Bucks 2024-25 Season Thread

[Voyageur]

I don't know if any of you remember the 2005 Badger/Gopher football game. The 22nd ranked Gophers ran all over the 23rd ranked Badgers that day at the Metrodome. Lawrence Maroney and Gary Russell combined for 400yds rushing. The Gophers were up by 10pts with just over 3 minutes to play. I was there with my parents as usual. I bet my mother a pitcher of beer that the Gophers would win...

Improbably, John Stucco immediately drove for a TD - his only good drive of the game. Then with 30 seconds left in the 4th quarter, the Badgers blocked a punt and recovered in the endzone for the win. I had to buy all of the beer that night and now for 20 years, my father has reminded me that I should never bet beer with my mother.

Fast forward to Tuesday night. My parents (now in their 80s) moved to Minnesota to be closer to us. I offered to watch the Timberwolves / Bucks game with them on Tuesday. My dad's side of the family has long time connections with the franchise, but he hasn't really followed them much since the 80s. We sit down and watch the game, but the Timberwolves are dominating. In the 4th quarter my mother is reading a magazine and my father is obsessed with trying to figure out how to download an app to his phone. They've both given up on the Bucks. After Dante DiVincenzo nailed another 3pt shot to go up by 24 points, I jokingly leaned over and bet a beer with my mother...

The Timberwolves lose and my father will live out the rest of his life resolutely convinced that the key to any comeback of a Wisconsin team over a Minnesota team is for me to bet my mother a beer on the outcome of the game.

p.s. I walked over to their basement fridge and handed her a beer.


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I love it! These are the memories that we all need to take forward with us. In a lot of ways, they shape who we are.

 

[McKnowledge]

Congrats to Rivers. He's destroyed another solid player. Kyle Kuzma. Rivers and Giannis criticizing him for not being "selfish enough." Stupid! Kuzma was contributing with scoring, solid rebounding, assists, and playing some solid defense and because the Bucks were losing, those two idiots hint that it's Kuzma's fault? Are you serious?

For openers, Giannis thinks it's all about him. Lillard feels the same way about himself. Both think they're above reproach, and here's Rivers on the sideline being totally clueless as to how you build team chemistry. instead, between him and Horst, they're looking for ways to replace the support group around them, blaming them for the misfires that are happening repeatedly.

The "flavor of the month" with Rivers is two guys off the bench. Porter and Trent. It will last until the end of March, and they'll be held responsible for the team failures. It's a story that keeps repeating itself with new people cast into the roles of those who cause the problems. It's ****** in the Bucks culture at this point. It happened with DiVincenzo, Connaughton, Holiday, Bledsoe, and others. They get run through the mill and cast aside. Some end up being solid players after leaving the Bucks and the malignant culture.

I can hardly wait until there's new ownership, firing of Horst and Rivers, and Lillard and Giannis traded so they can start to rebuild the culture like a team has to be built to be competitive in the NBA.

You’ve made some excellent points about the culture of my beloved Bucks. My Grandparents were season ticket owners back in the 70s and 80’s up until Kohl took over the franchise.

The draft and development of Giannis was a perfect storm of circumstances that culminated in a championship.

A lot of the credit goes to John Hammond for his vision of The Greek Freak’s potential.

I think Doc Rivers isn’t a good coach at all.

Jon Horst as a GM was too eager to put his stamp on the franchise and made unnecessarily bold moves that haven’t helped the Bucks…actually the opposite.

I would very much like to see a strong minded HC get hired by current ownership along with an experienced GM.

I think Mike Malone would be a great fit for this team.

 

[Voyageur]

You’ve made some excellent points about the culture of my beloved Bucks. My Grandparents were season ticket owners back in the 70s and 80’s up until Kohl took over the franchise.

The draft and development of Giannis was a perfect storm of circumstances that culminated in a championship.

A lot of the credit goes to John Hammond for his vision of The Greek Freak’s potential.

I think Doc Rivers isn’t a good coach at all.

Jon Horst as a GM was too eager to put his stamp on the franchise and made unnecessarily bold moves that haven’t helped the Bucks…actually the opposite.

I would very much like to see a strong minded HC get hired by current ownership along with an experienced GM.

I think Mike Malone would be a great fit for this team.

The sad part is that Horst actually thought about trading Giannis to get established stars instead of the kid on his way up. He's done everything he can to get people to forget Hammond. It will be over soon, and we can watch them fall to the bottom with little or no hope of getting back up because all their draft picks will belong to somebody else.

Congratulations to your grandparents. They deserve a pat on the back for supporting the team that everyone said was doomed to fail. A lot of us went to games like they did, before the Jabbar era and cheered for what we knew was another loss, just hoping they'd get close enough to gain some respect.

I was a proud season ticket holder myself until we moved too far out of the area and I couldn't get to enough games to make it worthwhile.

 

[Heyjoe4]

The sad part is that Horst actually thought about trading Giannis to get established stars instead of the kid on his way up. He's done everything he can to get people to forget Hammond. It will be over soon, and we can watch them fall to the bottom with little or no hope of getting back up because all their draft picks will belong to somebody else.

Congratulations to your grandparents. They deserve a pat on the back for supporting the team that everyone said was doomed to fail. A lot of us went to games like they did, before the Jabbar era and cheered for what we knew was another loss, just hoping they'd get close enough to gain some respect.

I was a proud season ticket holder myself until we moved too far out of the area and I couldn't get to enough games to make it worthwhile.

Reminiscing here. My brother and I would go to Bucks games before Kareem came around. Tickets were cheap and seat selection was outstanding. The Bucks weren't going anywhere but it was fun to watch up close.

I seem to recall a backup center named, I think, Dan Cunningham. I know he was Kareem's backup at C. He was always sitting on the edge of his bench seat, ready to go in. He wasn't very good but had a big heart. Those guys were fun to watch.

 

[weeds]

So the Bucks LOCKED UP THE 5TH SEED last night with their win over the Pistons. That 5th seed gives them the privilege of getting whacked to the ground in the first round by Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton and his Pacers. The Bucks will be golfing in no time again.

 

[DoURant]

So the Bucks LOCKED UP THE 5TH SEED last night with their win over the Pistons. That 5th seed gives them the privilege of getting whacked to the ground in the first round by Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton and his Pacers. The Bucks will be golfing in no time again.

I do like their chances against Indiana, better than against the Knicks. The Pistons get the Knicks in Rd 1, and they won that season series 3-1.

 

[Heyjoe4]

So the Bucks LOCKED UP THE 5TH SEED last night with their win over the Pistons. That 5th seed gives them the privilege of getting whacked to the ground in the first round by Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton and his Pacers. The Bucks will be golfing in no time again.

Agreed weeds, the Pacers will be a tough out.

I do hope they find some inspiration somewhere and give us the satisfaction of a first round win. I don't expect more than that. And who knows, maybe this is how they learn to play money ball without Lillard. Something tells me Lillard is done in Milwaukee anyway.

 

[Voyageur]

Reminiscing here. My brother and I would go to Bucks games before Kareem came around. Tickets were cheap and seat selection was outstanding. The Bucks weren't going anywhere but it was fun to watch up close.

I seem to recall a backup center named, I think, Dan Cunningham. I know he was Kareem's backup at C. He was always sitting on the edge of his bench seat, ready to go in. He wasn't very good but had a big heart. Those guys were fun to watch.

D-i-c-k Cunningham. He got very few minutes but was always ready to go. He sent quite a few years in the NBA for the game he had. The kind of guy who never complained about his minutes out there, and from what I heard was a fierce competitor in practice which made him a favorite among the players and coaches.

Yeah! Tickets were cheap. If I recall, I spent a little over $240 for two season tickets. I can't recall being honest. In those days I also had season tickets to the Packer games and would attend quite a few Badger men's basketball and football games. I attended Badger baseball at times, but not too often. After Rick and my cousin Hal were gone the games weren't as much fun. I liked the partying afterwards.... LOL

 

[Voyageur]

It's good that the Bucks get the Pacers. They can find out early enough just how far they've come over the last three or four weeks. That's the point now, forgetting the season prior to that. They've played some good ball and haven't had nearly as many off nights where they didn't belong out there.

They might surprise us but at this point, it's hard to say. Best to find out early. A solid win over the Pacers could make them even stronger.