Game 41: Bucks at Cavs - 1/17/24 - 6:30 - ESPN/BSWI - Giannis Out

PG Graveyard · Post #41 » by **PG Graveyard** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:31 pm

Not only is Giannis out but we have to contend with Sam Merrill revenge game

Milbucks96 · Post #42 » by **Milbucks96** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:37 pm

Must be bothering him pretty bad since he could’ve had like a week off if he rested for the next two pistons games. Hopefully we can pull this one off and Giannis is back soon

Post #43 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:40 pm

He played 4 games since then. Maybe just an excuse since it's an ESPN game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. But it's probably legit, he's talked about how great it is he's only missed one game. I doubt it's simple rest with the schedule so light this week.

Post #44 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:49 pm

Spread went from Bucks -4.5 to +1.5. A 6 point swing for one player being out is huge, even for Giannis

Milbucks96 · Post #45 » by **Milbucks96** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:52 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:He played 4 games since then. Maybe just an excuse since it's an ESPN game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. But it's probably legit, he's talked about how great it is he's only missed one game. I doubt it's simple rest with the schedule so light this week.

Yea it’s gotta be something and not just rest. Probably was playing through it and it got hit too much/hard during the last one and lingered. Doubt it’s serious but definitely not nothing.

engelmartin · Post #46 » by **engelmartin** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:53 pm

Giannis being out is fine, three stars is too much. Let Dame and Middleton cook.

Dame probably said: “Take the night off buddy, I’ve got this one.”

He’s got something to prove.

GoldenAntlers · Post #47 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:59 pm

engelmartin wrote:Giannis being out is fine, three stars is too much. Let dame and Middleton cook.

Dame probably said: “Take the night off buddy, I’ve got this one.”

He’s got something to prove.

Dame and Khris going on heaters would be fun.

blazza18 · Post #48 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:59 pm

Dame Time

engelmartin · Post #49 » by **engelmartin** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:06 am

Does Dame finally have a decent shooting night? He’s due for a 40+ game.

Chad34 · Post #50 » by **Chad34** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:13 am

MickeyDavis wrote:He played 4 games since then. Maybe just an excuse since it's an ESPN game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. But it's probably legit, he's talked about how great it is he's only missed one game. I doubt it's simple rest with the schedule so light this week.

They showed him in the huddle towards the end of the last game and he was nursing and favoring it quite a bit. When I saw that, it concerned me

fan230 · Post #51 » by **fan230** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:19 am

Chad34 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:He played 4 games since then. Maybe just an excuse since it's an ESPN game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. But it's probably legit, he's talked about how great it is he's only missed one game. I doubt it's simple rest with the schedule so light this week.

They showed him in the huddle towards the end of the last game and he was nursing and favoring it quite a bit. When I saw that, it concerned me

I saw that too and it also concerned me.

GoldenAntlers · Post #52 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:25 am

ESPN dismissing the Bucks without Giannis so earnestly makes me think this is a win. That segment followed their promotion for ESPNBET and the Cavs just recently swapped to favorites.

Conspiracy? Probably.

Plossum · Post #53 » by **Plossum** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:32 am

Let dame cook. I think we win. Dame, Brolo pnr will crush them.

rilamann · Post #54 » by **rilamann** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:33 am

Always a treat when we get Hubie.

engelmartin · Post #55 » by **engelmartin** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:38 am

This national anthem lady is pure garbage

Serge28 · Post #56 » by **Serge28** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:39 am

It's so wild to me that the play Giannis got injured on (by a Pacer I believe?), he was driving and had his shoulder slammed into by a defender's shoulder, with such an impact and trajectory, it actually hurt him. Then the refs reviewed it (!) and still ruled it as just a common foul, not a flagrant.

Remember when Embiid threw his elbow into Giannis' chest on a fast break, then flopped? Didn't get ejected neither. Sure, Giannis the superhuman that he is, took it like a champ and played on, but that was dirty and dangerous AF.

At some point, if the league doesn't protect him from this, maybe the Bucks need to get meaner/more effective enforcers than Bobby+Thanasis.

engelmartin · Post #57 » by **engelmartin** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:43 am

Ah, Donovan Mitchell. He’s still playing?

Chad34 · Post #58 » by **Chad34** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:44 am

please no pat c tonight, free green

Serge28 · Post #59 » by **Serge28** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:44 am

Serge28 wrote:It's so wild to me that the play Giannis got injured on (by a Pacer I believe?), he was driving and had his shoulder slammed into by a defender's shoulder, with such an impact and trajectory, it actually hurt him. Then the refs reviewed it (!) and still ruled it as just a common foul, not a flagrant.

Remember when Embiid threw his elbow into Giannis' chest on a fast break, then flopped? Didn't get ejected neither. Sure, Giannis the superhuman that he is, took it like a champ and played on, but that was dirty and dangerous AF.

At some point, if the league doesn't protect him from this, maybe the Bucks need to get meaner/more effective enforcers than Bobby+Thanasis.

It was Houston's Jabari Smith Jr. How in the hell is this not a flagrant foul?

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blazza18 · Post #60 » by **blazza18** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:48 am

Mitchell was obviously going to pull up from three there so really glad we had two guys just totally ignore that.