Bucks/Pacers Lead-up - Dame Cleared for Practice

BUCKnation · Post #281 » by **BUCKnation** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:46 pm

Crazy that he'll be back soon. Maybe he sold his soul the same way Giannis did for a chip.

SupremeHustle · Post #282 » by **SupremeHustle** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:49 pm

The Bucks have a bunch of bodies they can put on Siakam in this series. And none of them are a hobbled Khris Middleton.

Kuz, Giannis, Sims - even if TP gets switched on to him, it shouldn't be easy. Nobody is stopping Siakam, but the Bucks should be able to make it tough for him in the paint.

I'm excited to see the strategies for this series. We can run with them, and with KPJ and Rollins, we can defend them better than we have in the recent past. Should be a good one. Especially if Dame really can play.

Post #283 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:50 pm

Khris wouldn't be back until December :wink:

Post #284 » by **Prez** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:51 pm

What in the ****? Been an atrocious day at work so this is unbelievable news to come back to lmao

Bernman · Post #285 » by **Bernman** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:55 pm

If/when Dame comes back during this series, it shouldn't be in a starting capacity, unless we're down. He won't be at full fitness & don't fix what isn't broken. That adjustment shouldn't be made until next series. Move KPJ to the starting lineup. Have Dame take on the current KPJ role, until we play Cleveland. Then switch back.

In the interim, KPJ doesn't need to come off the bench to always have a creator on the floor if that doesn't normally apply to Dame. We stagger Giannis' & Dame's minutes.

Post #286 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:10 pm

I honestly thought Dame was done for the rest of the season, so I'm glad he's coming back. It's just a matter of when, I suppose. The series is going to move quickly, so he won't have much time to ramp up if he wants to come back before game 5.

There's no way they'll bench him, but if they do bring him back, hopefully he can have some Dame Time moments with Giannis resting.

DanoMac · Post #287 » by **DanoMac** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:15 pm

RogerMurdock wrote:Thinking about a healthy playoff lineup gave me deep vein throbosis.

Dick Tate · Post #288 » by **Dick Tate** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:23 pm

Post #289 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:28 pm

Stun.

blazza18 · Post #290 » by **blazza18** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:29 pm

I don’t trust Doc or a fair chunk of the roster but optimistic Supreme has got me wondering.

SupremeHustle · Post #291 » by **SupremeHustle** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:41 pm

blazza18 wrote:I don’t trust Doc or a fair chunk of the roster but optimistic Supreme has got me wondering.

I just really believe in Giannis and the way he's playing right now. I'm concerned about the coaching match up and I won't lie, I have a feeling that one of our shooters might shrink. I'm not going to say who, though. (No, not Dairy).

Defense is going to win this series. If we're wondering who's going to play, it'll be the guys busting their asses on that end.

Shaffty · Post #292 » by **Shaffty** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:50 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:
blazza18 wrote:I don’t trust Doc or a fair chunk of the roster but optimistic Supreme has got me wondering.

I just really believe in Giannis and the way he's playing right now. I'm concerned about the coaching match up and I won't lie, I have a feeling that one of our shooters might shrink. I'm not going to say who, though. (No, not Dairy).

Defense is going to win this series. If we're wondering who's going to play, it'll be the guys busting their asses on that end.

I dont really trust doc but all year he has benched the right guys in the 4th to me. And thats what will matter

dbrodz7 · Post #293 » by **dbrodz7** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:14 pm

humanrefutation wrote:I honestly thought Dame was done for the rest of the season, so I'm glad he's coming back. It's just a matter of when, I suppose. The series is going to move quickly, so he won't have much time to ramp up if he wants to come back before game 5.

There's no way they'll bench him, but if they do bring him back, hopefully he can have some Dame Time moments with Giannis resting.

He fully practiced today and was already doing 3 on 3, I have to imagine he's going to be back well before game 5.

Post #294 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:20 pm

dbrodz7 wrote:
humanrefutation wrote:I honestly thought Dame was done for the rest of the season, so I'm glad he's coming back. It's just a matter of when, I suppose. The series is going to move quickly, so he won't have much time to ramp up if he wants to come back before game 5.

There's no way they'll bench him, but if they do bring him back, hopefully he can have some Dame Time moments with Giannis resting.

He fully practiced today and was already doing 3 on 3, I have to imagine he's going to be back well before game 5.

I'm guessing they are targeting game 3, still 8 days from now.

engelmartin · Post #295 » by **engelmartin** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:27 pm

We’re really going to need Jericho Sims on Myles Turner. Brook’s drop D is the Pacers key to this series

Ron Swanson · Post #296 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:36 pm

You don't even need a big on Turner. He's always been a mediocre rebounder, can't post-up, and I'd honestly even trust Kuzma on him. You don't have to play your true bigs (Brook/Bobby/Sims) a lot this series. Against Cleveland? That's a different story.

Shaffty · Post #297 » by **Shaffty** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:36 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
dbrodz7 wrote:
humanrefutation wrote:I honestly thought Dame was done for the rest of the season, so I'm glad he's coming back. It's just a matter of when, I suppose. The series is going to move quickly, so he won't have much time to ramp up if he wants to come back before game 5.

There's no way they'll bench him, but if they do bring him back, hopefully he can have some Dame Time moments with Giannis resting.

He fully practiced today and was already doing 3 on 3, I have to imagine he's going to be back well before game 5.

I'm guessing they are targeting game 3, still 8 days from now.

you think they start him with a minutes limit?

Post #298 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:42 pm

Shaffty wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:
dbrodz7 wrote:
He fully practiced today and was already doing 3 on 3, I have to imagine he's going to be back well before game 5.

I'm guessing they are targeting game 3, still 8 days from now.

you think they start him with a minutes limit?

Good question. This isn't something that can be reinjured. But his conditioning won't be 100%, especially for the playoffs. I can't see him playing 35+ straight off.

Chessboxer · Post #299 » by **Chessboxer** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:49 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:The Bucks have a bunch of bodies they can put on Siakam in this series. And none of them are a hobbled Khris Middleton.

Kuz, Giannis, Sims - even if TP gets switched on to him, it shouldn't be easy. Nobody is stopping Siakam, but the Bucks should be able to make it tough for him in the paint.

I'm excited to see the strategies for this series. We can run with them, and with KPJ and Rollins, we can defend them better than we have in the recent past. Should be a good one. Especially if Dame really can play.

Siakim also might make it easy on the Bucks as well. He is a very streaky player. I can see maybe two games in this series where he is ice cold from the field.

pifhluk23 · Post #300 » by **pifhluk23** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:51 pm

tydett wrote:I'm genuinely worried for Dame that he's taking a risk he shouldn't. I would love to be wrong here.

That being said, any silly talk of Dame not caring or wanting to be elsewhere should stop. Dude has fought through multiple injuries in his time here to play and does it again here.

He met with 5 hematologists that were not part of the Bucks and also had to be cleared by 3 NBA doctors. He's not going to just go out there because Dr Nick said he's fine...