Bucks struggle against Hornets without Giannis Antetokounmpo | Can Bucks win Friday’s rematch?
Milwaukee Bucks fall 111-100 to the Charlotte Hornets in a game both teams played without multiple stars.
Camille Davis and Frank Madden break down the Bucks’ performance without Giannis Antetokounmpo, examining areas where the team continues to face challenges. The discussion also spotlights Ryan Rollins’ impressive development as a potentially crucial piece for Milwaukee’s future and Giannis’s long-term success, while Myles Turner’s offensive growth provides another encouraging development.
With the Hornets coming to town on Friday for an NBA Cup game, what adjustments can the Bucks make to get a win?
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28 Comments
No words basically. Waiting on KPJ to come back and see if there is any improvement but the confidence in this team is reducing. A marginal win over dallas and a loss agains the hornets. This was bad giannis no giannis you cannot loose against the hornets and then call yourself a contender it just doesnt exist.
I was really hoping that this team would have been very good defensively but we are far far from there. Honestly I cant point why the defence is so bad.
A few other points
Kuzma needs to start from the bench period. Thats his role anything more than that he struggles.
When Giannnis is out just start Bobby he is much much better on the floor together with Myles
We need a starting wing the 3 guard thing is on and off. Offensively is ok but defensively just doesnt work against any team with any sort of decent wing.
Quack rivers is no longer an nba level coach , 2 year sample size says your fired.
Load Management this early in the season is crazy work.
In the Bucks Hornets game, all the bench players played. It turned out that two players can help by playing some minutes. It's Sims in rebounds and Nance in three-point shots. However, it was shown once again that the Bucks' big problem is the few rebounds they get in each game.
If you were not so F,,,,, negative Frank for a minute, KPJ will be back, Portis is starting to heat up, Myles is getting more comfortable, Rollins is playing excellent and Kuz is having a good stretch.
Bucks will be bucks
Our offense is too weak. No one is boxing out. Turner stick your ass out and then someone else go to the f ing basket. If cole is rebounding you know its a scheme issue.
They need to officially give Ryan Rollins more of a scoring role.
The bucks have the same problem that the packers have a lame coach, that needs to be fired!.
I’ve watched every game fire Doc why is Coffey playing in losing my mind 😂. No rebounds put Sims and Jackson in the rebound. Griffin went 30-13 got fired. Nance 6’10” bench Sims 6’10” bench Jackson 6’7” bench. I’m close to out on Bobby too he not fast enough for these young big man I have seen it every game.
How did Larry Bird do?
Green has to go, he’s giving teams a fast start every game, either Ajax or Nance should get his minutes. Ajax can get 9 points if he played 25 minutes, and Nance could get 20. Green is the worst starting player in the NBA.
I like the idea of Rollins and KPJ starting and having GTJ coming off the bench.
Horst needs to get busy , sorely need another option , , a big who can score, rebound, create, play defense consistently.
Horst needs to get busy , sorely need another option , , a big who can score, rebound, create, play defense consistently.
Coffey is terrible
NANS played only 4 minutes and scored 10 points
27th in rebounding this year. From 2020-23 this team was top 2 in the league every year, the fall off is insane
The Milwaukee Bucks need a rebounder because their current rankings in both offensive and defensive rebounding are poor, which hurts their overall defensive and transition efficiency. While they have scorers, they struggle to secure missed shots, leading to fewer second-chance opportunities and more possessions for opponents. The team's emphasis on three-point shooting also contributes to players being on the perimeter, making them less available for rebounds.
Doc Rivers is just a terrible coach he should be an assistant at best. Obviously our offensive scheme need to be revamped, but in terms of personel AJ Green has fallen off so hard. Not getting shots up, missing open looks, and the fucking fouls are just ridiculous, stop defending at an angle and just stay in front of people god damn.
This was gross. We need to beat LA…Cleveland..Philly…and Detroit next week to make me feel better about this
Bucks need a dynamic wing/defender
This game was an absolute disgrace, and I’m saying that fully aware of the fact that the guys are not going to win every game they play. That being said, there has to be some kind of baseline for expectation, and if you can’t be trusted to be Charlotte without LaMelo, then what are we really doing?
Find Frank a replacement?
There are some negative trends that I’m not happy about right now
Pathetic best describes not just this game but the trendline of what we see. Simply blaming Doc although he is not good understates the problems. Defense has been problematic starting in preseason and is a combo of bad coaching and personnel. It has regressed and now because they can’t rebound it takes 2 stops to get one possession. Unless the defense and rebounding improve this is a low ceiling team. Rollins is the only legit perimeter defender and Kuz and Giannis can defend but the inability to get stops against the depleted Hornets is sad. Pat C made his replacements look bad. The fouls are the players fault not the refs.
Need to play Jericho sims more
The problem of this team is that they constantly get beat in trenches. No one boxes out and they get pushed around. The initial defense is usually okay but if you can’t finish a possession it’s pointless.