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blazza18 · Post #1161 » by **blazza18** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:48 am

Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

chonestown · Post #1162 » by **chonestown** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:50 am

First the Doobie Brothers break up, now Darwin Han is going to the Lakers? Stop the world, I want to get off not that get off.

Post #1163 » by **Prez** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:52 am

blazza18 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

Agree the Bucks as an organization better not let that excuse impact their decision making this offseason, changes are needed.

But generally speaking the Middleton injury is a legitimate excuse. Dude is a 3x all star and missed the entire series lol, and his game is basically exactly what we needed that series. Boston isn’t playing right now if Jaylen was out entirely. Same with GSW if Dray was out.

rilamann · Post #1164 » by **rilamann** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:53 am

That locked on Celtics guy has to be in shambles right now.

Post #1165 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:03 am

blazza18 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

Antinomy · Post #1166 » by **Antinomy** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:07 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
blazza18 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

We could’ve won but Bud wasn’t willing to bench Hill, limit Grayson’s minutes or adjust the defensive looks Boston got.

Look how Spo is willing to play Gabe Vincent over Robinson, while hiding him by playing a stealth matchup-zone anytime Vincent or Strus got switched onto Tatum or Brown IN-POSSESSION.

old skool · Post #1167 » by **old skool** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:07 am

Darvin was a huge part of the Bucks 2001 playoff team. Thrilled to see him get a chance to coach an iconic franchise.

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BroncoBuck · Post #1168 » by **BroncoBuck** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:08 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
blazza18 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

How dare the team use the excuse that the second best player on the team missed the entire 7 game series. The sheer audacity!

skbucks1985 · Post #1169 » by **skbucks1985** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:08 am

I want whatever the Heat training staff gave Lowry and Butler between Game 5 and 6. In Game 5 they had a combined 13 points (all by Butler) on a combined 4-24 shooting, 1-10 from 3 and 4 FT attempts and looked super slow and hurt. Game 6 they have a combined 65 points on 21-43 shooting, 8-17 from 3 and 15 FT attempts and looked like they were completely healthy.

BroncoBuck · Post #1170 » by **BroncoBuck** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:12 am

Antinomy wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
blazza18 wrote:
Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

We could’ve won but Bud wasn’t willing to bench Hill, limit Grayson’s minutes or adjust the defensive looks Boston got.

Look how Spo is willing to play Gabe Vincent over Robinson, while hiding him by playing a stealth matchup-zone anytime Vincent or Strus got switched onto Tatum or Brown IN-POSSESSION.

The Heat have been blown out so many times this series, Spo’s defense is smoke and mirrors. It relies entirely on creating turnovers, but when that breaks down they get blown out the water in ways the Bucks never came close to even with a depleted roster.

rilamann · Post #1171 » by **rilamann** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:17 am

It finally happened, Horford looked exhausted and washed up. Didn't think it would have took until game 6 of the ECF to happen.

blazza18 · Post #1172 » by **blazza18** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:28 am

BroncoBuck wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
blazza18 wrote:
Was thinking it would look worse on us if Miami found a way to knock Boston off but it's to the point that the Bucks better not be using the Middleton injury as an excuse. From ownership, coach and GM they screwed up either way.

It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

How dare the team use the excuse that the second best player on the team missed the entire 7 game series. The sheer audacity!

That's not what I'm doing btw. Just hope Middleton being out doesn't mean we can ignore many of the other reasons we failed to get through. Our playoff depth was awful and Bud's stubbornness in his rotation and scheme both played big roles too. We can't magically make Middleton's injury not happen but we can fix up the other stuff.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1173 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:28 am

Butler made 27 3s in 57 games. He's at 22 already in the playoffs.

greekbuck34 · Post #1174 » by **greekbuck34** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:41 am

blazza18 wrote:
BroncoBuck wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
It's 100% an excuse. They're in the finals if Middleton doesn't get hurt.

How dare the team use the excuse that the second best player on the team missed the entire 7 game series. The sheer audacity!

That's not what I'm doing btw. Just hope Middleton being out doesn't mean we can ignore many of the other reasons we failed to get through. Our playoff depth was awful and Bud's stubbornness in his rotation and scheme both played big roles too. We can't magically make Middleton's injury not happen but we can fix up the other stuff.

Allen and Bobby completely forgeting how to make open shots was genuinely baffling though. You can't expect and/or recover from that. We don't have the depth to replace 40% 3p shooters during a series especially when we have to also replace our 2nd best scorer at the same time.

Post #1175 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:44 am

Yea on the list of things I blame for that series loss personnel moves, scheme, and rotations aren't really big factors for me.

blazza18 · Post #1176 » by **blazza18** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:45 am

greekbuck34 wrote:Allen and Bobby completely forgeting how to make open shots was genuinely baffling though. You can't expect and/or recover from that. We don't have the depth to replace 40% 3p shooters during a series especially when we have to also replace our 2nd best scorer at the same time.

The playoff shooting in Bud's tenure has always been baffling. Genuinely wonder what needs to be done to change it. Different players and a new scheme?

blazza18 · Post #1177 » by **blazza18** » Sat May 28, 2022 4:46 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Yea on the list of things I blame for that series loss personnel moves, scheme, and rotations aren't really big factors for me.

Of course

Plossum · Post #1178 » by **Plossum** » Sat May 28, 2022 5:02 am

Boston still gonna win this. That was an all time great performance from Jimmy and they still nearly didn't get there.

And holy ****, can Bam fire up? Dude has been a ghost on offence for Miami.

Still, you'd be feeling nervous as a Celts fan. That game was there for the taking and Jimmy just kept making huge shot after huge shot. If Miami randomly has a huge game from three in game 7, it could be nigh nighs for the Celts.

GoldenAntlers · Post #1179 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Sat May 28, 2022 5:16 am

Antinomy wrote:Nothing would make me happier than seeing Boston not make the Finals this year.

Only thing close would be seeing Grant Williams face after a Game 7 loss.

You won't see that. He'll have a towel over it.

Beorn · Post #1180 » by **Beorn** » Sat May 28, 2022 7:02 am

FlagsFlyForever wrote:
Baddy Chuck wrote:
Milbucks96 wrote:We’ll never know because it’s most likely peanuts compared to what the warriors bring in.

Even if the Bucks brought in half that that's 50 million on base box office alone. Something tells me these teams are doing alright on the money front even with the tax.

Lasry said the Bucks are going to lose money this year. The implication was they needed a deep playoff run to make their money back.

I work for an IT company generating ~60M of revenue with a ~20% annual increase since I joined, Boards/Owners will never admit making profits in public. Don't trust Millionaires, especially when claiming poverty