How to analyze a wobble
While a pair of losses to the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls without a full complement of stars may ultimately prove to be meaningless to the Milwaukee Bucks in the abstract, they proved fertile grounds for discussion and analysis on the latest episode of Deer Diaries (A Milwaukee Bucks Podcast!).
I was joined by Kyle Carr and Jack Trehearne last night to focus in on the nature of those losses—tight contests where the Bucks ran out of offensive fuel in the fourth, primarily—and what to take away from each. We discuss the trouble with role players tasked with taking on a slightly larger role (and how coaching can put them in position to succeed), inconsistent execution, and take a deeper look at Milwaukee’s “clutch” time ratings on the season. There’s also a discussion about how to sort out an ideal closing lineup with the tools at hand, plus we contemplate the return of Bobby Portis Trade Machine Screenshot Season.
All that, and:
- Rapid Fire questions (the best clutch team in the league, Big Three appearances, Giannis Antetokounmpo sports gambling ads, best movie of the year)
- The long long long long awaited official Kyle Carr review of Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Jack brings us a somber update from the NBL as our spiritual sister team the Adelaide 36ers continue their season death spiral
- Our weekly predictions!
You can find the video version of the podcast episode on Brew Hoop’s YouTube page:
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