Damian Lillard gets going All-Star weekend, what does it mean for the Bucks’ 2nd half?
Justin and Camille are back to break down All-Star weekend; Dame repeats in the three point shooout and takes home All-Star game MVP honors, is this the push needed to get going in the second half? Plus the duo weighs in on what to do with All-Star weekend and the game itself and revisits a rough week of Bucks basketball on the latest Locked on Bucks
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Dame is the one single dude that the fans didn't wanna see start in the All-Star. Yes, out of all other players, the fans wanted Dame outta there. This a dude who got booed for "MVP" š¤£š¤.
But I like it cause for the longest time y'all have been running around saying he's going through stuff. Well, he surely didn't "go through stuff" in the All-Star games
Dame had all the excuses going his way and he just put those excuses to sleep. Now what are y'all gonna say again when he goes 6/18 and or 2-8 from 3?š¤š¤
Skip Bayless said it best. Skip was like Dame, actually do it in REAL GAMES š®
Are y'all sure someone will not get EXPOSED AGAIN?š¤š¤
What if Jrue Holiday wins another championship while Dame is still running around ringless in Milwaukee?š¤£š
He's a Buck yall let's support our own…as a shooter all he needed to see was a few half court shots go down….that had major effect on his confidence
And now him and Beasley bouta have a shooting competition during the games and I'm here for it all
I feel like Dame really needed this! Some ppl don't understand as a man your mental health is very important especially when performing any sport. He has gone thru alot other than a trade this season! Hopefully we will see Dame be more himself from here on out!
Still can't win with the streak shooting and bad on ball defense
I a happy for Damian Lillard but this weekend just cemented that he is just a shooter. Would the Bucks overall be better with Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen?
The only caveat to me is that defense is almost non existent in the All Star game, so translating Dame shooting to a regular and playoff game is not guaranteed.
It means stop draining him on defense and let the man cook.
Gallinari was a good signing. Seriously. Valuable option off the bench, can step in for Middleton. Helps give us the opportunity to play Pat/Crowder less.
The All-Star game should be eliminated, keep all star Saturday night going, and let the players have a week off. I would think thatās what they want The most is to get that rest.
The Best thing that happened to Dame is his convo with Shaq about him and Giannis being too nice with the rest of the team. They have to perform well in order to have the chance. The defense is still not good but they tried to play on the other hand now so they lacking some points from their bench.
LOVE what Shaq gave him as advice. I hope he turns that wise comment into something great for the team.
I think it's probably a lot him just not getting into a rhythm. He's used to being the focal point for a looong time in Portland and always having the ball. I really assumed Giannis would play more off ball but he really. . . Hasn't.
I think the all star break was good since it led to them talking more. They really need to figure out how to play together better.
My concern is that Dame made his all star game 3s with no defehse
Means nothing if the bucks keep clogging his driving lanes, set more picks for him and roll but then get out of his way, you have 24 seconds to get a shot you donāt have to go all or nothing in the first 2 seconds geez
I'm just happy, Dame. Hit some shots and got into a rhythm. Unlike most bucks, fans, I've never been worried about Dame. Come playoffs he just has to stop committing. These embarrassing late game turnovers unforced errors And the team needs to pick it up and play at a different level. No more excuses, 26 to go.
Thanks for putting things in perspective Justin- letās try and find the places that need to improve as a team overall as well so we can get to where we know we can be. Camille made a good point – if you werenāt watching every Portland game you only see the highlights for the most part and expect that every single game. Dame has shown us potential here , from game winning 3s to a killer opening night to winning more games when he scores 25 or more. That aside I still feel doc has the skills to create a better defense and our offense could be number 1 and it still not be enough for a chip.
When you have dame, Middleton and Lopez on the team Iām confused about why we have so many shooters. Iād much prefer getting 2way defenders over Beasley , Pat and AJ ANY day. Crowders D isnāt even something remarkable.
I literally donāt understand why they didnāt more aggressively trade for better defenders Pat bev wasnāt nearly enough.
Does anyone agree?
Middleton is a great player. But again Iād rather have a healthy defender heās ALWAYS injured- we need some youth on the team to balance things as well. Maybe not rookies butā¦the biggest thing Iāve felt all year is that as soon as the league sees weakness beating the bucks- shutting down Gianniās and Dame as a game plan is putting that target on our back. And when that happens and works the team canāt always pick it up. In those situations if our defense isnāt superior weāre screwed. What will we do against the āwallā the T wolves built for Giannis???
I think it's head phones behind Justin but I'm sorry…. Looks like a chest/bra š
justin cooked
Dame was motivated to win the 3pt contest to defend his title and he was hellbent on wanting to win the All Star mvp all because it was in Indiana and he wanted to ensure Haliburton didnt win it in front of the Indiana fans. š