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Budenholzer's regular season win pct. is .589 (and that includes his last year in Atlanta at 24-58, .293) and playoffs its .514, definitely an issue.
Are players really that scared of mid-range in today's game? I know he knocks those down over and over in practice.
I know they won last night... thanks, Bruce!... but this right here is why Milwaukee will never win anything the way they currently play.
https://twitter.com/rod_strickland/status/1403199271453691905
this... this shit don't work in the playoffs - especially in the later rounds. He's giving you a wide open 15 foot jumper. If you can't take it? Well then you need to be taking less shots off the dribble in the half court and more shots in the post or off basket cuts.
Giannis is a monster in the regular season playing this way. He's guardable in the post season. When everyone knows that you're never going to pull up and shoot a jumper, it's easier to game plan for (it's also a bit of an indictment of the threes or layups over-analytical approach, alas - different conversation for a different day)
I know it's not being "scared," per se, it's adhering rigidly to a coaching philosophy and league trend that has been phasing out mid-range jumpers based on the statistics you cited. But really, as Mikal, said, the larger issue is a lack of imagination on offense in general.I think it’s a more complex science than that - over the course of a game, once you take into account fouls, turnovers, FG%, etc., longer jumpers just aren’t lucrative.
In some ways, yes - players are trained to think that the midrange is a bad shot. And yes, there are stats that back that up. But there's a time and place. When you completely eliminate even OPEN mid range jumpers from your game? You become predictable, especially in the playoffs when everyone is good.Are players really that scared of mid-range in today's game? I know he knocks those down over and over in practice.
I know it's not being "scared," per se, it's adhering rigidly to a coaching philosophy and league trend that has been phasing out mid-range jumpers based on the statistics you cited. But really, as Mikal, said, the larger issue is a lack of imagination on offense in general.
The rumors of the Bucks demise were greatly exaggerated, apparently
Don't forget Bruce BrownAll it took was the collective basketball intelligentsia of Interference to declare them cooked (and maybe a Kyrie snapped ankle).
If those guys don't play the Bucks have instantly flipped the matchup problem. The same issues that existed previously are still there (how many charges did Giannis have??) but the Nets are just not that good without those guys.So a best out of 3 series now. So many questions. Will Harden and/or Irving come back? Will the Bucks be able to sustain how they looked in Game 4?
If those guys don't play the Bucks have instantly flipped the matchup problem. The same issues that existed previously are still there (how many charges did Giannis have??) but the Nets are just not that good without those guys.
the Nets are just not that good without those guys.
And Durant definitely has trust issues with the rest of the roster. How many times yesterday did the ball never leave his hands on an entire possession...at least a kajillion.
He forced a lot of tough/contested shots after Kyrie was gone.
If that happens again, Bucks should be in good shape (so clearly with that statement I just dealt them the death knell, sorry Mikal).
Well he's played like, what, 20 games with those guys?And Durant definitely has trust issues with the rest of the roster. How many times yesterday did the ball never leave his hands on an entire possession...at least a kajillion.
He forced a lot of tough/contested shots after Kyrie was gone.
If that happens again, Bucks should be in good shape (so clearly with that statement I just dealt them the death knell, sorry Mikal).
Well he's played like, what, 20 games with those guys?
The #1 question for the Nets was health - and ironically the guy who most people thought would probably be the one to wear down is the only guy left standing.
Bucks have a huge opportunity here. Very similar to Houston a few years back when they had the chance to knock out Golden State after KD hurt his calf.
Just don't tell Mikal how that one turned out.
Dude really needs to stop taking 3s.