Milwaukee Bucks star player Giannis Antetokounmpo is quickly becoming one of the best and most popular players in the NBA. The Greek Freak is one of the most driven and hard working players in the league. The Bucks are building there entire franchise around him and betting that he can take them to the top. Giannis was league MVP for the 2018-2019 season and he even made the cover of 2k18, increasing his worldwide popularity. Your about to learn some things that even some of the biggest Giannis fan wouldn’t know!
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hands are 12 inches long. Thats almost 3 inches longer then Los Angeles Lakers Superstar player LeBron James.
6 Bucks scored in double figures, Giannis had 15 or more rebounds again and the Milwaukee Bucks have stared the season 3-0! With a stat line like the Bucks top 3 players had tonight there going to be hard to beat. Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 31 and grabs 15 boards, including 16 points in the 4th quarter. Khris Middelton scores 30 points on 11-14 from the field shooting, including 7-8 on three pointers. And the Point guard was on his job as Eric Bledsoe had 16 points and 13 assists.
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After blowing a 19 point lead the Bucks got busy in the 4th to hang on and get past a much improved and well coached David Fizdale team! The New York Knicks did not go down easy and up until the last 3 mins had Bucks fans just hooping we could hang on. But the Bucks hung on and showed some toughness and got the win!
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Taking The Leap: Everyone knows the Greek Freak is out of this world, starting the season with a bang going 25-18-9 and then 26-15-5 but a more interesting question is to gaze a little bit further into the future. I’d like to consider where he could take the most obvious leaps and where we could perhaps see Giannis Antetokounmpo take his game over the course of the season. A good place to start is to look at some advanced metrics predictions where there is a bit of good news, FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO Model, arguably the most effective publicly available model says he is merely the fourth best player in the league.
I’d love to dig into what all of these juicy numbers mean but for all intents & purposes, it takes your everyday ‘plus-minus’ from the box score, splits it into offensive & defensive possessions and adjusts for level of competition. The special sauce is fancy math but to cut to the chase, it means to expect great things. What’s interesting here is the +2.4 which is a 41% bump in the right direction, reverting more to 2017 Giannis on defence whilst keeping a lot of those improvements he saw on the offensive end during 2018. Even better, it further supports what our eyes told us in the play-offs last year but how he has played in the first few games of this season suggest the offensive end could be even brighter.
The biggest change the Buck’s early going can tell us by just looking at box score can tell us is that he is feeling a lot more comfortable from behind the arc, well above previous rates through the preseason & game 1. In the 2018 Regular Season, only 1 in 10 shots was behind the arc which is notable. It’s well below other high usage, hyper versatile Point Forwards like Kevin Durant or Lebron James who during the same period who took a three nearly 1 in every 4 shots. This year could be the year we see Giannis Antetokounmpo take that jump forward and find his spots around the arc. It’s easy to say the early data is encouraging with him lifting those numbers to nearly 1 in 5 and this is going to make his life an awful lot easier when he does drive into the lane.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: Taking The Leap
As a player who currently scores efficiently almost exclusively at the rim, where 49% of his shots were attempted last year taking a step forward beyond the arc is critical to that next step. Right now, his opponents are free to just crowd his path to the rim and forcing him to either find the open man or to take a bad shot at the rim, or on the way there. With more attempts beyond the arc, this becomes a very bitter medicine for a defender who is forced to play tight lest Giannis burn him 3 or 4 times a game at 3. This will only give Giannis more & more room to turn the corner and get around his man.
Obviously, taking the jump is essential to entering the promised land where the ‘Perpetual MVP’ conversation that Lebron has seemingly existed in for over a decade. Before we run away with our imagination, I must issue a single caveat that the newly coached team around him is going to play a huge part of whether he is able to take the next step so young, so soon & really achieve the blindingly brilliant promise he is so clearly capable of.
A new era dawned in Milwaukee when Bucks owner Herb Kohl sold the team to the investment team of Marc Lasry and Wes Edens. That was the first step in the long and frustrating process of changing the culture of the stagnant Bucks. We had not won a playoff series since 2001, although we did make first round exits on 03, 04, 06, and 2010. From being stuck in the worst place to be in the NBA: the middle. We were not quite good enough to do anything in the playoffs but not quite bad enough to get a lottery pick. Our Bucks were a team of predictability and mediocrity. However, we have seen a brand new team assembled piece by piece right before our very eyes.
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The new era we have entered into officially began on April 16, 2014, the day Kohl sold to Lasry & Edens. Following the ownership shift came changes to the team’s colors, logo, coach, stadium, and most importantly: culture. This culture change has bred a new spark for the team, a team I’m officially declaring as the New Bucks. The years of satisfaction with middle-of-the-pack finishes have been replaced with a yearly expectation to make at least a good playoff run. Instead of the tried and true red and green we now have a new, vibrant color scheme accompanied by a fresh, sleek logo. The ever-reliable Bradley Center gave way to a new modern marvel of architecture in the Fiserv Forum (or as I encourage people call it: the Four-One-Forum). But flashy colors and Mezzanine overlooks can only do so much. We fired our head coach, general manager, and superstar. Instead of Larry Drew, John Hammond, and Brandon Jennings, the New Bucks boast the names of Budenholzer, Horst, and Antetokounmpo. All these changes have pushed the Bucks from consistently playoff possible to a group that should finish with no less than a 3 seed in the weakened Eastern Conference.
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We should be proud of how we have gone about building our team. Rather than flashing a bunch of money in the faces of big time free agents, we cleaned house, rebuilt from the bottom, and went through our years of losing records. But now it is time for us to reap the rewards of our patient work by making a serious run in the playoffs and possibly competing for a championship. We are finally on the cusp. The ugly weed of stagnation and mediocrity was ripped out by the roots and in its place the seeds of competitiveness, passion, and winning were planted. Opposing teams will no longer make the game winning shot over our defenders outstretched fingertips. No, instead our New Bucks read the pass, jump the lane, and force that key turnover to seal the game. Gone are the days of players pursing their lips while high-fiving frustrated teammates after missing a crucial free throw to put the game away. No more dejected fans walking out of the Bradley Center lamenting the teams performance while reciting the phrases “we’re young” or “just wait until we develop.” Those days are over. We have developed and we’re only going to improve. New Bucks force that turnover, they sink that free throw, and they send their fans out cheering in the streets beaming with pride knowing that Milwaukee Bucks Basketball is back. This team is ready to win right now and thanks to the utter dismantling of our old culture, followed by the complete and total installation of our New Bucks, we will. Go Bucks!
Bucks Beat Pacers 118-101 In First Game At Fiserv Forum tonight. But the Bucks started the game off slow and had to call a timeout before getting on the score board. Dedicated fans were still standing awaiting the first regular season Bucks points in history. After the timeout they quickly got on the board with 2 Giannis dunks and a Middleton steal and dunk.
The Bucks got rolling and we’re up 62-53 at the half on the Indiana Pacers. By the games half Giannis already had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Brogdon also added 11 points in the first half.
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Milwaukee continued to roll in the second half and the game was far from competitive. To be honest Indiana was flat and couldn’t get anything going. John Henson did the unthinkable and hit 2 three pointers including one as time expired in the 3rd quarter.
The Greek Freak finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds as Middleton chipped in with 23 points of his own including 5 three pointers.
The Bucks host game three of the season Monday in Milwaukee as they host the New York Knicks. The game starts at 8:30 from the Fiserv Forum.
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Bucks Beat Pacers 118-101 In First Game At Fiserv Forum
Giannis Antetokounmpo Dominates and starts the 2018-2019 season with a Bang! The Greek Freak scored 25 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and had 8 assists. But was more impressive was how he dominated the game. Giannis did what he wanted on the court and dominated the boards. Scoring going to the basket with the Freak in your face doesn’t happen often. The 7 foot, 3 inch wingspan covers the area and reaches to the sky, especially when those springy legs start jumping!
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Giannis’s ability to score inside and going to the basket is on an elite level. Several times in the season opener The Greek Freak backed down his defender deep into the paint and dunked on him. There was nothing the defender could do. Giannis came into this season even more visibly bulked up and he’s putting the muscle to use!
The Milwaukee Bucks have defeated the Charlotte Hornets 113-112. The Bucks got off to a good start to the 2018-2019 season. What was a 1 point victory almost turned into a blown game in Mike Budenholzer’s first game as the Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks at one point lead by 20 points and appeared to have the game under control. But Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker had other ideas, Walker scored 41 points and almost willed his team back to victory!
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The Bucks MVP canidate Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points to go along with a whopping 18 rebounds and 8 assists. He just missed a triple double but on the down side, Ginnas must protect the ball better as he turned it over 8 times! The Bucks had 6 scorers in double figures, all 5 starters included. Bucks rookie Donte DiVincenzo scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting in his NBA debut, including two 3’s.
The Hornets gave the Bucks a problem in the 4th quarter but at the end of the day couldn’t mount the comeback. The Bucks play there first regular season game in the Fiserv Forum on Friday vs the Indiana Pacers.
For mid-October it was really, really cold outside. Though over two decades ago, I remember my first Bucks game vividly down to the slush I jumped into as we approached the Bradley Center. I went with my dad for my seventh birthday, and at that time
the Bucks had the soon to be legend Ray Allen, along with other greats such as Sam Cassel and Glen Robinson. Even though the Bucks didn’t make it far that season, it didn’t matter. For me I felt as if I was among a community of people who had pride in not only these amazing players, but the city itself seemed to come alive. The people cheering added an enthusiasm I’ve never felt before and the arena lights were just as enticing.
Now, it is 20 years later and that boy outside of the Bradley Center is now a man outside of the Fiserv Forum. I’m amazed at the structural beauty of the new arena, adding more anticipation for this upcoming season. However, it is not only about the building that has Milwaukee eager to fill the new arena seats. With an exciting roster of young talent lead by Giannis, the Bucks have once again become competitors in the league for years to come.
The Milwaukee Bucks have been around since 1968, and they, like the city itself have had their share of ups and downs. One thing however hasn’t changed, and that’s hope within the community. No matter what the record was, Bucks fans always seemed to show up eagerly to represent their pride. With that determination and patience, it seems that our time is now! Go Bucks Go!
Milwaukee Bucks Coach Mike Budenholzer has finished the final cuts and the roster for the 2018/2019 Regular Season is now set! The roster features some familiar faces and also some new ones. The Milwaukee Bucks 2018/2019 Roster Is Set!
After this mournings Breakfest with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mike Budenholzer the Bucks have their coach. The 2015 Coach Of The Year is now leading the underachieving and young Milwaukee Bucks team. Bucks Hire Coach Mike Budenholzer and this could be exaclty what they need to make that leap to the next level and compete with the Bostons and Philadelphia’s in the Eastern Conference.
