beekay414 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 We'll win the series, that's all I care about. Can't have the "Bucks in 6" mantra if they don't drop 2 games. If we lose, we lose. Means we get a HoF coach in Carlisle and a fresh start matching what he wants. We don't play aesthetically pleasing basketball under Bud but yet we're here. Just tells me that we'd be so much better and so much more a force with a coach that knows what he's doing. If Bud wakes up and realizes what he needs to adjust, we'll win in 5/6. If not, they'll take us down in 6 on their home court. Don't think this goes 7 either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Leader said: Capela with 19 boards (15 DREB) is huge. Hell, Collins had 15. Lopez and Giannis took the night off. Could used those rebounds in the last series, perhaps we’d still be playing smh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl4life07 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, NYRaider said: As I said with as wonky as these playoffs have been the only fitting ending is Trae beating Giannis after he just took down the NBA's super team. Then beating the Suns and robbing CP3 of his chance to win a ring. Giannis didnt take down the NBA's super team. The Nets had KD but Harden was on one leg and Kyrie missing the last three games of the series. You know it and everyone else knows it, if the Nets even had two healthy superstars they beat the Bucks. Hell KD almost pulled it off by himself if his toe wasnt on the line in regulation of Game 7. So no the Bucks didnt beat a super team because Harden wasnt even half himself and Kyrie was in street clothes. But I guess on paper you can say the Bucks beat the Nets because KD, Harden, and Kyrie names are still listed on the roster lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl4life07 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Kip Smithers said: Could used those rebounds in the last series, perhaps we’d still be playing smh. Nah all the Nets needed was KD toe to not be on the line in regulation and they would still be playing. The Bucks caught one of the biggest breaks in NBA history. Its up there with the Rockets winning back to back titles when Jordan retired for two seasons when he was with the Bulls and then last year when the pademic happened to pause the season for 4 months that helped AD and LeBron stay fresh and healthy so they can win the title in the bubble. So like the Bucks having Harden go down with a bad hamstring seconds into Game 1 and Kyrie badly hurting his ankle because Giannis incidentally undercut him in Game 4 nobody saw coming. The Nets still almost pulled it off in Game 7. If the Nets just had two healthy superstars they win the series in 6. If they had all three healthy superstars they beat the Bucks in 5 and Im being generous because the way the Bucks was playing they couldve swept them. Now Im saying the Bucks still should beat the Hawks in this series but dropping Game 1 is big. If they drop Game 2 thats even bigger. Young is lethal and he is playing with confidence. The entire Hawks team is playing with confidence and with nothing to lose. The Bucks have all the pressure because everyone truly knows deep down inside they caught a huge break with the Nets falling apart with injuries. If the Bucks blow it by losing to the Hawks it will be even worst than the past two seasons where they have failed. Edited June 24, 2021 by stl4life07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Forget the toe part because that goes without saying. We aren’t in that position if we could rebound better. Bucks got a lot of vital rebounds. And when you have a diminished Harden and no Kyrie rebounding becomes that more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, malibuspeedrace said: Any additional gems you wanna try wishing into existence? “This is the year the badgers win the B1G”, perhaps? @ramssuperbowl99 First off you can't make that joke as an Ohio State fan. Second off yes we're dumb enough to think we'll win the B1G every year. It's only funny when Lucy pulls the football away because Charlie really believes he can kick it one day in that big empty head of his. Edited June 24, 2021 by ramssuperbowl99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, Kip Smithers said: Forget the toe part because that goes without saying. We aren’t in that position if we could rebound better. Bucks got a lot of vital rebounds. And when you have a diminished Harden and no Kyrie rebounding becomes that more important. Durant just not that dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, NYRaider said: Elite shooter? For his career he's shooting 43% overall and hitting 2.4 3's per game at a 34% clip. In the playoffs this year he's shooting 41% overall and hitting 2.8 3's per game at a 33% clip. He had an incredible game tonight but overall in the playoffs he hasn't shot the 3 that well, he has had 2 games where he was hot from 3, game 2 vs NY (4/7) and game 5 vs Philly (5/10), other than that though he hasn't been efficient shooting 3's. If you remove those two games he's 25/86 from beyond the arc. That's 8 3PA per game at a 28% clip... You have to factor in volume and the role he plays for the team and the fact that other teams fear him from deep and have to account for it. If he was on a team with other great offensive players you’d see his shot selection change, but the hawks lean pretty heavily on him. His shot selection could be and will probably get better, but yes he is a great shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 minute ago, amac said: You have to factor in volume and the role he plays for the team and the fact that other teams fear him from deep and have to account for it. If he was on a team with other great offensive players you’d see his shot selection change, but the hawks lean pretty heavily on him. His shot selection could be and will probably get better, but yes he is a great shooter. He's not a great shooter, 33% on 9 3PA per game is meh. And as I said if you take away his two good shooting games he's shooting 28% on 8 3PA per game which is pretty damn terrible, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 @amac Steph Curry is a great shooter, 12.7 3PA this season at a 42% clip. Compared to Trae with 6.3 3PA this season at a 34% clip. In the playoffs Trae is 12th in 3PM per game and 83rd in 3P FG%. In the regular season he was 63rd in 3PM per game and 133rd in 3P FG%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 For comparison in the playoffs this year... Trae Young: 2.9 3PM at a 32% clip Dame Lillard: 5.8 3PM at a 45% clip Donovan Mitchell: 5.0 3PM at a 44% clip Luka Doncic: 4.4 3PM at a 41% clip Seth Curry: 3.4 3PM at a 51% clip Tim Hardaway Jr: 3.3 3PM at a 40% clip Marcus Smart: 3.2 3PM at a 37% clip Bojan Bogdanovic: 3.2 3PM at a 46% clip Reggie Jackson: 3.1 3PM at a 42% clip Jordan Clarkson: 3.1 3PM at a 35% clip LeBron James: 3.0 3PM at a 37% clip Mike Conley: 3.0 3PM at a 48% clip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, NYRaider said: For comparison in the playoffs this year... Trae Young: 2.9 3PM at a 32% clip Dame Lillard: 5.8 3PM at a 45% clip Donovan Mitchell: 5.0 3PM at a 44% clip Luka Doncic: 4.4 3PM at a 41% clip Seth Curry: 3.4 3PM at a 51% clip Tim Hardaway Jr: 3.3 3PM at a 40% clip Marcus Smart: 3.2 3PM at a 37% clip Bojan Bogdanovic: 3.2 3PM at a 46% clip Reggie Jackson: 3.1 3PM at a 42% clip Jordan Clarkson: 3.1 3PM at a 35% clip LeBron James: 3.0 3PM at a 37% clip Mike Conley: 3.0 3PM at a 48% clip Again you’re talking about guys who play different roles, theres a difference between a spot up shooter like hardaway and the guy who’s being relied upon to generate most of his teams offense. The level of difficulty on his shots and the attention he’s getting is a lot different than most of these guys. he does take a lot of questionable shots which I think he needs to improve and Maybe he’s not elite yet but he makes enough of them that teams respect him from deep, which opens up other opportunities. Edited June 24, 2021 by amac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, amac said: Again you’re talking about guys who play different roles, theres a difference between a spot up shooter like hardaway and the guy who’s being relied upon to generate most of his teams offense. The level of difficulty on his shots and the attention he’s getting is a lot different than most of these guys. he does take a lot of questionable shots which I think he needs to improve and Maybe he’s not elite yet but he makes enough of them that teams respect him from deep, which opens up other opportunities. The best part of his ability to score is his ability to draw fouls he's not an efficient scorer from the floor at all and hasn't been at any point in his career so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Most of Trae 3pt shots I’ve seen he’s been open for a good amount. He just shoots to far from deep on most occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWall_23 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 As much as I think Bud is a dip$***, that loss was on the players (besides Giannis and Jrue). * Team was a putrid 3/24 (12.5%) from three outside of Jrue. They had better looks than ATL all night long. * Middleton was god awful - 0/9 from three, sloppy turnovers, looked lost at times. He is good for a game or two like this in a 7 game series. * Three offensive rebounds which resulted in that massive Collins three. * No one wanted to take it over late so we get a Pat C three with the game on the line?? EXACTLY what you want to see... All of the Bucks game 1's have been like this. They will flip the script on Friday. I'll be in Vegas for it so they may gifted me a little value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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