PG: Bucks Steamroll Knicks for 7th Straight

Post #21 » by **Prez** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:03 pm

Very impressive win.

I lowkey feel for the Knicks, in some ways they have a poor man's version of our trio with Randle/Brunson/Barrett lol (although Brunson is legit great), Giannis/Dame/Khris is like the 2.0 version. I do like several of their pieces but they really need to find that all-in move where they dump like 4-5 firsts + Quickley/Barrett for a real MVP type guy. Like their version of Toronto trading for Kawhi while keeping much of their depth. As presently constructed they're just bringing a knife to a gun fight against top teams.

randy84 · Post #22 » by **randy84** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:04 pm

crkone wrote:Will be interesting to see where Jae fits in with Khris taking a ton of those minutes back. Maybe more matchup dependent lineups?

They will have to see what type of basketball shape Jae will be in. He has basically missed a full season between last year and this year.

Balls2TheWalls · Post #23 » by **Balls2TheWalls** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:04 pm

Large Robert was certainly on their posterior.

buckboy · Post #24 » by **buckboy** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

Didn't see a second of it, but the box score looks pretty good.

rilamann · Post #25 » by **rilamann** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:08 pm

Not trying to sound cocky or sound like a homer. But honestly, if the Bucks stay healthy and continue to improve, I'm not sure how anyone in the league beats them in a 7 game series.

MissKhriddleton · Post #26 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:09 pm

Prez wrote:Very impressive win.

I lowkey feel for the Knicks, in some ways they have a poor man's version of our trio with Randle/Brunson/Barrett lol (although Brunson is legit great), Giannis/Dame/Khris is like the 2.0 version. I do like several of their pieces but they really need to find that all-in move where they dump like 4-5 firsts + Quickley/Barrett for a real MVP type guy. Like their version of Toronto trading for Kawhi while keeping much of their depth. As presently constructed they're just bringing a knife to a gun fight against top teams.

Yeah they are the most 2nd round is our ceiling team I’ve ever seen.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #27 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:09 pm

great game. we have their number i hope we meet them in the playoffs.

quick random question for the board. with per 100 possessions stat keeping.... does anybody know if a team shoots and misses and gets the offensive rebound... does that count as one possession or two?

MiltownMadness · Post #28 » by **MiltownMadness** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:11 pm

rilamann wrote:Not trying to sound cocky or sound like a homer. But honestly, if the Bucks stay healthy and continue to improve, I'm not sure how anyone in the league beats them in a 7 game series.

Tatum/Brown are not beating healthy Giannis/Dame/Khris in a 7 game series, Im very sure of that

Post #29 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:11 pm

rilamann wrote:Hopefully some of you guys are going to start to relax a bit and start enjoying this ...lol.

Until the next loss. Then all hell will break loose

Milbucks96 · Post #30 » by **Milbucks96** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:13 pm

Best win of the season so far, shots were falling but team defense and rebounding was also dominant. Those two things will always be there even when shots don’t fall.

SupremeHustle · Post #31 » by **SupremeHustle** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:13 pm

It's funny watching Randle and Brunson get theirs and feel good about themselves then they look up at the scoreboard.

MissKhriddleton · Post #32 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:15 pm

If we win it all, are we gonna be granted immunity on our initial Coach Griff takes like we were in 2021 or nah?

DutchManDanFan · Post #33 » by **DutchManDanFan** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:15 pm

rilamann wrote:Hopefully some of you guys are going to start to relax a bit and start enjoying this ...lol.

Brook had a bad game. There's always room for complaining.

HKPackFan · Post #34 » by **HKPackFan** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:16 pm

How did the defense look?

rilamann · Post #35 » by **rilamann** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:19 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:
rilamann wrote:Not trying to sound cocky or sound like a homer. But honestly, if the Bucks stay healthy and continue to improve, I'm not sure how anyone in the league beats them in a 7 game series.

Tatum/Brown are not beating healthy Giannis/Dame/Khris in a 7 game series, Im very sure of that

Celtics might be the only team that has a shot, but they have to be healthy too and that's a big if when you're talking about KP.

That said, I'm not betting against a healthy Giannis and Dame in any situation this season.

JayMKE · Post #36 » by **JayMKE** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:19 pm

One of the best wins of the season for sure, actually starting to look like the team we expect, actually playing defense and sharing the ball. I agree the Bucks are a nightmare match up for the Knicks tho and I'm not a Thibs guy so I'm still wondering how the Bucks fare against Philly or Boston.

Now lets take a 2-0 lead in the series against the Knicks

Neuromancer56 · Post #37 » by **Neuromancer56** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:23 pm

Beasley has exceeded my expectations in a major way. Definitely an upgrade over Grayson, and definitely has earned the starter role. You really can't ignore anyone in our starting 5 or you will get killed.

thomchatt3rton · Post #38 » by **thomchatt3rton** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:24 pm

GHOSTofSIKMA wrote:great game. we have their number i hope we meet them in the playoffs.

quick random question for the board. with per 100 possessions stat keeping.... does anybody know if a team shoots and misses and gets the offensive rebound... does that count as one possession or two?

I’m not up on things nowadays as much, but that used to be a point of contention—some stats ppl/websites did it one way and some did it the other. There wasn’t universal agreement.

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Neuromancer56 · Post #39 » by **Neuromancer56** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:25 pm

So will Jae be completely out of game shape again with this groin injury? I mean what exact cardio can you do with that injury? I'm thinking you can't even ride a stationary bike or a rowing machine after that surgery.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #40 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:29 pm

thomchatt3rton wrote:
GHOSTofSIKMA wrote:great game. we have their number i hope we meet them in the playoffs.

quick random question for the board. with per 100 possessions stat keeping.... does anybody know if a team shoots and misses and gets the offensive rebound... does that count as one possession or two?

I’m not up on things nowadays as much, but that used to be a point of contention—some stats ppl/websites did it one way and some did it the other. There wasn’t universal agreement.

thanks! i was thinking in terms of offensive rebounds as it relates to our defensive rating. obviously it is impacting things in general considering were ranked 28th in the league in Offreb allowed. my thought is it affecting it by giving them extra shots within the 100 or just additional possessions.

it would be very encouraging if there were simple reasons to draw that number down like BOXING OUT to hang our hat on it. so i wonder how rebounding alone is affecting it. when you go from first to virtually last in that category it could literally be making up damn near the entire drtg keeping us out of the top 5-10 at least. figure teams are getting an extra 1-4 points a game on offrebs alone from previous seasons maybe? im trying to mentally draw a conclusion on that?

we gave up 11 again to the undersized knicks maybe the one thing that stood out in an otherwise really well played game