Round 1 Game 3: Bucks at Pacers - 4/26/24 - 4:30 - ESPN/BSWI - Middleton a Go

Matches Malone · Post #61 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:36 pm

Post #62 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:38 pm

Mark Jones and Hubie on the call. I love Hubie (he's 90!). Fortunately Doris is doing the Clips/Mavs game. But I'll be watching the local broadcast. I have a feeling Marques will hang it up after this season (hope not)

JimmyTheKid · Post #63 » by **JimmyTheKid** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:38 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:Cursed season. Gotta start having some discussions about Giannis being injury prone and it taking away from his legacy

Sounds fun. When I'm old and gray, sitting in the stands with my grandson, pointing to Giannis' jersey in the rafters, right next to at least one championship banner, reminiscing about his discovery of basketball, his journey to America, Milwaukee, the NBA, his family, the MVP's, all the accolades, and the 50-piece in Game 6, I'll be damned if I forget to impart on little bright-eyed Timmy that Giannis was, in fact, "occasionally injured" and had a "frustrating free throw routine."

StickeeFingaz · Post #64 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:42 pm

Two years in a row without our best player. He really got hurt the last week of the season, like wtf man.

Sports really suck sometimes.

RogerMurdock · Post #65 » by **RogerMurdock** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:46 pm

We can win if Dame goes for 50, Portis and Brook for 30 each, Beas 6-9 from three.

MiltownMadness · Post #66 » by **MiltownMadness** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:46 pm

JimmyTheKid wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Cursed season. Gotta start having some discussions about Giannis being injury prone and it taking away from his legacy

Sounds fun. When I'm old and gray, sitting in the stands with my grandson, pointing to Giannis' jersey in the rafters, right next to at least one championship banner, reminiscing about his discovery of basketball, his journey to America, Milwaukee, the NBA, his family, the MVP's, all the accolades, and the 50-piece in Game 6, I'll be damned if I forget to impart on little bright-eyed Timmy that Giannis was, in fact, "occasionally injured" and had a "frustrating free throw routine."

Nah man you can't be that sensitive with this. I know your schtick is to call out negative people, but I'm a Bucks fan first and foremost and it hurts to see Giannis go down every single playoff. Even when we won, I had my lowest moment as a basketball fan when he bent his knee backwards. It's part of what makes him great, that unrelenting aggression, but it's a double edged sword. Him not being able to stay healthy at all for a playoff is now more officially a 'thing' than ever.

fan230 · Post #67 » by **fan230** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:16 pm

When he hurt his knee, it was an unpreventable injury.

This time the injury was highly preventable. That is the big difference. There were signs for 3 games in a row that he was having trouble with that leg as per the injury report. But the med team wrongly thought that he would be fine to play with that injury. And at least in one of those games, Doc wanted to pull him out but didn’t do it and verbally regretted his own decision.

Doc s record was poor in terms of win losses and he thought of that first.

This injury was just before the playoffs started which makes the blame directly on the med team and on Doc.

PG Graveyard · Post #68 » by **PG Graveyard** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:25 pm

This **** sucks. What a letdown.

PG Graveyard · Post #69 » by **PG Graveyard** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:26 pm

Please be careful in the Olympics Giannis. We need to figure this **** out for next year

Profound23 · Post #70 » by **Profound23** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:26 pm

fan230 wrote:When he hurt his knee, it was an unpreventable injury.

This time the injury was highly preventable. That is the big difference. There were signs for 3 games in a row that he was having trouble with that leg as per the injury report. But the med team wrongly thought that he would be fine to play with that injury. And at least in one of those games, Doc wanted to pull him out but didn’t do it and verbally regretted his own decision.

Doc s record was poor in terms of win losses and he thought of that first.

This injury was just before the playoffs started which makes the blame directly on the med team and on Doc.

People can call it 20/20 hindsight...blah blah blah. But there were a bunch of us here posting saying give Giannis a bunch of games off. Even if it meant we ended up in the play-in, I did not care, his health was more important and still is. Losing this series actually might save his career in all honesty. He needs time off.

JimmyTheKid · Post #71 » by **JimmyTheKid** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:30 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:
JimmyTheKid wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Cursed season. Gotta start having some discussions about Giannis being injury prone and it taking away from his legacy

Sounds fun. When I'm old and gray, sitting in the stands with my grandson, pointing to Giannis' jersey in the rafters, right next to at least one championship banner, reminiscing about his discovery of basketball, his journey to America, Milwaukee, the NBA, his family, the MVP's, all the accolades, and the 50-piece in Game 6, I'll be damned if I forget to impart on little bright-eyed Timmy that Giannis was, in fact, "occasionally injured" and had a "frustrating free throw routine."

Nah man you can't be that sensitive with this. I know your schtick is to call out negative people, but I'm a Bucks fan first and foremost and it hurts to see Giannis go down every single playoff. Even when we won, I had my lowest moment as a basketball fan when he bent his knee backwards. It's part of what makes him great, that unrelenting aggression, but it's a double edged sword. Him not being able to stay healthy at all for a playoff is now more officially a 'thing' than ever.

Yeah I'm admittedly frustrated. This f***ing sucks. But in no way, shape, or form will "injuries" impact Giannis' legacy. His legacy is cemented. He was never going to be in the conversation for "best ever" but he's already a top-50,75 player of all time, with arguably the greatest story of all time. Our decision makers need to do a better job of making decisions. It's pretty f***ing simple. Load manage Giannis every single season so he's at peak health for the playoffs. But it wasn't just our decision makers. There are plenty of Bucks fans, every year, who actually care about seeding. Why? No f***ing clue.

PG Graveyard · Post #72 » by **PG Graveyard** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:30 pm

Profound23 wrote:
fan230 wrote:When he hurt his knee, it was an unpreventable injury.

This time the injury was highly preventable. That is the big difference. There were signs for 3 games in a row that he was having trouble with that leg as per the injury report. But the med team wrongly thought that he would be fine to play with that injury. And at least in one of those games, Doc wanted to pull him out but didn’t do it and verbally regretted his own decision.

Doc s record was poor in terms of win losses and he thought of that first.

This injury was just before the playoffs started which makes the blame directly on the med team and on Doc.

People can call it 20/20 hindsight...blah blah blah. But there were a bunch of us here posting saying give Giannis a bunch of games off. Even if it meant we ended up in the play-in, I did not care, his health was more important and still is. Losing this series actually might save his career in all honesty. He needs time off.

He’s probably going to play in the Olympics now. Time off. Lol

PG Graveyard · Post #73 » by **PG Graveyard** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:31 pm

JimmyTheKid wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:
JimmyTheKid wrote:
Sounds fun. When I'm old and gray, sitting in the stands with my grandson, pointing to Giannis' jersey in the rafters, right next to at least one championship banner, reminiscing about his discovery of basketball, his journey to America, Milwaukee, the NBA, his family, the MVP's, all the accolades, and the 50-piece in Game 6, I'll be damned if I forget to impart on little bright-eyed Timmy that Giannis was, in fact, "occasionally injured" and had a "frustrating free throw routine."

Nah man you can't be that sensitive with this. I know your schtick is to call out negative people, but I'm a Bucks fan first and foremost and it hurts to see Giannis go down every single playoff. Even when we won, I had my lowest moment as a basketball fan when he bent his knee backwards. It's part of what makes him great, that unrelenting aggression, but it's a double edged sword. Him not being able to stay healthy at all for a playoff is now more officially a 'thing' than ever.

Yeah I'm admittedly frustrated. This f***ing sucks. But in no way, shape, or form will "injuries" impact Giannis' legacy. His legacy is cemented. He was never going to be in the conversation for "best ever" but he's already a top-50,75 player of all time, with arguably the greatest story of all time. Our decision makers need to do a better job of making decisions. It's pretty f***ing simple. Load manage Giannis every single season so he's at peak health for playoffs. But it wasn't just our decision makers. There are plenty of Bucks fans, every year, who actually care about seeding. Why? No f***ing clue.

We did that last year. It really doesn’t matter

Profound23 · Post #74 » by **Profound23** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:33 pm

PG Graveyard wrote:
Profound23 wrote:
fan230 wrote:When he hurt his knee, it was an unpreventable injury.

This time the injury was highly preventable. That is the big difference. There were signs for 3 games in a row that he was having trouble with that leg as per the injury report. But the med team wrongly thought that he would be fine to play with that injury. And at least in one of those games, Doc wanted to pull him out but didn’t do it and verbally regretted his own decision.

Doc s record was poor in terms of win losses and he thought of that first.

This injury was just before the playoffs started which makes the blame directly on the med team and on Doc.

People can call it 20/20 hindsight...blah blah blah. But there were a bunch of us here posting saying give Giannis a bunch of games off. Even if it meant we ended up in the play-in, I did not care, his health was more important and still is. Losing this series actually might save his career in all honesty. He needs time off.

He’s probably going to play in the Olympics now. Time off. Lol

I hope not, but yeah knowing his work ethic I can see it

MiltownMadness · Post #75 » by **MiltownMadness** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:35 pm

JimmyTheKid wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:
JimmyTheKid wrote:
Sounds fun. When I'm old and gray, sitting in the stands with my grandson, pointing to Giannis' jersey in the rafters, right next to at least one championship banner, reminiscing about his discovery of basketball, his journey to America, Milwaukee, the NBA, his family, the MVP's, all the accolades, and the 50-piece in Game 6, I'll be damned if I forget to impart on little bright-eyed Timmy that Giannis was, in fact, "occasionally injured" and had a "frustrating free throw routine."

Nah man you can't be that sensitive with this. I know your schtick is to call out negative people, but I'm a Bucks fan first and foremost and it hurts to see Giannis go down every single playoff. Even when we won, I had my lowest moment as a basketball fan when he bent his knee backwards. It's part of what makes him great, that unrelenting aggression, but it's a double edged sword. Him not being able to stay healthy at all for a playoff is now more officially a 'thing' than ever.

Yeah I'm admittedly frustrated. This f***ing sucks. But in no way, shape, or form will "injuries" impact Giannis' legacy. His legacy is cemented. He was never going to be in the conversation for "best ever" but he's already a top-50,75 player of all time, with arguably the greatest story of all time. Our decision makers need to do a better job of making decisions. It's pretty f***ing simple. Load manage Giannis every single season so he's at peak health for the playoffs. But it wasn't just our decision makers. There are plenty of Bucks fans, every year, who actually care about seeding. Why? No f***ing clue.

I agree, I think most of us are frustrated/sad today. Thing is is Giannis should be building on his legacy today but we just keep losing seasons due to him getting injured during/before the playoffs. It's starting to turn into a what could've been, and it just really hurts

Ron Swanson · Post #76 » by **Ron Swanson** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:37 pm

fan230 wrote:When he hurt his knee, it was an unpreventable injury.

This time the injury was highly preventable. That is the big difference. There were signs for 3 games in a row that he was having trouble with that leg as per the injury report. But the med team wrongly thought that he would be fine to play with that injury. And at least in one of those games, Doc wanted to pull him out but didn’t do it and verbally regretted his own decision.

Doc s record was poor in terms of win losses and he thought of that first.

This injury was just before the playoffs started which makes the blame directly on the med team and on Doc.

This. There's Giannis' style of play making these freak injuries like 2021 and 2023 more likely, and then there's playing him every B2B, with the heaviest minutes/games load since he was 23-years old, all while dealing with what everyone knew at the time was Achilles tendinitis. Like, it was literally on the injury report for the games that he actually missed.

*insert Futurama "I'm shocked! Shocked! Well....not that shocked" gif*

PG Graveyard · Post #77 » by **PG Graveyard** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:38 pm

Pacers -6.5 seems like an easy bet for the people into that stuff

BigO · Post #78 » by **BigO** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:43 pm

How low are my expectations? I'm already thinking of the fantastic trade scenarios on this Board in the next week.

Give me a healthy Giannis and KM and I'm back on board. There's neither the scoring power or the defensive chops on this team without both of them.

theFireBlanket · Post #79 » by **theFireBlanket** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:00 pm

PG Graveyard wrote:Pacers -6.5 seems like an easy bet for the people into that stuff

Yes, reverse jinx. Lose your money betting against the Bucks as some did in game 1.

Profound23 · Post #80 » by **Profound23** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:01 pm

theFireBlanket wrote:
PG Graveyard wrote:Pacers -6.5 seems like an easy bet for the people into that stuff

Yes, reverse jinx. Lose your money betting against the Bucks as some did in game 1.

Now that you mentioned the jinx you just messed it up. Don't you know how superstitions work or is that only my OCD brain?