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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1061356" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>Next Saturday's game at noon on ESPN is going to tell an interesting story. It will tell us just how far this return has come, and how much Doc and his staff have learned about what the capabilities of his players are if he gives them the green light to play their game. Connaughton becoming only the 4th player in Bucks history to score 40 in a game is an impressive fact considering how many great players have gone through the franchise. The 22 put up by Kuzma in 12 minutes is an amazing stats line. These two could actually be the power they need to help carry them through the next few games. </p><p></p><p>I'm not all that concerned about Lillard being back to be honest. I think Giannis is a much better player when he's not dressed for games. He becomes more productive and does a great job in creating opportunities for others out there. I also see much more movement and ball sharing off the guard positions as well. Then there's defense. Without Lillard, it seems like the players understand their jobs out there and are needed less to create double teams because the Lillard replacement is doing his job. </p><p></p><p>When I was a sophomore in HS, we had this senior on our team that our coach thought was the greatest player he'd ever coached. He was good, yes, but when he was on the floor, the emphasis was always about getting the ball into his hands because he was the best we had. In reality, the rest of us ended up more like spectators than players because this guy was going to be the focus of our offense by direction of the coach. It cost us dearly until the "star" twisted an ankle in practice and wasn't able to play.</p><p></p><p>We went on a tear, averaging nearly double what we were per game, and beating everyone in sight. We had started 1-5 with him in the lineup and won 6 in a row without him. One of the teams we beat was ranked in the top 10 in the state. When he got back, the coach went back to the old plan of him being the team and we only won one game the rest of the year. The coach was told that he was going to be replaced the following year, and not one player on the team felt anything other than joy about it. He'd done that much to damage the potential we had because of his idol worship. </p><p></p><p>It's that idol worship that so many coaches, even at the NBA level have, and even though they try to act like they don't, you can see how they mollycoddle the "super stars" to the point that it's nauseating. Even when you hear players talk about how great it is to play with these guys and for those coaches, you can almost hear them gag on what they're saying.</p><p></p><p>Doc is no different. He sees Giannis and Dame as something they aren't. They still put their pants on like everyone else, one leg at a time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1061356, member: 17953"] Next Saturday's game at noon on ESPN is going to tell an interesting story. It will tell us just how far this return has come, and how much Doc and his staff have learned about what the capabilities of his players are if he gives them the green light to play their game. Connaughton becoming only the 4th player in Bucks history to score 40 in a game is an impressive fact considering how many great players have gone through the franchise. The 22 put up by Kuzma in 12 minutes is an amazing stats line. These two could actually be the power they need to help carry them through the next few games. I'm not all that concerned about Lillard being back to be honest. I think Giannis is a much better player when he's not dressed for games. He becomes more productive and does a great job in creating opportunities for others out there. I also see much more movement and ball sharing off the guard positions as well. Then there's defense. Without Lillard, it seems like the players understand their jobs out there and are needed less to create double teams because the Lillard replacement is doing his job. When I was a sophomore in HS, we had this senior on our team that our coach thought was the greatest player he'd ever coached. He was good, yes, but when he was on the floor, the emphasis was always about getting the ball into his hands because he was the best we had. In reality, the rest of us ended up more like spectators than players because this guy was going to be the focus of our offense by direction of the coach. It cost us dearly until the "star" twisted an ankle in practice and wasn't able to play. We went on a tear, averaging nearly double what we were per game, and beating everyone in sight. We had started 1-5 with him in the lineup and won 6 in a row without him. One of the teams we beat was ranked in the top 10 in the state. When he got back, the coach went back to the old plan of him being the team and we only won one game the rest of the year. The coach was told that he was going to be replaced the following year, and not one player on the team felt anything other than joy about it. He'd done that much to damage the potential we had because of his idol worship. It's that idol worship that so many coaches, even at the NBA level have, and even though they try to act like they don't, you can see how they mollycoddle the "super stars" to the point that it's nauseating. Even when you hear players talk about how great it is to play with these guys and for those coaches, you can almost hear them gag on what they're saying. Doc is no different. He sees Giannis and Dame as something they aren't. They still put their pants on like everyone else, one leg at a time. [/QUOTE]
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