Eastern Conference Finals: (3) Bucks vs. (5) Hawks, Part 3 | Bucks win 4-2

[jokeboy86]

Let’s just all laugh at the fact that Stephen a smith and ESPN’s worse nightmare has come true

Phoenix vs Milwaukee in the finals. SAS gotta go to Wisconsin

No chance any of the main 3 of First Take come to Milwaukee. It’s one thing to diss the Cowboys because cowboy fans dont take it personal and are used to people hating on them(ala Yankees and Lakers). SAS and Molly dissed an entire city. Molly at least took it back but SAS was kind of defensive about it when interviewed. He’ll get harassed and jeered everywhere if he goes to Milwaukee

[Hardenstepback]

Our second best player didn't even PLAY in the series. Trae got taken out by a ref that refused to get out of his way. Cam Reddish just got cleared to come back and you saw when he did in his limited minutes.

You put those teams out there both fully healthy and the Hawks win the series in five games. No problems. Atlanta had the best record in the NBA once Nate took over as coach. That wasn't a fluke the Hawks made it to the conference finals. That's just a continuation of the team's play in the regular season extending into the playoffs.

The fact people apparently aren't even aware we didn't have our second best player the ENTRE last two rounds of the playoffs is just so typical of no matter how much the Hawks do on the court they get no respect or attention.

Yeah and imagine if Kyrie didn't get taken out. Healthy Nets sweep the Hawks. Woulda Coulda Shoulda

I can't say i agree with this actually i would have much rather played the Nets as a team we match up much better against them and their finesse style. They got firepower for sure but so do we and teams like the Knicks, Sixers, and Bucks are a much worse matchup for us with all their elite defensive players. I was hoping the Nets would have won that game against the Bucks when KD made that last shot.

Y’all would have gotten thrashed by a healthy nets

[Coach Carter]

This league teaches, you have to lose before you can win it all.

[TroubleS0me]

This league teaches, you have to lose before you can win it all.

yes just like in your movie
great movie coach

[rapstarter]

Yeah and imagine if Kyrie didn't get taken out. Healthy Nets sweep the Hawks. Woulda Coulda Shoulda

I can't say i agree with this actually i would have much rather played the Nets as a team we match up much better against them and their finesse style. They got firepower for sure but so do we and teams like the Knicks, Sixers, and Bucks are a much worse matchup for us with all their elite defensive players. I was hoping the Nets would have won that game against the Bucks when KD made that last shot.

No, you don't. Healthy Nets offense is on a different level from other NBA teams' (including a non-elite offense like the Hawks). Nets' defense was also very good in the playoffs when they actually turned the switch on. There's no scenario where a Giannis-less Bucks are a more troublesome matchup compared to Healthy Nets.

[Franco]

Go be a fan of a team since 1979 and see them lose because of injuries and refs and then see how you can "chill". No one that calls themselves a fan would be "chill" after this crap.

lol how can you blame injuries, Giannis was hurt as well?

Our second best player didn't even PLAY in the series. Trae got taken out by a ref that refused to get out of his way. Cam Reddish just got cleared to come back and you saw when he did in his limited minutes.

You put those teams out there both fully healthy and the Hawks win the series in five games. No problems. Atlanta had the best record in the NBA once Nate took over as coach. That wasn't a fluke the Hawks made it to the conference finals. That's just a continuation of the team's play in the regular season extending into the playoffs.

The fact people apparently aren't even aware we didn't have our second best player the ENTRE last two rounds of the playoffs is just so typical of no matter how much the Hawks do on the court they get no respect or attention.

... that's one hell of a way to cope

[Pachinko_]

Braves, Falcons, UGA mostly but the Hawks are now coming to the table we weren't expecting that heart break XD

Yeah but to be honest if the Hawks made it to the Finals it would be a massive jump of the queue. Your time is just not now, look what the Raps or the Bucks had to go through before getting a chance. I think when things cool down Hawks fans will see this for what it was: a massively successful season with a crazy amount of things to build on. I mean did you see Reddish today? As if this team even needed another shooter, plus he solves your biggest problem in this series which was weak guard defense. Your rookie looked good, just needs some experience guarding the P&R, Trae answered every question when he was healthy, the bigs looked great for the most part, Huerter is a great piece. 90% of the NBA would love to be in your shoes right now, it's just hard to see it right after a big loss.

[Rainwater]

It's a shame TNT doesn't get the finals.

I know but not everyone has cable.

[Franco]

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my point is, it's not a dunk unless it goes in.

So a 3 is not a 3 if it doesn’t go in? A missed dunk is still a “dunk attempt”. Your line of thinking doesn’t really make sense.

because a missed dunk attempt isn't a thing. it's just a miss from 0-3 feet.

... this is the equivalent of saying that missing a float and missing a midrange jumpshot at the same thing

[Threezus]

Braves, Falcons, UGA mostly but the Hawks are now coming to the table we weren't expecting that heart break XD

Yeah but to be honest if the Hawks made it to the Finals it would be a massive jump of the queue. Your time is just not now, look what the Raps or the Bucks had to go through before getting a chance. I think when things cool down Hawks fans will see this for what it was: a massively successful season with a crazy amount of things to build on. I mean did you see Reddish today? As if this team even needed another shooter, plus he solves your biggest problem in this series which was weak guard defense. Your rookie looked good, just needs some experience guarding the P&R, Trae answered every question when he was healthy, the bigs looked great for the most part, Huerter is a great piece. 90% of the NBA would love to be in your shoes right now, it's just hard to see it right after a big loss.

Nah im with you on everyone of those things pretty much in sync with it and already over it at this point. Can see it taken awhile for some other fans to get over it but im already looking at offseason moves and how we can improve and what we did well Im an offseason junkie in football and basketball so im already excited for whats next. Cam is my guy i have defended him against so many attacks on this site and even on the hawks forums. I have faith in him and i believe he will reach that next level like Hunter.

[NekiEcko]

First of all, I want to congratulate to the Bucks for this win and finally getting to the Finals even after losing Giannis to that nasty injury. Also I want to get a shout out to their Bucks fans for staying with them from down years even relocation issues, they always support them and even know some of them talk trash about the Hawks, they are still good people and I am happy for them (I got the Suns winning).

But for a team that supposed to be first round fodder or winning a round to being 2 games away from going to the Finals in their third year of rebuilding while having some many injuries throughout the year, that is a accomplishment and we Hawks fans sure be proud about this. You got a superstar in Trae, Hunter and Cam locking down the Wings, Capella and 00 in the middle and Collins (if he still here) while still having Huerter, Bogi, Gallo and maybe Sweet Lou. Our time will come.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

hawks need to consolidate some talent.

having lots of nice solid players but no real stars that can take over on both sides is going to make what happened in this series an annual thing if they dont

[DrWood]

It's a shame TNT doesn't get the finals.

I know but not everyone has cable.

Marv and Reggie are terrible.

[DrWood]

hawks need to consolidate some talent

they are deep. I don't know about their pick status or whether they'll be able to re-sign collins.

[ejn1214]

First of all, I want to congratulate to the Bucks for this win and finally getting to the Finals even after losing Giannis to that nasty injury. Also I want to get a shout out to their Bucks fans for staying with them from down years even relocation issues, they always support them and even know some of them talk trash about the Hawks, they are still good people and I am happy for them (I got the Suns winning).

But for a team that supposed to be first round fodder or winning a round to being 2 games away from going to the Finals in their third year of rebuilding while having some many injuries throughout the year, that is a accomplishment and we Hawks fans sure be proud about this. You got a superstar in Trae, Hunter and Cam locking down the Wings, Capella and 00 in the middle and Collins (if he still here) while still having Huerter, Bogi, Gallo and maybe Sweet Lou. Our time will come.

Maybe this is inaccurate, but the stage never seemed to big for the Hawks. I feel like that is huge for their future success. The Bucks have dealt with players playing scared or just playing terrible in the playoffs, including this year. If the Bucks can shoot the 3 at anywhere near their regular season average, they should be in good shape. But if I was a Hawks fan, I would be feeling real positive about the future and the experience your core had, especially Reddish who was playing ridiculous on both sides of the ball.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

hawks need to consolidate some talent

they are deep. I don't know about their pick status or whether they'll be able to re-sign collins.

they need to consolidate talent or guys are going to walk and theyll get worse not better. thats not to mention that even with giannis out it felt like we had the best 2-3 players left in this series. they had the next 9 best after that but thats not how you win in this league

[Antinomy]

hawks need to consolidate some talent.

having lots of nice solid players but no real stars that can take over on both sides is going to make what happened in this series an annual thing if they dont

They’re gonna have to choose between Huerter & Reddish going forward. I think DeAndre Hunter is the guy at the 3 unless they let Collins walk & move him up to the 4.

Not sure how Bogdanovic fits long term.

[Buzzard]

Good series Bucks! I was hoping for the win but someone has to lose as well. I am really looking forward to a healthier Hawks team in 2021/22.

[Naero]

This will take all night to sink in. It's been 47 years since we our last Finals appearance, and I was dead-sure that drought would extend to at least a semicentury; I really started believing we blew our last shot at the biggest stage back in 2019, yet we’ve made an even more odds-defying appearance this year.

I’ll never impugn the basketball gods again. It's unfathomable how many breaks we’ve caught this postseason:

• We started off on the right foot of the Miami series, which could’ve gone either way in Game 1
• The Nets’ rash of injuries
• Jrue’s go-ahead shot in Game 3 against Brooklyn to stave off an 0-3 hole
• Durant’s foot was just an inch within the line on a would-be game-winning three
• Giannis impossibly suffered no structural damage from that hyperextension
• The Giannis-less Bucks handily win the next two to clinch our Finals berth
• Charles Barkley was actually right

I get that most teams typically need luck to reach the biggest stage, but I was naturally pessimistic about our fate; it comes with the territory given all the letdowns us Wisconsin-sports fans have had.

All of Giannis's costars stepped up when we were second-guessing their lucrative contracts the most, and the two-time MVP would've already played his last game of the season if it weren't for them. Both Middleton and Jrue, who catalyzed our game-controlling run, have frustratingly underperformed at times, but they've atoned for it all tonight.

Credit to Bud as well. We’ve been harsh on him, but he made the right adjustments—which were fraught with wildcards when Giannis went on—and optimized our undermanned team against a first-rate coach in McMillan himself. I’m still ambivalent about his long-term future with us, which he might've secured just by making the Finals short-handedly, but I’d be willing to suffer at least several years of mediocrity if we win it all this season. Hopefully these last-two games, which were salutarily experimental, have been eye-opening for him.

Great series, Hawks fans. You even gave us a late-game scare tonight after trailing by twenty-two earlier in the quarter. You have a bright future; and although you came short of your holy grail, you've overachieved by all accounts this postseason.

[ibraheim718]

hawks need to consolidate some talent.

having lots of nice solid players but no real stars that can take over on both sides is going to make what happened in this series an annual thing if they dont

How about a move for Jaylen Brown?