Is Milwaukee worth transferring my fandom?

[tenbeersbold]

Haven't watched the Bucks but Coach Bud and historically a team that always played my Spurs tough.
Thoughts? Anyone here doing it?

[DC23]

I don't trust the Bucks. I wouldn't be surprised if they run into trouble facing the Celtics or Heat in the playoffs.

[ginobilized]

Bucks are great but haven’t learned to win, yet. Will likely take awhile.
Is fandom transferable? I’m saving myself for the 2026 Spurs.

[Seventyniner]

Haven't watched the Bucks but Coach Bud and historically a team that always played my Spurs tough.
Thoughts? Anyone here doing it?

I'm definitely pulling for them to win the title rather than anyone else. That's usually the kiss of death from me, though.

Then again, I almost never watch games that don't involve the Spurs anyway. Other than Coach Bud getting a ring, the best part of the Bucks winning the title is that it denies one to both LeBron and Number Two.

[Dex]

I don't trust the Bucks. I wouldn't be surprised if they run into trouble facing the Celtics or Heat in the playoffs.

Same. Giannis still can't shoot, so if you pack the paint and even slightly contain him, who is going to come to the rescue? Middleton?

[itzsoweezee]

Bucks remind of many past Spurs teams. They overachieve during the regular season because they are well coached/don't make mistakes/don't beat themselves.

However, like popovich, Bud does not believe in making adjustments - that if you out execute the other team, you'll win. Of course that's proven time and time again to not be true in the playoffs.

They are going to go as far as their superstar can carry them, just like the Spurs and Duncan. And just like Duncan, giannis appears to be the type of player that will follow orders and trust the process.

I'm rooting for the bucks. I like that giannis is not teaming up with some other superstar. I like that he purposely picked underdog type of players for his all star team. I like that they are a small market team too.

[widowmaker]

Yeah transfer and then next year go with golden state and the year after that clippers and or lakers. Go with whoever has the beat record in the nba you cant go wrong.

[Chillen]

Imagine how lethal Giannis would be with say Curry/Thompson. I bet if the Bucks don't win the NBA title Giannis will be wanting out and Warriors will have the pieces to get him (potential 1st round pick, Wiggins).

The Bucks do remind me of the Pop coached Spurs teams, it's to bad CP3 has that contract he does because he's a perfect fit with Giannis.

I am not sold on the Bucks either they have to prove they can win it all. They will have to shoot lights out to win the title.

Giannis is a great player, fun to watch play the game like Timmy. I hope he stays with Milwaukee is whole career but the Warriors will be after him this offseason no doubt. I hope the Bucks don't give in to them as that will restart the Warriors dynasty again.

[8FOR!3]

So what when Giannis walks you're not going to be a Bucks fan anymore? Cmon...

[Russ]

Haven't watched the Bucks but Coach Bud and historically a team that always played my Spurs tough.


Okay, that seems about right (although "my Spurs" seems a bit dicey) . . .


Thoughts?

Not really . . .


Anyone here doing it?

You mean abandoning the Spurs?

Even the Trump-loving, Forbes-hating, naysayer so-and-sos on this site wouldn't do that.

Hell no.

[Leetonidas]

Lol at people counting them out. They were about to be up 3-0 on the eventual champs had Giannis not fouled out for the OT. People act like they were some trash team in the playoffs. :lol and this year, Giannis and Middleton are even better than last year and they have shored up their bench. Their defense is nasty and looking at their advanced metrics they are a GOAT level defensive team. There is no Kawhi to stop them this time.

Giannis is hungry and so are the rest of the Bucks. They play hard and they have a lot of comradery. I think they will win the title this year tbh. Lakers and Clippers are a threat but Bucks are a tier above them imo. Of course everyone is going to write them off until they prove it in the playoffs but I believe they will this year.

[KobesAchilles]

Not with Middleton as their second best player. But Giannis is worth it. I would wait a year however until AFTER he signs that extension:lol

[spurs10]

I'll be rooting for them.

[Spurtacular]

If you don't mind being a Laker fan next year.

[Joseph Kony]

Not with Middleton as their second best player. But Giannis is worth it. I would wait a year however until AFTER he signs that extension:lol
Middleton has been All-NBA this season tbh...he's putting up 21/6/4/1 on 50/44/90...only other play to score 20+ on those shooting splits was Curry in 2016, and he's doing it in only 29 minutes a game :wow he's better than anyone on the Spurs roster

[tenbeersbold]

Yeah transfer and then next year go with golden state and the year after that clippers and or lakers. Go with whoever has the beat record in the nba you cant go wrong.

C'mon man are you a Spurs fan at least.
You can't see any similarities btwn Bucks/Spurs???

Coach Bud,George Hill a small market,well coached/disciplined.
NO DRAMA superstar/players.

Not to mention as a long time Spurs fan the Bucks were always our achilles heel but never in a douchey way like the Rockets or Lakers,
Not gonna give up my fandom for Spurs but let it lie dormant until they trade DDR,LMA and Forbes/Mills

[Bender]

I was thinking a month ago of transferring at least part of my fandom to the Bucks.... since Coach Bud, and also Harley sponsor on their jerseys. I have three (Harleys).

Haven't watched the Bucks much though.

I mean after the spurs, the bucks for sure.

[tenbeersbold]

Gonna start rooting for the Bucks,been a Spurs fan since '95 and this is honestly the first season I just don't enjoy watching the Spurs
And that's never happened,sad times tbh

[widowmaker]

C'mon man are you a Spurs fan at least.
You can't see any similarities btwn Bucks/Spurs???

Coach Bud,George Hill a small market,well coached/disciplined.
NO DRAMA superstar/players.

Not to mention as a long time Spurs fan the Bucks were always our achilles heel but never in a douchey way like the Rockets or Lakers,
Not gonna give up my fandom for Spurs but let it lie dormant until they trade DDR,LMA and Forbes/Mills


Spurs fan since the early 80’s. NO I do not see any similarities with the bucks and spurs. The Spurs are the Spurs, The Bucks are the Bucks. I will continue to be a Spurs fan I will not turn into a fair weather fan just because i have a issue with a coach or a few players. Do they need to adjust? YES it is time but when that happens is up in the air I as a fan have no control of those adjustments i won’t even bother complaining not like i can personally do something about it lmao. But hey man so far its a free country do as you please if you want to root for a winner ain’t nothing wrong with that hundreds of Spurs fans will be born in the next few weeks I think they can handle loosing a couple of fans.

[KobesAchilles]

Middleton has been All-NBA this season tbh...he's putting up 21/6/4/1 on 50/44/90...only other play to score 20+ on those shooting splits was Curry in 2016, and he's doing it in only 29 minutes a game :wow he's better than anyone on the Spurs roster
He had a good year last year too but was shut down in the playoffs. Every round he sucked tbh. He’s showed last year that the moment gets too big for him. He’s had one good run 2 years ago when they lost in 7 but other than that he shrinks in the playoffs. Maybe his mindset changes this year. Who knows

[Joseph Kony]

He had a good year last year too but was shut down in the playoffs. Every round he sucked tbh. He’s showed last year that the moment gets too big for him. He’s had one good run 2 years ago when they lost in 7 but other than that he shrinks in the playoffs. Maybe his mindset changes this year. Who knows

Well, he is entering his prime, and Milwaukee at during his first two playoff runs was a garbage team anyway barely making the playoffs. i wont hold anything against him while being coached by Jason Kidd tbh :lol 2 years ago like you said his playoff numbers were pretty damn good. Last year, yeah he struggled against the suffocating defense of Toronto but so did Giannis. He was just fine in the previous two rounds. But yeah he really did struggle against Toronto, so i get it, but i don't think its fair to hang that over him. all teams/players have to go through their growing pains of failures before getting to the top of the mountain (except Timmy tbh) and I believe they have paid their dues and this is the year they'll break thru.


but like i said, he has taken a significant step forward (imo) this year along with Giannis and there is no team anywhere close to them in the East, there is no Kawhi or LBJ for them to run into, and having a player like Giannis to play off of who is having a GOAT level season is going to make it easier for him. i'm not saying Middleton is a #2 like Davis or PG, but i do believe within the scheme the Bucks play and having a #1 like Giannis, he is going to be fine. plus he plays both sides of the court. the Bucks interior D is suffocating, the only way they are going to get beat is if a team gets super hot from deep over a 7 game series which i dont see happening.

[Prime BEEF]

Transferring fandom is lame.

i absolutely can’t stand pop or the FO and the future looks bleak but I’m not going to start buying gear for another team and switching teams. You can enjoy watching other teams and other players without “transferring”. In fact if things don’t improve for the spurs most of us will probably become general nba fans until the team turns around.

[Prime BEEF]

Also the Greek freak will probably go to another team anyway

[KobesAchilles]

Well, he is entering his prime, and Milwaukee at during his first two playoff runs was a garbage team anyway barely making the playoffs. i wont hold anything against him while being coached by Jason Kidd tbh :lol 2 years ago like you said his playoff numbers were pretty damn good. Last year, yeah he struggled against the suffocating defense of Toronto but so did Giannis. He was just fine in the previous two rounds. But yeah he really did struggle against Toronto, so i get it, but i don't think its fair to hang that over him. all teams/players have to go through their growing pains of failures before getting to the top of the mountain (except Timmy tbh) and I believe they have paid their dues and this is the year they'll break thru.


but like i said, he has taken a significant step forward (imo) this year along with Giannis and there is no team anywhere close to them in the East, there is no Kawhi or LBJ for them to run into, and having a player like Giannis to play off of who is having a GOAT level season is going to make it easier for him. i'm not saying Middleton is a #2 like Davis or PG, but i do believe within the scheme the Bucks play and having a #1 like Giannis, he is going to be fine. plus he plays both sides of the court. the Bucks interior D is suffocating, the only way they are going to get beat is if a team gets super hot from deep over a 7 game series which i dont see happening.
I’ve been wrong a many a time but I just don’t have the same faith in Middleton that you do. He is an overachiever and a good player. But I just don’t see that killer instinct in him. Giannis might have it but he can’t shoot so that doesn’t mean as much. Someone has to hit that big shot for the Bucks and I just don’t see it being Kris

[tim_duncan_fan]

Transferring fandom?

Weak.

You feasted from '97 to about '15 and now you will suffer and die in return.

Life is about balance.

[SayTown]

Sure why not, just turn in your Spurs fan card at the door.

[daslicer]

Well, he is entering his prime, and Milwaukee at during his first two playoff runs was a garbage team anyway barely making the playoffs. i wont hold anything against him while being coached by Jason Kidd tbh :lol 2 years ago like you said his playoff numbers were pretty damn good. Last year, yeah he struggled against the suffocating defense of Toronto but so did Giannis. He was just fine in the previous two rounds. But yeah he really did struggle against Toronto, so i get it, but i don't think its fair to hang that over him. all teams/players have to go through their growing pains of failures before getting to the top of the mountain (except Timmy tbh) and I believe they have paid their dues and this is the year they'll break thru.


but like i said, he has taken a significant step forward (imo) this year along with Giannis and there is no team anywhere close to them in the East, there is no Kawhi or LBJ for them to run into, and having a player like Giannis to play off of who is having a GOAT level season is going to make it easier for him. i'm not saying Middleton is a #2 like Davis or PG, but i do believe within the scheme the Bucks play and having a #1 like Giannis, he is going to be fine. plus he plays both sides of the court. the Bucks interior D is suffocating, the only way they are going to get beat is if a team gets super hot from deep over a 7 game series which i dont see happening.

I get a '94 Rockets and '03 Spurs vibe from this Bucks team. Giannis is playing at a high level like Hakeem and Duncan did during those runs and just like them during those runs he doesn't have a superstar playing next to him. Bucks have enough depth combined with Giannis playing at dominant level that I think it will be enough for them to win it all this year.

[daslicer]

This team is garbage but I can never turn my back on them. I got to see them win 5 titles so I'm good for the rest of my life when it comes to them winning. Don't get me wrong I would love to see them in title contention again one day but realistically that could be a long time from now or it might happen again in the next several years depending on who the Spurs draft. Anyways I'm just hoping for a more exciting product in the future versus the current product we are seeing on the floor.

[daslicer]

I would love to see Bucks,Celtics,Nuggets win it all. Those 3 teams are the least hateable out of all the contenders.

[rudwick]

Haven't watched the Bucks but Coach Bud and historically a team that always played my Spurs tough.
Thoughts? Anyone here doing it?

Sure, if you’re a pussy.

[Spurtacular]

If you don't mind being a Laker fan next year.

[Prime BEEF]

This team is garbage but I can never turn my back on them. I got to see them win 5 titles so I'm good for the rest of my life when it comes to them winning. Don't get me wrong I would love to see them in title contention again one day but realistically that could be a long time from now or it might happen again in the next several years depending on who the Spurs draft. Anyways I'm just hoping for a more exciting product in the future versus the current product we are seeing on the floor.
Pretty much my thoughts

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Bucks remind of many past Spurs teams. They overachieve during the regular season because they are well coached/don't make mistakes/don't beat themselves.

However, like popovich, Bud does not believe in making adjustments - that if you out execute the other team, you'll win. Of course that's proven time and time again to not be true in the playoffs.

They are going to go as far as their superstar can carry them, just like the Spurs and Duncan. And just like Duncan, giannis appears to be the type of player that will follow orders and trust the process.

I'm rooting for the bucks. I like that giannis is not teaming up with some other superstar. I like that he purposely picked underdog type of players for his all star team. I like that they are a small market team too.

I agree, but these Bucks are more like the old Admiral teams than those with Duncan. David had so much of the load on his shoulders that other teams knew that if they stop him, they stop the Spurs. Timmy had deeper rosters most years than David ever did. I think the really good teams will be able to slow down Giannis and the Bucks won't have the horsepower to get over the hump, just like teams were able to load up on David back in the day.