Why The Bucks Finally Look Like a Real Championship Contender | JJ Redick
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2024
- In this clip, JJ Redick talks about Doc Rivers, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and the improved play of the Milwaukee Bucks since the All Star Break.
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Giannis is one of only 13 players in NBA history who has won back-to-back regular season MVP awards.
He's made five straight 1st Team All-NBA appearances and is well on his way to a 6th.
You can’t deny how dominant of an offensive force the Greek Freak is in the paint, how incredible of a defender he’s worked to become, and how inspiring his journey from a skinny kid in Athens to NBA superstar is to millions of basketball fans.
He became a 1st ballot HOF in 2021. All of this is just window dressing
Lol his journey isn't inspiring, it's false hope to thousands of kids who will waste their education because they think they can make it to the NBA lol.
Giannis has an amazing story quite literally on of the best
@@meh7348well hopefully the rest of us will have life figured out the way you do one day.
@@meh7348 I swear, people like you will find anything to spew without any logical reason, other than your emotional bias. You are a hater to the max.
Good on JJ for calling doc out on his bs, but not being too proud to give him his flowers for the positives
It's called back tracking
He didn't even give it time. Bucks played nobody ( hornets twice)since he made those comments. He felt need to say so fast for certain reason. Some ppl call it moonwalk, some call it back track,
It’s called playing both sides after a hot take. I like JJ a lot but y’all giving him praise for being right and wrong
You mean he back tracked. DOC SAVED J.J. Career
@@tag7376you're the second hater to ignore that the bucks beat the Timberwolves and the week before they destroyed Denver. The heat can't beat Denver but the bucks match up better cause giannis is too fast for jokic or any big man
They are 8-7 now. This was recored a while back. They are even better now.
they beat the hornets twice, the bulls, and an embiidless sixers. so far doc’s only notable win is denver… lets see how they do in their next 5 games against the teams from california
@@bigfudge3223they also beat a fully healthy 1 seed T-Wolves team without Middleton in Minnesota first game after all-star break.
@@invictatewahedo8595 Oh wow, an unproven T-Wolves team. That's one game.
@@davd1986 oh wow they also beat the nuggets. clown aah
I’ll give you that one. Otherwise no.
That Pat Bev trade was the key.
*A key
@@phamawathe key
True l see change ,Pat Bev toughness l like it
*Tha wey
@@needbpm187da wey*
Can’t wait for the bucks to expose these haters lol so funny come post season
Seeing that 2021 is the outlier I would be more worried about the bucks. First round, first round, conference finals, second round, championship, second round, first round. Not even trying to hate but like be fr bucks fans can’t be this confident
@@ethanbrown4628when was the last time Celtics won anything
@@ethanbrown4628injuries have ruined us and the one year where everyone was healthy we won the chip except in 2019 when we had a young Giannis
@@ethanbrown4628 when was the last time Celtics won anything
😂😂😂😂😂😂@@othellorucker8107
Christ 3/4 of these comments hate the bucks and it shows lol
fr 🤣🤣
They are scared. The Bucks starting to look like the Bucks again. And Giannis is not injured like last season + you add Damian Lillard to this team.
Small town teams always get this bro lol just more beanies out there
But the Bucks are just so hateable.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
King James Version
15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Let’s all be real here
Pat Bev has a huge impact into the bucks is turn around
We needed some of that competitive energy he brings and obviously D at the guard position
Pretty much an upgrade over Cam Payne at everything else. We also need his locker presence, he's a vocal leader and has that dawg in him, the guy we really need.
Love or hate him- what Giannis is doing is SO overlooked. In the past 4+ years there’s a handful of guys getting better at everything putting up a solid 30+ pts , w double doubles and triple doubles falling out of their pockets no matter what happens. Despite the most intense changes these guys have ever known, despite the struggles, or the literal walls built to defend him the difference Giannis makes no matter the challenge - offense AND defense EVERY night. You got Giannis, - embiid (who is now out but likely started the strongest) and Jokic (reigning champ and mvp by no means going downwards)- and they are the best in the nba right now. Luka super close but not as defensively insane so I I see him one step behind (but the scary thing is he’s SO young) but lacking in the department of he’s had some rapid ups and downs when it comes to wins. SGA barely behind statistically.
If Giannis keeps this upward trend and really figures it out I watched the guy drop insane numbers on terrible nights, hit from 3 without missing, hit from midrange, do whatever it takes to win.
If he takes it to the finals you can’t deny it anymore. I really believe this year whoever proves themselves should get it and the journey does matter.
Idk when I look at everyone’s journey this year and the way they deal with their challenges I think it’s crazy he’s not in the conversation. With the bucks you’re watching teams build walls around Giannis and blitz dame and no matter what Giannis drops numbers.
We were quick to clown Jon Horst and the rest of his front office when they fired Griffin so early but Doc's addition made them better on defence eventually.
the switchup is crazy. I could be wrong but aint this the same dude who said the bucks ARE NOT contenders
JJ, please don't worry about the Bucks. Keep hyping Boston and the other teams to win it all. I am sure we will be fine this year. Trust me!!!
Exactly stay over there please we definitely don't need your props in anyway
@@symeoncarter8144you guys want to be underdogs so bad mind you everyone thought y’all were championship favorites after the trade
@@symeoncarter8144y’all act so damn petty lmao, take the compliments on stop acting like you’re the victim
Nobody is worried about the Bucks lmao. Backcourt defense gonna get dogwalked come playoff time and the pace slows down, enjoy that win over the Bulls tho 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@NateRealDealu crying like a female. Ironically
The next 7 games will be the real test
The five game win streak was over weak teams with the exception of the Wolves.
@@johncraig4820 that's why I said the NEXT 7 games
@@johntorres5153 I was agreeing with you if that was unclear.
@@johncraig4820 my bad, you know everyone on CZcams be trying to argue lol
Watching Boston vs Dallas the other day. Porzingis is just out by the 3 point line swishing buckets. You can’t guard that.
Haven’t seen a team figure out him and Tatum’s pick and fade yet.
Giannis can. Giannis can shut that down.
@@shiningwizard202Bucks did. Still the only team that have blown out Celtics this season.
@@invictatewahedo8595 after a back to back and Celtics are 2-1 against the Bucks this season, be serious
@@invictatewahedo8595 no the lakers also did but even with the bucks its 1-1 this season
Keep the same energy JJ.
Dame after the All Star Break is different always
Cavs didn’t lose a game in January nobody talks about them
In january lmfao. It’s march now
January
@@Fldldk Two months later he notice that! Lol
Dude there is true bias against the East. Cavs and Bucks both deserve more press. But instead all you hear about is Celtics. Meanwhile on the West you regularly hear about the teams that are at the bottom of the table. Mavs, Warriors, Lakers, Spurs... None of these teams are doing great this season.
Noone cares about them 🤷 not an actual championship team
Small sample size but they play clippers twice, lakers, warriors kings suns celtics okc in 22 days
we beat the Wolves, Nuggets, Celtics, 76ers twice and the knicks 4 out of like 5 times...We play well against top competition.
@@micahbinns2740 played well against top competition so far * This stretch is far more difficult and they wont have a ton of room for error
I cant wait for that game vs celtics it will be exciting ,,l foresee upset celtics
@@micahbinns274076ers by 1 point with a whistle going Dames way. The other time being without half our roster.
if we can win 5 of those we’re in good shape
Still hoping to see Pat walk in on a Doc interview and kick him out his chair 🤣
We all like to pile on the Wizards, but they have limited leverage when they went to trade Kristaps. He was probably going to opt out of his contract imminently and become a FA if he didn't get a destination he wanted. Other teams just weren't willing to take on the risk and the big short term contract. So getting something was much better than nothing.
The back-pedalling is crazy XD
Go HEAT!!! 🔥
One thing this year with Boston vs Bucks is in the past Celtics played small and forced Lopez off the court. Some playoff games vs Boston he played under 20 minutes. He was the key to Bucks drop D. With Porzingus Lopez will play more
If he plays drop coverage against KP the pick and pop game is gonna be wide open all game
@@tyriantaylor711 Of course that's a downside of playing drop that KP can help exploit, but the advantage of drop with Lopez is lots of times it forces tough mid range 2s from guys like Tatum and Brown or it forces as JJ said these guys driving and being contested by Lopez who is holding players to the 3rd lowest finishing FG percentage at the rim in the NBA. There's a reason Boston went small in past playoffs series and constantly brought guys like Portis, Pat or Khris into pick and roll actions to then attack those guys at the rim with way higher success than Lopez guarding the rim. With all the other guys the Bucks switch. Their other bigs aren't good at drop. Lopez off the court allows teams to get a more favorable switch onto the defender they wish to attack
@@chiefnakomaBoston can get into favor matchups even with Lopez on the court , cause we all know Lopez has to respect Porzingis as a shooter, teams are gonna continue to go after Beasley and Dame it just teams without Shooting Bigs or can’t go small is when Lopez can overhelp without any consequences, like against the Timberwolves, Brook can help off Gobert or against Denver can help off Gordon, but against teams like Miami and Boston have Centers that can force bigs out the paint, Boston can literally have Porzingis at the 3 pt line and attack matchups elsewhere and force Brook to stick to Porzingis or give up a open a three trying to overhelping
@@tyriantaylor711 Can say the same for Lopez. Camp out on the 3pt line and pull KP away from protecting the paint. My main point was in the past with Rob Williams, Boston would choose to not play him to keep the Bucks best defender off the floor in Lopez. Milwaukee under Bud rarely took advantage of having a smaller guy on Lopez on the offensive end and he was a liability trying to guard a faster big like Grant Williams, so he didn't play a ton in their series 2 years ago. Boston is clearly a match problem for everyone, which is why they are #1 in the NBA
The Gallo trade was the key
wow. jj walked his doc river rant all the way back it seems
Damn wen was this recorded the bucks have won 3 games since
Twice against the hornets and the bulls?
Basketball purist at heart. Respect brother 🙏🙌.
Lies , bucks are 5th in defence since doc took over
i think he did this earlier, but yeah they are 5th in defense since doc took over, 4 straight game where they held an oponent to under 100 points, offense needs work now, dame has been shooting the ball terribly as of late, fix that and its game on imo even with the celtics
they are actually Number 1
1st since the Allstar break as well while playing the Timberwolves and beating them without Khris Middleton.
Can't beat the Celtics or heat in 7 game series
@@jonathanndemba7000 says who? you?
Can’t forget when doc took over literally everyone was injured lol
Khris Brook and dame in some combo missed all those west coast games save for Denver (almost won) and Portland (horrid loss, should’ve won, can’t live in the past)
The team really had no direction at all lol it’s like they’re just starting their season.
They could peak at exactly the right time. Never know.
Also, giannis on porzingas is an obvious bucks advantage. Why? Because GA is a physical defender. Porzingas hasn’t had to go through a grueling physical 7 game series. Can his body hold up? Can he shoot efficiently when his stamina is being worn down?
Remains to be seen.
porzingis would be the help defender with horford on Giannis.
@@SamUHellshorford not stopping Gianni’s Stop it
@@angelclouds3233 he’s literally outplayed him in playoff games before 😂
@@SamUHells outplay him where ?
@@lilshawnweezy1 go look it up bud when the Celtics went to the finals Al bullied Giannis.
well giannis shooting 80% 3pt post asg and 40% 3pt sunce jan 1st helps out
Bucks are also 1st in def post asg
2nd in off post asg
Giannis needs to Work on those Free throws
think the breaks should be pumped a bit. They still have the rest of the season of games to play but they did look legit against Minnesota
Cross matching as casual as zone coverage in football?
J.J. Says the Bucks are 5-7 since Doc took over. Why, then, does ESPN list them in the standings as having gone 7-3 in their last 10 games, and on a 5-game win streak? Is this a recently-posted-but-old podcast... or is ESPN just that sloppy? *Update: Although it was just posted an hour ago, this must be an old podcast. The 5-7 record was accurate as of Feb. 25. ESPN's stats are correct as of today's date (March 2).*
Most podcast are recorded 5 days ahead
BUcks have had 3 games since this was recordfe, all Bucks wins. Bucks are now 8-7 under Doc and have won 7 of their last ten.
@@stanleyfevrierrealty Most of _whose_ podcasts, Stanley?
I watch the Bucks closely for the last 2 years. The Bucks do pick/choose their wins. They do turn it off and on. They pick/choose games they want to win. They like flying under the radar.
Doc got his foot on they neck 😂
jj goes to stephen a media school of fence sitting. it’s always covering both sides, it’s always “dont sleep on ”, or “
i wont be surprised if” this man is so spineless he has to apologize for taking a position. jj “the fence sitter” reddick
the nba is fluid and changes week to week, the magic were the 2 seed a month in and the jazz were the leagues best team in january before selling two of their starters. the bucks aren’t the same team they were three weeks ago
He just broke down how Doc has improved their defense. JJ talks about basketball and doesn't focus on this fence sitting BS you are talking about...
That's how the media is really supposed to be. It's not supposed to take a side. It's supposed to stay in the middle. I cannot stand here and people favorites and stuff like that when it comes to media
Wake up..JJ is great..Steve Smith is a joke.
You know, based on new evidence you should be able to change your opinion and be open to the possibility that a team has improved and made the right decisions. Why be stuck in a belief or viewpoint if the evidence is clearly pointing to something else?
They also played the hornets twice and the bulls during the stretch
Pat bev becoming coach helped
JJ what do you think wemby career will be like
This was my friend’s wedding! I was in attendance 😂 😅
Brook under Doc is staying mostly inside the paint in which he shines on defense , Giannis is defending high on screens and help defends inside the rim and the guards switch more on the periphery and stay away from the rim because its covered.
Thats why their defense improved so much.
On offense they move the ball way more under Doc .
So Doc made them a team. Facts !!!
Are they title contenders ? Not yet.
Dame is not 100% yet , Middleton is not a part of the equasion yet. If those two circumastances add up then the Bucks will not just be title contenders but favourites. Its a big if though.
You cant rely on Portis and Beasley during the play offs to be main guns on offense.
Play off time you need KMid from mid range and Dame driving and from 3 point line so Giannis wont get doubled or 3pled as much and of course then the Greek Freak will take no prisoners.
Lets see......
But they been title contenders since they got dame bro stop it they beat Celtics by 40 smacked Denver and beat Timberwolves without Middleton if they not title contenders then nobody is lmao
dame shooting like lowest % from the field is a sign of greatness I guess, especially since they traded a ton to get him.
last win giannis had to score 46 , while Dame scored 16 on 22% from the field.
It is tough to go from the star of the team to the No2 of a team. But given he is a far better player than Jrue, the trade was totally worth it. Now Lillard just needs to find that groove
December dame was him. Just gotta find that dame
Dame will be fine and lead this team to NBA Finals he is just figuring out simethings. His defense has been amazung though
you only care about his bad games lol the other games they played after the all star break so far dame has had 23 24 24 on around 50% from the field and usually 35-45% from 3 sometimes higher
@@ick- haters going to always focus on the bad 40 point games are coming Bucks to the NBA Finals because of Dame
Historically, the Celtics' strategy of stacking the team with all-stars, most of whom fill the same or a similar role, destroys in the regular season and flops in the postseason. But the defensive talent on this team is insane, especially for the modern era. Teams that try this strategy are usually middling or outright bad on D, so it'll be interesting to see if this works this time. Then again, the Celtics themselves have been trying this strategy for years with Tatum and Brown. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they finish with the league's best record. I would be surprised if they win a chip.
The Celtics' playoff chances seem to hinge on the health of Porzingis, White, and Holiday. People don't talk about Derrick White enough. He's like Ginobili or Kawhi in that his numbers aren't always flashy, but very quietly he is one of the best players in the game.
When have the Celtics had a team stacked with all stars outside of this year am I missing something???
@@ethanbrown4628this is the first year since the 2019 Kyrie squad, no clue what OP is talking about
@@ethanbrown4628I think OP is a little loose on the term all-stars
@@shiningwizard202 and that kyrie squad doesn’t even count lmfaoo Hayward got hurt 1 min in and kyrie was hurt too ☠️ we can’t be talking about al horford who never sniffed the all star game again , a rookie Tatum and sophomore jb averaging both less than 15 ☠️☠️
You mean to tell me that the Celtics' playoff chances hinge on 3 of their 5 starters? Who would have thought that if a team loses a key piece(s) they aren't as good? Almost like that can be applied to the entirety of the teams in the league and not just the Celtics, but what do I know.
Imagine if the Warriors had traded for Porzingis instead of CP3. Finally would've had a shot blocking big who can shoot 3s and score around 20pts on offense. Pair that alongside Draymond, Wiggins/Kuminga, Klay, Curry. It's not like the Warriors couldn't beat the package the Celtics gave them. Especially since the Wizards ended up wanting Poole for CP3. We could've added some picks and/or Moody.
Chris Paul is great for the young guys and when Curry isn't on the court but he's also much older than Porzingis and injury prone. Also, the Warriors who are already small just added a guy who would make your team much smaller if you ever wanted to end with him on the court.
We also didn't take Dwight Howard when we could've...
Anyways, props to the Celtics. They've been on the brink of winning it all and just might finally do it this year.
JJ didn't do anything wrong. He was saying what everyone is thinking. Let this man cook.
Jrue Holiday just makes every team so much better. It feels like wherever he goes... There's talk about a championship. Boston was already a decent team before but yea..
decent ?
ANd when Jrue becomes an offensive liability in the playoffs? People seem to foget that all of his defense covered for the fact he was absolute garbage on offense.
@@chriskay1449jrue sold Giannis so many times
Fair enough. Maybe a bit better than decent but I've yet to see a squad that I felt like could win it all even though they've been in the finals and conference finals the past 2 years. This year looks better though considering everything i'm hearing about how Porzingis has made them infinitely more versatile. @@staccstrey2724
@@chriskay1449 As a bucks fan, we let him defend on jimmy during the series but he got cooked. It is really hard for a defender to get his mind right offensively. Bud did not make any adjustments. Giannis himself said that he wanted to defend on jimmy but he wanted to follow the gameplan. We let jrue down against the Heat. Now with the C’s, he can just focus on the drfense. The C’s are more weapons offensively (look how they played against Dallas).
I stopped listening to JJ Reddick when i realised he never has anything bad to say about players because he wants to be loved.
post all star, bucks are first in defensive rating and second in offense. on fireee
Giannis is the best player in the 4thQ in the league. Dame obviously has ice water in his veins.
They should be fun as hell and make a deep run! I’d love Dame to get a ring 🙏
We will see when they get to the playoffs how there supposed defense is gonna be.
$80 for a sweatshirt. Cmon JJ. What we doing? You ain’t that poppin
Cool now do a video on Wemby. Last time you addressed it, you said there was “nothing Wemby could do” to overtake Chet as ROY. You’ve been really silent since he’s been dominating.
He definitely talked about this like a week ago, forget if it was on here or ESPN
After this west coaat trip we will kno alot
Exactly my man if we come out alive l know now that celtics watch out!
Historically, it’s star power that wins championships. The Celtics are a better team than the Bucks currently but in the back of my mind the whole season I’ve had the question “Is Jayson Tatum good enough to be the best player on a championship team”
He’s very borderline for me, but at the same time if there was ever a team that didn’t need a top 5 player…it’s a team like the Celtics. The playoffs will be fun
If that were true, then the Bucks would have won without Jrue Holiday, but they didn’t. They would have won when Middleton went down, but they didn’t. Having Giannis only got them so far. Same with every other team that wins. What changed to allow the Nuggets to win? The most recent GSW chip? Their “star power” stayed the same on each of those teams but they went from not winning to winning when they added the right support pieces.
Couple games vs the bulls and hornets does wonders for you
And Nobody pointing that out crazy 😂
@@ethann9848wolves, denver, Dallas and nobody is pointing that out
and the timberwolves and the 76rs and the nuggets
@@ick-I’m talking about after allstar break
Bradley Steven needs to win a chip now…
Not sure about putting Brook on Jrue. I feel like Doc would put someone like Pat or Jay on him
The bucks don’t actually need Middleton if you’ve been watching them since after all star break ide trade him for a key bench scorer and a solid perimeter 3nD they’d deffo be contenders he’s just sitting on the bench at this point and is constantly injured the bucks are better off tryna get some pieces
They kinda messed up not getting rid of him in the off-season, to be honest. I don‘t see his value staying the same after next post-season.
I been saying dump Middleton. Giannis been hard carrying and nobody wants to admit it
Thyey are also contenders WITH him on the court. Put down the pipe. ANd yes they do need Middleton.
@@TheRealCowlick They couldn't get rid of him in the off season. He wasn't eligible to be traded until December.
@@Louisianimal-225EBR And you are an idiot for saying it. Middleton will be crucial in the playoffs in crunch time.
is still don't see the point of improving the defense, at the expense of ruining an offense. they were winning games at the end of the day. Other years they looked like a good team, but choked in the playoffs. Now with Doc, choking is definitely a certainty rather than a possibility.
We forgetting that the Bucks also slapped the C's not too long ago???
Na my boy JJ happy as hell that the bucks are looking better because buddy was getting pressed by everyone 😂
Nah, he is pissed. He hates Milwaukee with a passion.
Just gotta give ‘em time them clicking late headed into the playoffs may work in there favor Boston been clicking all year they may not have much to improve and could run into a wall! At the end of the day Doc and Giannis have a ring!
You have Doc Rivers , he has more playoff choke jobs than rings
🤔 you know JJ backtracking that ESPN called and said you want more money 😂
Look like doesn’t mean anything, they got two superstar and one of the best squad in the nba, of course they look like a championship contender.
Charlotte, Charlotte, Chicago....Go Bucks!
Well yeah, they are a good team. So were the clippers, 76ers... they all go to playoffs as contenders. It will all collapse when it matters most. Doc never disappoint to entertain us. 😂
You don't even have shame 😂😂😂😂
The Bucks have the stars, shooting, interior scoring, and potential on defense. Championship teams usually have an outstanding "glue guy" to bring it all together. The Bucks don't have anyone like that. They also don't really have anyone who moves the ball and sets up plays particularly well, either. That's usually death in the playoffs as the game slows down and half court offense becomes more important. If healthy, Giannis can put this team on his back and drag them to the Finals. He's done it before. But it seems highly unlikely. That team was maybe less talented, but the balance was extraordinary. This team's balance seems nonsensical, especially if Lopez is out or playing hurt come playoff time. I can't imagine the Bucks or C's beating whoever comes out of the West.
Giannis is top 15 all time. He now has the 2nd best shooter of all time. If you know basketball you know that means they are built for the playoffs and not regular season … they are literally at an advantage when the game slows down. Giannis will be playing hellacious defense again with an off day between playoff games. “Get a bucket” becomes highly important in playoffs. Years past Gianni’s almost beat everybody singlehanded with jrue and our shooters choking 3s every playoffs. Now we have Dame.. and he will get open looks cuz Gianni’s goes for 35 a series. Lol man we good. The Celtics are stacked and that’s should be our only worry
LOL Giannis did not "drag the team to teh Finals". In fact, he was out for the last two games of the ECF where Middleton carried. Let's chalk this up to ignorance and disregard everything you said because of it.
i really apreciated you being one of smart analyst J.J but bucks? no, we'll see in playoffs
Doc Rivers looks like a stuffed Thanksgiving turkey 🦃 😂
Celtics should have been 2x champs and brad stevens 2x executive of the year by now
but alas
you were hating breh... Doc got this team right
'Best post up season in nba history... well since 2013' lmaooooo this man should just stick to being Stephen A's punching bag 😂😂😂😂
JJ please maybe trending in the right direction after playing an embiidless 76ers, hornets twice, bulls. 1 solid win vs wolves.
This team is just old and that's the problem on the defensive end. Lopez (35) Crowder (33) Dame (33) Middleton (32)
Giannis (29)
Beasley ( 27)
Connaughton (31)
Bobby portis. (29)
Pat Bev. (35)
Gallo. (35)
I just can't see where this teams defence improves forget about schemes, analytics oldest team in the NBA and there is absolutely no shot Doc can improve with his systems defensively.
You could pair steve Kerr, Eric spoelstra, Nick nurse, Popovich & Carlisle all on the on staff and defensively with this group not a lot you can do. It's an old group that doesn't move particularly well anymore. And is better on paper than it actually is. Giannis is just a megastar the only thing holding this paper thin team together
I'm honestly happy for the Bucks, but the real test is going to be during the playoffs. 🤔
They have had a fairly soft schedule tbh. If they win a stretch of games against top 5 conference teams then maybe I’ll say they are contending
Quite literally. I would be even more disappointed if they lost any of those games. They should be blowing these teams out. It’s concerning they weren’t playing at a level all year and it just so happens when they play bad competition??? Not believing until it’s a good stretch against good teams.
What do you mean ? They beat T-Wolves , and be holding each team they’ve played so far , less than a 100 points
They beat the twolves on the road. They beat the mavs on the road. They crushed Denver at home. All in the last 2 weeks. On top of that they played 3 games without dame, brook, or Middleton in that stretch.
@@ethanbrown4628wtf is you talking about?? They've been better against good teams than bad teams this year. They smacked the Celtics and nuggets but lost to the g league grizzlies team. So no they didn't happen to play good against bad competition. Also you forgot they beat the wolves first game after the break
@@mariosdyrmyshi4661 yes they beat an injured nuggets team and a Celtics team coming off 5 games in 7 nights. Yes good on them for beating the twolves but I don’t even view them as real threats at least not for a couple of years until Anthony Edwards gets more efficient or cuts the bad shots out. The bucks are a good team but you can also point out they are suspect. Damian lillard doesn’t look like Damian lillard with all the tour dates he’s shooting and bucks Twitter hates their bench with a passion. There are flaws to the team and they are glaring it’s okay to admit that.
Seeing Portland get swept by the Pelicans and where Jrue suffocated Dame, I dont think Bucks going to the Finals if they have to play Boston
Bucks are still the only team that have blown out the Celtics (33pts).
Giannis was the only one being double in previous playoffs series, good luck leaving Giannis 1 on 1 trying to blitz’s and double team Dame.
Bucks literally beat the Celtics and Jrue down by 33 the lat time they played. That series is completely irrelevant. AS both are on two compltely diifferent teams.
They beat the Celtics by 32 last time they played and beat the Nuggets by 17. What do you mean
There is only 4 teams who met Phil Jackson's criteria for a legitimate contender (40 wins before 20 losses) and only one of them is in the East.
No one cares about the 40-20 haha. Look at 2021
Anyone know the clothing brand JJ is wearing? Never seen that logo of a dog before.
imo i think they tryna live off that 2021 championship just like the guys of the 2008 celtics team
Not a bad analogy. 3 of the Bucks starters are aging rapidly. 2021 isn't a long time but near the end of long careers it's an eternity. Apart from Iannis , this isnt the same team as 2021 even if jerseys says it's them.
This could very well be the last hurrah and Iannis knows that & will not stay on the ageing ship past next season.
Such an idiotic statement. Giannis has an incredible will to win. The Bucks front office wasn't happy with their performance last season so they went and got Dame. I assure you the Bucks are not satisfied with just one title.
@mattr27 My problem is not with giannis. My anger is towards the bucks management they suck. They could've hired a coach like Becky Hammon or Jeff van gundy, but they screw that up they have no team identity they rely too much on old washed-up players i would be shocked if they win a ring within the next 10 years.
@@BAA188lmaoo bro you don’t know anything about basketball or just a hater just shut up
In my opinion, the Bucks don’t have enough firepower to beat the Celtics in a 7 game series. It’s actually kind of crazy just how loaded the Celtics are right now.
But they do if everyone on the Bucks is healthy. 7 games is a long series
With the Bucks improved defensive scheme, they absolutely can beat Boston. It all depends on how Dame performs.
I don’t know man, the Celtics addressed exactly what they needed to in the off-season. The biggest knock on the Celtics in the playoffs has been the lack of consistency from JT and Jaylen Brown. Now they can afford for them to have some off nights because KP and Derrick White are capable of giving teams a 20 or 30 piece to offset that. Then you factor in that Jrue Holiday essentially does everything that Marcus Smart can do (if not better), any team from the East is going to have their hands full.
They do though. Did you really type this
the only way the bucks beat the celtics in a 7 game series is if the celtics can't hit their threes
if hypothetically speaking I'm looking to blame someone for incentivizing the
Celtics yesterday, should I blame Stephen A Smith or J.J.Redick for what they
were saying just before last night's game? Celtics looked ready to beat an
All-League team with one hand tied behind their backs.
Just wait till thanasis develops
LOL!
Giannis wants it bad , I still do not fully know what Boston's plan is to stop him , "Big AL" is the only player on the roster that was solid vrs Giannis in the past and I do not think people get that Giannis is going to break Porzingis. If they plan on putting Holiday on Giannis they will only work so much and waste a chance at nulling Dame.
They have Tillman who is a great defender to throw at Giannis, and the Celtics are great at helping and rotating out of helping
White, Jrue and Brown will be interchangeable on Dame. Giannis will take Horford with back up options of Tatum and Kristaps. The idea is not to stop them because that’s a lot effort to do the impossible. The idea is to slow them down and cook them with everyone else being a mismatch.
@@danielthompson3928Exactly the goals it to make him score 30 on bad efficiency, nothing easy !
@@danielthompson3928 I mean every player on Boston can probably force Dame to take tough shots , I didn't plan on him scoring much he will just need to hit big shots to try and draw as much attention as he can.
I haven't watched many Boston games and AL was out like all I watched , he is still going to be able to last a series? Or he hasn't lost a step? If not then if he can play heavy minutes then Giannis will still get his but it will be tough.
I really think because Tatum and Brown will get there's , Giannis will as well and everything said it's going to come down to If AL plays better or Lopez , I do not know why but I think Porzingis is going to be a non factor basically. I think there is a legit chance but as I said I haven't watched many games but what you said is a solid plan with Boston having just more overall.
It literally doesn’t matter how well they do now. The lower the stakes, the better Doc is, and historically, he’s good up to the 2nd round and 3-0. His problem has always been his terrible performance as stakes get lighter. Giving his flowers now is just wasting time because we’ve already known he’s good when it doesn’t matter.
What backtrack? Both can be true: he had criticism over Doc's inability to take accountability over team failures and he credited him for doing a good job with THIS particular team over the last few games... Relax
Can we circle back on this?
Bucks are 1st in defense since the Allstar break
No they don't. They have Doc Rivers as a coach.
I'm very sad that Doc left Philly. Him and Embiid was a perfect match. They both always play teammates for their failures
Finals bucks & celtics.
Jesus can all the people in the comments just realize that humans have evolving opinions and are different individuals than themselves? How bored are you that you need to try to hate on a commenter who knows more about NBA basketball than you ever will?
They beat Charlotte twice, A broken Bulls and a Embiidless 76ers and they're contenders all of the sudden i guess.
You failed to mention Minnesota, the top team in the West.
@@tonyb.1905 That does it then. Truly contender worthy.
@@Topolinhowe smoke Denver and the Celtics but Yall ignore it
They look how they’ve been looking all season
Bro they played one good team in that 5 game stretch 😂
Ppl are so Bucks haters!
Naw we just don't like doc
What is wrong with everyone these days? If we are critiquing some team we are immediately haters. Why is almost everyone butt hurt immediately?
Yeah, I am not convinced with these 5 wins because outside Minnesota who suited them they didn't beat no one really relevant.
@@Kodreanu23 only person that seems butt hurt is you! The critic. But hey, some even say our 2021 chip didn’t count. So, whatever. Y’all still buck haters lol
Also! The most evident thing outside the wins that look so great is the obvious change in play on both ends. Even JJ said they’re what plus 15…so see ya in June scrub
@@mattbrown8048 no, you are calling people haters and scrubs and getting emotional, I am trying to have objective conversation. So, you are the one who feels hurt.
It's easy to look good against the Hornets and Bulls...
We don't need to hear you now we already knew this already don't knock on the door now
Boston got the grizzlies first round pick last year number 25 and they get a warriors first rounder that is top 4 protected this year in 2024. Boston got away with another fleece. Add the wizards and grizzlies to the Nets and 76ers as team Boston has gotten in trades.
The blazers own that pick from the Celtics trading for jrue
Celtics are not invincible ,can be beaten my man!
this cupcake schedule out of the break got y’all talking crazy lmao bucks are food in the playoffs for the heat celtics and knicks
3-1 against Heat, 3-1 against Knicks and 1-1 against Celtics. Btw Bucks are still the only team that have blown out the Celtics this season. Beat them by 33 points. Keep doubting the Bucks, they were doubted in 2021, I think they need that energy this season as well.
LOL The Bucks have already won the season series with both the Heat and Knicks and that was under Griffith.They beat the Celtics down by 33 the last time out, also under Griffith. If they beat those teams handily under Griffith, you cannot the Bucks are food for those 3 teams. YOU are the one who is crazy. And ignorant.
@@chriskay1449relying on regular season records to save y’all lmao howd that go vs the 8th seed?
@@invictatewahedo8595u mean the Knicks before the deadline the heat before February and the Celtics when they weren’t trying? Y’all are comedy lmao nobody is worried about the bucks out east lmao
@@Qyu24 Last year is irrelevant. Bucks have a completely different team. They already handled the Heat with a worse coach. Sit down.
JJ can you please get someone on your show besides this guy. There’s so many former players you could team up with to provide additional insight for the game.
Your current cohost is no more knowledgeable about basketball than an average NBA fan.
Now they look like a good team? You guys are so quick to throw trash on something. Not giving it time to work. MIL doesn’t have to win the Chip this year. Nobody does it the first yr other than Warriors wit KD. Smh media smh