Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 45 points on 27 shots, but the Bucks still fall in Cleveland. A lack of scoring help and a disastrous turnover count in the first half dig Milwaukee a hole that they couldn’t dig out of. Kane and Frank discuss the sloppy first half, interesting lineups and ask whether Cleveland could be a troubling matchup in the postseason.
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Perimeter been inconsistent for years. Giannis improves every year, but the perimeter players' remain stagnant.
Haliburton & Duarte asap plz we can do it!
Hey Mr. Pitman, we are all rooting for the Bucks. Let's get that out of the way. But don't you find it very painful that Giannis has to carry this team every single night? Seriously. The dude does way too much. And honestly speaking please I know Giannis will plays bad sometimes. Yes, he will play bad. But please when he plays bad I don't want any of you guys to say a thing. I think it's time to start ignoring what Giannis does bad. Whether he shoots 8 threes and makes 2. He's earned it. That's all I gotta say.
And I don't know the kind of mindset that Giannis has. I have never seen anything like it. Most people would just be like we don't have a "second guy". It's painful to see what's going on. What is the other dude doing? Yes, that dude. What is he doing?He's getting paid a lot of money.
It seems like the Bucks are one player away offensively. Nothing too big or crazy needed
all the lost games were due to terrible offense from the bucks.
just a dennis schroeder, shake milton type of player. A guy who can run the offense at times and create his own shot when needed.
Or maybe the team just miss khris.
Grayson stans need to accept reality that he can't get it done against playoff defences with length. His jumpshot is too slow/low to shoot enough 3s to keep guys honest. He routinely punpfakes out of chances we need guys to shoot and his slightly improved driving game isn't making a dent in the playoffs. And obviously he doesn't make up for any of that on defence. Need to find either a legit scorer/playmaker or double down on defence with a big 3&D wing.
I'm saying it here first if giannis doesn't get the chip this year he's out.
I always drive high. Doing 35 in a 50
My guy really loves to laugh and also laughs at his own jokes lol which I do as well 😂
West has been pretty bad and I'm surprised you guys haven't caught on
Hopefully Lopez makes all stars. Jrue is not helping his case again for all stars this year. He needs to help Bucks with points when Khris is not on the floor. He does that sometimes but he just dissappears sometimes on the offence.
Bucks role players need to improve their shootings. If opponents know they won't make shot or are afraid to shoot, they'll just load up on Giannis and there is only so much Giannis can do.
Lastly, Garland and Mitchell were killing it tonight, this is the kind of night we need Matthews, Jevon and Jrue to worry those guys. There was a time we were down to 8 pts towards the end and Coach Bud subbed Jevon Carter and left Grayson Allen especially when Mitchell and Garland were still on the floor that ended the chances of the Bucks if they had any.
Giannis was looking like MJ against Jarret Allen
I m so done with Grayson.Hes a good player but both Cavs and Celtics are a bad matchup for him.He ll be unplayable again because they ll haunt him defensively and his offense cant make up for it.If we can trade him for a player that we know can contribute in the playoffs we should absolutely do it
Two missed layups under the basket by Drew and Pat… Drew had an off night offensively, Giannis had a monster night and faught hard throughout the game but had no help. One comment regarding fan favourite Bobby: His shooting % is down , passing and D are a problem and his rebound numbers are inflated because he grabs all the rebounds that would have fallen on Giannis or another teammates hands
Grayson gotta go with hill and nwora. Bud costed us the Boston series by inserting him into the starting lineup for Bobby and benching jevon. Incompetent. He can’t guard anyone and if his shots not falling he’s a complete liability. Donovan and garland had Allen in a cage tonight. Grayson is another George hill against elite teams like boston and Cleveland. Get it done Mr. Horst
Khris injured playing bad since he returned , Pat injured playing bad since he returned , Ingles injured playing bad since he returned …why are the Bucks so bad at offence??
Random though. When I listen to the podcast, and you guys start talking stats, I like to open up the box score, but you can’t do that on YouTube without closing the stream. I can only speak for myself, but I think it would be helpful if you guys put up the box score once you got into the stats portion of the stream. If that’s not feasible, I can just listen to the podcast, but that would be my suggestion to get more viewers for the video stream.
To be honest, i don't feel like bud and front office of bucks cares about regular season that much, i watched the first 2 quarters of this gam before i gave up the 2nd half (you can imagine why), i would say for majority of the ppl who watched the game, they probably would agree with me that first few mins of the game determined the outcome.
so as much as i like Marjon, he shouldn't start this game if Bucks Really wants to win, and stay on court for the first 6 mins after so many mistakes he committed, i say Pat or Cater starts over Marjon we will have a better chance, but its a very expensive lesson we are paying for the growing of Marjon i would say.
sorry for pointing fingers at Marjon, i know apart from Giannis , nobody contributed on the offense side that much.
but boy, i wish i had stayed for the 2nd half 🥲
Cavs fan here , Bahahaha
1.Coach bud needs to play Joe Ingle against weak teams so he can adjust. 2.Holiday is not consistent.
3.Trade Khris Middleton for something better.
4. Marjon is a good player, but let him mature by playing weaker schedule first.
I’m tired of saying this but please…. Please get Giannis some damn help. This is getting old. Guys can’t hit wide open shots, Middleton is washed and can’t stay healthy and the entire league is better than they were 2 years ago. Management has to do something ASAP! Stop wasting Giannis MVP years.
It was a strange game.Bucks played with switches like with Atlanta in playoffs and Cavs doubled Holiday.Cavs with Bucks healthy are not scary.Sixers have really scary roster,it's the only better roster from Bucks in the league.The 3 best rosters are in the East and fourth is Nuggets.Bucks will have a hard road for the title for many years.I hope they trade Middleton before is too late…
We have to do the live pod with the whole LOB crew! That would be crazy fun.
Maybe the whole team should start practicing after match for 3p and 2p shots !! Follow Giannis path! Alen should be doing seriously practice for 3p shot under pressure. But at the end it is in the human character. This is their moments and they do not get it. at the end of the day is… How you will use your moment is up to You.
Bucks missed a ton of bunny layups. Hard to sweep a team in the reg season. Bucks were just having fun.
Kane, What are your thoughts on fans pounding the table for Marjon to start over Grayson at the 2??
I know it is a boring stat and a boring part of the game, but it feels like we are giving up so many rebounds, i don't know if the numbers back it up, but it felt that way the last couple of games.
From a Cavs fan, you guys are scary as hell!! We don’t fear any other team in the east. But with that being said what the hell is up with jru holiday shot selection?
Hi. I was at the Bucks game last night. My family gave it to me as a birthday gift. I was proud that they didn't quit. I thought they were going to! Yes, I had fears of a Memphis do over. gGaniss was great! He is so much better live! However, in the games that I have been able to watch this year, I wish he would spot Carter more when he is driving. He seems to find other players, but seems to have a blind spot for him. Maybe he thinks he won't shoot.
I was surprised how much Joe Ingles played,.His passing was not crisp. But you definitely could see that he can see the whole floor. His defense was better than I thought it would be,. I was amazed that he guarded Donovan Mitchell on a last second three to end the first half. But actually I thought it was a good contest. Yes, if Ingles would have made that shot, I think Milwaukee could have won the game. The Cleveland fans were on pins and needles! And the Cavs seemed a little nervous compared to how they were previously.
By the end of the season or maybe the start of next the cavaliers will be better than anyone in the east. We are watching the torch being passed in real time
Cavs and Bucks match up so well. That could be a 7 game series in the playoffs and neither team winning would surprise me.
PIGGLY WIGGLY….shop the pig!
1) Oftentimes, the best player on the team has a huge scoring game is not good; the team either loses the game or barely wins. Thus, it's best for the Giannis to score 30 points on 18 shots, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 3 turnovers and most important of all, the Bucks wins by 15+ points. Jrue, Brook, Bobby, Grayson and Carter all score more than 10 points.
2) Giannis got a dunk on cutting to the basket two games in a row. Please do more cutting and moving without the ball.
3) Brook still doesn't get it. He can't drop back too far and allow players who have a good floater or midrange shot to be this wide open. Trae Young, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Ja Morant and others have a float.
Bucks clearly have a gap somewhere between the 2/3 spot. Really need a true 3-D stopper and a scoring playmaker. I say we won a lot without khris why start entertaining some trades. Maybe look to get OG and Trent jr???
This will get overlooked because he's not one of the stars, but I think Okoro & his defense is what made the difference in this game. Giannis got his, but Okoro is starting right now as opposed to him not having to before.
I mean, the only quarter the Bucks outscored the Cavs anywhere noticably was the 4th quarter….which was the one quarter Okoro barely played in because JB is an idiot.
I am a Cavs fan and I ilhave to say that Mobley has definitely gotten better this season. Cavs have added a star this season and Mobleys numbers haven't dropped off despite being the 3rd/4th option. He's #1 in Defensive win shares and #3 in Defensive rating this season. He's for sure been ELITE on the defensive side of the ball. I'm sure the offensive jump will be coming up very soon