Ben McCormick

This is dope. Great holiday
market, and go buy this great book

I’m with you. I don’t believe in a big market conspiracy, but I can’t rule it out. Especially before the league shows any backbone on the Clippers scandal.

I’m going to make sure it’s real, but the first 2-3 minutes of the second half is what told me they could use a coaching change.

The ball was POPPING. Like, we did it! Zing-zing, like Pacers last season. Then…it just died.

This team has it in them to play modern NBA ball. They just don’t.

This is a stone cold fact

Avdija is scary this season. They’re hurt and on a road B2B but Bucks still only favored by 1.5 points 🤦‍♂️

I feel very seen. I fell asleep until the final sequence, and I never fall asleep in a theater

The last part is what I’m saying!

Doc said Myles struggles to shoot the open shots because there’s more freedom in MKE than he had in Indy…

Um.

Is this why there aren’t AJ pin downs? Or why actions start late? Where the most effective teams have prescriptive systems, the Bucks have “freedom”

Maybe play like the best teams? 🤷‍♂️

With no GA, Ajax is much more playable.

Anybody else’s national broadcast on NBA TV just turn into other NBA programming?

Idk if the company can tell me but I’d bet Ken Jennings is a Defector subscriber

But also the $800 answer was so…basic?

Love that he immediately pivoted away from the category hahaha

Grizzlies watchers:

Is Vince Williams Jr a good passer?

I am perplexed. Could easily answer hell yes or no from what little I’ve seen this year

Play Sears and play Nance. The Bucks just think they’re stuck playing Cole and Bobby

Taking 6 threes won’t win you any NBA game, GA or no GA

Theres no way the offense is executing whatever game plan Doc had going into this one yet

FWIW, Luka is taking 1.2 shots per game at the rim. Giannis takes 18. Luka averages more free throws.

This is beyond messed up from the Pacers.

Do they really think their own players don’t notice this? Try getting them to take a discount or a team option year now.

It’s wild how much they’re carrying water when the FO screwed it up offering him 3/66 when he went and got 4/107

I’ve wondered about Melo if Doc could convince him to be serious like he did KPJ (so far), but the impingement stuff scary. Chronic

This thread rules.

Recent books I haven’t seen mentioned but are spectacular:

THE BARN by Wright Thompson
THEY CAN’T KILL US UNTIL THEY KILL US - Hanif Abdurraqib
THE UNDOING PROJECT - Michael Lewis

Courtside with Gale Klappa: Doc Rivers Joins To Talk Giannis’ Injury Update, Ryan Rollins’ Rise, and the Bucks’ Push for the NBA Cup

Great nugget on this podcast (other than Doc scooping everyone with the GA update)

Today is a blackout day where Bucks players are told to stay home and rest. Ryan Rollins was the first player to try to get into the gym anyway.

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I would read a book on the Adrian Griffin tenure. Got fired with an insanely good record. It’s honestly incredible

Go Bucks imo

Great shout. Probably the right answer.

Naji Marshall somewhere in that neighborhood too

Gotta be RR + KPJ - GA, imo. Need min 2 guys who can bend a defense from 2nd side and get a paint touch.

Cole + RR mins have been limited bc of KPJ's injury (only 57 possessions).

AJG, GTJ, Amir, Harris, BP, MT, and TP are made in a lab to space off GA.

A wing who can space/get to the paint >>>

Gist from Doc is “we were so tired after last night.”

My guy, the Lakers played last night! In New Orleans!

Eric Nehm: “How do you compete better on [back to backs]?”

Doc: “I don’t know”

😬

Horst wanted him too 🤷‍♂️