Eastern Conference Finals: (3) Bucks vs. (5) Hawks, Part 2 | Tied 2-2

[Lalouie]

Fuuckk this season!!! This is an absolute joke injuries everywhere the championship is a joke. Giannis please be okay

Please stop.


Every team has had an injury to either stars or key players. These playoffs have become suvival of rhe fittest. Best built team will eventually prevail.

Asterisk is reserved for that bubble chip

mmmm,,,i would say "survival of the HEALTHIEST", not survival of the fittest

this is not about the best "built" team. the best team was whatever team had the superior basketball "gene", and somebody turned up the temperature in the lab

[Threezus]

There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that Huerter is the Hawks second best player, right?

Actually that honor goes to Deandre Hunter who is sadly missing the playoffs but he is EASILY our 2nd best player right now when healthy. Also now that Reddish is healthy his potential as a 2 way guy at his size could put him as 2nd best player if he is on any given night lol.

[zshawn10]

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[+2number4+]

Fuuckk this season!!! This is an absolute joke injuries everywhere the championship is a joke. Giannis please be okay

Please stop.


Every team has had an injury to either stars or key players. These playoffs have become suvival of rhe fittest. Best built team will eventually prevail.

Asterisk is reserved for that bubble chip

mmmm,,,i would say "survival of the HEALTHIEST", not survival of the fittest

potaeto potahto

[turbo2k]

Can't believe our championship window is already starting to close. Maybe 2 more years of prime core? Mids game should hold, but I don't think Jrue's will. And we already know the prime core isn't enough anyway, so do you start to think of blowing up by jettisoning Mids/Jrue/Lopez to get any sort of youth in the system?

I would say best options:
1. Coaching change
2. Get as good a value as you can for Mids and Jrue and the others, keep DiVincenzo, Nwora and do what you can.

Honestly, you might as well trade Giannis at that point because his timeline will not match up with whatever young garbage you get in a Middleton trade

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Giannis game will age well AS LONG AS he works on his post moves. He should be around as the core a LONG time yet (injuries not withstanding)

I would have to honestly listen to offers at this point though, but it would be so terrible PR they can't.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Basically undeniable now to not say this season has been ruined by injuries.

I don't think anyone will take this Championship seriously with everybody hurt.

Sad but true. Worst playoffs in history.

If I was a suns fan, I would savor the **** out of this. Sorry we didn't have 3 superstars team up and have a huge window to win a championship, the suns and bucks window is so small it will be a special season for them no matter how it happens.

Suns are a young upcoming team. There is window is far from small. As for the superstar bit, give me a break. Nets weren’t the first or last big 3 hell the bucks themselves are suppose to be a “big 3” with Giannis/Khris/Jrue, a lesser big 3 but that team is extremely talented

How many superteams were formed by players forcing themselves to small cities?
As for the Bucks, they drafted one guy, traded for another after he was a second round pick/throw in for a trade, and then over paid in picks and contract for a 3rd guy who is a borderline all star. That's no where close to Kyrie and KD teaming up in a big market.

[Ill News]

I just love how this Hawks team has so many shooters with length. Bogdanovic, Gallo, Huerter, Reddish, even the injured Hunter. What's great is they're not just standstill shooters, they can create off the dribble too. Excellent job by the Hawks office putting this really versatile roster together.

[zshawn10]

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[Mk0]

Middleton 0-7 from 3 pt land after he went 0-9 earlier in the series.

My god..

[turbo2k]

It comes down to this for Middleton:

Put up and show out the rest of the series, or you are not worth anything close to your contract and nobody should ever talk of you as a #2 again.

[Sothron]

I will share the same concern about Giannis's injury showed to Hawks fans about Trae's injury.

Good guys BLEW OUT the bad guys tonight without Trae. I don't want to hear about Giannis's injury. He was getting blown out at the time he was hurt. All the Hawks have to do is win one at home and one on the road. And we will. My prediction of Hawks in six is going to come true.

Bucks defense is as overrated as I expected going into this series. We can do anything we want whenever we want to them. They have no answer to our team now that we are getting people like Reddish healthy.

If the Hawks were fully healthy for this series we would have won in five. Another gentleman's sweep like the Knicks series.

Bucks fans were only joking at the fact that Trae stepped WAY back ONTO a standing persons foot and blamed him

Nobody wanted him hurt

Sorry, I know you are one of the good ones but I saw and the other Hawks fans saw the comments made by other Bucks here and on your board. You guys as a whole threw a party that he got hurt. It was classless. I'm not going to celebrate Giannis getting hurt. That's just not cool.

[GSP]

Middleton 0-7 from 3 pt land after he went 0-9 earlier in the series.

My god..

Kyle Kuzma by day.....

Kevin Durant by night......

[Mk0]

Post Game Bud looks like he is halfway through a fifth of vodka. Dude looks like sh%#

Get fired already you god damn bum.

[turbo2k]

I will share the same concern about Giannis's injury showed to Hawks fans about Trae's injury.

Good guys BLEW OUT the bad guys tonight without Trae. I don't want to hear about Giannis's injury. He was getting blown out at the time he was hurt. All the Hawks have to do is win one at home and one on the road. And we will. My prediction of Hawks in six is going to come true.

Bucks defense is as overrated as I expected going into this series. We can do anything we want whenever we want to them. They have no answer to our team now that we are getting people like Reddish healthy.

If the Hawks were fully healthy for this series we would have won in five. Another gentleman's sweep like the Knicks series.

Bucks fans were only joking at the fact that Trae stepped WAY back ONTO a standing persons foot and blamed him

Nobody wanted him hurt

Sorry, I know you are one of the good ones but I saw and the other Hawks fans saw the comments made by other Bucks here and on your board. You guys as a whole threw a party that he got hurt. It was classless. I'm not going to celebrate Giannis getting hurt. That's just not cool.

Your live fans were so cool about it, big props. I'll be rooting for you to get our coach fired or Middleton traded

Just kidding we still have a tough series but Im so frustrated. Your team is too deep and well composed for us.

Edited: That may have been my worst series of your/you're mixups ever, don't want the internet mad at me

[Hello Brooklyn]

Youre just trying to say this to salvage the precious 2nd round win.

In reality every Bucks fan will bring up the Giannis injury everytime this playoffs is brought up. Whether you want to accept it or not.

We'll see how your team looks without its MVP.

Oh, so now you're in my brain more. Got it, but again, take the L. A ship is a ship. When we lose in the playoffs, I don't bitch about refs, I don't bitch about injuries. They're part of the game. You telling me how I feel, is nothing but projecting on your part, and as shown earlier in this thread, you're still clearly insecure about your own team. So, as I said earlier in this thread, god bless.

You want to pretend injuries don't play a major role in the playoffs. I do.

I think more fans agree with me than you. But have your own opinion.

This season was determined by injuries and deep down you know it.

[Hardenstepback]

If I was a suns fan, I would savor the **** out of this. Sorry we didn't have 3 superstars team up and have a huge window to win a championship, the suns and bucks window is so small it will be a special season for them no matter how it happens.

Suns are a young upcoming team. There is window is far from small. As for the superstar bit, give me a break. Nets weren’t the first or last big 3 hell the bucks themselves are suppose to be a “big 3” with Giannis/Khris/Jrue, a lesser big 3 but that team is extremely talented

How many superteams were formed by players forcing themselves to small cities?
As for the Bucks, they drafted one guy, traded for another after he was a second round pick/throw in for a trade, and then over paid in picks and contract for a 3rd guy who is a borderline all star. That's no where close to Kyrie and KD teaming up in a big market.

Very little you are correct, however. The Nets came about the same way LA teams came about. Lakers traded their homegrown talent for AD who wore a “that’s all folks” shirt to his final Pelicans game. Kawhi and PG got to the Clippers the same year KD and Kyrie got to Brooklyn, so quite frankly I don’t care for the whining and crying about homegrown this and homegrown that. Nets ain’t no all time great organization. A team that has been historically irrelevant for years and made arguably the worst trade in nba history that left them with no picks. So acting like the Nets are some place that’s always been desirable is a joke especially when the Nets not even the most popular team in New York.

You skipping the point anyway, the bucks window and Nets window to win a chip is about the same and the Suns are a young team that will continue to improve, which is what I I initially disagreed with you about. Your superteam bit is laughable, with all due respect.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Charles Barkley is piling on the Bucks right now, but he forgot that he predicted at halftime time Milwaukee would still win the game despite they were behind.

Almost like getting caught in a lie. Unusual for Barkley because he usually just as what he thinks and sticks with it.

[zshawn10]

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[Hello Brooklyn]

Basically undeniable now to not say this season has been ruined by injuries.

I don't think anyone will take this Championship seriously with everybody hurt.

Sad but true. Worst playoffs in history.

If I was a suns fan, I would savor the **** out of this. Sorry we didn't have 3 superstars team up and have a huge window to win a championship, the suns and bucks window is so small it will be a special season for them no matter how it happens.

I agree.

Asterisk Championship is better than no Championship. Suns fans would be ecstatic.

[Marvin Martian]

Can't believe our championship window is already starting to close. Maybe 2 more years of prime core? Mids game should hold, but I don't think Jrue's will. And we already know the prime core isn't enough anyway, so do you start to think of blowing up by jettisoning Mids/Jrue/Lopez to get any sort of youth in the system?

I would say best options:
1. Coaching change
2. Get as good a value as you can for Mids and Jrue and the others, keep DiVincenzo, Nwora and do what you can.

Honestly, you might as well trade Giannis at that point because his timeline will not match up with whatever young garbage you get in a Middleton trade

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Giannis game will age well AS LONG AS he works on his post moves. He should be around as the core a LONG time yet (injuries not withstanding)

I would have to honestly listen to offers at this point though, but it would be so terrible PR they can't.

Giannis offensive development has been massively underwhelming to say the least. He should be fine for the next 4-5 years but their ability to compete depends on when MIL pulls the trigger on a Middleton trade. The sooner the better