PG Atlanta: Dame clips Hawks wings in 4th

[Milbucks96]

So we’re officially 20 games in. Hasn’t been pretty but hasn’t been a disaster either. Curious about what mark ppl give:
* Griff
* Dame
* Giannis
* Young guys (Green, AJax, Marjon)

On the plus side, the offence looks a lot better and we’ve still got 62 more games to build on it. Dame has fixed a lot of the issues the old team had.

Negative side is our D obv. I don’t know if we’re coasting or confused but we can’t expect to go far without making some significant leaps come playoffs.

We desperately need one of our young guys to pan out.

I’m still on the fence about Griff but I don’t think he’ll be sacked this year unless something really crazy goes down in the final 62 games. For better or worse, we’re tethered to Griff’s ship for the rest of the season.

Griff= D+
Dame= B
Giannis= A
Ajax= B
Green&MJB= D

Dame gets a B because his offense is great and even getting better but he’s a terrible defender with no effort til the last couple minutes

[HKPackFan]

I noticed Charles Gardner was back last night asking questions during pressers. Always nice to hear him and it sure beats listening to Jim O stumble through his questions lol.

[MiltownMadness]

Doesn’t it annoy you equally as much watching Khris on D, knowing he’s making 30 million a year to boot?

Khris worries me more than he annoys me. Yes, Khris's lack of mobility these days is a major concern on defense. However, Khris has offense that translates very very well to the playoffs so it counterbalances things. Offensively, he's worth every penny. He's taking a back seat in shot attempts now with Dame here and the minutes restriction is a big nuisance but come playoff time it's going to be a luxury to be able to have him out there. You saw what he did in the Miami series without another creator on the court with him for the majority of it. Now he's going to have Giannis and Dame and all the space in the world to cook.

Beasley is almost entirely a catch and shoot specialist. He's shown some other wrinkles here and there like some driving ability, a floater, stop and pop mid range, etc.., but i dont envision his skillset consistently translating to success against tough playoff D like he's going to see against Boston, Philly, New York, and Cleveland. The offense isn't always going to be able to generate looks for him.

so that's my Ted Talk on why I dont mind Khris sucking on defense as much as Beasley.

I’d agree if he looked fit enough for 30 mins a game of high intensity playoff basketball; he doesn’t now and I don’t foresee that changing by April.

Definitely wasn't fit for the Miami series last year and ended up being our best player, don't know why people worry about Khris so much on here.

[tedbrogen]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

[MickeyDavis]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

[MiltownMadness]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

He's good right now though

Proving his point

[Bucksmaniac]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

He's good right now though

Proving his point

A one way player who is a solid but unspectacular shooter and can no longer be a volume scorer due to his physical condition is not a good or great player (especially for his contract) anymore.

[Bucksmaniac]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

Yep, no doubt he was 2nd best player in the means of the championship run, offensively speaking. Even then though you had to live with super streaky play.

[MiltownMadness]

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

He's good right now though

Proving his point

A one way player who is a solid but unspectacular shooter and can no longer be a volume scorer due to his physical condition is not a good or great player (especially for his contract) anymore.

You're arguing with stats. Team plays much better with Khris on the floor while he is at 60% capacity, idk what you want from him. His numbers and production are great for the minutes situation.

at Khris just being a solid shooter, what?

[Bucksmaniac]

He's good right now though

Proving his point

A one way player who is a solid but unspectacular shooter and can no longer be a volume scorer due to his physical condition is not a good or great player (especially for his contract) anymore.

You're arguing with stats. Team plays much better with Khris on the floor while he is at 60% capacity, idk what you want from him. His numbers and production are great for the minutes situation.

at Khris just being a solid shooter, what?

He’s no longer the top notch shooter he once was, besides the small sample size of last year’s Miami series he hasn’t been near 40% from 3 in years.

As for him, maybe if he’d beat some of our secondary players in efficiency I’d be satisfied, or if he didn’t look equal or worse than Beasley on D.

[MiltownMadness]

A one way player who is a solid but unspectacular shooter and can no longer be a volume scorer due to his physical condition is not a good or great player (especially for his contract) anymore.

You're arguing with stats. Team plays much better with Khris on the floor while he is at 60% capacity, idk what you want from him. His numbers and production are great for the minutes situation.

at Khris just being a solid shooter, what?

He’s no longer the top notch shooter he once was, besides the small sample size of last year’s Miami series he hasn’t been near 40% from 3 in years.

As for him, maybe if he’d beat some of our secondary players in efficiency I’d be satisfied, or if he didn’t look equal or worse than Beasley on D.

The Khris disrespect will never cease to amaze me

[tedbrogen]

Today I learned raw shooting percentages are more important than on/off numbers. Thus, Steve Kerr is the greatest players of all-time.

[Profound23]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

If not for Middleton/Lopez we get stomped by Atlanta in the ECF the moment Giannis goes down.

[MiltownMadness]

Khris just can't win with a certain contingent of Bucks fans, it's always been that way and I'm not really sure why. 4th best Buck of all time

[TroyD92]

If Midds can play 30 minutes a game in the playoffs I'll be happy with him.

[fan230]

Khris’ passes to Giannis are better than anybody else’s passes to Giannis, by far.

[greekbuck34]

Khris’ passes to Giannis are better than anybody else’s passes to Giannis, by far.

They have perfect chemistry of 10 years. The longer Dame and Giannis play together the better they will become. It's obvious the last 10 games or so. They started with turnovers, bad passes, crap screens and lately they execute perfect PNR, give n go etc.

[Ron Swanson]

It’s hilarious how little credit Midds gets. He was easily the second best player on a championship team and put up 40 in the finals.

He gets plenty of credit for what he was 3 seasons ago.

[sidney lanier]

Today I learned raw shooting percentages are more important than on/off numbers. Thus, Steve Kerr is the greatest players of all-time.

I know a Bucks broadcaster who shot 46% from three and who would dispute your conclusion, although he would probably struggle to make his point in coherent English.

[GoldenAntlers]

Khris has been phenomenal recently.