Los Milwaukee Bucks They made an all or nothing bet, and the thing ended with a new resounding failure in the first round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. There have been injuries, but his new early exit at the first opportunity is a far cry from his championship aspirations, fueled in large part by his star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
After threatening to say goodbye and ending up renewing with the franchise last year, the Greek star has had to navigate another difficult season despite receiving a luxury reinforcement in the figure of Damian Lillard. The team leader had to watch from the bench, due to an unfortunate injury, the performance of his teammates and his new colleague against the Indiana Pacers.
“It’s certainly disappointing. because you know that we are a much better team when he is on the court, and everything changes a world,” commented the All Star point guard, who also battled with serious physical problems throughout the series, about the power forward’s absence. ” You play all 82 games, you go through training camp, you go through the ups and downs of the season and you get to the point where you’re ready to compete for everything… and you’re not whole. You are left without the best opportunity to reach the objective, and that is frustrating, disappointing, but it is part of the game,” he added after the elimination.
Just as it already happened against the Miami Heat Last year, the Bucks said goodbye at the first opportunity, and against a worse-ranked team in the regular season, from the playoffs after starting as one of the favorites for the ring in the East. Last year, disappointment led to a profound renovation of the project, something unimaginable now.
At that time, the sports management cut off the head of Mike Budenholzer, the coach who led them to the title in 2021, and then promised to add a star to satisfy Antetokoumpo’s ambition. Lillard arrived, and Adrian Griffin He took the reins of the bench, starting his career as head coach in the American league with a 30-13 record. Surprisingly, the former coach’s assistant was struck down when the team was second in the table at the end of January.
Doc Rivers, A veteran coach with a greater presence took charge of the team starting in February, but he also failed to revolutionize the group’s play amid a difficult fit of pieces and constant physical problems in an aging squad. With the new coach, the Bucks have closed the season with a balance of 17 wins and 19 losses, an unjustifiable record. “I want to start againgo to the training field and put together all the elements that we need,” said the coach.
Despite the disaster, Chris Middleton, one of the oldest voices in the locker room, wanted to be optimistic after the hard setback against Indiana. “Having a summer where we know what to expect and who is going to be in the building, having those conversations and preparing for next year, some continuity will be positive for us,” advocated the forward.
We still need to know the opinion of Antetokounmpo, who, injured, could not arrive on time and had to settle for haranguing his teammates from the sideline. Before leaving on vacation, the Greek will give his opinion and probably determine whether The direction of these Bucks continues to be continuity or another radical script change. The most likely, and only realistic, option is that the first option will be chosen. Otherwise, it would be a matter of refounding the project and definitely asking for a transfer that is unimaginable today… but you never know.
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2024-05-03 12:48:49
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