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RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: January 30, 2017, 5:46 pm
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What are your most important takeaways from the first half of
the season?
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: adamcoffman
Date: January 30, 2017, 7:23 pm
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I find that I have to keep reminding myself to maintain
perspective, particularly while the team is struggling like it
is. Expectations weren't high when Khris went down, and the
Bucks are probably still outpacing most of their projections.
With that out of the way, I've been more than satisfied with
what Giannis and Jabari have added to their games, which was
really more of the goal in the first place. Moose has reinvented
himself, Brogdon has been a revelation, and the Beasley and
Snell trades look better and better as time goes on. There are
clearly some issues to be worked out, but I'm happy with how the
season has gone from a talent perspective.
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: guest10
Date: January 30, 2017, 8:50 pm
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My big takeaway from the first half of this season? The sky is
truly the limit for Giannis Antetokounmpo. He's shown that he
continues to improve year-after-year. He's already proven to be
an elite defender -- something I did not expect-- and every game
there seems to be a new wrinkle to his offensive skillset. I no
longer doubt that he'll add a consistent jumpshot, and I truly
believe he's on the verge of becoming a top five player in the
league. Even during the struggles he's been a pleasure to watch.
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: heffernon
Date: January 31, 2017, 4:28 pm
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My biggest takeaway is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has officially
become the face of this franchise and gives the Bucks a real
chance to win a championship going forward. Everything else
about the season has been relatively depressing even though the
Bucks are who we thought they would be without Khris Middleton.
But watching Giannis and thinking about what he might be in the
future is both beautiful and frightening.
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: January 31, 2017, 6:46 pm
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The one consistent aspect of this season so far is Giannis
Antetokounmpo being a full-fledged superstar. While rotations
have changed around him, Giannis continues to dominate in ways
like no player in league history. Besides the Greek Freak,
another takeaway would be how inconsistent Jason Kidd has been
with the center rotation. I realize he is trying to find the
right combination, but what if the right combination just needs
more time together?
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: January 31, 2017, 7:21 pm
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Giannis is great. Jabari is good and improving. Thon's potential
is at least real, although whether it ever becomes more than
that is a different question. Greg Monroe can fit in with the
right players around him.
I'm not sure how much of the rest of what we've seen can be
considered a takeaway. The Bucks have better role players than
before, but much of the rest has stayed pretty similar. Defense
remains a major issue, as does consistency. With both of those
issues, valid questions still surround the long-term future of
Jason Kidd as head coach.
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: January 31, 2017, 10:06 pm
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While it's easy to dwell on the team's recent struggles, the
long view of the team's long-term direction definitely remains
intact.
I keep running out of ways to describe Giannis, but he has truly
risen to heights on an individual level that I haven't seen
personally in my lifetime as a follower of the team. Although
his flaws, primarily defensively, are still a point of
contention, the progress we've seen from Jabari this year has
been incredibly encouraging and has confirmed his post All-Star
break play last year was his leap forward into the player he's
capable of becoming.
Those two things alone were what everyone honed in on heading
into the season, especially after the news of Middleton's injury
broke. From what we've seen so far, it's hard to be
disappointed from that aspect.
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Re: RT9 - Question 1 - Takeaways
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: February 2, 2017, 4:42 am
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The Bucks are still one of the most inconsistent teams in the
NBA, flaws in the defensive scheme are only becoming more
evident and legitimate concerns exist over Jason Kidd's
long-term future. However, with Giannis ascending towards
super-stardom, Jabari developing into a lethal offensive threat,
Brogdon turning into the undisputed steal of the draft and Thon
continuing to show unique flashes of potential in limited
minutes, the light at the end of the tunnel is shining brighter
than ever.
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