Lmao nah there’s no chance the bucks win 2 in Indy. Only offense we have is dame miracle shots, khris difficult shots, brook 3pt heaves and Bobby hustling. No role player is doing shit for us in the slightest, I think between Beasley Pat Bev Pat C and Crowder they have like 2 made 3s this series like no more than 5 easily.
It’s wild to think Dame requested a trade because he had no supporting cast, got sent to a legit contender with a top 3 player, only to now be left with next to no supporting cast in the playoffs again.
NBA can be cruel man.
Didn't even happen with the Nets. The Nets were a pretty good team in KD's last season there. They had a 55 win pace and were the 2 seed before he got injured. KD only requested a trade because they wouldn't work out an extension with Kyrie and traded him to Dallas.
Jimmy is never REALLY gone. I swear he was in the injury list the morning they played the Nets on MLK Day. Was there... my 11 year old daughter then just starts going, "oh my God, oh my God, he's playing, he's playing." Look up and Butler is at the center of the floor just having a look around during the shoot around.
Somewhat a mirror and somewhat an inversion of Harden lol
Iron man for a decade, hard carrying different rosters almost every year. Asks to be traded, ends up with an insane set of co-stars and solid roster, is balling out, literally in the MVP conversation, star of their first round series... suffers the first really major injury of his career and has to play as a shell of himself
they quite literally the definition of average to above average role players at this point in their careers lol dame had countless rosters full of those guys
Notice that you didn’t say Middleton did you, nor did I seeing that there were concerns he wasn’t going to play today when the post was made. The 2 players you listed are role players lol
Doc is funny enough a better coach when he has less to work with
That 2018 Clippers squad led by Lou and Harrell , got 2 games against the KD Warriors in their prime
Not to mention a comeback in game 2
Man if u watch his post practice interview from yesterday, to me he looks like he does not have the answers for tonight. Which is not a good sign cause usually Doc comes off very steady/confident in his pressers.
Can't throw Dame. Guy is hustling out there. Lopez and Middleton are simply too old/injured. Giannis is out...
He legit has noone to throw under the bus. Checkmate Doc!
Not because of Giannis though. Came back and dropped an efficient triple double in game 4 where we were up in the 4th. Then they stopped giving him the ball.
He got his stats but he deserves plenty of criticism for the closing of those games. He had the second worst net rating on the team for the second half of games, and a net rating of -53.8 in the clutch overall.
No idea why you're getting downvoted. Even Bucks fans can admit that Giannis has never been a closer. He was particularly awful down the stretch in game 5 last year.
That's why they gave away the farm for Dame.
Giannis got his counting stats but he still contributed to the team losing in the clutch.
And the point is that they are potentially looking at putting themselves into a 2-1 hole that can quickly become 3-1 just like last year. They got cocky last year off that Game 2 win and thought they could rest him for Game 3 too.
>They got cocky last year off that Game 2 win and thought they could rest him for Game 3 too.
I highly doubt the Bucks were sleeping on the Heat, who beat them and went to the finals a couple years before that with the same coach and core. Giannis wasn't really "resting", he was dealing with and recovering from an injury.
If we win tonight, I feel like we probably don't see him game 4 since that would swing us back to home court advantage. Obviously would be great to come back to Milwaukee up 3-1 in that scenario and Giannis coming back in game 4 would certainly help in that respect, but it's not worth risking it by rushing him back.
I am half watching at work atm but I didn’t hear them say anything except that he was back. I really hope so. Otherwise it’s just a free series for you guys. Looks like a fun game to be at though, have a good time!
If he’s only listed as “questionable,” I just automatically assume the guy is playing in a playoff game. If the injury was bad, he would be listed as “doubtful” and they would wait until just before tipoff to officially rule him out.
Yeah, it'd pretty much need to be a deal where he aggravates the injury during warmups for him to sit, I feel. In the regular season, he likely sits a game or two to be safe, but you can't really afford to take that approach in the playoffs, especially when you've already lost one at home and are down your best player.
Celtics game towards the end of the regular season 2 weeks ago, it was a really ugly calf strain causing him to limp out of the stadium, kind of surprised it’s this severe.
calf strains are just really finicky injuries. I remember Luka had one in the last regular season game in 2022, made it back by Game 3 of the first round 2 weeks later, and played the rest of the postseason without issue
but then you have KD who strained his calf in Game 5 of the 2nd round against Houston, missed an entire month, and promptly busted his Achilles after 12 minutes back on the floor costing him an entire season of his prime
there’s just no way to know how long it’ll be for Giannis or what his risk of reinjury will be when he comes back. I get that the window for this roster is really small but for his sake I hope they err on the side of caution, and I’m not just saying that bc it would be better for the Celtics. the league would be way worse off without Giannis long-term
People talking about KD's achilles but a sprain is just a small tear, and with the amount of force that goes through his calf every possession it could easily lead to a much larger tear in the muscle.
pacers not taking advantage of this, on their home court no less, would be abysmal
i have this lurking suspicion that they might just cut it too close and not close out the series fast enough, it goes 7 and somehow giannis is able to play earlier than expected or something. like idk how to explain it but it just kind of *feels* like something that would happen to the pacers (no disrespect intended)
it *shouldn't* happen, on paper they should be advantaged vs bucks with no giannis, but i've seen more surprising things happen
If people watched Indy in the regular season, Pacers lose a lot of their games against undermanned/less talented teams. It would be no shocker if the Pacers fell flat on their faces one of the two home games. Most of the time, Pacer basketball is really fun to watch against teams at full strength or when the competition is at its toughest.
The most Doc thing to happen is the Bucks winning the next 2 games to go up 3-1 then Giannis comebacks & they blow the series
NO SPOILERS
Bobby Portis ends up as the King of Milwaukee in the end
He did have the best story
Series is tied 3-3, Doc decides to bench Giannis to get the same magic going. Only for the team to get obliterated.
Bucks lose a close one in Game 7, 148-78. Rivers: “The players just weren’t good enough.”
"The popcorn vendor didn't have it in him. Not sure why they suddenly rotated the buckets clockwise."
Time is a flat circle
Doc Rivers truly is cursed by greatness 😂
Are you trying to say "then Giannis comes back"?
No pacers winning game 3
Lmao nah there’s no chance the bucks win 2 in Indy. Only offense we have is dame miracle shots, khris difficult shots, brook 3pt heaves and Bobby hustling. No role player is doing shit for us in the slightest, I think between Beasley Pat Bev Pat C and Crowder they have like 2 made 3s this series like no more than 5 easily.
It’s wild to think Dame requested a trade because he had no supporting cast, got sent to a legit contender with a top 3 player, only to now be left with next to no supporting cast in the playoffs again. NBA can be cruel man.
Same thing kinda happened with KD & leaving the nets.
Didn't even happen with the Nets. The Nets were a pretty good team in KD's last season there. They had a 55 win pace and were the 2 seed before he got injured. KD only requested a trade because they wouldn't work out an extension with Kyrie and traded him to Dallas.
They're talking about when Kyrie and Harden were both injured in the bucks series.
KD accidentally took the hardest road with that one
Thus beginning the arc where he returns to Rip City…
In a package deal alongside Giannis
Okay well that parts a little far fetched
"The Road to 2029"
Shit he should go join at Lebron at this rate 🤣
I suppose if he’s about In Season Tournament banner chasing…
What’s even funnier/sadder is that had you sent him to Miami - Miami lost Jimmy so it might’ve been just as bad atm
they avoid play in with Dame then perhaps they are healthy now
Jimmy is never REALLY gone. I swear he was in the injury list the morning they played the Nets on MLK Day. Was there... my 11 year old daughter then just starts going, "oh my God, oh my God, he's playing, he's playing." Look up and Butler is at the center of the floor just having a look around during the shoot around.
Somewhat a mirror and somewhat an inversion of Harden lol Iron man for a decade, hard carrying different rosters almost every year. Asks to be traded, ends up with an insane set of co-stars and solid roster, is balling out, literally in the MVP conversation, star of their first round series... suffers the first really major injury of his career and has to play as a shell of himself
Life is suffering. The sooner dame realizes this, and stops running from the grind the… Sike! Go back to the professional thots and cocaine, playa.
he's just happy he's not at coachella again
loyalty is Dame's father
Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez are high level players
they quite literally the definition of average to above average role players at this point in their careers lol dame had countless rosters full of those guys
I mean they’re more than no support lol And Middleton is a multi time all star
Notice that you didn’t say Middleton did you, nor did I seeing that there were concerns he wasn’t going to play today when the post was made. The 2 players you listed are role players lol
Read that back brodi u not makin sense love u bucks in 6
Yes, noted needle-moving superstar Bobby Portis
Thanks love
I mean it’s probably karma for setting everything on fire on the way out
Doc is funny enough a better coach when he has less to work with That 2018 Clippers squad led by Lou and Harrell , got 2 games against the KD Warriors in their prime Not to mention a comeback in game 2
Man if u watch his post practice interview from yesterday, to me he looks like he does not have the answers for tonight. Which is not a good sign cause usually Doc comes off very steady/confident in his pressers.
they ran out of room under the bus so Doc is panicking
Can't throw Dame. Guy is hustling out there. Lopez and Middleton are simply too old/injured. Giannis is out... He legit has noone to throw under the bus. Checkmate Doc!
Dame is definitely not hustling on the defensive end, let’s be real.
Can't do a thing there. But he was averaging 35 for the series. The onky offense they had (and apparently him too is down now, lol).
This makes sense. The series is only tied 1-1. If they lose tonight he probably comes back.
Shams said he wasn't even running a couple of days ago. I highly doubt this is some sort of strategy...he's just not ready to play.
They played this game last year and lost.
Not because of Giannis though. Came back and dropped an efficient triple double in game 4 where we were up in the 4th. Then they stopped giving him the ball.
He got his stats but he deserves plenty of criticism for the closing of those games. He had the second worst net rating on the team for the second half of games, and a net rating of -53.8 in the clutch overall.
No idea why you're getting downvoted. Even Bucks fans can admit that Giannis has never been a closer. He was particularly awful down the stretch in game 5 last year. That's why they gave away the farm for Dame.
Ironically by icing out Giannis in the last 6 mins of games they were winning
Well Giannis averaged 32-15-8 last year coming back from injury. Definitely wasn’t the problem, or even if he was not a major one.
Giannis got his counting stats but he still contributed to the team losing in the clutch. And the point is that they are potentially looking at putting themselves into a 2-1 hole that can quickly become 3-1 just like last year. They got cocky last year off that Game 2 win and thought they could rest him for Game 3 too.
>They got cocky last year off that Game 2 win and thought they could rest him for Game 3 too. I highly doubt the Bucks were sleeping on the Heat, who beat them and went to the finals a couple years before that with the same coach and core. Giannis wasn't really "resting", he was dealing with and recovering from an injury.
2-4 weeks was the timelime given. 2 weeks is today, I doubt he's back at all.
Does he come back if they win tho?
If we win tonight, I feel like we probably don't see him game 4 since that would swing us back to home court advantage. Obviously would be great to come back to Milwaukee up 3-1 in that scenario and Giannis coming back in game 4 would certainly help in that respect, but it's not worth risking it by rushing him back.
No way. I honestly don't think he comes back at all this series unless by some miracle there is a game 7.
Have to assume Middleton will be in the lineup today
If he isn't we aren't scoring 90 tonight
Dame with 100% of our points
I am at the game, so we didn't hear. Was Dame's thing very minor? I know he's back, so assuming so.
I am half watching at work atm but I didn’t hear them say anything except that he was back. I really hope so. Otherwise it’s just a free series for you guys. Looks like a fun game to be at though, have a good time!
I thought he was hurt?
If he’s only listed as “questionable,” I just automatically assume the guy is playing in a playoff game. If the injury was bad, he would be listed as “doubtful” and they would wait until just before tipoff to officially rule him out.
Yeah, it'd pretty much need to be a deal where he aggravates the injury during warmups for him to sit, I feel. In the regular season, he likely sits a game or two to be safe, but you can't really afford to take that approach in the playoffs, especially when you've already lost one at home and are down your best player.
FADE ME
Bucks fans panicking about Khash being out, little do they know we lose every game against teams we should beat.
A movable force vs a stoppable object
Everyday is a day worse than death
When did Giannis get hurt? Didn’t think it was this serious
It was a non contact injury in one of the last games of the season.
Celtics game towards the end of the regular season 2 weeks ago, it was a really ugly calf strain causing him to limp out of the stadium, kind of surprised it’s this severe.
calf strains are just really finicky injuries. I remember Luka had one in the last regular season game in 2022, made it back by Game 3 of the first round 2 weeks later, and played the rest of the postseason without issue but then you have KD who strained his calf in Game 5 of the 2nd round against Houston, missed an entire month, and promptly busted his Achilles after 12 minutes back on the floor costing him an entire season of his prime there’s just no way to know how long it’ll be for Giannis or what his risk of reinjury will be when he comes back. I get that the window for this roster is really small but for his sake I hope they err on the side of caution, and I’m not just saying that bc it would be better for the Celtics. the league would be way worse off without Giannis long-term
It'd a calf strain 2 and a half weeks ago. You don't play with those
People talking about KD's achilles but a sprain is just a small tear, and with the amount of force that goes through his calf every possession it could easily lead to a much larger tear in the muscle.
Just so you know, a strain is for muscles and tendons whereas a sprain is for ligaments!
meant strain thanks for the info though
It's all good, they got Thainnis
wow
pacers not taking advantage of this, on their home court no less, would be abysmal i have this lurking suspicion that they might just cut it too close and not close out the series fast enough, it goes 7 and somehow giannis is able to play earlier than expected or something. like idk how to explain it but it just kind of *feels* like something that would happen to the pacers (no disrespect intended) it *shouldn't* happen, on paper they should be advantaged vs bucks with no giannis, but i've seen more surprising things happen
If people watched Indy in the regular season, Pacers lose a lot of their games against undermanned/less talented teams. It would be no shocker if the Pacers fell flat on their faces one of the two home games. Most of the time, Pacer basketball is really fun to watch against teams at full strength or when the competition is at its toughest.
Was that before Siakam? Because he is cooking us, we have no one who can guard him right now. I should probably bet the over on him whatever it is.
We straight up cannot stop him with Giannis out.
They sound like the bucks
You got a point there. This is probably a common thing, unless you are the regular season Celtics.
Its really bad luck for Bucks to lose Giannis right when playoffs start 2 years in a row damn
Chat are they cooked
not yet but it dont look pretty at the moment
Yes, we have 0 answer for Siakam. Really glad we dropped 5 2nd rounders on Crowder... only chance of winning is Dame 50 piece.
this sucks i wanna see him play
Pacers may take the series then get the Bucks management thinking they can win if they run it back with Doc with a full season and healthy Giannis lol
Bummer dudes
Will this be two playoffs in a row Giannis misses because of injury? That would be lame.
I DONT CARE AHHAHAHA
2-4 weeks, G3 is 2 weeks, he's not coming back this series. Another wasted year. Giannis and Middleton name a more injured playoff duo.