2022-23 NBA Thread

[GB Warrior]

Bump.

He's had plenty of help tonight

[Dish]

That's a terrible loss by the Bucks.

[PointWarrior]

27-8 run to close the game at this point.  Bud can go...

[wadesworld]

Brook has 33 points. He took one shot in the last 6 minutes of the game (a make to go up 2 with 1:32 left). The Heat went on a 25-8 run after Brook's second to last make.

[cheebs09]

Nick Nurse time?

[MuggsyB]

That's a terrible loss by the Bucks.

Awful.  And you could see it coming when they were up 15 and took asinine shot, after asinine shot, after asinine shot.  Budenholzer also did nothing to get the ball out of Jimmy's hands or pound the paint.

[PointWarrior]

Regular season champs to post season chumps.

[MuggsyB]

Brook has 33 points. He took one shot in the last 6 minutes of the game (a make to go up 2 with 1:32 left). The Heat went on a 25-8 run after Brook's second to last make.

And that can't happen and is on the coaching staff.  Obviously Holiday had a horrific game but you have to execute in the half-court.

[21Jumpstreet]

JFB

[MuggsyB]

Maybe my concerns about the Bucks were not that crazy?

[The Sultan]

Time for a retool.

[MuggsyB]

Nick Nurse time?

It's not inconceivable but I doubt they'll can Bud. 

[The Sultan]

It's not inconceivable but I doubt they'll can Bud. 

Oh I think they might. And I think their roster could look deferent too.

[GB Warrior]

I doubt Khris is back unless he's taking a haircut

[wadesworld]

Not sure what the Bucks can do really. Not much cap room. Nobody is signing and trading for Middleton, and he'd probably be smart to take his $40M. Not sure who you can find to replace Brook, and he's not the issue really.

Bud and Middleton are the problems. Bud is an easy fix. The Bucks can't afford to pay someone to replace Middleton.

[MU82]

What an overrated poser that fake tough guy is.

[MuggsyB]

Let me just say this:  The Bucks are more than capable of beating this Miami team three games in a row.

[MUfan12]

Maybe my concerns about the Bucks were not that crazy?

Good call. I thought they'd be mature enough to handle business in the playoffs but this has been a disaster.

The roster is gonna go through an overhaul. It has to get younger, and Bud doesn't like playing young guys. I think it's a natural time to part ways.

[pbiflyer]

Let me just say this:  The Bucks are more than capable of beating this Miami team three games in a row.

I'm a Heat fan and I agree with this assessment.

[cheebs09]

Let me just say this:  The Bucks are more than capable of beating this Miami team three games in a row.

I was definitely one who thought you were overreacting, but so far am being proven wrong. Middleton just looks so slow right now. Holiday is not making smart plays.

[Skatastrophy]

Proud of Jimmy. He sure plays hard without making excuses.

I wish Bam would step up.

I'm a Heat fan and I agree with this assessment.

Na F that, Heat in 4

[21Jumpstreet]

I'm a Heat fan and I agree with this assessment.

Same

[MuggsyB]

Good call. I thought they'd be mature enough to handle business in the playoffs but this has been a disaster.

The roster is gonna go through an overhaul. It has to get younger, and Bud doesn't like playing young guys. I think it's a natural time to part ways.

Here's the thing when you look at the stats that drives me absolutely crazy.  40 of their 97 shots were threes.  Why?  Because if you watch this Bucks team they're very solid at threes in transition but really inconsistent at iso J's in the half-court..  I missed the 1Q but they had to be around 20% the last three quarters.   Also, why on earth should Miami take 9 more free throws? 

Now, I get Holiday was abysmal, and for some reason took 11 threes, but as the coach you cannot allow this to happen.  The turns by the Bucks were also awful and self-inflicted.  It's not ALL on Budenholzer but you have to be able to make adjustments and feel the game. 

[MuggsyB]

There have been a lot of good playoff performances but I'm not sure we've seen a better one than Jimmy's tonight.  56 pts on 28 shots?

[MU82]

Jimmy is a damn good basketball player and has been for a decade now.

6-time NBA All-Star, averages 20 ppg over 100 career playoff games, carried the Heat to the Finals. Works his arse off on both ends of the court. Stud.

Won a lot of games for our alma mater, too.