Too many turnovers....
Keep your poise, fellas... this was how this was going to go.
So, Bucks have just taken probably the best punch Toronto is going to give. Bucks can't play much worse. 5 turnovers
End of 1st quarter - Bucks down by 9. That's nothing. Bucks are going to win this game.
Norman Powell and Gasol are 7-10 from the floor and 4-6 from 3.
Bucks are 7-21 from the floor with 6 turnovers.
Lucky to be only 9.
Just need to stabilize things and have a goal to get it down to around 5 at half.
Bledsoe and Middleton 2-8 in the 1Q.
Bucks played pretty awful but Toronto burned up a lot of energy.
Just need to hit more shots and quit turning the ball over
You can’t win anything with Siakam. He’s got an incredibly overvalued sense of ability.
Overall. This is some ugly basketball.
Giannis is really struggling with this defense right now. Bud needs to make an adjustment at half.
ChilliJon posted:You can’t win anything with Siakam. He’s got an incredibly overvalued sense of ability.
Overall. This is some ugly basketball.
I agree. I'd much rather have him get playoff minutes than Ibaka if I'm the Bucks.
Ibaka playing pretty well. Makes you wonder why he didn’t get more minutes in the first two games
I think they need to go small with Giannis at C for a while, get out and run. That will free some space for Giannis...
Atleast 3 horrible passes by Giannis so far. Poor flow to the offense at this point.
Giannis is 1-5 from the floor with 4 turnovers and they are only down 6.
Giannis coming alive. Looked like a walk, but you get the gather step in the NBA...
Looked like steps? Holy shit that was a walk.
Haha Gasol was bursting his Jugular on the Giannis travel before the ball hit the net
Middleton playing selfishly this game- takes on 2 Barnies instead of passing to the open man...
Middleton 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, and a turnover.
The Bucks need him to be at least be adequate on the offensive end, even with his defensive contributions.
Siakam getting minutes is a great thing. He is a team killer.
ChilliJon posted:Looked like steps? Holy shit that was a walk.
Not in the NBA. Otherwise Harden has no claim as an MVP.
They may need to let someone else guard Leonard to let Middleton rest.
Attack Leonard... he’s got a pulled a thigh/quad. Brogdon with the blow by. He can’t push off anymore...
Middleton has been just awful. Down 11 and Middleton has probably cost them a good 7-8 points with his play. He's -14 in 16 minutes. Giannis is -3 in 15 minutes.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Middleton 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, and a turnover.
The Bucks need him to be at least be adequate on the offensive end, even with his defensive contributions.
Middleton has played like crap pretty much this whole series.
Need to whittle this down to 5-6 by the end of the quarter.
Kawhi gets foul calls on drives Giannis doesn't. If Giannis got those calls, he'd shoot 30 FTs a game.
ChilliJon posted:Looked like steps? Holy shit that was a walk.
No it wasn't. His length is so long he looks like he takes 5 steps when it's the standard Euro step.
He's amazing.
LMAO.....how many quarters have the purple dinosaurs hit a shot to end it in this series alone.
Who thinks the Bucks will win this game? I do
The Bucks didn’t have a very good 1st half by their standards. On the other hand, the Raptors played pretty well. Yet it’s only a 7 point lead and if Kahwi is limited that team is in trouble.
I like the Bucks chances in the second half. This is what they do. Make adjustments and come out and seize control late. Middleton and Bledsoe in particular are due.
Bledsoe is Siakam. This is ugly ****ing basketball.
They are letting Barnies off the hook. Leonard can barely ****ing run out there, he’s guarding Giannis, and he never sees the ball 4 possessions in a row.
Boris posted:ChilliJon posted:Looked like steps? Holy shit that was a walk.
No it wasn't. His length is so long he looks like he takes 5 steps when it's the standard Euro step.
He's amazing.
LMAO.....how many quarters have the purple dinosaurs hit a shot to end it in this series alone.
Who thinks the Bucks will win this game? I do
The Bucks need to stay in contact this quarter to have a chance. They need something from Middleton on offense. Giannis only has 5 shots from inside the 3 point line and has no FT attempts. This is a lot like the first game of the Boston series. The Raptors have decided that they are not going to get beat on Giannis penetration. When that happens, Middleton has to take advantage.
Couple of nice post moves by Siakam.
Bledsoe needs to realize his value is penetrating and dishing, not jacking up low percentage shots from outside the arc.
What a ****ing terrible offensive possession. Middleton can't take advantage of a Gasol switch and dribbles half the shot clock away before Bledsoe has to throw up a wild drive.
Why isn't Giannis getting the ball?