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The Bucks defense looks BAD (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by StudentoftheGameNBA@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Modern defenses are built around containing dribble penetration. The best defenses utilize specific schemes combined with elite ball defenders to block off ball handlers from reaching the paint.

The Bucks ran a lineup with Dame, Cam Payne, and Malik Beasley. They had Beasley guarding Trae. Brook and Giannis will not be enough to cover so many defensive liabilities.

Bucks walk away from this game with a lot to figure out regarding their rosters defensive limitations. They didn’t just lose two great ball defenders in Jrue and Carter, they also added two real liabilities in Dame and Payne. Middleton and Beauchamp give them size on the wing but I don’t see a single guy on this roster that’s frustrating opposing ball handlers.

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[–] 504090@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Fully agreed. He got away with it because people generally like him, but he’s always been a massive defensive liability.