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2023-24 Season | Game #43 | Cavs @ Bucks | Jan. 26, 2024 | 8:00 p.m.

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I don't think the Bucks biggest problems are on coaching. I think they're an old and unathletic team, and that isn't going to change any time soon.

Lillard in particular has lost a step- as much as Okoro has leveled up on defense lately, there's no way that prime Dame would struggle this much against any defender, it doesn't matter who it is. I don't have the stats, but it feels like Lillard has gotten almost all of his scoring on either our bench (LeVert) or when we've got a big like JA switched on him. Feels like he's always getting stonewalled vs Okoro and in the last 3 games Okoro's blocked something like 3 of his shots and made him take a ton of really poor looks aside from it.

Middleton just doesn't scare me nearly as much as he did 2 years ago- it feels like he's maybe 5% less efficient on his tough, contested shots, but that 5% is the difference from taking a good shot vs something you're happy to live with.

Brook is Brook, but at this stage there's no way he's defending on the perimeter. Griffin trying to make him trap was laughable when it happened.

And the young guys (Jackson and Beauchamp) are clearly not ready for the prime time as of this moment.
 
mds said:
I'm catching up now. Reading game threads after games we win is always hilarious. Ya'll such haters, haha.
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It’s easy to come in postgame and make comments and analysis; posters are making real-time posts in reaction to what is occurring at that time. Fan is derived from fanatic and if you’re in here on a game by basis , you’re a fanatic. Of course, there are overreactions but it’s all within the desire for us to do better and win.

During the course of the game , it’s more than legitimate criticism to harp on Okoro for missing 4 straight free throws regardless of his blocks and other contributions; just as it was legitimate criticism when Donovan was playing iso-ball as the Cavs were squandering a lead despite his immeasurable positive contributions throughout the game
 
MD13 said:
I don't think the Bucks biggest problems are on coaching. I think they're an old and unathletic team, and that isn't going to change any time soon.

Lillard in particular has lost a step- as much as Okoro has leveled up on defense lately, there's no way that prime Dame would struggle this much against any defender, it doesn't matter who it is. I don't have the stats, but it feels like Lillard has gotten almost all of his scoring on either our bench (LeVert) or when we've got a big like JA switched on him. Feels like he's always getting stonewalled vs Okoro and in the last 3 games Okoro's blocked something like 3 of his shots and made him take a ton of really poor looks aside from it.

Middleton just doesn't scare me nearly as much as he did 2 years ago- it feels like he's maybe 5% less efficient on his tough, contested shots, but that 5% is the difference from taking a good shot vs something you're happy to live with.

Brook is Brook, but at this stage there's no way he's defending on the perimeter. Griffin trying to make him trap was laughable when it happened.

And the young guys (Jackson and Beauchamp) are clearly not ready for the prime time as of this moment.
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When Mobley returns, we have players that can absolutely lock the Bucks down. Put Okoro on Dame, Wade on Middleton, Mobley on Giannis and Allen on Lopez and they will have a very hard time scoring on us.
 
Pierre Pan said:
It’s easy to come in postgame and make comments and analysis; posters are making real-time posts in reaction to what is occurring at that time. Fan is derived from fanatic and if you’re in here on a game by basis , you’re a fanatic. Of course, there are overreactions but it’s all within the desire for us to do better and win.

During the course of the game , it’s more than legitimate criticism to harp on Okoro for missing 4 straight free throws regardless of his blocks and other contributions; just as it was legitimate criticism when Donovan was playing iso-ball as the Cavs were squandering a lead despite his immeasurable positive contributions throughout the game
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100%. But posting that the Cavaliers once again proving they aren’t ready for prime time two minutes into the game is just silly. Or calling for JBB to be fired when we’re up 10 in the fourth. But I agree that people should post whatever silliness that want … for me to poop on.
 
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