Kendrick Perkins suggests Giannis HAS TO DO THIS for the Bucks to be successful 🍿 | NBA Countdown

Kendrick Perkins suggests Giannis HAS TO DO THIS for the Bucks to be successful 🍿 | NBA Countdown

Pointed this out that third quarter against the Timberwolves that’s this Bucks team at its best so in your mind we keep talking about finding the identity of this team what is that best idea well first of all I think it’s it’s three things that jump to mind number

One you want to hit those PR the shots that’s what they were doing they got Beasley the ball in the third quarter because Doc Rivers walked in at halftime and said the man doesn’t have any points you know why because he have he doesn’t have any shot attempts because you guys

Are not getting him to basketball so you certainly want them to shoot the ball Bobby poris was a bit more aggressive Beasley was more aggressive in the third quarter that is a plus one of the other things that we’ve got to pay attention to since Doc Rivers has arrived here’s

Where they’ve gotten worse yes they’ve improved defensive efficiency from 19th to 10th but offensively they’ve struggled do you know that since Doc Rivers arrived they’re shooting a NBA worth 70.7% from the free throw line from the free throw line now that’s not doc Rivers’s fault obviously you’re

Looking at other guys but they’re also last in points in the paint that’s not something you ever associated with the Milwaukee Buck and so you got to get to you got to you got to get some you know baskets closer some points closer to the basket you got to hit your free throws

You got to hit perimeter shots you also have to get healthy right I mean Chris Middleton he’s out with an angle injury he’s missed seven of the last eight games what’s the outlook for when we could be seeing him W Malik I’m told Chris Middleton could be back as soon as

Next week he’s been out since February 6 with that ankle I’m told there’s still some soreness uh but he’s tracking well and you know to Stephen Ace’s point you look at this milwauke team those 11 games with Doc Rivers they’ve only had Giannis tenant Copo Dame Lillard Brook

Lopez and midleton twice the four of them together I talked to John horse there GM this morning and what encourages him is that he is starting to see the shape of a team that you need to win in the postseason to style of play they’ve gotten better defensively and

Even though they are down offensively what horse sees are that they’re getting good shots and when their group is healthy and it’s Lillard and Giannis and Middleton and Lopez taking those shots that the offense is going to go back up so uh they’re encouraged in Milwaukee

And the idea that they can get Middleton back next week uh that will certainly uh Elevate this team oh excuse making Doc Rivers right right he’s taking a lot of heat and rightfully so but you think about they last five games they have two signature wins one against the defending

Champs where they beat the breaks off of them and then this last game where they beat the Minnesota timberwoods and and and to go to your point Stephen A and I’m glad you brought that up about the paint points that’s Yannis Giannis is arguably the most dominant player in

Today’s game Giannis have to stop showing people that he has a bag and somewhat accept a lesser role of isolation meaning being more involved in dribble hand off setting the screen and dive into the basket right like you have Brook Lopez that’s on the floor that’s a

Floor spacer like Embrace that role like we’re watching Anthony Davis basically Embrace that Center position he could do it you know it seems to me being around them Stephen A I saw a couple of days before you did and I’m interested to to see if you agree with this they think

The offense is at least an easier fix than the defense the word they use with me was broken but their defense is top 10 under yeah but I mean the over the big picture it got to the top 10 the last minute and a half that’s the reason

That Doc Rivers is there is because that defense was not top anything for so long this season for the first what 40 6 47 games and they feel again I I I heard them use the word broken about the defense right the process of fixing the defense has started which and more

Serious which is why they’ve elevated offensively perk that’s that is up to the players that that is something and by the way they had they didn’t have practices they had to try to do this through film study and just discussion and some walkthroughs which doesn’t work

As we know at this time of year so Giannis that’s on mostly Giannis and I I think that he understands that and will make that adjustment if they can get the defense to where it’s better than what got Adrien Griffin fired they are confident in a way that I gotta tell you

Surprised me a little bit they are they are absolutely determined and convinced that they’ll be able to solve this before they get to the

On NBA Countdown, Stephen A. Smith, Adrian Wojnarowski, Kendrick Perkins and Michael Wilbon join Malika Andrews to dissect whether the best version of Giannis Antetokounmpo can lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Finals.
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