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1 hour ago, Expert Poster said:

Some of it is just Giannis being hard to stop/defend, so I don't necessarily mind us having fewer attempts. But there have been like 4 bad calls or no-calls on fouls so far, and 3 of them have gone in the Bucks' favor. 

Giannis definitely forces the issue but our boys were too and not getting calls!

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11 hours ago, blkbigdog35 said:

Giannis definitely forces the issue but our boys were too and not getting calls!

I wished we picked him up a LOT earlier because he is He!! when he gets a full head of steam. 
 

With that said, the officiating needs to be more consistent. I get that G is going to get MORE calls because of who he is, but it should’ve been closer last night with Trae getting that same benefit because he is THAT GUY as well on our team and the fans come to see him as well.

He got knocked to the floor WAY TOO MANY TIMES to not put a whistle on it! 

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10 hours ago, DonGonnaFindTFOut said:

 

Hawks are up on the Bucks *** this year so far.

 

Saw on Twitter that the Hawks are the only team to beat the Bucks with Giannis playing so far this season.

 

 

.....did it twice!!!

Playing them in preseason took ANY Ora away from them and the Hawks have literally no fear of anything this team does to them. 
 

Not a team the Bucks want to see in May indeed!

 

 

Now if we could only be the same way against Toronto! 

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11 hours ago, blkbigdog35 said:

 

That’s exactly what you’re looking for from him from a statistical perspective. 

If that is his baseline now, I expect him to gain more confidence as the season goes and slightly increase all of those numbers as his PT will probably move up as well. 

If he is a 10 4 2 guy, that is awesome and he isn’t that far from that now!

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The defense has looked so much more active and connected this year. Some of that was to be expected just with a more defensive-minded cast of players, but I also think bringing in a noted defensive assistant like Mike Longabardi is paying off. Seems like there's a greater level of emphasis and accountability there. 

I love that our top 4 guys in the PF/C rotation are all capable of paying high level defense. JJ is the weakest link just due to inexperience, but even he plays really impressive defense for large stretches. Loved Gallo, but he was always someone teams could attack and exploit on that end, and that option just isn't there anymore. 

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9 hours ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

That’s exactly what you’re looking for from him from a statistical perspective. 

If that is his baseline now, I expect him to gain more confidence as the season goes and slightly increase all of those numbers as his PT will probably move up as well. 

If he is a 10 4 2 guy, that is awesome and he isn’t that far from that now!

I agree but let’s hope Nate keeps him in the rotation!

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8 hours ago, jayu70 said:

Big game vs the smeltics tomorrow. We get another chance to knock off the #1 East team and end a streak.

Trae vs Smart

DJ vs Brown

Hunter vs Tatum

JC vs G. Williams

Cap vs Horford.

Hunter again has to be the X-factor, can't let Tatum coast on defense, he has to stay aggressive and get to the freethrow line.

Should be an interesting game. 

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9 hours ago, jayu70 said:

Big game vs the smeltics tomorrow. We get another chance to knock off the #1 East team and end a streak.

Trae vs Smart

DJ vs Brown

Hunter vs Tatum

JC vs G. Williams

Cap vs Horford.

Hunter again has to be the X-factor, can't let Tatum coast on defense, he has to stay aggressive and get to the freethrow line.

 

Gonna have to set my reminder for this one. I tend to forget some Hawks games are on.

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9 hours ago, jayu70 said:

Big game vs the smeltics tomorrow. We get another chance to knock off the #1 East team and end a streak.

Trae vs Smart

DJ vs Brown

Hunter vs Tatum

JC vs G. Williams

Cap vs Horford.

Hunter again has to be the X-factor, can't let Tatum coast on defense, he has to stay aggressive and get to the freethrow line.

I haven't seen much of the Celtics so far this year, and I know Robert Williams is out so their defense isn't whole right now, but if they're switching everything like they did last year, this will be a game where we get to see if the Hawks have solutions that they lacked vs. the Heat in the playoffs. 

So far, I think the Raptors are the only team we've faced that switches a ton, and while we shot okay, we were annihilated in transition, with a -12 turnover differential being a large factor in the beatdown. 

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13 hours ago, jayu70 said:

Big game vs the smeltics tomorrow. We get another chance to knock off the #1 East team and end a streak.

Trae vs Smart

DJ vs Brown

Hunter vs Tatum

JC vs G. Williams

Cap vs Horford.

Hunter again has to be the X-factor, can't let Tatum coast on defense, he has to stay aggressive and get to the freethrow line.

Hunter is definitely the X-factor.  I have watched a couple of Celtics games and I have noticed Tatum has improved defensively.  I want to see Hunter make him work on both ends of the floor.  Brown and DJM is going to be an awesome matchup.  Trae needs to keep his head dealing with Smart.  CC has been playing well and JC needs to be assertive in the game crashing the boards and looking to score and getting Williams into foul trouble.  I got a feeling that with this game being on National TV Trae may finally have one of those spectacular nights!

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