PG Pacers - Bucks Down 2-0

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #81 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:00 am

doc: with Kuz rebounding ...he's been great.

dude had 3 boards in like 60 min

German Athens · Post #82 » by **German Athens** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:00 am

We had chances to surge ahead in this game, but we can’t keep putting ourselves in giant holes because we keep trotting out a lineup that is horrible.

Our offense was better this game which is encouraging, but defense takes an entire team, and we keep trotting out boat anchors.

chonestown · Post #83 » by **chonestown** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:01 am

Sims showed something. Wish he had some mitts tho.

Brewhoopfan · Post #84 » by **Brewhoopfan** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:01 am

It's not like many guys are doing anything to convince Doc they should play. The problem isn't who he's playing, it's that he has to put 5 guys out there. I'd be tempted to roll with 4 if I could find a 4th.

trublu · Post #85 » by **trublu** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:01 am

To win a playoff series, you need your defence in synch.

The Bucks did a great job to make the comeback, but those last two minutes reminded me of the defence these guys were playing in the first 10 games of the season.

How the **** can you stand there watching the other team shoot wide open shots in the last two minutes of a playoff game you had regained control of?

Hats off to Bobby, especially, and Giannis on offence. Glad to have Dame back, but he needs to produce more points than he allows (which, I must add, he has regularly done all year).

Everyone else all-round need to pull their fingers out. 115 points is more than enough to win a playoff game. The Pacers were hitting some ridiculous, BS shots over good defence in the first quarter, but you have to keep that level of D up over the rest of the game.

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Post #86 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:01 am

I wish I was a casual fan or a frontrunner. But I'm not so I watch every game and really care about this team. The rewards are great (I will ALWAYS appreciate the championship), but the lows really suck.

Wonka · Post #87 » by **Wonka** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:02 am

Watching Doc’s presser on NBA TV. He’s talking about how important Kuz was on the boards. He had 3 in 31 minutes lol.

He also won’t let anyone finish a question. Cutting everyone off and rambling nonsensically.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #88 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:02 am

Doc is the Demar Derozan of coaches. like he's going to get into the hall, but anyone who watched his teams wonder how he ever got another job

blazza18 · Post #89 » by **blazza18** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:02 am

Chad34 wrote:
blazza18 wrote:An unserious team led but an unserious coach and star player. Hopefully we can be respectable back at fiserv but this team isn't up to playing the standard of basketball it takes to win playoff games.

I hope that star player isn’t Giannis

He had a couple of moments late third/in the fourth but his intensity hasn't matched the moment atm. If you're happy with stat line then cool but I wanted to see more out of him.

EUROBUCK · Post #90 » by **EUROBUCK** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:02 am

PG Graveyard wrote:
EUROBUCK wrote:Dame is a net negative since the day he came. He's the WWE of basketball. He's convinced putting on a show is more important than winning.

Doc is an unserious coach, if he's a coach at all. Any random second league European coach is better than him.

Bucks are an unserious organization. Prioritizing "names" ahead of a functional team. Do you even watch basketball when you hire Doc Rivers? How do you go from Bud to Griffin to Doc? Obviously you're ignorant or you don't care.

Giannis needs to leave Bucks. I know you hate that but it's true. He's wasting the last years of his prime in an organization that does not care or know how to win. For the sake of his legacy and our mental health he needs to leave.

Do what Kareem did. Respect yourself and get out of this ****. You gave back more than enough. Move on!

Giannis wanted Dame and Griffin. He can help clean this up unless we want to trade him.

Giannis is not LeBron or he's not as smart as LeBron. The guy thought Kidd was a good coach. Obviously he should not be taking such decisions.

This does not mean he's not a generational talent wasting his time in an organization that cannot figure its **** out.

Matches Malone · Post #91 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:03 am

Wonka wrote:Watching Doc’s presser on NBA TV. He’s talking about how important Kuz was on the boards. He had 3 in 31 minutes lol.

He also won’t let anyone finish a question. Cutting everyone off and nonsensical rambling.

I hope the owners are paying attention to his nonsense and realize he needs to go.

Baddy Chuck · Post #92 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:03 am

Dame rusty, or just Dame. Who knows. If you're going to talk ****, back it up though.
Bobby showed up big tonight, our other situational big couldn't stay on the court. Feels like we wasted the BOBBY! game.
4 three point attempts for GTJ and AJ in a combined 40+ minutes. They're not Prince Doc, use them.
Prince and Kuzma are complete nothings. Make a three or a drive here or there with a whole lot of misplays in between.
KPJ was disappointing as hell. Sims was fine, but he just sucks.
Giannis can sleepwalk to these numbers and he made some misplays but he's putting it all out there. Hard to play 100% for 40 minutes when everything around you is this way.

Send Doc to the moon. Just an unreal moron.

Bucksmaniac · Post #93 » by **Bucksmaniac** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:05 am

blazza18 wrote:
Chad34 wrote:
blazza18 wrote:An unserious team led but an unserious coach and star player. Hopefully we can be respectable back at fiserv but this team isn't up to playing the standard of basketball it takes to win playoff games.

I hope that star player isn’t Giannis

He had a couple of moments late third/in the fourth but his intensity hasn't matched the moment atm. If you're happy with stat line then cool but I wanted to see more out of him.

In a way I can’t blame him for a lack of intensity given the crap show on the sidelines and most of his teammates he plays alongside.

Baddy Chuck · Post #94 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:05 am

"We've gotten off to two poor starts and we got to make an adjustment there for sure"

- Doc Rivers

No ****.

GoldenAntlers · Post #95 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:05 am

Matches Malone wrote:
Wonka wrote:Watching Doc’s presser on NBA TV. He’s talking about how important Kuz was on the boards. He had 3 in 31 minutes lol.

He also won’t let anyone finish a question. Cutting everyone off and nonsensical rambling.

I hope the owners are paying attention to his nonsense and realize he needs to go.

Was not a very encouraging presser.

EUROBUCK · Post #96 » by **EUROBUCK** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:05 am

SupremeHustle wrote:
EUROBUCK wrote:Dame is a net negative since the day he came. He's the WWE of basketball. He's convinced putting on a show is more important than winning.

Doc is an unserious coach, if he's a coach at all. Any random second league European coach is better than him.

Bucks are an unserious organization. Prioritizing "names" ahead of a functional team. Do you even watch basketball when you hire Doc Rivers? How do you go from Bud to Griffin to Doc? Obviously you're ignorant or you don't care.

Giannis needs to leave Bucks. I know you hate that but it's true. He's wasting the last years of his prime in an organization that does not care or know how to win. For the sake of his legacy and our mental health he needs to leave.

Do what Kareem did. Respect yourself and get out of this ****. You gave back more than enough. Move on!

I understand your frustration, but if I were a mod I'd ban you for life.

My guy I have wasted hundreds of hours not sleeping at 4am hopping to watch some quality basketball and instead all I got is an amateur looking team pretending to know what they're doing. Banning is the least of my concerns. In fact maybe you should join me looking at the reality

Wonka · Post #97 » by **Wonka** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:06 am

GoldenAntlers wrote:
Matches Malone wrote:
Wonka wrote:Watching Doc’s presser on NBA TV. He’s talking about how important Kuz was on the boards. He had 3 in 31 minutes lol.

He also won’t let anyone finish a question. Cutting everyone off and nonsensical rambling.

I hope the owners are paying attention to his nonsense and realize he needs to go.
Was not a very encouraging presser.

He seemed genuinely unwell.

LUKE23 · Post #98 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:07 am

Game is on Doc. We are basically conceding being down double figures to start game and it’s impossible to fight out of that hole consistently.

PG Graveyard · Post #99 » by **PG Graveyard** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:07 am

EUROBUCK wrote:
PG Graveyard wrote:
EUROBUCK wrote:Dame is a net negative since the day he came. He's the WWE of basketball. He's convinced putting on a show is more important than winning.

Doc is an unserious coach, if he's a coach at all. Any random second league European coach is better than him.

Bucks are an unserious organization. Prioritizing "names" ahead of a functional team. Do you even watch basketball when you hire Doc Rivers? How do you go from Bud to Griffin to Doc? Obviously you're ignorant or you don't care.

Giannis needs to leave Bucks. I know you hate that but it's true. He's wasting the last years of his prime in an organization that does not care or know how to win. For the sake of his legacy and our mental health he needs to leave.

Do what Kareem did. Respect yourself and get out of this ****. You gave back more than enough. Move on!

Giannis wanted Dame and Griffin. He can help clean this up unless we want to trade him.

Giannis is not LeBron or he's not as smart as LeBron. The guy thought Kidd was a good coach. Obviously he should not be taking such decisions.

This does not mean he's not a generational talent wasting his time in an organization that cannot figure its **** out.

Cool. Literally none of that refutes what I just said. He’s not wasting his time here. He did win a title already. What are doing here?

drone3 · Post #100 » by **drone3** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:08 am

mediocrityrules wrote:Our D does not represent the intensity required of a playoff team. Nowhere near it.

This in a nutshell.. We are light years away from playoff D. Completely counting on them missing shots