Bucks @ Suns - March 24th, 2025 (106-108)

[amber adder]

and u come in here and CAPS LOCK us all

[safe trellis]

not gonna get it done

[junior iris]

we lost cause KD scored 40

[reef zephyr]

Close game in the clutch doc as the coach u think we’re winning?

[junior iris]

lets be real

if KD doesnt go off we win

[long raptor]

We’re either gonna witness the greatest lock in known to man come April or we’re gonna be crashing out watching us get bounced no in between

[pseudo zealot]

its both a player + coaching issue, we consistently look like dogshit in ATO clutch possessions and either fumble the play or let up an open look

[sacred harbor]

helll nah

[safe trellis]

KD goes off pretty regularly

[junior iris]

no other suns did anything besides Booker for the game winner

[safe trellis]

we could def still win with him going off

[long raptor]

Fuck no twin 💔💔

[junior iris]

KD beat us by himself AGAIN

[sacred harbor]

yeah, im kinda used to these losses now, so wouldnt even be surprised

[safe trellis]

Kuzma clutch play wasted smh

[long raptor]

Same I guess

[amber adder]

took some wild shots

[safe trellis]

AJ Green…

[amber adder]

open 3s missed in the 4th

[long raptor]

Not even as mad as I usually am

[past cargo]

What you guys were saying was basically “Doc’s plan was to have Brook shoot a turnaround fadeaway” when it was clearly a panic shot that happened because the play that was actually drawn got broken up due to the players’ messing up

[long raptor]

I’m jus numb

[sacred harbor]

that pacers game nullified me

[amber adder]

one person said that.

[junior iris]

can you see now why we are last in 4th quarter offense?

[safe trellis]

AJ minutes need to go down quickly

[sly holly]

Lmao nah

[safe trellis]

bring Ajax back

[sacred harbor]

gotta have a better panic shot than that tho

[junior iris]

AJ has not been good for a while

[safe trellis]

1.7s what do you mean a better panic shot

[amber adder]

literally one person complained about brook.

[past cargo]

You have 5 seconds to inbound the ball and 1.7 to shoot, you have to pass it to whoever’s open once the play is broken

[sacred harbor]

yeah wtf is this shooting slump btw

[safe trellis]

.bs mil

[simple haven]

we beat the nets in the playoffs with a panic brick from brook, remember

[sacred harbor]

yeah somebody else has to come to the ball too like trent

[amber adder]

NO

tf would he have done

[full basin]

maybe his minutes getting cut i dunno

[sly holly]

Brook wasn't the problem

[amber adder]

go ahead and look at chat again

[safe trellis]

if AJ isn’t hitting I don’t see why he gets to play over Ajax

[past cargo]

Man I gotta work at 7

[amber adder]

i just did for you

[safe trellis]

will be sleepy tomorrow

[amber adder]

one person talked about brook

[past cargo]

It’s not about Brook

[amber adder]

be ez my friend

[past cargo]

It’s about the idea that what happened on the floor was what was drawn up

[junior iris]

@safe trellis

[sacred harbor]

he not playing in the offs unfortunately

[amber adder]

i think most of us knew that doc didnt draw up a brook fadeaway

in despiration

[sacred harbor]

we 0-4 when trent has 19 😭

[safe trellis]

some tough percentages tonight

[drifting sphinx]

No one else even realizes them running into eachother at they end they just blaming Brook

[safe trellis]

wait we wasted a Giannis 3 pointer too

damn

[round prairie]

Doc Rivers during the timeout: “let’s have Devin Booker wide open for a mid range”

[simple haven]

i don't know if kuz doing the inbound pass is smart tbh. he's tall so he can pass easier but i don't think he got the vision and composure for that

[drifting sphinx]

A clutch one too

We wasted a kuz 4 point play

[safe trellis]

interesting

[amber adder]

again, ONE PERSON SAID SOMETHING ABOUT BROOK

[sly holly]

Who was blaming Brook?

[pseudo zealot]

anyone blaming brook for that final shot should go to bed, the bigger issue is our players either are not properly prepped, forget what they're supposed to be doing, or simply don't care to be in the correct position and idk which one is worse

[safe trellis]

Turan was mad at people thinking that was the drawn up play

[amber adder]

omg im gonna have a stroke

[safe trellis]

Idk why Brook is being discussed

[sly holly]

This

[drifting sphinx]

People on insta and Twitter are cooking him 😭

[safe trellis]

actually some people did say it was a bad shot lol

[amber adder]

not here

[safe trellis]

but that’s pretty dumb

[simple haven]

they're not people

[median belfry]

Why was booker so open during the shit

[amber adder]

idc about fuckin bird app and crackbook

[drifting sphinx]

Yes at least we are better here

[amber adder]

right

[safe trellis]

Bud drew up a good play

[median belfry]

Shit

[sly holly]

This is a consistent problem which is indicative of a coaching breakdown

And idc who doesn't like it. Doc the probllleeemmmm

[amber adder]

bud forgot to tell em to not run into each other tho

[sacred harbor]

that was a nice drawn up play

[drifting sphinx]

Even with all the shitters know better

[safe trellis]

I have no reason to think this team shouldn’t foul

Like that’s twice now we’ve lost in a dumb way

[sacred harbor]

we have a great roster on paper and the team is underperforming

has to be the coach then

[safe trellis]

at least give yourself time for a clutch play

[amber adder]

we r old

[swift pewter]

We just getting worse and worse....fucking hell....

[amber adder]

4th quarter troubles is a sign of conditioning and age

[median belfry]

Brook shouldn’t close on defense ngl

[amber adder]

and stale offense

[sacred harbor]

but gotta be smarter tho with experience

[amber adder]

defense getting exposed

KD had way too many open shots

[simple rampart]

And stupidity
And stubbornness
And ineptitude

[amber adder]

uncontested

[amber adder]

the way g's minutes are handled

[safe trellis]

Is it a big cookie comment… without an ellipsis…

[simple haven]

our clutch defense is good in general, it's the offense that lets us down. but yeah the smart thing is to have the game in your hands

[amber adder]

it wasnt even dame time

i thought it was

[safe trellis]

While I agree the clutch defense with like 10 seconds left hasn’t worked lol

[tame onyx]

Speaking of stale, I just heard a bucks fan say dairy bird is spoiled milk 😂 🥛

[amber adder]

yea booker got a great shot

[safe trellis]

After the Pacers game I would think deciding to foul is mandatory

[sly holly]

Common denominator common denominating

[amber adder]

cuz brook was guarding him??

[simple haven]

booker and kd are bucket getters so it was dumb to bet they'll miss

[simple rampart]

It's y that's a dumb nickname.

We need to push,

GREEN LIGHT

[candid violet]

I need a break

[amber adder]

GREEN BEAN

[pseudo zealot]

does aj really have a green light atp tho

[amber adder]

no

hes gotta get it back by playoffs

[candid violet]

I figured after AJ got that layup he’d make a couple

[safe trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/first-time-meme-first-time-the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-gif-24656975

[simple rampart]

The AJG cut to the rim was super nice

[sly holly]

People like to think players they don't like are ass and won't get a wide open bucket even though they're known for hitting wide open buckets

[amber adder]

i have a goldfish memory plz

let me have this

ounce of hope

[safe trellis]

AJ playoff minutes… I’m already dreading them

[median belfry]

Brook didn’t even contest on books shot

[safe trellis]

would love to be wrong

[median belfry]

Uhhh

[safe trellis]

Even if you don’t think Brook should have been in, we are down two bigs rn

[candid violet]

There was a weird moving screen tho, he was stuck

[tame onyx]

Greenlight makes the most sense. His last name is green. Green light is a popular phrase in bball But ppl like silly stuff.

[safe trellis]

I keep forgetting Bobby exists omg

[amber adder]

he went to hoop instad of the stepback

[pseudo zealot]

asking brook to keep up with book is already a lost cause, he did what he could

[amber adder]

hes slow

[candid violet]

If only we had a great stretch 4..

[amber adder]

he shouldnt have been guarding booker

[latent dagger]

Same

[amber adder]

he wasnt stuck

[simple rampart]

Rollins should have helped defensively too.
Just stood in the corner and watched

[amber adder]

he had like a brain fart

[candid violet]

We don’t get outrebounded tonight with Bobby

[simple haven]

we can talk about the clutch time but the problem all season has been consistent 48 minutes of effort. we didn't control the boards and we settled for threes too much

[reef zephyr]

Hey I’m in Kevin durant

[amber adder]

should i defend the basket or defend booker?

[median belfry]

I don’t like brook in game in final possessions

[safe trellis]

most of the 3s were open tonight

[candid violet]

Get outta the way I see my Bobby

[safe trellis]

except for like KPJ lol

[pseudo zealot]

gary was the one who got trapped and forced brook to switch, dont think it was either ones fault really

[amber adder]

cant wait till that bp pack hits

[simple rampart]

Why was Gary so lost on that Booker shot ?

[safe trellis]

just a good game plan

[candid violet]

Moving screen!

[junior iris]

ajs defnse is not good enough to be out there when hes not making 3s

[simple rampart]

Trailing.
Got stuck behind the screen and Brook

[amber adder]

REFS fault

AS ALWAYS

[safe trellis]

been saying this for weeks

[timber drum]

A perfect screen

[safe trellis]

I want Ajax back

[simple haven]

yeah but their rim protection is slim, and if we attacked the paint more they would have fouled out

[simple rampart]

Prince isn't any better

[candid violet]

I got an angry addition beer at the place I’m at

[candid violet]

I’m begrudgingly finishing it

[drifting sphinx]

Refs been hating us this whole season

[amber adder]

AJ, GTJ, Prince all provide roughly the same amt of defense to me

maybe in that order tho

aj least, prince best

[simple haven]

every* season

[safe trellis]

That’s fair enough, but only Kuzma/G/Brook can really do that

[simple rampart]

I agree.
A hot AJG tho,
Makes us unbeatable

[junior iris]

Doc better have a real good reason for not playing Ajax

[safe trellis]

And they did tonight

[candid violet]

The double on elbow post steals were nice, we just didn’t get any more in the 2nd half

[safe trellis]

Role players are too tiny

[amber adder]

how do we heat him up

[drifting sphinx]

This season has especially been really bad

[safe trellis]

Ajax has many faults but if AJ is missing I think he can play

[amber adder]

didnt play ajax because surprise, hes still not an nba player

[simple rampart]

More mins with G

[candid violet]

His length saves him a bit

[drifting sphinx]

I still can’t believe that hornets game we lost because of the refs

[junior iris]

We were winning with AJAX

[safe trellis]

Season turned around with Ajax

I feel like he can get some minutes

[candid violet]

Ngl I’m glad I missed in retrospect

[simple rampart]

Because of Kuzmas 30% shooting,

We can't have Ajax out there too

[junior iris]

dont play them together

[safe trellis]

they don’t have to play at the same time

[drifting sphinx]

For who? Green when he’s slumping?

[safe trellis]

funnily enough tho Ajax has a good 3p percentage lol

[junior iris]

Ajax is a better 3 point shooter

then Kuz

[amber adder]

im ANTI AJAX

idc who knows i t

[simple haven]

no fun allowed

[pseudo zealot]

give him the thanasty chip role, let him loose for a min at the end of each q and let him cook defensively

[drifting sphinx]

His problem is scoring inside his 3s are fine

[safe trellis]

yes. I just feel like we might as well try. he’s a good connector

[amber adder]

u cant have ajax out there when the team is ALREADY TRIPLE or QUADRUPLE covering giannis

EVERY FUCKIN PLAY

[junior iris]

how about we give AJ DNPs and see how ajax does

[drifting sphinx]

It’s hard to play a good team with a player who is hard to pass to or make a play inside

[pseudo zealot]

well dame is supposed to alleviate that when he's back

[drifting sphinx]

He’s very Ben Simmons

[amber adder]

especially with no dame to space

[junior iris]

like people are not even scared of AJ at this point

[drifting sphinx]

Ben Simmons if Ben Simmons can shoot

I take Ajax over Ben

[timber drum]

KPJ was so inconsistent whole night. One great play then turnover the next play

[pseudo zealot]

nah its the opposite, people got the scouting report on AJ and started to defend him better

[amber adder]

yea

thats part of it

hes still missing open shots

[safe trellis]

I don’t want to remove AJ, I feel like it’s important to let shooters shoot, I just don’t think he should be out there for so long

[junior iris]

but hes missing wide open 3s

[amber adder]

but so are other people

[drifting sphinx]

And when he gets hot he stays out there

[junior iris]

so yeah hes being guarded better but hes still missing 3s he should make

[simple haven]

andre disrupts opponent stars rhythm, he's invaluable for that alone. doc needs to deploy him when necessary

[candid violet]

Logging off, be well y’all.

[drifting sphinx]

Happens to the best

[amber adder]

peace

[pseudo zealot]

he's not used to the uptick in defensive attention so he's overthinking when he's open? idk what goes on in his head but being guarded more thoroughly might make even the easy shots feel more pressured

[simple rampart]

I still say,
Start ajg and gtj.

[timber drum]

Doc is saving AJ for the playoffs

[junior iris]

when your only job is to make 3s you cant say that

[simple rampart]

Also,
This is year 3 for AJG.
high in games and minutes played

[latent dagger]

Yea I don’t really understand the complete drop off in minutes since deadline , maybe limited but I’ve seen him literally once or twice. I get that KPJ can bring a similar defensive level but has just an infinite more offense than Ajax but damn

[junior iris]

we have worse players then ajax playing

rn

how can doc justify this

[reef zephyr]

Like?

[junior iris]

Aj

[reef zephyr]

Who else?

[junior iris]

Prince to a extent

same thing with AJ

[simple haven]

there'll always be complaints either way. let's see if doc can use the tools accordingly when it matters most

[reef zephyr]

3rd in 3 points shooting percentage

[timber drum]

I would put AJ on booker rather than Green

[junior iris]

if hes not making 3s he doesnt offer much

[junior iris]

look at his stats recently

[amber adder]

crazy takes weekend

[junior iris]

hes not been playing well

[amber adder]

ajax better than prince and green?

[safe trellis]

TP starting aggravates me but I don’t expect it to change

[amber adder]

hes got his corner

[junior iris]

he offers more

[amber adder]

he wasnt the issue

ajax offers one thing

ball pressure/fouls

depending on how refs call it

[junior iris]

whats the point of having AJ out there if hes not making 3s?

[amber adder]

umm to hope that he makes the next one?

and the slump is over?

like hes top 10 in 3pt%

[junior iris]

and when do you see that happening?

[amber adder]

u dont sit ur way out of a shooting slump

maybe when u have another spacer like dame playing

[junior iris]

hes been bad with Dame

[amber adder]

not sure about that

[junior iris]

Hes been bad for weeks now

not consistent at all

maybe play him 5-10 minutes

but not to the extent hes playing now

[full basin]

I wonder if we can bring the intensity from the cup finals back

[amber adder]

aj still shooting 41.6% from 3

[junior iris]

if the intensity isnt up by now its looking bad at when its gonna pick up again

[amber adder]

so yall are crazy to sit him

[simple haven]

the intensity is there most of the time, we just have so many bad habits

[amber adder]

last 10 he is at 39%

so SLIGHT drop

[junior iris]

he went 0-4

tonight

[amber adder]

ya and 50% against lakers and okc

[junior iris]

im not saying bench him all together

[junior surge]

kuzma isn't goin to the bench 🤣

[junior iris]

he just needs to get his minutes cut down

[amber adder]

hes not quite kyle korver yet

[junior surge]

oh aj green

[golden light]

OK Rick Pitino

[amber adder]

a shooter is gonna have an off game or two

even dame

[junior iris]

1 good game in 10

[full basin]

Managing turnovers, optimizing fouls, getting Giannis and Dame's pick and roll flowing, maximizing height in the perimeter...

[junior iris]

maybe 2

[junior surge]

is that not AJAX?

[junior iris]

hes averaging 1 make a game

[safe trellis]

It’s AJ Green 😔

Ajax doesn’t even play these days 🕊️

[junior surge]

ajax not gettin mins yall

he was statistically part of some of the bucks worst lineups all year

[golden light]

AJG there's at least the fear he will heat up

[simple haven]

stats are misleading

[junior iris]

if hes bad just bench him again

[amber adder]

you dont need 12-15 pts to have a good game

[junior iris]

but to not even play ajax is crazy

[amber adder]

being out there and spacing for giannis is sometimes the best thing you can do

stop staring at the stats and watch the ball

[latent dagger]

What im sayin

[full basin]

Ajax vert go crazy

we're missing that 😦

[golden light]

Kuzma takes the AJAX role

[simple haven]

i've seen andre being a force in a playoff game and in cup final. aj green unfortunately seems like a guy that will brick when pressure is high, hope i'm wrong

[junior iris]

I want AJ to play well

I dont want to be hating on him

[golden light]

its all about spacing

Kuzma already takes the athletic but slightly ruins spacing tole

They cant leave AJG open

[junior surge]

yall said that abt GTJ and he started hittin shots

[golden light]

they can leave AJax open

[amber adder]

kuzma is just a slightly better and taller ajax

[junior iris]

they have been leaving AJ open

[junior surge]

aj green just goin thru a rough patch

[amber adder]

that can create better on offense

[junior iris]

and hes been missing

[golden light]

Sims is a better and taller AJax when he returns

[full basin]

giannis drives in the defenders with brook on help defence leaving 3 open on the 3

[amber adder]

they arent leaving him open, they are doubling/tripling giannis

so at the LEAST aj green is open

they are NOT swinging the ball

not wearing down the defense

[safe trellis]

everyone knew he was struggling bc of his back

[amber adder]

yep

back spasms no joke

[safe trellis]

he changed our broke ass life

[junior surge]

AJ prolly got fatigue

[junior iris]

okay if AJ turns it up I will apologize

But it needs to happen ASAP

[safe trellis]

sounds like less minutes is the perfect solution

[golden light]

Sims and bobby back for the B2B vs the 'stones which will be important for seeding

[simple haven]

he's just not a 20' player, use him like korver with designed plays for him here and there

[junior surge]

you ain't gettin ajax wid doc in charge I'm afraid

[sly holly]

I just want a clutch game that doesn't end in disappointment more than once in every blue moon

[full basin]

can't wait for Sims to get back

[safe trellis]

I mean we got Ajax bc of doc

[full basin]

him and Dame go crazy

[junior surge]

he had to do it lol

[junior iris]

We get Ryan Rollins but not ajax

[safe trellis]

but I’m not expecting him to come back atp

[junior surge]

the team was 2-8

[junior iris]

Doc does play young guys

[golden light]

Ryan Rollins can shoot

[junior surge]

too close to the playoffs now

[safe trellis]

Not until they realize they aren’t above fouling

[junior iris]

im saying doc plays young guys

so him not playing ajax cause hes young is not a excuse

[junior surge]

doc always been a young guy hater lol

lets be real lmao

[safe trellis]

They can be decent in the 4th quarter but those final 10 seconds are a struggle

[golden light]

Him playing a 2 way player but not ajax should tell you what he thinks about him

[golden light]

Nah thats not it

[safe trellis]

I don’t think Ajax got demoted for being young. It’s bc he can’t do anything in the dunker spot

[simple haven]

the whole roster is playable, some guys gonna be benched either way, can't please everyone

[golden light]

AJG and Rollins getting mad minutes

[junior surge]

ajax need a new jumper lmao

[junior iris]

4th seed is probably gone

[junior surge]

that shii so broke 😭

[junior iris]

so

[amber adder]

rollins disappeared in the 2nd half

[safe trellis]

they gotta play for fifth seed now. it can always get worse ✌🏾

should have won those easy games I don’t feel bad for them

[junior iris]

at least we will not be in the play in

[amber adder]

this has always been the true bucks motto

remember its bucks in 6

[gritty lantern]

Bucks in Six
For the culture

[amber adder]

not bucks sweep

[simple haven]

bucks in six (seed)

[gritty lantern]

Bucks in Six
For the culture

[junior iris]

Honestly we can beat the Knicks

so I wouldnt mind it

[safe trellis]

Haven’t done it all season

[junior iris]

Yeah well we have a chance soon

[safe trellis]

People seem to be against playing the Pacers, but it’s prob our best matchup 💀

[latent dagger]

I’m fine w the Pacers

Lwokey

They been talking shit

[golden light]

I wish there was a way we could go against the stones instead of the pavers

[simple haven]

idc about the opponents honestly, we gotta beat everyone if we're serious anyway

[junior iris]

playing the pistons the last 2 days of the season to avoid the 6th seed 💀

[golden light]

Im so tired of haliburtons face

[median belfry]

Sadly I don’t think we can tank those games

[junior iris]

yes ofc we cant

they are like one game behind us

[sly holly]

.5 game

[junior iris]

thats literally our season right there

[sly holly]

Definitely preferred to the Knicks

People wanna face the Knicks over the Pacers? 😭

[junior iris]

in all liklehood we will be the 5th seed

vs the pacers

unless they start losing crazy games

and we actually turn up

[sly holly]

At this point it's either 5 or 6

[safe trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/was-pops-wrong-gif-3182952423299865297

ikr

[junior iris]

Thibs overplaying starters 🤞

[amber adder]

some knick fan was here earlier complaining about josh hart

someone else told me how good he was playin

so i guess hes a divisive player lol

[junior iris]

did you see the stats

he was actually bad

[sly holly]

A guarantee tbh

[amber adder]

seems to just be his shooting %

tired

tired legs = low %s

[reef zephyr]

Tbh

Today

Aj green and kpj let us down

I’m only not saying kuzma cause of the 4point play

[reef zephyr]

Y did I get muted lol

[amber adder]

spoiling

[reef zephyr]

Oh mb I didn’t know

[amber adder]

nothin personal

[reef zephyr]

I was watching on nba stream cast didn’t think I was ahead

[amber adder]

sok