Game 24: Pacers at Bucks - 12/13/23 - 7:00 - BSWI

[Willie Colon]

That's more like it. Pacers have a nice young squad, but we shouldn't be losing to teams like this if we're true championship contenders.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Don't give a damn if he's shooting 80%. Take 30.

Yeah what's the "ugh" about. Who cares? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Because if it's this long in the playoffs the crowd will get in his head.

He's 62% in the playoffs. I think most of his struggles come when he's in exhausted and pressing. I don't think the fans have much of an impact tbh. and if he fixed his routine and became a very solid 72%, you are talking about 1 point a game. Much ado

[rilamann]

i hope we get to see a game where dame puts up 50 this year.

I don't know if we'll see Dame score 50, but we might see him play after taking 50 shots...lol.

[Max Green]

Pacers going to fold now. Bobby made sure of that.

Wish we showed this fight last week in Vegas.

Hah that’s exactly what happened. Bobby broke their will.

[neiLz]

So stupid take him out

[GoldenAntlers]

Giannis going for 60.

[tonymanero]

This game is going on 3 hours purely because of Giannis’ free throw routine

And why are the starters still in?

[midranger]

Griff has no idea where he is.

[RiotPunch]

Griff REALLY wanting to keep his job leaving the starters in after Carlisle waved the white.

[nagawicka]

You could make a case for giving Griffin another month, but you didn't. It appears that in your mind, no matter how the Bucks look on the court, that he has "earned" the right to fail for at least this year.

I'm not that patient (at my age, patience is not a virtue), but I get it.

But please don't put words in mouth. I didn't imply not playing Lillard or Beasley. What I did imply was that there are other defenses that might better suit their skill set. And playing zone is near the bottom of that list.

In any case, this is nice conversation, but I still think Griffin being replaced is a longshot. I look forward to improvements along the way.

It's not that Griffin has earned the right to fail. It's that he hasn't proven to be a failure yet. A lousy Drtg, crabby Bobby, Stotts leaving in a huff -- none of that outweighs a possibly improving team with a top-3 record already. The rest of the innuendos bruited about here are little more than gossip or wishful thinking or confirmation bias.

The Stotts thing does bother me a little, though. Not because of what it says about Griffin -- what it says about Stotts, who never offered an explanation or extended an olive branch. Griffin said nice things about him that were never reciprocated in the public press.

What would their record have to be, right now, having played the 2nd easiest schedule in the NBA thus far, for you to be questioning Griffin?

Since we're not there yet, how are you in any position to make demands? Hypothetical is moot. How many championships have they not won, for you to be questioning Griffin?

[Siefer]

Don't love goofing off like this

[Coach Carter]

I'm ready for thanasis v nwora

[GoldenAntlers]

Griff has no idea where he is.

It's Giannis wanting 60.

[neiLz]

Keep him in!

[StickeeFingaz]

Put in the bench you big dummy.

[ReasonablySober]

Come on Giannis, get that bucket and have a seat.

[GoldenAntlers]

Pacers announcers are salty that the Bucks starters are still in. "This will not be forgotten."

[tonymanero]

This is incredibly stupid. Giannis is going to tear a meniscus going for meaningless points

[Frank Nova]

Let Giannis set the new franchise record!

[RogerMurdock]

I've had the game on, but only in the background, so I've basically missed Giannis' night. Instead, I was watching my kids' high school football team lose the state title game.