2025 Playoffs - Round 1, Game 3 - Pacers at Bucks - 4/25/25 - 7:00 - NBATV/ESPNU/FDSWI

Post #1 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:40 pm

Very hard to come back down 0-2. We did it twice in our championship year but that was 4 years ago. But Indy isn't some unbeatable juggernaut, punch them in the face and they'll fold.

As usual, please keep the discussion in this thread to the game itself. Thanks.

James1980 · Post #2 » by **James1980** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:43 pm

Must win haha

dedned · Post #3 » by **dedned** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:52 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:punch them in the face

That's all I think about.

tedbrogen · Post #4 » by **tedbrogen** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:54 pm

Embarrassing sweep is easy path to getting Doc fired. Go Pacers!

German Athens · Post #5 » by **German Athens** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:54 pm

My series prediction has long departed from reality, but I still think we win this one.

Ron Swanson · Post #6 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:57 pm

Getting swept or Gentleman's swept with Haliburton jawing like the little bitch that he is might be the absolute worst outcome possible for this season from hell, but I guess it would be fitting. I'd have rather lost in 5-6 to the Knicks honestly. Does this team have any pride left?

Post #7 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:58 pm

tedbrogen wrote:Embarrassing sweep is easy path to getting Doc fired. Go Pacers!

**** that. I will never root for a Bucks loss.

msiris · Post #8 » by **msiris** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:09 pm

One game at a time. Go Bucks.

The Wet Whistle · Post #9 » by **The Wet Whistle** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:11 pm

Horst will lead us to victory in this one, imo

aboveAverage · Post #10 » by **aboveAverage** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:20 pm

We can definitely win this game, but we will not win it with Doc's starting lineup that opens the game with a 15 point handicap. It's that simple. If we see Taurean Prince and Kuz in the starting lineup, we're losing this game.

Bernman · Post #11 » by **Bernman** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:23 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
tedbrogen wrote:Embarrassing sweep is easy path to getting Doc fired. Go Pacers!

**** that. I will never root for a Bucks loss.

That's what the regular season is for.

soxperry · Post #12 » by **soxperry** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:29 pm

tedbrogen wrote:Embarrassing sweep is easy path to getting Doc fired. Go Pacers!

Yeah, no

tsamo · Post #13 » by **tsamo** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:44 pm

I think we win these next 2 games. All season long, we're way better at home than on the road.

That said, we need some lineup changes to make it easy on ourselves.
Maybe AJ Green playing with Giannis or Dame, to set him up for threes?
Maybe more Sims and concentrating on defense for some possessions?

Anyway, we know the drift, let's try and take an easy win in this one.

edit:

KidA24 wrote:The game is 4/25/25 right? I'm not a crazy person?

Edit: Crazy in that the game is on Friday.

Yup.

Dick Tate · Post #14 » by **Dick Tate** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:51 pm

So Doc, about that starting line-up...

-Jragon- · Post #15 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:32 pm

Unleash KPJ..

-Jragon- · Post #16 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:37 pm

I'd start KPJ next to Dame and let them take turns attacking/setting people up... they try to trap one of them.. boom other one gets it and attacks

-Jragon- · Post #17 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:39 pm

You guys are right on about Prince.. he looks like he's on ice skates against Indy.. this isn't his series.

-Jragon- · Post #18 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:41 pm

soxperry wrote:
tedbrogen wrote:Embarrassing sweep is easy path to getting Doc fired. Go Pacers!

Yeah, no

Greater good is Giannis and Dame having a decent playoff run... they need some positivity and joy together.. we don't have a backup plan at coach anyways.. it's probably Hamm and none of us will be happy w that

-Jragon- · Post #19 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:42 pm

aboveAverage wrote:We can definitely win this game, but we will not win it with Doc's starting lineup that opens the game with a 15 point handicap. It's that simple. If we see Taurean Prince and Kuz in the starting lineup, we're losing this game.

edit*

Please change 2 starters. I vote TP and Brook off the island

pifhluk23 · Post #20 » by **pifhluk23** » Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:53 pm

Really is a must win, I think if we won this series and at least got 2 in the next round Giannis would stay. Lose this in 4 or 5 idk even after all he's said he would have to be thinking hard about it.