NBA Thread 2020-21

[The Sultan]

I wouldn't put Giannis at the top vs a set D very much.  Get him the ball down low
They've definitely missed a lot of open looks but they are primarily taking shots off the bounce from the perimeter.    Not a lot of patience in their offense right now.  As I stated before they will need to average 125 min to win the series.  Middleton has had a brutal game. 

Didn't you say you don't watch many Bucks games?  And weren't you bitching back in game one of the Miami series about how Bud was allocating minutes? (Before sweeping them of course.)

Maybe you should invest a little more time before you question how the coach runs an offense that scored more points than any other in the league.

[MuggsyB]

Fair point.  We will see if Budenholzer adjusts in Game 2.  Regular season stats don't mean much once you meet the elite teams in the playoffs or have certain matchups.   

[MUfan12]

They have had open shots behind the line but just missed them. This isn't a Bud thing.

Thought he got a little greedy with the bench minutes, but hardly the reason they lost.

More concerning, as you said, was the defense. A lot of the good we saw against Miami went away. Reverted back to the regular season tendencies.

Offensively, using Giannis as the screener/roll is far more effective than him as the initiator.

[JWags85]

Sixers look flat and terrible.  Simmons has been pretty awful.  Danny Green has become a major has-been

[JWags85]

Trae Young getting plaudits but he had kind of a mediocre second half and a terrible +\-. Huerter was massive off the bench

[lawdog77]

Atlanta bringing the ball up in the last 3 minutes looked eerily familiar

[MU82]

Conundrum: I don't particularly like the Sixers as a team, but Rivers is a favorite of mine.

[MuggsyB]

I listened to some of the Hawks/76ers on xm on the way to the golf course.  The Philly play by play guy is absolutely phenomenal.  He's so good that he made a 25 pt ass kicking from the opposite team in the first half still sound exciting.  What can we do to get him behind the mic for Marquette hoops?  He's the best p by p guy I've ever heard.  Tom McGinnis??  Love the guy. 

[BM1090]

So...the Nets are good.

[The Sultan]

Nobody can guard Durant.

But what are they doing with Holiday on Durant and Connaughton on Irving?  Predictable ending to that quarter.

[BM1090]

Nobody can guard Durant.

Which is expected. But the offense looks terrible against a mediocre defense. That part confounds me.

[The Sultan]

Which is expected. But the offense looks terrible against a mediocre defense. That part confounds me.

Middleton has had five bad quarters in this series.

[MuggsyB]

Ouch.  WTF?  36-19?  I see Middleton is 0-6.  Not good.

[4everwarriors]

Pretenders, aina?

[MuggsyB]

This is bad.  Really bad.  And it's not all on Budenholzer.  They are getting embarrassed on both ends of the floor.  No flow, stuck in cement.

[BM1090]

Middleton has had five bad quarters in this series.

True. It's not just that though

[PGsHeroes32]

Isn't Middleton being a playoff dud kinda the norm??

[4everwarriors]

Griffin's a punk, hey?

[MU82]

Pretenders, aina?

Smoes blow, nu?

The "great" players pretty much suck, too.

[4everwarriors]

Now yo talkin'. Adios Bud and Khris, hey?

[4everwarriors]

Bucks look like a Woj coached team, aina?

[MuggsyB]

That was ugly.  I'm unclear what the Bucks are trying to do both defensively and offensively.  They look hesitant and appear to be going through the motions.  If Giannis has no confidence in a simple 12 foot J they won't be able to reach the promised land.  But that said I have no earthly idea why they are not attacking the rim.  I think they can turn it around but Budenholzer won't be back if this continues for the rest of the series imo.

[MuggsyB]

Tucker is getting absolutely abused by Durant.  Giannis launching 3's is quite frankly stupid.   Does anyone have an idea what Budenholzer is trying to do defensively?  I was just curious.

[Johnny B]

just an ineffiably pathetic performance. truly dont think u could play worse unless u tried

[MuggsyB]

Did Budenholzer make any adjustments after Game 1?  The good news is the Bucks could not play worse.  If they get drilled again and lose in 4 or 5 what would you do if you were the GM?  That was atrocious.