TJ finished in double figures, he was once again the difference.
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TJ finished in double figures, he was once again the difference.
Kuzma was very atrocious here. He should have contributed a lot to the team with lillard missing.
[QUOTE=Axe;14993693]Kuzma was very atrocious here. He should have contributed a lot to the team with lillard missing.[/QUOTE]
It was a bad trade.
Kyle Kuzma became the second player this season to record 0 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks while playing 20 or more minutes on a game.
Bucks could've used Middleton today. Instead they wanted quintuple zero.
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There must be a Wilt photoshop with Kuzma's head and 5 0s on the paper somewhere online.
It's officially being reported that Dame will be back by game two or three. Or at least aiming to.
For anyone that cares Lillard is officially upgraded to questionable for Game 2 tomorrow. He had a full practice last Thursday.
Lillard averaged 31.3 points, 5.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds during the playoffs for the Bucks last season with Giannis missing the playoffs.
I'm not changing my pick of Bucks in 5. I'll live with it being wrong and give the Pacers their kudos, but for some reason I totally forgot Doc Rivers was coaching them and how much I loathe Doc Rivers and his overratedness. I should've picked Pacers in 5 or 6. :oldlol:
Reason I post this is because I just read a story where Rivers defended Kyle Kuzma's quintuple zero performance...
[QUOTE=Doc Rivers]“It’s hard to score when you don’t touch the ball. Kuzma can play, we just gotta involve him and we gotta make sure to keep him involved.[/QUOTE]
...he doesn't bring up the fact of zero rebounds or zero steals. He didn't touch the ball at all even defensively. And guess what? Rivers will probably start his dumbass again out there when he should come off the bench.
Source: [url]https://bolavip.com/en/nba/bucks-head-coach-doc-rivers-addresses-kyle-kuzmas-scoreless-performance-in-loss-to-pacers[/url]
The Lillaird return makes a major difference on paper, pretty sure that go and Giannis were the highest-scoring duo. He gives them a second scorer, an outside shooter, and maybe makes it easier for roleplayers offensively. On the flip side he's a defensive negative but Antetokuonmpo's support was so bad that it should result be worth it.
[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green;14994551]The Lillaird return makes a major difference on paper, pretty sure that go and Giannis were the highest-scoring duo. He gives them a second scorer, an outside shooter, and maybe makes it easier for roleplayers offensively. On the flip side he's a defensive negative but Antetokuonmpo's support was so bad that it should result be worth it.[/QUOTE]
Also, I'm not sure if he was active since he's been out for a month until he was cleared. I think he might've had a month where he just sat around a did nothing but rest? Ramping up less than a week before the playoffs and asking Dame Time to arrive would be a lot for anyone to do coming back from a blood clot recovery that as the doctors put it, "We've never seen anything like this before" in terms of how fast he came back.
But even then I want him back. Lillard and Giannis have NOT played one playoff game together since he arrived there.
The conditioning is probably why he didn't come back immediately. He won't have his normal stamina but it's the playoffs so if there's no danger to his health then he should give them whatever he can.
Kuzma is up to 25 consecutive minutes total with a quintuple zero.
[QUOTE=Meticode;14995021]Kuzma is up to 25 consecutive minutes total with a quintuple zero.[/QUOTE]
0-7 in that time too :roll:
[QUOTE=RRR3;14995022]0-7 in that time too :roll:[/QUOTE]
Jesus Christ...27 minutes now. How long is Rivers going to drag this out?