PG Utah: Bucks run out of gas

[blazza18]

Try to be super positive about Dame and I know shooting variance and all but it kinda sucks that atm he's only having one normal to good shooting performance a week. It might not even be that constant either. Whatever's going on I hope he can bounce back asap.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Also might have shown what we look like in a brook trade. Giannis was exhausted and some of that may have been playing center.

[Magic Giannison]

Dame was amazing last night. Plays on an obviously gimpy ankle because we're shorthanded and gets dumped on. Sounds right.

At some point excuses for Dame need to stop, "he is injured" or " he is in a bad mood " or "his rap song didn't sell" .

He needs to deliver at least on offense because his defense is nothing to be fair.

[BigO]

Total collapse on offense and defense. If it wasn't for Giannis's 11-15 shooting and 11-15 free throws and Bobby's 11-20 shooting and 4-7 on threes, the efficiency was horrible.

Bucks outrebounded by 20, led by Bobby and Giannis with 7. They were the only ones that came to play.

[stillgotgame]

We’re 1-3 since Doc took over. Marjon and AJJ have played zero minutes in those 4 games.
Doc sucks.

[Magic Giannison]

We sort of need Brogdon back guys. Can play D, run the offense and look for his own shot.

I said ti back then and i say to this day.

Trading Donte was a HUUUUGE blunter by Horst.

[Prez]

Won’t go too hard on Dame because the combo of injury + altitude on a B2B is brutal, but he just cannot be this bad.

We’re getting first rounded if Pat/Bobby are in our playoff rotation. One is beyond washed and the other plays loser basketball on both ends. Not getting fooled by his hot scoring game.

Team has potential if Horst can turn those two into a good defensive guard/wing or two somehow. If not, I see a first or second round exit again.

[-Jragon-]

Out pnr play is still off with Giannis.. that should be bread and butter. I get that they were leaving a zone dude in the middle but I want to see Giannis actively bending his knees, make contact and go.. if he catches early those passes to the corner will still he open... .. not let them hold him ..posting up Giannis from 16 ft away is dumb and I'm sure opposing coaches hope we keep that play in

[yb90]

Dame disasterclass. Jae playing in no man's land on defense.

That was so ugly. Giannis carried hard as he could but Dame said not tonight fellas.

Some of those were probably on Dame not switching off the rolling big to a wing like the scheme warrants and other times he is slow to close out. Crowder is up and down while he once again works his way into shape.

[Turk Nowitzki]

Dame was amazing last night. Plays on an obviously gimpy ankle because we're shorthanded and gets dumped on. Sounds right.

When you're a purported elite level player on a supermax the expectations are different. That's just how it is.

Nobody is even asking for last night to be the norm. We just need his shooting to be a more consistent positive for us instead of what's going on now which is bricking everything for two weeks in between good games.

[BigO]

I think Pat is tanking until Thursday, so he has no value. And I'm not kidding. He really can't be this bad.

By the way, he had the best plus/minus for the Bucks, which should tell you the value of that stat.

[ShootingtheJ]

Back to backs on west coast trips take the fun out of basketball.

Not enough Dairy Bird in the 4th.

[mediocrityrules]

Pat just has to go. I can't see what value he currently has on this team other than trade value.

[MickeyDavis]

Dame's TS% is down from last year (his career high) but above his career average.

[paulpressey25]

Also might have shown what we look like in a brook trade. Giannis was exhausted and some of that may have been playing center.

Kessler and Olynyk teamed up, and were very effective.

[SupremeHustle]

Being shorthanded sucks. Brook out, Khris out. If there was ever a game to punt, this was the one. Let Jae and Bobby play 40 minutes with the youngsters. Instead, Dame looks gimpy, Giannis gets more wear and tear and we STILL have to watch Jae play 40 minutes while we lose.

That's my take.

[Magic Giannison]

Dame was amazing last night. Plays on an obviously gimpy ankle because we're shorthanded and gets dumped on. Sounds right.

When you're an elite level player on a supermax the expectations are different. That's just how it is.

Nobody is even asking for last night to be the norm. We just need his shooting to be a more consistent positive for us instead of what's going on now which is bricking everything for two weeks in between good games.

Just imagine if Giannis was playing how Dame does for this long how this board would've reacted.

[SupremeHustle]

Dame's TS% is down from last year (his career high) but above his career average.

I'm not going to lie, I thought he was better than he is. Or better than he's shown.

[CharityStripe34]

This team desperately needs some athleticism, like yesterday.

[MickeyDavis]

Also might have shown what we look like in a brook trade. Giannis was exhausted and some of that may have been playing center.

Yes. The "dump Brook and play Giannis at center!!!" narrative is way off.