Bucks News, Trade Ideas, Transactions - Nwora in protocols

ShootingtheJ · Post #1921 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sun Jan 2, 2022 10:51 pm

AussieBuck wrote:
paulpressey25 wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Looks to me like he's living with depression and struggles to stay positive with himself when he has minor setbacks. He doesn't come across as a prick or immature. Hope he's seeing someone about it, I've come to quite like him.

Have zero complaints he's on the team. He's helped us a lot at times. But I've watched the guy his whole career because I loved him at Kentucky. Not sure his situation is correctable. He's easily distracted by a lot of stuff, and after 11 years in the league hasn't really figured out how to keep his focus on the court. He'd be headed for the HOF if the mental part was there.

Winning will help. Winning is fun.

We're winning, but he's still getting senseless technicals. That's just a lack of discipline, and pretty selfish too.

AussieBuck · Post #1922 » by **AussieBuck** » Sun Jan 2, 2022 10:55 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:
paulpressey25 wrote:
Have zero complaints he's on the team. He's helped us a lot at times. But I've watched the guy his whole career because I loved him at Kentucky. Not sure his situation is correctable. He's easily distracted by a lot of stuff, and after 11 years in the league hasn't really figured out how to keep his focus on the court. He'd be headed for the HOF if the mental part was there.

Winning will help. Winning is fun.

We're winning, but he's still getting senseless technicals. That's just a lack of discipline, and pretty selfish too.

Yeah if he does it in the playoffs it's a problem but I'm assuming the guys are working him out like they did with Bobby and whoever has his ear will keep him in check. I am very invested in this comeback story having never really liked Cousins. I want him to be our Boston Bill Walton.

randy84 · Post #1923 » by **randy84** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:16 am

Make no mistake, Cousins has been on multiple teams due to his injuries. If he didn't get injured, he would still be on the Pelicans with Jrue and AD.

Finn · Post #1924 » by **Finn** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:44 am

jute2003 wrote:
TroyD92 wrote:Can you two just block each other at this point.
I think we should lock them in their own forum so they can bitch at each other incessantly and noone else has to know.

AussieBuck · Post #1925 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:51 am

Prez wrote:Is something like Brook/Donte/Nwora for Jerami Grant and filler too light on our side or not worth it?

Feel like Grant is obviously miscast as a #1 guy but we’d be filthy with him as a 4th/5th option and as that strong athletic forward in switch everything lineups.

I just don't see how the Bucks are going to take on that $20 million slot, sure it's going out but Bobby and Pat still need to be paid. Billionaires with a B aren't going that deep into tax IMO.

BucksFanSD · Post #1926 » by **BucksFanSD** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 1:38 am

Boogie's first game as a Buck was heaven. I never saw him not rattled for an entire game and fully humbled by every occurance. First impressions are great but they don't always last!

Chad34 · Post #1927 » by **Chad34** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 4:09 am

Watch on YouTube

hey, you never know. worth a look, maybe his skills mesh. Giannis and bud's system has a way of elevating a lot of players.

Brewhoopfan · Post #1928 » by **Brewhoopfan** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 4:13 am

AussieBuck wrote:
ShootingtheJ wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:Winning will help. Winning is fun.

We're winning, but he's still getting senseless technicals. That's just a lack of discipline, and pretty selfish too.

Yeah if he does it in the playoffs it's a problem but I'm assuming the guys are working him out like they did with Bobby and whoever has his ear will keep him in check. I am very invested in this comeback story having never really liked Cousins. I want him to be our Boston Bill Walton.

Cousins simply isn't mobile enough to defend in the playoffs. Brook will be back, and he can at least protect the rim. Boogie will help get the #1 seed, but he won't be a playoff contributor.

PG Graveyard · Post #1929 » by **PG Graveyard** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 5:02 am

I love that there is a best of Luke Kornet video

DrWood · Post #1930 » by **DrWood** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 6:49 am

BucksFanSD wrote:The better question than would you trade Giannis is would you consider Middleton for a center deal if Nwora continues to blossom. Something along an Anthony Davis level talent in exchange back. I believe Davis would thrive again outside of LA, and the Lakers need shooting next to Westbrook (Khris) and a Caruso type player (DDV).

shooting well in random games is not "blossoming." What the bucks need to do is find a GM of another team who values Nwora as much as you do, and work out a deal with them.

DrWood · Post #1931 » by **DrWood** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 7:00 am

paulpressey25 wrote:
AussieBuck wrote: also because he seems to have a bad relationship with most senior refs. One of those things can probably be fixed, dunno if he'll make friends with the zebras tho.

Let's be honest. The reason he's on team #6 is because he's mentally like an 8-year old child out there. It isn't that he lacks talent.

In Sac. he was on a badly run shithole of a team.
He got traded because he wanted to escape the shithole.
Then he got injured.
That's why he's bounced around.
He's fine as a 16mpg rotation piece.

ShootingtheJ · Post #1932 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:45 pm

DrWood wrote:
paulpressey25 wrote:
AussieBuck wrote: also because he seems to have a bad relationship with most senior refs. One of those things can probably be fixed, dunno if he'll make friends with the zebras tho.

Let's be honest. The reason he's on team #6 is because he's mentally like an 8-year old child out there. It isn't that he lacks talent.

In Sac. he was on a badly run shithole of a team.
He got traded because he wanted to escape the shithole.
Then he got injured.
That's why he's bounced around.
He's fine as a 16mpg rotation piece.

If he's fine as a rotation piece, why didn't one of his other teams keep him? Why didn't he even get a camp invite this year?

Teams tire of dealing with his immaturity. It's a distraction. He's lucky he's on a very stable team right now.

Baddy Chuck · Post #1933 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 1:10 pm

Goalposts moved.

Ron Swanson · Post #1934 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 2:24 pm

Ah, only took 3 years, but we finally got board darling Luke "don't call me Jim" Kornet. AKA White Thon, AKA future Brook replacement. Should be a fun 10-day.

Boogie's awesome. Deal with it.

Matches Malone · Post #1935 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 2:52 pm

It's kind of impressive how many "Board Darling's" we've gotten over the last few seasons. Front office has this place bugged :lol:

raysbookclub · Post #1936 » by **raysbookclub** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 3:29 pm

Just for perspective, when the Bucks drafted Frank Kornet, they were adding him to a front court of old Sikma, Randy Breuer, Krystowiak, Fred Roberts, Lohaus, and Cadillac Anderson.

Luke joins a front court of Giannis, Middleton, Pat, Portis, Boogie.

Bucks have come a long way…

Bmaasse · Post #1937 » by **Bmaasse** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 7:27 pm

raysbookclub wrote:Just for perspective, when the Bucks drafted Frank Kornet, they were adding him to a front court of old Sikma, Randy Breuer, Krystowiak, Fred Roberts, Lohaus, and Cadillac Anderson.

Luke joins a front court of Giannis, Middleton, Pat, Portis, Boogie.

Bucks have come a long way…

I loved Brad and Jack. And I once met Fred at bayshore. Good ol days.

emunney · Post #1938 » by **emunney** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 7:45 pm

Love me some Fred Roberts.

TroyD92 · Post #1939 » by **TroyD92** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 7:58 pm

Hopefully Semi never leaves protocols

Turk Nowitzki · Post #1940 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 8:06 pm

TroyD92 wrote:Hopefully Semi never leaves protocols

Hopefully Horst treats this like the DJ Augustin situation and realizes its just not going to work out. I'm sure he could sit on the bench but I really don't even want him on the roster. We can find someone who isn't a total disaster to take that roster spot.