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[justryod3]

this may be a little early after only 2 games but 

 

i like how he is coaching and i think if things continue like this (win or loss) i think he should stay on as head coach. the guys are having fun and its more fun to watch they just seem more confident. most importantly he is letting us be an offensive team (which we are) while still playing good hard defense

[Spaghetti Cat]

I agree I've enjoyed watching the Bucks more these past two games than I have most of the rest of the season. Boylan has to get the Bucks to the playoffs at the least to be considered a long-term candidate.

[Patti]

The guys have been fun to watch, but of course that's because I'm a fan. They probably need to tamp down some of the
bravado, but under the circumstances it's been okay.

[Ted]

I think this is way too small of a sample size to decide his future but you guys are right the Bucks seem to be having more fun out there and have been sharing the ball well and running more frequently. I saw Gery Woelful tweet something along the lines of..."Ersan smiling and joking around in warm-ups finally...hmm I wonder why". So perhaps without Skiles at the reins the team has loosened up a bit.

 

 

Im being nitpicky and this might not be indicative of Boylan but Ive seen Larry shoot a few too many midrange jumpers and LRMAM has on a few occasions decided that he's now capable of taking and making contested step-back jumpers. I think we as fans can all agree that unless the shot clock is running down we'd like to see different shot attempts than these and I feel like under Skiles that kind of stuff wouldnt fly. Once again though it's a small sample size. The 4 game road trip out west should give us a better idea of who this team really is.

[justryod3]

The guys have been fun to watch, but of course that's because I'm a fan. They probably need to tamp down some of the
bravado, but under the circumstances it's been okay.

i gotta say, i love jennings and larrys gestures over these 2 games its fun for them and us even if it isnt really a good idea

[justryod3]

I think this is way too small of a sample size to decide his future but you guys are right the Bucks seem to be having more fun out there and have been sharing the ball well and running more frequently. I saw Gery Woelful tweet something along the lines of..."Ersan smiling and joking around in warm-ups finally...hmm I wonder why". So perhaps without Skiles at the reins the team has loosened up a bit.

 

 

Im being nitpicky and this might not be indicative of Boylan but Ive seen Larry shoot a few too many midrange jumpers and LRMAM has on a few occasions decided that he's now capable of taking and making contested step-back jumpers. I think we as fans can all agree that unless the shot clock is running down we'd like to see different shot attempts than these and I feel like under Skiles that kind of stuff wouldnt fly. Once again though it's a small sample size. The 4 game road trip out west should give us a better idea of who this team really is.

larry has been pretty good all season where if hes feelin it he shoots and if he misses he stops after a couple tries, he made 1 or 2 against phoenix which is probably why he took the ones tonight. i think over the off season he will develope a jumper like serge iblocka did since he was a shooting big man in college. and luc has always seem to think he could shoot its nothing new to me to be honest

 

 

and to add to my point about boylan we have scored 104 and 108 in these last 2 games compared to our 96 per game average. it goes back to boylan letting them play both ends of the floor not just defense

[Kevin]

It's way too early to tell right now. The Bucks are playing better, to be sure, and the mood does seem a lot lighter and more fun. But you may remember the Bucks making a similar mistake with an assistant coach a few years back with Larry Krystkowiak. I'd rather the Bucks looked at their options once the season is over, see what coaches would be tempted to come to Milwaukee.

[Ted]

larry has been pretty good all season where if hes feelin it he shoots and if he misses he stops after a couple tries, he made 1 or 2 against phoenix which is probably why he took the ones tonight. i think over the off season he will develope a jumper like serge iblocka did since he was a shooting big man in college. and luc has always seem to think he could shoot its nothing new to me to be honest

 

 

and to add to my point about boylan we have scored 104 and 108 in these last 2 games compared to our 96 per game average. it goes back to boylan letting them play both ends of the floor not just defense

 

 

http://www.hoopdata....e=Larry Sanders

 

If you check that out you will see that Larry is shooting 21% from midrange..hoopdata doesnt have his last 4 games yet but looking at his shot charts on ESPN he's been 2-9 in those 4 games which is 22% still not very good and he's shooting it more frequently in the last few games..Small sample size but still something to keep an eye on I think. Larry is best sticking to his wheelhouse which is at the rim where he is shooting about 70%

 

With Luc I have no problem with him thinking he can shoot, in fact I want him to have confidence in his shot, but I honestly can not remember seeing him take contested stepback jumpers with time left on the shot clock in back to back games in his career.

 

http://www.hoopdata....uc Mbah a Moute

 

Luc is at his best when he gets the ball in the midpost faces up and drives to the rim to score or draw fouls. He is also a decent standstill shooter from midrange especially on the baseline and he's even expanded to the corner 3 this year. hitting the 3 ball at 33% which isnt terrible. My point is that Luc should probly avoid taking off balance shots because he's just finally getting consistency from his set shot from midrange.

 

 

Like I said im nitpicking but watching it they dont look like smart shots and breaking it down statistically there isnt much evidence to support that they are good shots. Last few games could be statistical aberrations and Larry might stop attempting over 2 16-23 footers a game, but I do think it's important for Boylan to remind him that Larry should stick to his bread and butter. You bring up a really good point with Ibaka, he worked really hard developing that midrange J and now even Corner 3 ball and I have no doubt that Larry can one day develop a midrange J but he needs to focus on what he is good at right now and let those other things come in practice and in the offseason.

[Luke Beringer]

It looked like everyone on the team seemed to be enjoying being out there a lot more in my opinion. Maybe that was something we needed to boost morale, and who knows, the result might be a few more wins this season.