, let’s see how it goes when we have everyone against the better teams in the league
Bobby is in a slump for his standard.
Sims, Sears and Coffee should have never played in this game, Bucks needed a win to show they belong, quack Rivers needs to be fired. Why is Nance not on roster over these 3 stiffs?
Depth was the issue in the PG
Rollins is a stud!! Dame who????
Relax people we didn't have 3 key rotation players against the best team in the eastern conference if we had them we would've won so its still early in the regular season we in good place Hope we can getl Cole Anthony and Kuz back against Knicks.😮
Trade the freak he's suffering in a horrible organisation the worst in the league give him to the lakers
If we had Lopez we would have won!!
AJ Green needs to get more shots and pt
Frank gets a professional microphone challenge!!!
We missed shots and had injuries. We showed strength and grit. Only weakness is the sloppy turnovers again. Sloppy passes, but excited to see them 20-30 games in.
Ryan Rollins is playing better than Dame
Small guards big problems
I READ ALMOST ALL THE COMMENTS AND NOTHING STOOD OUT! MY TAKE IS SIMPLE. IT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING NEEDS TO BE SAID!! THIS TEAM NEEDS ANOTHER SCORER!! NOT THIS SCORING BY COMMITEE CRAP!! THE GM NEEDS TO DO HIS DAM JOB!! TO ME IF EVERYONE WAS HEALTHY IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE. THE COACHING HOLDS THIS TEAM BACK IN BIG GAMES. I TOLD YOU JACKING UP A BUNCH OF THREES IS NOT GOING TO WIN YOU GAMES AGAINST THE BETTER TEAMS. THAT TEAM FROM OHIO DEFENSE ON THE PERIMETER WAS TIGHT. THE ADJUSTMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY NEEDED AN EXTRA SHOOT MAKER TO WIN THAT GAME. AJ GOT HIS MONEY ,BUT HE AIN'T PLAYING LIKE HE WORTH IT. HIM AND TRENT JR. SHOULD GO BACK TO THE BENCH. THEY BOTH PLAYED ALOT BETTER COMING OFF THE BENCH. BOBBY WAS POOR IN HIS OVERALL GAME AND NEEDS TO BETTER. DOC NEEDS TO USE THE DUDES ON THE BENCH MORE TO SEE WHO CAN GIVE THEM WHAT IN GAME SITUATIONS. HE DIDN'T DO THAT IN THE GAME WHICH WAS A DIFFERENCE ALSO!! THEY HAVE GOTS TO FIND A WAY TO PLAY MILES TURNER BETTER THAN THEY ARE NOW!!
Bobby needs to start playing defense…
Giannis needs a 1 more Super Role Player. We need someone who is not a Star but they have to be more than just a regular guy.
Michael Porter Jr would be nice on this team.
Or Andrew Wiggins
KPJ definitely takes off the dribble 3’s
Kuzma is not supposed to be replaced with Sims! Rather, Bobby may be replaced with Sims. It doesn’t seem good theoretically didn’t look good in practice either. Our bench did not look competent. Kuzma should be replaced with Nance or Coffey strictly. Preferably Nance.
Stayed in that zone too long which shows what we all know about Doc rivers ability to not make adjustments still. Was a good game for all the injuries we had tho.