2025 Playoffs - Round 1, Game 2 - Bucks at Pacers - 4/22/25 - 6:00 - NBATV/FDSWI

aboveAverage · Post #41 » by **aboveAverage** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:47 pm

Doc isn’t changing anything until game 3 at the earliest. He’s going to see if that was just a one-off poor performance from his starting lineup.

I think he will make changes to the starting lineup in game three but it might be too late.

We’re going to get smoked again if we play the same starting 5.

Ron Swanson · Post #42 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:17 pm

Prince and Kuzma are the easy/logical scapegoats, but even that's oversimplifying the Doc problem that we have. Those two took 6 shots in 40-minutes combined, and that's the bigger issue than just putting up a goose egg. There's so little movement, cutting, screening, etc. with this offense and that's been the main issue all season. I don't see that changing and therefore don't see a path to winning this series without Giannis and Dame going nuclear. So here's hoping Dame can shake off the rust quickly enough.

drew881 · Post #43 » by **drew881** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:21 pm

Dame Prince backcourt is going to be so bad. How can Doc not start Rollins or KPJ at SG?

Rstuedes24 · Post #44 » by **Rstuedes24** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:25 pm

We have 70 million tied up in guys who combined for a whopping 16 points in game 1. I get the dislike for Prince but he's a min guy for a reason, the guys we pay big money need to play like big money guys.

Matches Malone · Post #45 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:28 pm

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Post #46 » by **Prez** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:44 pm

Matches Malone wrote:

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It’s the Montrezl Harrell stuff all over again. Even if he changes anything up it won’t be until it’s too late. He’d rather stubbornly lose than admit he’s been wrong for months for the betterment of the team.

ShootingtheJ · Post #47 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:03 pm

I'm annoyed at the starting lineup just like everyone else, but the real question to me is the defensive scheme? We just smacked Indiana on March 15th, starting Prince and Kuzma, but using a switching defense. Kuzma was awful in that game, we got smacked in Dame's minutes, and still entered the 4th quarter with an 18 point lead. We switched 1-5 (yes even Brook), and it worked wonderfully.

Why is the world we abandoned that defensive scheme for game 1 is something I'll never understand.

blazza18 · Post #48 » by **blazza18** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:52 pm

Don't expect much. Just hoping to have a good time and make some friends.

Bucksmaniac · Post #49 » by **Bucksmaniac** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:56 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:I'm annoyed at the starting lineup just like everyone else, but the real question to me is the defensive scheme? We just smacked Indiana on March 15th, starting Prince and Kuzma, but using a switching defense. Kuzma was awful in that game, we got smacked in Dame's minutes, and still entered the 4th quarter with an 18 point lead. We switched 1-5 (yes even Brook), and it worked wonderfully.

Why is the world we abandoned that defensive scheme for game 1 is something I'll never understand.

Maybe Doc is also like Bud in terms of playing random? I agree it makes no sense.

Dick Tate · Post #50 » by **Dick Tate** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:07 am

I suspect Doc is game-planning ways to get Kuzma more shots. :evil:

msiris · Post #51 » by **msiris** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:33 am

Go Bucks.

fan230 · Post #52 » by **fan230** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:53 am

Doc is a stubborn bad coach. Unfortunately for the Bucks.

CJTURT · Post #53 » by **CJTURT** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:23 am

Doc just please go away

yb90 · Post #54 » by **yb90** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:35 am

Dick Tate wrote:I suspect Doc is game-planning ways to get Kuzma more shots.

He just needs more handoffs going downhill attacking the smaller Pacer defenders. Have sets with Lopez at the high slot or wing setting a screen for Kuzma to run a DPO with Giannis at the high horn or nail to give Kuzma the spacing he needs to attack the rim.l

drew881 · Post #55 » by **drew881** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:04 am

yb90 wrote:
Dick Tate wrote:I suspect Doc is game-planning ways to get Kuzma more shots.

He just needs more handoffs going downhill attacking the smaller Pacer defenders. Have sets with Lopez at the high slot or wing setting a screen for Kuzma to run a DPO with Giannis at the high horn or nail to give Kuzma the spacing he needs to attack the rim.l

“I kinda know what I need to do for game 2”, Kyle Kuzma

rilamann · Post #56 » by **rilamann** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:56 am

It's still insane to me that we fired a 30-13 coach to hire Doc Rivers.

I've said it a bunch of times this season and I will say it again. Say what you want about Griffin, but the Bucks wouldn't go 30-13 under Doc Rivers if they played the Wizards 43 times.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #57 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:04 am

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bucksfansince88 · Post #58 » by **bucksfansince88** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:10 am

aboveAverage wrote:Doc isn’t changing anything until game 3 at the earliest. He’s going to see if that was just a one-off poor performance from his starting lineup.

I think he will make changes to the starting lineup in game three but it might be too late.

We’re going to get smoked again if we play the same starting 5.

I doubt he switches anything up save for putting Dame back out there instead of Rollins

RiotPunch · Post #59 » by **RiotPunch** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:16 am

rilamann wrote:It's still insane to me that we fired a 30-13 coach to hire Doc Rivers.

I've said it a bunch of times this season and I will say it again. Say what you want about Griffin, but the Bucks wouldn't go 30-13 under Doc Rivers if they played the Wizards 43 times.

If you posted 43 times, how many times would you make this claim? 30-13 sounds about right. The other 13 being Dame slander, of course.

HKPackFan · Post #60 » by **HKPackFan** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:34 am

Cant be bucks in 6 without a couple losses.

Lets go!! Bucks in 6!