[POSTGAME THREAD] Our Milwaukee Bucks (25-11) fall to the Houston Rockets (18-16) – 108 – 112 – 1/6/2024

50 Comments

1. MLGTASEEN 9 months ago

   we suck

2. rapper_warrior_ninja 9 months ago

   that’s no way to celebrate pat’s birthday

3. Short_Bus_ 9 months ago

   of course we get it down to 4 at the end

   definitely wasn’t actually that close

4. Total_Light_7885 9 months ago

   how will firing the coach help Damian Lillard shoot better than 12.5% from three?

5. throwawayMKEman 9 months ago

   Good try, Giannis

6. MrFishownertwo 9 months ago

   i don’t think people understand how many games we would’ve lost the past 5 seasons if giannis didn’t exist. i’ve watched him carry the bucks to wins so many times it is ridiculous

7. WhileDizzy4503 9 months ago

   Anyone know a good therapist for Dame?

8. oneupdouchebag 9 months ago

   Where are all the “where are all the doomers at now” fans at now?

   /s

9. KnightN1ght2 9 months ago

   Man, if this was a 3×3 game, we would had killed it with Giannis, Beauchamp and Green

10. stoolieny 9 months ago

    Worst +/- tonight

    Pat -13

    Bobby -13

    Dame -11

    All you need to know about this game and the rotations

11. Appropriate_Water892 9 months ago

    Aj and Marjon have proven today that they deserve all of Pat’s and Cams minutes and this coach is just horrible not realizing till today.

12. Skeleboi846 9 months ago

    It’s wild to me that we brought in Malik Beasley as a flamethrower 3 point shooter and he took a single shot tonight in 16 minutes on a night where nothing else was going for us on offense

13. gandaalf 9 months ago

    The Bucks should NEVER lose when Giannis drops 35+, let alone 48 points. And this isn’t even the first time they’ve lost this year with Giannis dropping 40+.

    The record still looks fine but something is very fundamentally wrong with this team. It’s quite worrying.

14. Izanagi___ 9 months ago

    34 still has to carry despite having Damian lillard on the roster. Story of this season

15. americanbeaver 9 months ago

    Let’s just play the young guys. Convince Lopez that he should never take more than three 3 point shots. Dame just gotta play like he has the rest of his career instead of like a bum who can’t score unless he’s at the free throw line. Also as a society we have moved on from the need to ever play Pat Connaughton.

16. miaxcx 9 months ago

    i feel so sorry for Giannis tonight. EVERYONE else was sleepwalking. Stings that it ended up being only a 4 point differential with that final 3 from Pat. This was so winnable (as have the majority of their loses been.) Onward.

17. Fantasy_Ball 9 months ago

    Beasley and BP both will finish with 16 minutes.

    AG went with Ajax to start the 3rd and then Marjon to close out the game. With some small ball Giannis at the 5 and Ajax at the 4.

    It took a terrible 1st half but i think that’s progress.

18. LigerHD 9 months ago

    thought the days of giannis having to carry would be over

19. methodeum 9 months ago

    Boston is going to be quite an experience

20. BingTheDoodleBoo 9 months ago

    At least Marjon looked good

21. mikeh95 9 months ago

    At this point, I’d rather be a “doomer” than be delusional.

    Changes need to be made. Don’t care how it would look firing Griffin so soon. It would look even worse to have a first round exit again. Of course the coach is not the only issue but you can at least start there.

22. rswilso2001 9 months ago

    Post game interviews with Giannis will be interesting tonight

23. rcollins303 9 months ago

    We are paying this guy 170 million over the next three seasons for that effort…

24. seattle_raptors 9 months ago

    I’m not that worried about Dame finding his shot at some point. What worries me is how hot and cold he can be for weeks or even months. That’s how you lose a playoff series.

25. Arinen8 9 months ago

    Well, that sucked. Some key takeaways from this game:

    1) Either MarJon or Ajax should be starting in place of Beasley.

    2) More importantly, no matter how great Giannis is, this team will go as far as Dame takes them.

26. BobbyWojak 9 months ago

    With what’s going on off the court, I just don’t think Dame wants to show up every day. This honestly seems like an example of when a player should take time off for mental health.

27. gandaalf 9 months ago

    Dame/Brook/Middleton shot 2/19 from 3. What the actual fuck is this team’s inability to consistently hit 3’s when seemingly every other team in the league can do so with ease? Good lord

28. saintname8 9 months ago

    Dame time 1-8 from three 🫠

29. theconfuserx3 9 months ago

    trading jrue was always the right choice. its not a coincidence giannis is having the best year of his career scoring after we trade for dame. the space he’s giving giannis just by existing is that valuable.

    that being said, we might lose in the 1st round again if dame keeps playing like this

30. Ok-Move-9171 9 months ago

    Go pack go!

31. Jack12404 9 months ago

    There is zero reason at this point for Marjon and Ajax to get as little minutes as they do. They at least bring juice and try more than other guys.

    At this point, I want Horst to start shopping Bobby and Pat. They look like shells of themselves and if we can even get one good perimeter defender out of it, it’ll be worth it.

32. CryptographerShot213 9 months ago

    This should send alarm bells ringing. Giannis dropped almost 50 against the Houston Rockets and they still didn’t win. ​How are we going to beat the Celtics, or get anywhere in the playoffs?

33. West_Cryptographer25 9 months ago

    Lillard was horrific tonight. Dude looks checked out. People speculating about his personal life only adds to the conundrum. Seems to me like the loss of Stotts is looming large here. There’s no way this team will win a championship with Giannis carrying them every night. This should not be that difficult. Griffin needs to figure it the fuck out immediately or Horst needs to send him packing. It’s getting ridiculous.

34. ohboy360 9 months ago

    Dame just has to be better. He is getting paid $60 million dollars per year.

    The rest of this team cannot be relied upon night in and night out – that’s why we brought in Dame. He and Giannis were supposed to handle the majority of the load for this team, and only one guy is holding up his end of the bargain.

    The outcome of this season relies on Dame figuring it out, IMO. Giannis plus the rest of these guys is not enough.

35. TheHawk95 9 months ago

    Remember guys. Giannis isn’t a top 3 player in the league

36. Tinytimmytimtim 9 months ago

    Like I said in the game thread, I’m sure there’s a ton of flaws you can find in griffins coaching and he’s probably not the right guy for the job, but when dame looks this bad, there’s no point in a deep analysis. It’s like trying to diagnose the flu in a gunshot victim.

    I have watched every game of dames career since at least 2014. I have never ever ever, seen him play this terribly. The only time that came close was the year he had abdominal surgery, and I knew from game 1 that year that he wasn’t healthy while the blazers sub called me a crazy hypochondriac.

    That’s what it looks like. He’s slow, his footwork is completely off, his positioning on shots is bad, he is completely drenched and gassed by the 3rd quarter. Yes he’s had some dunks, but he had those in his injury year as well. I’m not saying it’s the abdominal, but it’s not just a generic shooting slump.

    His game is mechanically off right now. More passive dribbling into midrange pull-ups than I’ve ever seen him take, no speed going left (his dominant driving lane) and no lift on the layups which allowed him to finish last year at a career high clip. No ability to get separation from defenders with his dribble moves.

    Dame used to pull up on every single DHO he got, hair trigger, no hesitation. I don’t think I’ve seen him take more than 1 or 2 any game this season.

    Somethings off, get some couples therapy or a Quran or something because if this doesn’t clear up, not surprised if Horst wants to shake shit up.

37. damblack007 9 months ago

    Everyone’s worried about Dame’s shot not falling. I’m more worried about him having limited impact on the offense when his shot’s not falling. Like create for others, bend the defence, do all kinds of stuff floor generals do instead of going off ball and just standing around.

38. k1nGGGGG 9 months ago

    Ive said this FOR YEARS . Even in his first season ( where he even shot 48%+ from 3) , but if bobby portis doesnt get at least 12 points in any game , he is an automatically negative player from the team because he doesnt provide ANYTHING else

39. lite6ite 9 months ago

    Without Giannis we’d be in the same spot as Pistons

40. 1Pac2Pac3Pac5 9 months ago

    I said it once I said it twice and I’ll say it ten more fucking times. Mid season slump. The team is in a rut. Another five losses in January then things will straighten out.

41. Ghostofclaybobpast 9 months ago

    I guess maybe don’t trade for a player who clearly doesn’t want to be here

42. realmarcusjones 9 months ago

    I’d actually like to see Marques Bolden play in place of Bobby for a game

43. 2behuman 9 months ago

    I remember at the beginning of the season when people were saying Giannis was gonna give Dame the keys to the offense. What a fucking joke that was.

    23.7% from three since Christmas… hopefully this is just a slump

44. boogerheadmusic 9 months ago

    It’s basically Giannis vs everyone

45. ZaddyDeWalt 9 months ago

    Hi! Relax guys 🙂

    1. Our D was actually fine today. Improved. We lost this game on offense. Our starting line up missed EIGHTEEN threes today. We make two of those we win. Dame missed 3 FTs.

    2. If there’s a trade that makes our D better without hurting the overall team, they’ll make it! So all good there. Also decent upgrade in Jae getting back.

    3. Dame is going thru a divorce. It’s Houston. Do the math. We lose when he partied plain and simple. This is the reason HOU is great at home. Their strippers got them GYATS!!! You’re gonna take an L coming off a divorce with them booties. Just science.

    4. We were down 20 at half on the road. We didn’t cave or fold we adjusted and fought. We were +16 to end. Not enough but good character. Beginning of year we’d lose by 25.

    5. AG is doing well. He adjusts. He fixes stuff mid game. He does new lineups and tries new things. No coach with a backcourt D of Dame Beas, Cam, Pat, Marjon is going to be a top 12 D. With the roster he has, he is doing well and most importantly – IMPROVING.

    6. You’re gonna have stretches where you’re 1-3 and it’s not popping. Rather now than VS Miami round one like last year. Like Kobe says, if they learn from it, grow from it and are fueled by it — losses will become valuable.

    7. Giannis is not only playing better than his mvp seasons, he’s playing better than jokic and Joel’s too. He is easily the best player in the world. So when that person is on your team, that’s good!

    On to the next. Get dame a curfew after all these hungover Ls, get him to lock in, and everyone keep getting better. Xoxo

46. RedDeath1337 9 months ago

    It’s only been 45% of the season, don’t worry!

47. PackAttack817 9 months ago

    Giannis is quickly becoming the Mike Trout of basketball (if Trout had a ring)

48. crowd79 9 months ago

    Did Dame get drugged over New Years? He has been absolute trash since the start of the year. And our D sucks. Giannis is having to totally carry the team. But he’s the one who wanted Dame and Griff here so it’s actually hard to feel bad for him this time around. Look forward to another first round exit.

49. JllybeansNurbutthole 9 months ago

    I am in no way comparing my situation/life to Dame or trying to give him an excuse, but I’m seriously starting to think there’s stuff going on with him him outside of basketball. And not saying he has regrets about coming here

    However I recently moved across the country myself. Grew up in WI, but in the past couple years, I started to hate the cold and snow, my job, was going thru a breakup with my long time GF, and didn’t have family near me. The opportunity arose to move to Florida (save the political talk) and I took it. Fresh start, new job opportunities, warmer weather, and just a general chance to have a fresh start away from what was making me, or so I thought, miserable for the past couple years. Moved here, loved it at first, but after a couple months, you start to miss the familiarity you have with home. Simple things like where to eat, the roads you know to take, the people, and even the cold weather. You simply miss home and it’s definitely made me more miserable some days than I ever was at home. It doesn’t feel like home and you don’t feel comfortable. Sever regrets some days.

    Now let’s look at Dame. Milwaukee was never THE place he wanted to go. Maybe, after it was clear after he wasn’t going to Miami, Milwaukee became the next best thing because of basically a job opportunity. Then he comes here and his former head coach leaves the staff, he goes thru a divorce, and has to get accustomed to whole new coworkers, a new city, way of live. Has to learn the city and all the things the comes with moving across the country, with little warning. It’s not easy, no matter how much money you have.

    For me the first month was great. Then month 2 thru 4 or so, I woke up depressed and had regrets and wondered if I made the right decision each day. That takes a toll on you, and I wonder how much of that he’s dealing with right now, on top of the pressure of a basically championship or bust season in a lot of people’s eyes. It has to be rough and wonder how much of his game is being affected by it

50. the_greasy_one 9 months ago

    Fire Bud and trade Jrue, problem solved.