PG Knicks - Bucks Cruise to Defeat

[msiris]

16 TOs isn't going to cut it. Alot of dumb ones. Too many blown assignments on D. BBIQ is too low.Doc is a dinosaur.

[Dick Tate]

Once they saw KAT couldn’t move, you’d think constantly going at him would’ve been the play.

[Ron Swanson]

They took like, 20 more shots than us. Doc has to be gone the second the clock hits zero on this season, likely about a month from now.

[ReasonablySober]

The only reason to bring in Jimmy Haslem is to be able to fire or sign anyone. Needs to happen.

[humanrefutation]

The fact that this team is fading down the stretch might be a blessing in disguise. Perhaps it'll force ownership to realize that serious turnover - rather than adjustments around the margins - is what's desperately needed here. Horst/Rivers gone. Be open to tearing everything up around Giannis. Serious restructuring.

Lure Connelly over here to be POBO - he has an opt-out after next season and perhaps the Wolves would let him leave for some minor compensation if he insists on bouncing.

Hire Jenkins to be head coach.

Everyone on the block other than Giannis.

See what we can do.

[HKPackFan]

Honestly, who gives a **** about the playoffs, seeding, who we play, whatever. This team is DOA.

PLAYOFFS!??!

Read that with Jim Mora's voice in your head and you nailed it.

[Plossum]

They took like, 20 more shots than us. Doc has to be gone the second the clock hits zero on this season, likely about a month from now.

This has been the story all year. We have the best transition monster since LeBron on the team and yet play with the pace of the 2012 Celtics.

[ShootingtheJ]

Rollins is good. He's not much of a creator yet, but in today's game, you have to establish as a scorer first, before you can draw enough gravity to create for others. He's gotten to the rack easily the last 2 games.

[CJTURT]

Knicks without Brunson are better than the Bucks without Dame.

And with Brunson are better than us with Dame.

It doesn’t take much to be better than a team with Dame. If I remember correctly, he’s never won anything. Just a High volume stat stuffer. Nothing against the guy. He’s just not what we need here. Horrible trade

[fan230]

Not sure why we have fallen off the cliff somewhat suddenly.

Doc needs to be fired mid Regular season, to kind of do it in your face. He has been a terrible coach.

Horst probably should go too. I remember him desperately trying to get Crowder with 5 seconds. What a loser I thought he was then. And there were many who were wanting Crowder; I could not believe it then.

We absolutely will have to trade Dame after the season in order to rebuild the team. Portis and Brook should stay. We should get rid of ajax and Pat. Sims probably should stay. We should also get rid of Kuzma. We have to build a young team.

We also need players who are not weak either on offense or defense. How I long for the 2021 Jrue and Khris ---- strong in defense and offense, just like Giannis. And the younger Brook.

[fan230]

Knicks without Brunson are better than the Bucks without Dame.

And with Brunson are better than us with Dame.

It doesn’t take much to be better than a team with Dame. If I remember correctly, he’s never won anything. Just a High volume stat stuffer. Nothing against the guy. He’s just not what we need here. Horrible trade

Yes, Dame was a terrible trade and so is the Kuzma trade.

[Dick Tate]

The only reason to bring in Jimmy Haslem is to be able to fire or sign anyone. Needs to happen.

Yes. He should be able to eat up coaching and GM contracts like they’re candy. Why else?

[BucksFanSD]

On the bright side, we get to pay Rollins more this summer.

[blazza18]

Hearing Giannis at his presser and I would be side eying him in the most obvious way. Sure thing bud...

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[Sigra]

I dont blame Doc for this mess. Horst? I do blame him only for not trading Mids when he had value. It was clear for some of us long time ago that Mids was done. Horst waited too long.

But, we had very good team if everybody healthy. Mids cant be healthy, Giannis has trouble with 82 games season too (we won title when it was 72). And now Dame.

Even now without Mids I am sure this team has another gear. But not without Dame. It is what it is.

After our first round exit see if Dame has value around league. If yes rebuild around Giannis. If not trade Giannis.

[pifhluk23]

Is the 7th seed possible? A play-in game could be fun.

Imagine the Bucks falling into the play-in and then getting knocked out by the surging Bulls in a 1 and done scenario.

This is my ideal scenario. I want to blow it up, I don't see a path to another ring even if Giannis stays.

[pifhluk23]

16 TOs isn't going to cut it. Alot of dumb ones. Too many blown assignments on D. BBIQ is too low.Doc is a dinosaur.

BBIQ is our Achilles heal and has been forever because our best player is the lowest bbiq of the top 10 players in the league. Probably due to not picking it up until later in life and not going through top programs. Then we let go of all the smart players we've had PJ Jrue Khris. All we have left is Brook but he's kind of a whiny old man not a talkative leader.

[MickeyDavis]

Some of you actually want the Knicks instead of the Pacers....

If we’re going to bow out in round one rather lose to the Knicks than the smirking Pacers.

You beat me to it.

I was about to say that at this point our playoff match-up is all about who it would be less annoying to lose to. The Bucks aren't beating the Pacers or the Knicks in a best of 7 series. But losing to the Knicks would be easier to swallow than losing to the Pacers for the 2nd straight season, this time with Giannis.

I understand that sentiment. I would hate to lose again to the Pacers too. But I think we'd beat them, even without Dame. And that would be extremely satisfying.

[BigO]

1) This is not a good team, especially without Dame. It's not a high level roster. That's the main problem.

2) Having said that, Doc needs to go. Letting Kuzma shoot so much is coaching. He should be a defender. He can't shoot free throws, let alone jump shots. Playing Prince so much is next on the get rid of Doc list.

3) Reasons for optimism. BP is coming back and will help with rebounding. Other than Giannis, BP is the only good rebounder they have. Sims may help too.

4) Playoffs- shorten rotation dramatically. No Prince. Limited Kuzma.

[fan230]

Is there any coach directly or indirectly from the pop tree? I think Bud or Atkinson type coach would lend us stability as a team. If we can’t get that, a Brad Stevens type coach could be good.

Portis will help a lot; that suspension has really hurt the Bucks.

Kpj seems to have hit a wall and that takes out our most promising upside player. I continue to think that he should get much more minutes as he is one player who can create for others.

Khris for all his injury related situations, was a good creator even recently. Kuzma is quite the wrong kind of player for the Bucks; Horst should have known.

The other high upside player was Aj Johnson. He has gone. We should, as others have said, try to build a younger team with breadth and depth.

We failed to get a good player for the Khris trade. It is most crucial to get a good player soon by trading Dame before he gets too old.

We are losing consistently now as there is nobody other than Giannis and Brook, who are contributing on both offense and defense.

Doc is going to be fired but before that, he should try to play our younger players like Smith and Livingston more. Play Prince and Kuzma less. Plsy kpj more. Shake up the roster. Our “team “ has no enthusiasm now; I hope we make these minutes changes starting tomorrow. Nothing good will happen with Prince and Kuzma.