Bucks trail in the second, struggling to score effectively. 4-14 from three... 48-48 after Giannis dunks his own free throw miss. 
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Shit defense- Bucks down 66-65 at the half. White, Markkanen, and Levine 9/17 from three combined.
4/22 from three... Bucks cannot make a shot.
Giannis is their only offense tonight. Use it. They cannot stop him.
Music City posted:Giannis is their only offense tonight. Use it. They cannot stop him.
Problem is he is 6-12 from the line.
Bledsoe's been good. He's 7 for 8 from the floor.
92-85 and now they’re just going to the rim every possession...
Bledsoe 9/11, 22 points and 8 assists. Still only 3rd quarter...
95-86 after the Bucks make their first 3 in the second half.
Excellent 3rd quarter... 32-20. Rookie Cody White had 19 at the half- still has 19.
Bucks up 97-86 through 3, and they can put these guys away with a rested Giannis in the 4th.
Giannis FT problems are helping keep the Bulls close. 7-14 from the line.
Officials letting Chicago stay in it- calling phantom fouls while the Bucks are back to clanging...
Divincenzo gets the start, but Brown should have...
Really, really out of control.
I think they need Bledsoe back in.
Music City posted:They keep fucking around...
DiVencenzo needs to be out of the game.
2:04 to go, Giannis at the line. He’s missed 8 free throws tonight...
Music City posted:2:04 to go, Giannis at the line. He’s missed 8 free throws tonight...
Regrettably, Giannis is an atrocious shooter.
I think I'm resigned.
Bledsoe played like a superstar tonight.
12-14 from the floor (12-12 inside the arc). 6-6 from the line. 8 assists.
Bucks played like they sat home eating Funyuns since Sunday...
Music City posted:Bucks played like they sat home eating Funyuns since Sunday...
Maybe Middleton shouldn't be a max player, but they really need him over the long term. This is an easy, rest-the-fourth quarter game with him on the court.
He would have sucked tonight too... this was about a 3 day layoff.
It sure looked like to me they had a lot of time off. Missing shots left and right especially from long range.
Lopez just can’t seem to find his stroke and hopefully that will come around. Giannis with the FTs JFC.
But hey, a win is a win so keep racking up the Ws.
Tschmack posted:It sure looked like to me they had a lot of time off. Missing shots left and right especially from long range.
Lopez just can’t seem to find his stroke and hopefully that will come around. Giannis with the FTs JFC.
But hey, a win is a win so keep racking up the Ws.
You have to think Lopez's shooting will revert to the mean.
He's hit 35.4% of his 3s the previous 3 seasons (35 or 36% in all 3 seasons) on very high volume (433 for 1224).
Right now, he's at 28% (17 for 61). The difference between the 3 previous years and this one is 4 shots out of 61. That's a pretty small sample size.
The Giannis FTs are a bigger issue. He's going to have the ball at the end of games and needs to hit these consistently to put teams away. It's been a downward trend for the last 2 years and the beginning of this season on extremely high volume (76% to 73% to 63%). He also shot 63% in last year's playoffs. It would be nice if he hit 90%, but he really just needs to be around 75%.
I got so spoiled from last year that it's kind of hard to watch this year's team. They can still win a lot of games because they have the most physically gifted player in the league, but they are so sloppy on both ends that it's kind of tough to watch.
I was hoping that the combo of Matthews/DiVincenzo/Brown/Korver would be an adequate replacement for Brogdon, but honestly, I don't think they've measured up. Who knows, maybe as the season wears on someone will step up, but unfortunately I think this team is a half notch below last year's team overall. It's not all due to the loss of Brogdon, but I really do think they miss his smarts and steadiness game to game.
fightphoe93 posted:I got so spoiled from last year that it's kind of hard to watch this year's team. They can still win a lot of games because they have the most physically gifted player in the league, but they are so sloppy on both ends that it's kind of tough to watch.
I was hoping that the combo of Matthews/DiVincenzo/Brown/Korver would be an adequate replacement for Brogdon, but honestly, I don't think they've measured up. Who knows, maybe as the season wears on someone will step up, but unfortunately I think this team is a half notch below last year's team overall. It's not all due to the loss of Brogdon, but I really do think they miss his smarts and steadiness game to game.
I agree. Matthews has been a poor 3 point shooter and I am sure the Bucks thought he would at least match his career percentage as he should be getting cleaner looks with the Bucks. You have to think he will come around. Brogdon is flourishing at point in Indiana. I think this team misses his steadiness and clutch shooting. He was also so good at taking the ball to the rim. At 6'5". 230 lbs. he is just too strong. Hopefully one or two of these guys will step up their game as the year progresses.