Digging Out: Bucks Struggles, Injuries, Free Throw Woes, Giannis Chatter and the Road Ahead
Milwaukee Bucks face a pivotal crossroads after a disappointing 9-13 start—can they rally behind Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Porter Jr. to climb back into playoff contention? With defensive rebounding and paint presence faltering, the Bucks risk slipping out of the top six in the Eastern Conference. Is December their make-or-break month to reverse course, or have early-season woes sealed their fate?
Justin Garcia and Camille Davis deliver sharp analysis on Milwaukee’s offensive prowess, KPJ’s injury updates, and why Chris Paul’s dramatic Clippers exit reverberates around the league. The hosts dissect the impact of turnovers, evolving player roles for Kyle Kuzma and Myles Turner, and the urgent need for lineup adjustments as the Bucks prepare for a crucial stretch against the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. Will Milwaukee stack wins and regain lost momentum—or is a playoff run slipping away?
0:00 – Bucks’ Rough Start & Concerns
7:40 – Failure on the Margins & Adjustments Needed
21:37 – Free Throws, Officiating, and Pistons Preview
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29 Comments
GIANNIS IS NOT A PG. IS TIME TO TAKE REBOUNDS. WE HAVE A LOT OF SHOOTERS. ONLY GIANNIS CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH REBOUNDS
I would like to see GA play more off the ball 🏀 save some energy to do other things on the floor.
they need to figure out a better role for Turner
How i wish they remove that Anthony in the roster. He ruined the games . He is irritating..
Giannis should concentrate to practise more on his FT.
42-45 Ws with GA and 25-32 W without GA
Chris Paul will wind up in MINN. The Pups need someone to lead them in 4th Q close outs. He may not have the juice but he will still make great decisions and can find ways to get the ball to the studs in the optimal positions.
KPJ looks amazing out there because he seems to be the only guy on the floor that CARES about playing good basketball. Gary Trent has looked like a pouting little B lately and Bobby has just fallen off a cliff – even with his shooting he is just so terrible on defense. AJ Green is at least trying on defense he's just shitty lateral mover and has mediocre defensive instincts, but he's filling it up. We need someone with defensive intensity to come onto the team and raise the bar, we need a dog – all these guys just look so soft out there. No one is shooting gaps, no one is diving for loose balls. In the early season we saw that, and we were playing great. There were problems but our energy and intensity was way up. I'm sick of watching these millionaires having a fucking pity party all the time and that includes GA
It’s funny to watch Boston against the Knicks and see how the wall off the paint once a shot is up but with the Bucks it’s a free for all. When is the last time they had a foul on a box out or drawn an over the back.
They are soft
Jesse is right. Refs have been perfect. The bucks just suck that much.
The flagrant last game was proof.
Dame sucked at driving and getting the call. He dribbled at then logo until 7 seconds the run around a screen pop a bad shot
Its not about MADE ft. Its the attempts
What ever you all say. The bucks are cooked this roster don't play defence they are done.
It makes me sad whenever bucks play badly. Because you can tell how worried she is about Giannis leaving 😢
I’m not gonna say I told everybody, and I saw this coming but despite all the flack I’ve been receiving for saying this was coming, what everyone needs to understand is that prior to Bobby entering the game the starters do usually have a nice lead l, after he goes on that’s when everything goes down
WE NEED GIANNIS TO TAKE 15 REBOUNDS EVERY GAME.
NO ONE BLAMING DOC 😂😂😂😂 OK
What system do the bucks have to lock in on at this point? Our actions are shallow and if they don’t work, we’re just subjected to random playmaking, which we don’t have at an elite level of. I know Justin works for the team but we gotta start holding our coaching staff to a higher standard.
Fire Doc Play Jackson full court press let him foul out I’m tired of hearing about spacing for Giannis play the best defenders and best rebounders. If they can’t shoot so be it look at Houston.
Not saying this IS the end of the road with the greatest player in team history… but this is how many roads end for best players in team histories
Giannis leaving is a foregone conclusion. It’s time to trade him. His body language in that last game showed me everything
Get a grip bucks fans.It's the beginning of the season.They main two players have missed a lot of games personally, I don't expect giannis to be happy.I would be p*** if he wasn't mad about losing in my opinion, this is a doc. Rivers thing, we have talent on this team. Can we please stop with the gimmick zone defense? This is not high school or college stop being a lazy coach, it's time
To give D. ham his chance, if this continues another month, I thought he did pretty well in LA
Get okc on the phone let's talk turkey 😆
It’s Dames Fault!!! We need to trade him!
I dont think a single member of the Bucks believe they can even win a playoff game let alone a series, so I dont think we will see much effort this year
I think it’s really over this time. Get Jalen Johnson and the Pelicans pick and anything else you can. It’s all on you, Horst
Even though dame was lights at ft line we still had Gianni’s drive thru to get to free throw line…the bucks are a joke who have a horrible coach
After this last game i finally Realized the Bucks never DESERVED A PLAYER LIKE GIANNIS… I WAS NEVER A BUCKS FAN.. CANT WAIT TILL HIM AND TA GET THE FUCK OUTTA THERE…
Time to play Ajax and Nance, cut green to 8 minutes as a spark vs 30 minutes of the most horrendous defense, let kpj bring the ball up and have Giannis get lobs, post ups, pick and rolls and offensive boards
It’s probably just hard gathering a new set of guys and trying to make it a go together. Younger guys etc. these are usually sort of a rebuilding season so not a lot to be expected. Maybe trade Giannis while it’s super hot and maybe a new coach. Probably not 100% a coach issue though
I didn't watch the reaction to the last game, but it's clearly the single worst loss of the Giannis era.
That said, it's also ENTIRELY ON GIANNIS.
Before the win to end the losing streak, Giannis threw the ENTIRE TEAM under the bus, saying that everyone needed to give more and do their jobs (which is all the dirty work he no longer wants to do). He's basically now a complete narcissist on an ego trip who wants all the numbers and truly doesn't know how to really play winning basketball.
He needs to go. It almost seems like he's playing poorly on purpose after putting up video game numbers in the first few games. He misses bunnies, can't make FTs doesn't hustle after REBs and loose balls, makes the WRONG basketball decision half the time because he's favoring his old veteran friends, holds the ball to play hero ball–none worse than the one footed jumper that didn't go in versus the Wiz–when it's been clear that any leads and comebacks recently have been a result of great ball movement and getting good looks from 3.
Giannis is NOT a team player. He's an ego out of control who refuses to buy into team concepts and winning basketball.
It's truly ugly to watch now.