2021-22 NBA Thread: The Bucks are Reigning Champs

[MuggsyB]

It's not ust Strus.  Gabe Vincent can play and Oladipo is looking healthier.  MIami has great depth and a terrific coach.  They are much better defensively than Milwaukee and a significantly better 3pt shooting team.  I think the Bucks would have beaten Boston with Middleton,  but getting nothing from Allen is a big flaw on both ends of the floor.  He seemed to fold under the pressure.  The Bucks absolutely have to get a perimeter defender and a knock-down shooter.

[BM1090]

It's not ust Strus.  Gabe Vincent can play and Oladipo is looking healthier.  MIami has great depth and a terrific coach.  They are much better defensively than Milwaukee and a significantly better 3pt shooting team.  I think the Bucks would have beaten Boston with Middleton,  but getting nothing from Allen is a big flaw on both ends of the floor.  He seemed to fold under the pressure.  The Bucks absolutely have to get a perimeter defender and a knock-down shooter.

The Bucks when healthy are a better defensive team than Miami. Completely different styles, though.

Agree on your last sentence.

[Skatastrophy]

It's not ust Strus.  Gabe Vincent can play and Oladipo is looking healthier.  MIami has great depth and a terrific coach.  They are much better defensively than Milwaukee and a significantly better 3pt shooting team.  I think the Bucks would have beaten Boston with Middleton,  but getting nothing from Allen is a big flaw on both ends of the floor.  He seemed to fold under the pressure.  The Bucks absolutely have to get a perimeter defender and a knock-down shooter.

Vincent is good, but he's only been getting much playing time as a Lowry replacement. With a healthy Kyle Lowry and I doubt we'd see Vincent or Dipo more than 5 minutes a game.

The heat's offense is a little sluggish without Lowry, but they're getting by so far. The D doesn't miss a beat without Lowry (though he is a great 2 way PG).

[MuggsyB]

Vincent is good, but he's only been getting much playing time as a Lowry replacement. With a healthy Kyle Lowry and I doubt we'd see Vincent or Dipo more than 5 minutes a game.

The heat's offense is a little sluggish without Lowry, but they're getting by so far. The D doesn't miss a beat without Lowry (though he is a great 2 way PG).

I forgot about Lowry.  The Bucks' off-season moves and the DDV trade all looked good to me but none of them really panned out.

[The Sultan]

Resigning Bobby Portis was a good move.

[MuggsyB]

Resigning Bobby Portis was a good move.

True, but they didn't snag their two primary needs and Allen turned into a dumpster fire somewhat inexplicably.  We're talking wide open shots that teetered on shattering the backboard .

[MUfan12]

True, but they didn't snag their two primary needs and Allen turned into a dumpster fire somewhat inexplicably.  We're talking wide open shots that teetered on shattering the backboard .

Same thing happened with Forbes last year. Flamethrower in the first round and couldn't find his shot after that. Playoff pressure does weird things to role players.

[brewcity77]

True, but they didn't snag their two primary needs and Allen turned into a dumpster fire somewhat inexplicably.  We're talking wide open shots that teetered on shattering the backboard .

Or missed the backboard, rim, and net entirely.

[wadesworld]

https://mobile.twitter.com/greenlight/status/1526984545668669441?t=KCZL9dlqNPt-ul5pqax4Bw&s=19

Luka is so awesome. So is Boban.

[MuggsyB]

https://mobile.twitter.com/greenlight/status/1526984545668669441?t=KCZL9dlqNPt-ul5pqax4Bw&s=19

Luka is so awesome. So is Boban.

Boban is such a good dude. 

[JWags85]

https://mobile.twitter.com/greenlight/status/1526984545668669441?t=KCZL9dlqNPt-ul5pqax4Bw&s=19

Luka is so awesome. So is Boban.

Thats so Euro thing, love it.  Ive lost track of the number of lunches/lunch meetings Ive been to in Europe where some, if not all, of the participants had beer or wine.  And of course they were just fine to work or whatnot after.  The shocked/bothered sentiment about it in comments really shows the issue with American mindsets on alcohol. 

As for him being an athlete, most NBA players regularly take a nap on gamedays.  Im sure between the 4-5 hours before shootaround and a nap, Luka was just fine by tip.  Not to mention the best basketball player in history was pretty open about imbibing early on some game days.

[MU82]

Not all that long ago plenty of athletes used to smoke DURING competition. And not just baseball, where it was quite common and where they weren't very athletic.

Denis Savard and Murray Bannerman famously smoked between periods. I think I remember Vlade Divac being a smoker, too.

[cheebs09]

I heard a fun story about a guy in amateur tennis. The guy came to his match and saw a guy in non-tennis clothes smoking a cigarette. When he found out that was his opponents, he felt pretty good about his chances. He ended up getting beat 6-0, 6-0 and was just blown off the court. I believe it ended up being Gilles Simon.

I think we'd be surprised at what some athletes do before a game. I was pretty shocked when Jordan mentioned how many beers he drank on the course the day of a Finals game.

[JWags85]

I think we'd be surprised at what some athletes do before a game. I was pretty shocked when Jordan mentioned how many beers he drank on the course the day of a Finals game.

I can distinctly remember 4-5 times in my early to mid 20s getting really banged up on a Saturday morning/midday day drinking session.  Then sobering up, napping, shower, eating, etc... and then playing a soccer/hockey league game in the evening before going out.

I wasn't a professional athlete, I wasn't some incredible specimen, and I also drank far more than a 250 lb guy like Luka have a couple beers at lunch.

[MU82]

I wasn't some incredible specimen

Don't sell yourself short, Wags, you're a tremendous slouch.

[forgetful]

Not all that long ago plenty of athletes used to smoke DURING competition. And not just baseball, where it was quite common and where they weren't very athletic.

Denis Savard and Murray Bannerman famously smoked between periods. I think I remember Vlade Divac being a smoker, too.

John Daly was smoking on the driving range, as he warmed up, right before his first round at the PGA today.

[MuggsyB]

I wonder if Boban will consider being one of my personal bodyguards?

[🏀]

I wonder if Boban will consider being one of my personal bodyguards?

He looked good in John Wick

[MU82]

John Daly was smoking on the driving range, as he warmed up, right before his first round at the PGA today.

Perfect. You can't get more athletic than John Daly!

[MuggsyB]

C's come out 9-11 from distance in the 1Q. 

[tower912]

Anybody else catch that Kerr's message to his team was they had to play harder and smarter?

[MuggsyB]

Whoa....Heat up 21 after the 1st Q.  Hard to predict these games.

[tower912]

Crazy to see Miami throwing the ball into the post and clearing out.  Bam.

[MuggsyB]

Crazy to see Miami throwing the ball into the post and clearing out.  Bam.

Good adjustment.

[MuggsyB]

And then a complete lack of focus from Miami that may come back to haunt them.