Jrue Agrees to 4/135-160 Extension

Antinomy · Post #181 » by **Antinomy** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 4:28 am

Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

giannis and 1 · Post #182 » by **giannis and 1** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 5:32 am

Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

thonnisbeastley · Post #183 » by **thonnisbeastley** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 5:37 am

Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

Sure Bud goes first. But Lopez won't get us much of anything in a trade these days. Khris is definitely the most likely to be moved if we can only continue to add Pat C/Forbes/Craig type players and fail to get to the finals. If we fail to reach the finals this year, Bud goes. If we aren't dominating the league and look lost like we have for a good portion of this season before the trade deadline, Khris deals will be discussed. If we don't make the finals next season, Khris should be dealt. Doesn't matter if he's been here since we had complete bums on the roster, we have tons of bums now. He's not deserving of having his jersey retired with 2 All-star appearances on the coat tails of Giannis and without making the finals or winning a championship. If Big Dog's jersey isn't retired, no way in hell Khris' will be, as it stands now.

Bmaasse · Post #184 » by **Bmaasse** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 6:27 am

VooDoo7 wrote:Ray had a better career. But for the years they spent together, I think Sam had the bigger impact on those teams. He was definitely the leader. You can say Ray was better if you want. I won't argue ya. But you can't say he was way better, tho.

I honestly think a lot of Ray's popularity has to do with him being a pretty boy. All the women loved Ray. He was in a movie with Denzil. They even removed Glenn's mural on Oakland ave and replaced it with one of Ray the year after he got drafted. Overall I think he was just the most marketable if the 3.

DutchManDanFan · Post #185 » by **DutchManDanFan** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 7:28 am

giannis and 1 wrote:If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

The way we will be eliminated makes a big difference. We can lose in the 1st round against Miami or Boston. Or we lose against the Nets in the ECF in a close 7 games series. Or anything in between.

Sigra · Post #186 » by **Sigra** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 9:22 am

This is what good franchises do. Bad franchises have doubts and "wait to see".

NIce to be fan of good franchise. For change.

mediocrityrules · Post #187 » by **mediocrityrules** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 10:17 am

DutchManDanFan wrote:
giannis and 1 wrote:If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

The way we will be eliminated makes a big difference. We can lose in the 1st round against Miami or Boston. Or we lose against the Nets in the ECF in a close 7 games series. Or anything in between.

Agreed. So much of what we do in the off season will be dictated by how we go in the post season, and who does/doesn't look like they belong there, and Bud is as much in the firing line as any player, maybe even moreso.

truly · Post #188 » by **truly** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 11:10 am

giannis and 1 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

Bud should be gone unless we reach the finals.It's possible some very good coach will be on the market this summer(Stevens,Nurse or Carlisle?) so we are lucky in that regard.

We should be looking to trade Brook no matter what happens in the playoffs since he is about to completely fall off.Really hoping he is serviceable in the playoffs so we can get some value in a trade.

Middleton isn't going anywhere this summer.At the very least see how the core trio perform under a new coach and then decide.

Daver · Post #189 » by **Daver** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 11:16 am

giannis and 1 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

So let me understand if the bucks have a massive fail your #2 choice is brook is gone.Absolutly agree with bud as ges the HC (and a underachieving HC in the POs) but what the hell is brook at number 2 for.
So your saying it will be all brooks fault no matter how bad jrue plays giannis plays even midds doesnt matter your placing the 2nd most blame on tbe meltdown on brook no matter what anyone does.

skones · Post #190 » by **skones** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 11:27 am

Sigra wrote:This is what good franchises do. Bad franchises have doubts and "wait to see".

NIce to be fan of good franchise. For change.

Eh, not sure Vuc was the move tbh.

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ShootingtheJ · Post #191 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 11:46 am

thonnisbeastley wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

Sure Bud goes first. But Lopez won't get us much of anything in a trade these days. Khris is definitely the most likely to be moved if we can only continue to add Pat C/Forbes/Craig type players and fail to get to the finals. If we fail to reach the finals this year, Bud goes. If we aren't dominating the league and look lost like we have for a good portion of this season before the trade deadline, Khris deals will be discussed. If we don't make the finals next season, Khris should be dealt. Doesn't matter if he's been here since we had complete bums on the roster, we have tons of bums now. He's not deserving of having his jersey retired with 2 All-star appearances on the coat tails of Giannis and without making the finals or winning a championship. If Big Dog's jersey isn't retired, no way in hell Khris' will be, as it stands now.

Big Dog was an inefficient chucker, he never once has a TS% of 54, Khris has never has a TS% under 54 as a Buck. Khris is also a better defender and playmaker, and provides spacing.

Post #192 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 11:56 am

giannis and 1 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Three elite guys as our Big 3. And all of them are great organizational & cultural fits. Sure there are “more talented” players but I really like what we have.

People saying “Khris is next” are asinine. He’s been here since we had complete bums on the roster & is more than likely getting his jersey retired.

If a massive failure occurs, Bud is on the chopping block followed by Lopez.

If we don't make the finals this year:

Brook should 100% be gone
Bud should be gone
Middleton I'm 50/50 on

Lol, how can you say that while not knowing how they will play in the playoffs?

HKPackFan · Post #193 » by **HKPackFan** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 12:00 pm

buckboy wrote:
HKPackFan wrote:Exciting stuff.... We are taking the big three all, the way.

Is this the most talented bucks team in the last 30+ years?

Is this the best big three, even better than the 2001 big 3?

It's way way better than 2001.

It's exciting to know this is the most talented bucks team in my lifetime.

Pachinko_ · Post #194 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 12:08 pm

I hate watching Bud ball, I just don't like how it looks.
But I'm also certain you guys are gonna miss the team doing the absolute best thing from a stat/analytics perspective. Going back to pump faking threes into long twos will get you yelling "let it fly" in no time.

emunney · Post #195 » by **emunney** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 12:38 pm

Ray was by far the best player of the Big 3, followed by Sam after some distance, then Big Dog who was a very reliable scorer, rebounded his position fairly well, and nothing else. Gave back everything he took.

WRau1 · Post #196 » by **WRau1** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 12:43 pm

Lopez is gone next year no matter what and I could totally see the FO putting blame on him for our failures if he doesn't perform. He's just the odd man out with having to pay guys like Portis, possibly Tucker and eventually DDV. At least that's how I see it.

soxperry · Post #197 » by **soxperry** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 12:55 pm

They dont love Jrue like i love Jrue

Licensed to Il · Post #198 » by **Licensed to Il** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 1:01 pm

The only thing Sam was better than Ray at, was big bucket celebrations. Sam was the goat, at that.

HKPackFan · Post #199 » by **HKPackFan** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 1:06 pm

Licensed to Il wrote:The only thing Sam was better than Ray at, was big bucket celebrations. Sam was the goat, at that.

Sam was a better punter too.

Ron Swanson · Post #200 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 1:31 pm

That's a lot of money. Had to pay the man. Now for the easy part (waiting out the rest of the year and see if this team is championship material). The hard part comes in the offseason if you don't make the Finals. We're now firmly in the "how long do you give this Big-3 run?" category of team-building/contention phase. My gut says you give them all of the next two postseasons to figure it out, but if we're sitting here in July 2022 without a championship to show for it, you gotta look for an out somewhere (whether that be Middleton or Holiday).