OldSchoolSnapper

Can't be often. It's worth nothing that they only shot 19 threes in Game 5, and only 23 in Game 4, which is way down from earlier in the series where they were attempting at least 30 and hit 40 in Game 2.

Fully expecting a game that's awful on the heart, but one that we win in the end.

I guess having it happen in the first round is a little less impressive and since the first round hasn't been best of 7 very long, that would limit the chances. I definitely thought the Bucks were cooked both times.

They sure did. I wonder how many others.

Has any team come back from 0-2 twice in the same playoffs?

A ton of people there are walking from apartments that are blocks away, so it's no big deal for them to show up. If that were the case for me I'd be there all the time.

The Bucks may have a game to spare but if they lose tomorrow the mood in Milwaukee will be funeral parlor-esque. We already stole a game there, doing it twice is a tall order. I think we will close it out tomorrow though. We've had a lot of big moments that seem vindictive of a championship team, we've been knocked down a bunch and came through. But I think ultimately the difference in this series is that the Bucks have been knocking on the door here for years now and they have already failed and already gone through the disappointment. Phoenix surged overnight, but that's a really young team outside of Paul and they haven't ever been kicked in the teeth. I still think it will be another good game, but the Bucks playoff experience comes through in the end.

I parked in a garage for $8 and it was fine. You can use SpotHero and find a much better deal than driving around the day of. I have a friend who street parked and his car was a total loss. It was a Hyundai that are a known target. Back window broken, forced entry, car started and taken for a joy ride, crashed, wrecked and abandoned.

I don't even necessarily need fewer fouls, but get some consistency in what a contact foul is. They basically let guys have a boxing match in the paint at times, but if you brush a shooter's fingertips it is an automatic whistle. Clean steal/reach and blocked shot/foul almost seem like random outcomes as to whether they blow the whistle or not.

I basically don't like it in any sport when the objective of the play becomes drawing a penalty. I guess I don't view flags and fouls as something the offense should be looking for, but rather something the defense isn't allowed to do. If you drive to the basket and get hammered, sure, get on the ref if he doesn't blow a whistle, but I dislike: -Baiting a defender so you can then shoot into his airborne body -When players stop running so the opposing player runs into him -Aaron Rodgers trying to draw guys offsides 18 times a game This stuff isn't going anywhere, but I hate all of it, and particularly in the NBA, I wish they'd change course on this and start calling technicals on the bad acting.

I think Yeli has better days ahead, but I also don't think we'll ever see the MVP guy again.

Right, and I had fun when I went. I'm just good with that one visit. And I went because it was a Game 6, and we had 7 at home to fall back on. This one is too big for me to watch there. I need to be "in control" of my environment to maintain control of my superstitions. Lol.

I understand the reticence in extending another player long-term given the Yelich situation right now. But I would look at Adames a little bit different than Yelich and way different than Hiura. None of us know if the Adames performance of two months in 2021 for Milwaukee is the real deal. But I can look at his career numbers [bA/OBP/SLG/OPS] from only Tampa Bay over 332 games and 1254 PA: .254/.320/.420/.740 (That's including playing in a stadium that Adames has noted as not conducive to his hitting. It's also 474 more PA than Hiura has in his major league career.) There's a shortstop in the Brewers' past with comparable numbers [bA/OBP/SLG/OPS] over 571 games and 2298 PA: .262/.323/.428/.751. That's JJ Hardy's record during his time in Milwaukee. The team has been bouncing through shortstops since Hardy left after 2009: Escobar, Betancourt, Segura, Villar, Arcia. Just from his time with Tampa Bay, Adames looks on track to be a Hardy-type producer at shortstop. From what he's done in his MLB career so far, I'd consider that to be basically Adames' floor. That would be a great addition to lock in for longer than the team currently controls. Buying out some arbitration years while extending for a few more seasons shouldn't have to be a bank-breaking deal if done relatively soon [the "Peralta-type extension"]. If that is done and Adames' current performance as a Brewer proves to be the reality, then the team can think about a second extension later [the "Yelich-type contract"]. I know people don't like to hear this, particularly people around here, but there is a major non-baseball side to the Yelich contract that is much larger than this community seems to realize. Yelich is on everything. He's on every piece of collateral their marketing department makes, and not just that, he is the face on virtually all of their external brand partnerships. You can't approach Associated Bank or West Bend Mutual and say "Here's Willy Adames." Now as it stands with Yeli's current power outage, I'd say that no, his off-field value probably doesn't compensate for how he's playing. But the Brewers knew they weren't getting 9 all-star seasons when they signed him to that deal and they knew exactly what he meant for the brand identity.

I didn't say I didn't like the Deer District. Someone asked what it was like and I told them. Also, the Deer District in years past != the Deer District of the last week. It's THE place to be for drinkers age 17-22 right now. It is what it is. I'd have been there every night 12 years ago. Let the kids have their fun, but I want to actually absorb the game. Not saying it is bad or that I hate it, it's just not what I'm after at my age.

Funny, he bugged me less. He had his cocky fun but seemed like a decent kid in his interviews. I get a giant smug cloud when it comes to Booker.

I don't blame anyone for hating this trade on day 1. I didn't like it either. You had guys playing well, not just playing well but looking like potentially major pieces to a playoff run, and you trade them for another guy that is batting like .160. It's not easy to get excited about that in the moment.

Respectfully, I think this is blown up a bit because he's the opponent. That's 100% part of being a fan invested in your team so I don't begrudge anyone for "hating" Booker but I really don't see anything to really earn the vitriol, he's not doing anything different than Giannis (flexing) or Khris (looking for foul calls). My personal "hate" is for MU alum Jae Crowder, I've found him frustrating to play against going back a long time, I imagine Bucks opponents have the same feeling about PJ Tucker. He is a 6'5 string bean so he looks like an idiot flexing over Giannis while he's laying on the floor, when the guy could get up and grind him to a pulp if he felt like it. It's 100% played up because he's the opponent, but that and his literal constant foul begging makes him pretty annoying. The Suns fans are worse however. They've been the most insufferable group. It's very odd because the franchise is generally horrible yet they keep getting into fights and just being generally awful.

I went to Game 6 against Atlanta, there were about 10k fewer people at that time. While I am glad I got to experience the atmosphere once, here is the reality: -The Deer District is mostly comprised of 20-somethings out to party. Most of them likely can't name any player not on this year's roster other than Ray Allen. -The screen is tiny and far away. You are basically sitting there hoping the ball goes in the hoop, but you can't absorb much else. -It's an objectively terrible way to actually watch the game if you want to actually watch the game -The crowd is getting out of control. This is more subjective, but my friends went back for a Finals game and left in the 1st quarter because they got nervous about the crowd beginning to swallow them. -If you have to pee, there is a 75% chance they will not let you back to your spot; this happened to me numerous times in one night and I either had to sneak back in (good luck doing that now) or go all the way back to the entrance, which has been getting closed off the last couple nights. I would personally not want to be anywhere near that on Tuesday, mostly because it takes literally 3 people and half a second to turn that into chaos. There is more to be said about what Water Street is becoming but I will leave that alone. You may go and it may work out totally fine. I had my fill of it though.

Yeah, it is pretty remarkable. Tampa made out fine, but it's incredible to me THAT was the price for Adames and no other team was in the picture.

Yes, they tossed the rule about not playing division teams in the first round a while back. Assuming the WC game is the 2nd and 3rd from the West, the winner of that will play the West champ. Unless of course we finish with the best record, in which case we'd play the play-in winner. This is one of the reasons I think this is the best shot we've had. The way it's shaping up we will only have to play one West team, and with a stroke of luck it could end up that the Dodgers lose the play-in, and we potentially still get home field in the NLCS. In other words, the Bucks, Brewers and Packers will all win championships this year.

These are professionals so it's not over until it is. But gutting out the Nets, closing Atlanta without Giannis, and last night's epic finish sure feels like a championship team you'll talk about for years to come. I don't see us blowing it now, I can't recall the last time I thought a player wanted something as bad as Giannis wants this, but you still gotta do it.

They could have made every adjustment in the world last night and the way the Bucks were hitting shots it wouldn't have mattered. It felt like we didn't miss a shot from the middle of the 2nd all the way to the start of the 4th.

ConnAir is one of the unsung heroes of the series and when the role players for PHX and BKN vanished, ours have stepped up. Portis has had his moments in the playoffs too. Tucker, Holiday and Portis have given us more with less. Just a shorter, but better rotation that you need in the playoffs.

Devin Booker is making a good argument for himself, being an incredible shooter while flexing down on Giannis and incessantly whining for calls.

The Packers are the most hated team in like 12 states in the middle of the country but they also have the most fans in all of those states. What other player would be the most hated? They have to pick somebody and really who else would it be? It's part of the territory. Kobe had a ton of haters as well, it's simply part of the deal of being a mega star in today's explosive media era. People despise Tom Brady. I don't know of a single person, even the most die-hard Cavs fans, that thought he would stay there after the 2nd stint. It was a foregone conclusion that he was out. He achieved the goal of ending the CLE drought and for the most part got a heroic send-off. He is mostly revered there for doing it at all. If he were truly that hated, he's not #1 at the box office this weekend.