Milwaukee Bucks 2017 - 2018

[Baldkin]

Giannis getting all the national love these days. What a great guy and a great player.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/sports/basketball/giannis-milwaukee-bucks.html

 

But the Bucks do not try to influence Antetokounmpo’s thinking too much. They prefer to let him figure things out as they come — except when he decided during the summer that he wanted to have a garage sale as a part of his recent move.

 

He wanted to stage the sale to pay homage to his Athens youth, when he and his brothers had to peddle knockoff watches and sunglasses to help his parents and siblings survive. The Bucks’ front office and Veronica Antetokounmpo ultimately talked him out of it.

 

“I’m a great seller — that’s one of the other talents I have,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said. “I wanted to do it so bad. But they told me I couldn’t because three or four thousand people would show up.”

[RobDeer 45]

Baldkin - I just read that article too and it was an awesome read. I really really hope that he stays in Milwaukee. It would be so great for the Bucks and the city.

[brewcrewdue80]

Frustrating watching this team. Defense isnt any better than last year.

Thon Maker, Henson, Snell, Delly are poor dribbling the ball. So they are pop and shoot guys, and if dribbling, its bad....Delly sure he can score on the dribble but him venturing in to the paint looks ridiculous at times as an auto TO or blocked shot.

But this game was also terrible with refs. With Giannis, in no way should Detroit outshoot Milw at the FT line by so many attempts. Im guessing Drummond had more Makes than Bucks had FTA. How unlucky is that on his consistency, didnt Howard also make far more than normal?

 

There needs to be better ran plays to get Middleton Open! Shots. Seems to always be in a crowded middle , or someone in his face.

Brogdon had a good game so thats good on his confidence.

 

I wish Wilson would get some playing time. Id at least hope he'd be a better screen setter as well rebound hog that Maker isnt showing too well, and Henson is just slow.

[jjgott]

Still way too early in the season, but it's been disappointing to watch the offense outside of Giannis.

[Baldkin]

Frustrating watching this team. Defense isnt any better than last year.

Thon Maker, Henson, Snell, Delly are poor dribbling the ball. So they are pop and shoot guys, and if dribbling, its bad....Delly sure he can score on the dribble but him venturing in to the paint looks ridiculous at times as an auto TO or blocked shot.

But this game was also terrible with refs. With Giannis, in no way should Detroit outshoot Milw at the FT line by so many attempts. Im guessing Drummond had more Makes than Bucks had FTA. How unlucky is that on his consistency, didnt Howard also make far more than normal?

 

There needs to be better ran plays to get Middleton Open! Shots. Seems to always be in a crowded middle , or someone in his face.

Brogdon had a good game so thats good on his confidence.

 

I wish Wilson would get some playing time. Id at least hope he'd be a better screen setter as well rebound hog that Maker isnt showing too well, and Henson is just slow.

 

Giannis shot 27 shots, I believe 22 of them were jump shots. When your offense doesn't involve hardly any pick 'n roll and you consistently initiate your offense with a back-to-the basket post up, 25 feet from the hoop, your team doesn't shoot many free throws.

[brewcrewdue80]

Yes that's true, but if the other 4 on the floor would help out Giannis by giving him pass options aside from the 3pt line maybe there'd be more fouls from the other players. Problem is they are so clumsy with catching the ball, fumble it around vs catching it cleanly ruins the moment of easy 2.

[patrickgpe]

Bucks finalizing Bledsoe trade.

 

 

I will reserve judgment until I find out whats going back.

[RobDeer 45]

Nervous to find out what we gave up!

[jjgott]

Adrian Wojnarowski‏

@wojespn

 

Phoenix finalizing deal to send Eric Bledsoe to Milwaukee for Greg Monroe and a first-round draft pick, sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me.

[pacopete4]

I heard it was Giannis.

[patrickgpe]

i'll take it but this move obviously hurts the bucks bench further as well further weakens their interior defense. there are not many big bodies left on the roster.

[monkeyman343434]

As excited as I am to add Bledsoe, I'm bummed to see Monroe leave. Loved him coming in off the bench and bullying around guys down low for 20-25 minute a game and putting up 10-12 points. Thon / Henson / Telly need to step it up down low now.

[nate82]

I like it if Bledsoe can bring some much needed scoring from the bench.

[jjgott]

Who's going to take Monroe's place and yell "AND 1!!!" after each drive to the basket?

[patrickgpe]

I like it if Bledsoe can bring some much needed scoring from the bench.

no way he is coming off the bench. Brogden can bring some defense and points off the bench which will help. my issue is now the bucks best interior defender is Henson. yuck.

[FVBrewerFan]

This means Brogdon will be playing a lot more 2 guard, which is probably a good thing.

 

Not sad to see Monroe go at all. But yea, I don't think they're done dealing yet. Can't imagine they go through the rest of the season with Maker/Henson as their only bigs.

[pacopete4]

Did the Bucks play defense to begin with? Seems like they got a pretty good player for not much of a return.

[stoutdude04]

I didn't get to see the game, but I see the bucks lost and the Cavs got twice as many free throws.

[FVBrewerFan]

Since we spend a lot of time discussing the Brewers broadcast team, how about the Bucks? I feel the need to throw out props to Marques Johnson.

 

I remember back when it was announced Marques and Gus Johnson would be added to broadcast team. I was super excited about Gus, and I still like him, but Marques is amazing.

 

I have never heard an announcer so prepared, and so knowledgeable about the game. Not only does he know every detail about the Bucks' players, he knows about every player in the NBA. He goes through advanced stats, scouting reports, pretty much everything about each team and player. Also, he explains in detail what a defense is trying to do, responsibilities, etc. Does the same thing on offense, how a play is set-up, what it is intended to do, etc. Really, about 10 times more detail than I've heard from anyone else- ever.

 

He does all of that, and is personable on top of it- throwing in enough old school references without over-doing it. Well done Marques!

[rwa12]

I agree, love Marques Johnson.

 

On another note. The Bucks are apparently invincible with Eric Bledsoe. He really adds an element that they were missing. Fun to watch.

[GAME05]

4-0 since Bledsoe! The team is something like 13 points better on defense since he's arrived.

[patrickgpe]

here are the rumored 5th uniform for the bucks to be released this winter http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/MIL_city.png

I am not a huge fan of the fear the dear uniforms either, but do not like these more. Would have looked pretty cool if they used blue, but I do not like that color on a uniform.

[Baldkin]

here are the rumored 5th uniform for the bucks to be released this winter

http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/MIL_city.png

 

I am not a huge fan of the fear the dear uniforms either, but do not like these more. Would have looked pretty cool if they used blue, but I do not like that color on a uniform.

 

That's not the official uniform, it's a "wild guess" from some guy with photoshop skills. Nike hasn't announced the actual uniforms yet.

[TURBO]

Marques Johnson deserves a bobblehead as a player, it's a crime he doesn't have one yet.

[patrickgpe]

[quote name="Baldkin

That's not the official uniform' date=' it's a "wild guess" from some guy with photoshop skills. Nike hasn't announced the actual uniforms yet.[/quote]

 

Chris Creamer is pretty good, its not a wild guess but rather based on rumors that he has heard.

 

He nots that the

uniform color, logo (but maybe not correct logo) and # placement correct, side panel design likely correct, but collar / arm design unknown

 

we shall see once its officially released