PG: Bucks Steamroll Knicks for 4th Straight

[leroyjw10]

important question :

how did Bender look, in his minutes ?

21mins, 0P (0/3), 7R, 2A, 1B

before RoLos good few weeks, i really wanted Bender to get his mins.

I think he fits the big man role on this team really well. Like the Lopii, he knows how to position his body to be a deterrent at the rim. He was only given one block, but felt like he had more and at the very least altered a bunch more.

He's our best passing center by a considerable margin.

He could be more aggressive on offense, but he could also be praised for playing within the offense and staying within himself.

I hope he sticks around. I could definitely see him having a long-term future on this team.

[buckboy]

Bender is going to be a good rotation player at some point. Maybe not for us, but he will be. Understands the game, I just think he's never going to be strong enough to be a good defender, which will prevent him from starter's minutes.

[msiris]

I think Bender has more potential than DJ.

[midranger]

I think Bender has more potential than DJ.

I don’t think DJs potential is a thing.

He’s a three year college guy, in his third year in the NBA, has had a developed body from day 1, is about to turn 24 and has played his way fully out of the rotation.

He’s basically John Henson with more competition for minutes.

[M-C-G]

We are 30 games OVER .500 before the all star break

[BucksFanSD]

Bender is a great fit on offense on this team. His passing and IQ is really good. His shot will space the floor and he knows when to shoot it. I hope he gets more opportunity out there.

[buckboy]

We are 30 games OVER .500 before the all star break

Should be about 47-7 at the break. I mean, they should win the remaining 12, but they probably will lose 1 in there. There will probably be 6-7 teams in the east with 35 losses, thus eliminating them from the conference. That's pretty incredible.

[SickMother]

BOS, DEN, PHI at home then IND on the road for the last game before the break are the tougher match ups in the next twelve.

I don't know, maybe it's just hard for my subconscious to overcome decades of Bucks teams where mediocrity was the ceiling, but I could see us going 10-2 (or gasp!) maybe even only 9-3 in that stretch.

[glenn]

I think he fits the big man role on this team really well. Like the Lopii, he knows how to position his body to be a deterrent at the rim. He was only given one block, but felt like he had more and at the very least altered a bunch more.

This was my impression as well. There was a sequence in the third where he rotated to three or four different guys with his hands up, making a pretty great wall. He ended up fouling though

[TroyD92]

Bledsoe shooting 40% from three over the last ten games, 36% for the year.

[wallus]

I laughed so hard when Giannis got Mitchell to bite on the 3 and he jumped into him. Man how far he has come.

[truly]

BOS, DEN, PHI at home then IND on the road for the last game before the break are the tougher match ups in the next twelve.

I don't know, maybe it's just hard for my subconscious to overcome decades of Bucks teams where mediocrity was the ceiling, but I could see us going 10-2 (or gasp!) maybe even only 9-3 in that stretch.

Actually we should be the favorites for every single one of those games.9-3 will be a big disappointment.

[askdavescat]

Please pardon a dumb question, but does anyone know who the middle-aged blonde woman is who is always sitting right behind the Bucks bench?

[M-C-G]

Please pardon a dumb question, but does anyone know who the middle-aged blonde woman is who is always sitting right behind the Bucks bench?

Pretty sure that is Suki the head trainer

[HKPackFan]

Thon is a doofus for asking for a trade off this team. He'd have gotten that sweet success run-off cash, all the oats he could ever need. Now he's going to get lured into a Philippine glue factory with a two year contract at Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Eh, I think he's more of an empty stats guy on a bottom feeder like Rain or Shine Elastopainters.

You guys are generous. I figured he would end up in a Filipino girlie bar as the 3rd act of the midget boxing ring side show.

[DrWood]

We are 30 games OVER .500 before the all star break

We have the third-best winning percentage, all-time. I'll be disappointed if we only win 70 games (the best are 73 and 72 wins).

[buckboy]

BOS, DEN, PHI at home then IND on the road for the last game before the break are the tougher match ups in the next twelve.

I don't know, maybe it's just hard for my subconscious to overcome decades of Bucks teams where mediocrity was the ceiling, but I could see us going 10-2 (or gasp!) maybe even only 9-3 in that stretch.

Right? I mean, they'll lose some games, it's how it works. It's pretty hard to look at any of those games individually and say "yeah, I think they'll lose that one".

They'll be 5 point favorites in all of them.

Edit: I see truly already covered this.

Also, there's only 4 games left that they could be underdogs in (barring injury). @ LAL which they will be dogs in, and @ Denver (2nd of a btob (of course), @ Dallas & @ Philly). I think it'll only be LAL though.

[GeoBar]

Please pardon a dumb question, but does anyone know who the middle-aged blonde woman is who is always sitting right behind the Bucks bench?

Laura Tietjen.Senior Physical Therapist.

[ShootingtheJ]

I think he fits the big man role on this team really well. Like the Lopii, he knows how to position his body to be a deterrent at the rim. He was only given one block, but felt like he had more and at the very least altered a bunch more.

This was my impression as well. There was a sequence in the third where he rotated to three or four different guys with his hands up, making a pretty great wall. He ended up fouling though

Like others have said, he still needs to get stronger, but he's smart, and the foot agility that made him a lottery pick is very evident.

I also like that he's not a 1 scheme asset like the Lopii. We could go switchable and he'd be an asset too.

Offensively, he is already better than Robin even when Dragan misses every shot. He can pass and execute a dribble handoff. We can actually play our offense.