NBA Cup Finals - Bucks/Thunder - 12/17/24 - 7:30 - ABC - Middleton Out

rilamann · Post #401 » by **rilamann** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:46 am

paulpressey25 wrote:We survived the first half.

Pound it into Giannis and Brook in the 2nd half.

This.

OKC is really good but they have no answer for this.

crkone · Post #402 » by **crkone** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:46 am

Bucks are really selling out on guarding the 3pt line

StickeeFingaz · Post #403 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:47 am

Insane whistle for OKC, offsets their poor perimeter shooting.

GoldenAntlers · Post #404 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:47 am

ReginaldDwight wrote:Crazy how TNT halftime is must watch and ESPN/ABC is must skip

I watch out of a morbid curiosity.

midranger · Post #405 » by **midranger** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:47 am

Glad we’re up, but feels like shooting variance may come for us in the second half.

Post #406 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:47 am

8-3 turnovers the issue. And 16-9 FT difference. We out shot and out rebounded them.

Post #407 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:48 am

rilamann wrote:
paulpressey25 wrote:We survived the first half.

Pound it into Giannis and Brook in the 2nd half.

This.

OKC is really good but they have no answer for this.

Yup. As I mentioned earlier, lots of complaints here that we didn't go small to match them when they have no answer to our size.

midranger · Post #408 » by **midranger** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:49 am

MickeyDavis wrote:8-3 turnovers the issue. And 16-9 FT difference. We out shot and out rebounded them.

TOs spark their transition too.

Really need to value possession more

Post #409 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:49 am

Andre with a really great first half guarding SGA. 4-13 shooting and 1-5 from three.

Chessboxer · Post #410 » by **Chessboxer** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:49 am

StickeeFingaz wrote:Insane whistle for OKC, offsets their poor perimeter shooting.

Only reason they are even in this game. You know the officiating is bad, when you just assume the refs are going to call a foul when they have possession. Which they pretty much did.

soxperry · Post #411 » by **soxperry** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:50 am

i am actually pretty impressed with our offensive gameplan and execution. i was worried about trying to rely on drive and kick with the way they can recover and we are instead creating wide open shots with strategy and great passing.

German Athens · Post #412 » by **German Athens** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:50 am

I’d like to see Dre get skinnier around screens - he’s absolutely died on some of them.

Outside that, he’s been playing really well defensively.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bernman · Post #413 » by **Bernman** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:51 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Yup. As I mentioned earlier, lots of complaints here that we didn't go small to match them when they have no answer to our size.

But Brook has been awful, not being able to keep up on d & the boards, while on O taking ill-advised jumpers + not finishing much inside. It's been a size disadvantage on that front. The advantage has been predominantly Giannis.

Brewhoopfan · Post #414 » by **Brewhoopfan** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:51 am

That half of defense from AJax was everything we hoped for when the Bucks drafted him.

RiotPunch · Post #415 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:52 am

Siefer wrote:Giannis had two guys drapped all over him. Obnoxious

"Hustle," I'm told.

yb90 · Post #416 » by **yb90** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:53 am

fansinceforever wrote:Giannis continues to be the quarterback and main driver behind this team's success.

High IQ plays over and over

Nice adjustment by Doc because of OKC's scheme to pack the paint and leave the corners open. Those have been open but having your 6'11 and 7'0 run a 2 man game against a squad of mostly 6'8 and under guys is just smart. OKC guys plays the passing lanes extremely well so why not go above and attack the spaces they have trouble defending.

Matches Malone · Post #417 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:54 am

I'm glad Doc didn't pull Ajax early like he normally does. 16 min at half has to be a season high.

Post #418 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:54 am

Neutral crowds suck. European soccer makes it work by having huge sections of "Home/Away" fans on either side of the pitch to add some energy. The NBA would do well to add something like that. But of course, they'd prefer to price out actual fans.

RiotPunch · Post #419 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:55 am

humanrefutation wrote:Andre with a really great first half guarding SGA. 4-13 shooting and 1-5 from three.

The Torture Dre-mber.

Bernman · Post #420 » by **Bernman** » Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:55 am

humanrefutation wrote:Neutral crowds suck. European soccer makes it work by having huge sections of "Home/Away" fans on either side of the pitch to add some energy. The NBA would do well to add something like that. But of course, they'd prefer to price out actual fans.

Reportedly the tickets were cheap. So I guess the solution is actually to play these games in Europe/South America.