I hate to harp on it but not having Brogdon is a big deal. When the shots aren’t falling he’s the one guy that finds a way to get to the hoop. Defensively, he’s very good as well.
Pretty ****ing pathetic energy out there right now....
Can Middleton play any worse than he has in this first half? He can't shoot, he's a turnover machine, and he doesn't seem to be able to guard anyone.
What the **** is Middleton doing?
Way to sleepwalk through the 1st half
Middleton is out of his element against this team. They are too athletic and long for him. He'll have the same problem against the Celtics.
Middleton is a bum slayer. Philly knows it. They put a good quick defender and he can’t do shit.
Giannis is +3 in his 15 minutes. They are -12 in the minutes he sits.
Other than Giannis and DJ Wilson, no one else played worth shit in the first half.
Music City posted:Middleton is a bum slayer. Philly knows it. They put a good quick defender and he can’t do shit.
Boban Maranovic guarded him on 4 switches and Middleton did nothing. There is not a worse perimeter defender in the NBA (and maybe in NBA history) than Boban.
That’s about as bad of a half of basketball they have played. Amazing they are only down by 9. They need to stop turning the ball over and not allow the Sixers multiple looks on possessions and get the damn rebounds.
They are going to need to adjust with Brogdon out. They just had better hope he’s back for round 2 or they may not advance.
Tschmack posted:That’s about as bad of a half of basketball they have played. Amazing they are only down by 9. They need to stop turning the ball over and not allow the Sixers multiple looks on possessions and get the damn rebounds.
They are going to need to adjust with Brogdon out. They just had better hope he’s back for round 2 or they may not advance.
They may not advance with him. The round two matchup is going to be Philly or Boston. They both match up well with us.
If you look at the game today, how would you rank the players on the floor?
Giannis is the best player on the floor, but he's not that much better than Embiid - they are both top 5-6 NBA players.
Other than that, who on the Bucks would be next?
After Giannis/Embiid, you would probably take B. Simmons, Butler, and Tobias Harris before you got to another Buck. It's hard to win a 7 game series when the other team has 4 of the top 5 players on the court. The Bucks depth is much better, but playoff rotations shrink things down to 8 men usually.
Against Boston, Giannis is clearly the best player on the court, but you'd put Irving, Horford, J. Tatum, and maybe Hayward before you rank a Buck. Again, 4 of the top 5 players on the court would be the opponent.
Middleton sucks. There is nothing else you can based on this game.
Under normal circumstances Brogdon and then Sterling Brown likely defend JJ Redick. Their other options? Not so much. Pathetic.
This is embarrassing right now. Lopez is unplayable against Embiid. It's not his fault, it just is what it is.
This is really bad as a playoff preview.
Mirotic is costing himself a lot of money with some of these performances. He's 0-6 right now. Mostly wide open.
Middleton is 3-11. Mostly wide open.
Mirotic and Middleton are a combined 3-16 from the field. JFC
Embiid is 3-10 from 3. It seems like he's playing well but he's only 9-21 from the floor.
Not sure why he’s jacking up so many 3s. He gets in the paint pretty well and is a good offensive rebounder.
Boban to guard Giannis is not a good matchup for the Sixers.
Bucks -11 in rebounds. Not a good stat so far in this one.
They are sticking around
Philly shooting 50% from 3 and have a major edge in rebounds but Milwaukee still in it
Need for some of the shots to start falling
Wow... will the Bucks get any calls today???
Giannis with 17 points and 6 rebounds in the 3rd quarter (on 5 of 7 shots). The Bucks gain two points on the Sixers.
See if they have a run in them. If you simply looked at the box score you would think Philly up 20. Down 7 as poorly as Milwaukee has played they have a chance. Need to hit a couple of bombs and get some momentum.
After the Bucks go back down 9 to start the 4th,
the Bucks are +5 in Giannis' 27 minutes and -12 in the 10 minutes he's been off the court.
Tschmack posted:See if they have a run in them. If you simply looked at the box score you would think Philly up 20. Down 7 as poorly as Milwaukee has played they have a chance. Need to hit a couple of bombs and get some momentum.
If you replaced Giannis with an average NBA player today, they'd be down 35.
This got out of hand quick with Giannis on the bench. WTF is Middleton doing on that play? It's his guy that was left wide open for the 3.
Giannis has played 27 minutes, Bucks +5
Giannis has sat for 11 minutes, Bucks -17.
And just like that Philly now up 12
Thanks for nothing Middleton. His effort and focus today is horseshit
MichiganPacker2 posted:Giannis has played 27 minutes, Bucks +5
Giannis has sat for 11 minutes, Bucks -17.
Based on this +/-, if he could play a whole game, they win by 8. If he sat for the whole game, they'd lose by 70.
30-75 from the field overall, 12-41 from 3. No one can score. And all this is doing is proving that the pundits are right. Against the good teams, all the depth they have won’t mean shit.
Giannis and Wilson are 6-13 from 3. The rest of the team is 6-28 from 3.
Music City posted:30-75 from the field overall, 12-41 from 3. No one can score except Giannis. And all this is doing is proving that the pundits are right. Against the good teams, all the depth they have won’t mean shit.
Fixed that for you.
Without Brogdon they are not going to beat some of the good teams. People seriously underestimate how important he is on both ends of the court. At a minimum they need to get Sterling Brown back. He’s not Brogdon but he’s better equipped to start than Snell or Mirotic.