Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Bucks Eliminated Following Heartbreaking Loss
By Adam McGee
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks playoff dream ended with a heroic effort that just fell short.
In this latest edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we look at the reaction to Game 6 and the Bucks’ elimination from the playoffs, and much more.
It’s been an incredible and eventful season for the Bucks, but it came to an end on Thursday night as Milwaukee just couldn’t manage to dig themselves out of one last hole despite an impressive late rally. Still, the team provided great cause for optimism and signal what seems guaranteed to be an exciting road ahead.
Although the season has ended, we’ll keep going all throughout the summer here at Behind the Buck Pass, and this daily column will be a good place to get a snapshot of all of the latest Bucks news until the team takes to the floor again in October.
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Let’s get down to it:
Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 4/27/17
Milwaukee Bucks Fall Short In Game 6 In Spite of Heroic Effort (read here): I recapped the action from the Bucks’ dramatic Game 6 loss and elimination from the 2017 NBA Playoffs.
Win In 6 Podcast #121: Potential Adjustments, Trying To Stay Alive (read here): Ti Windisch and I looked ahead to Game 6 on this episode of the Win In 6 Podcast, identifying our hopes for the game regardless of result and considering potential adjustments.
Milwaukee Bucks Preview: Game 6 vs Toronto Raptors (read here): Ti Windisch also previewed Thursday’s game in written form, picking out his keys for both teams and sharing our staff predictions.
Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 4/27/17
Raptors 92, Bucks 89: Frantic comeback falls short in Game 6 (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports from the Bradley Center on a dramatic Game 6, including post-game quotes from Jason Kidd and Dwane Casey.
Bucks close gap on future (read here): Gary D’Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel compared and contrasted this Game 6 defeat to the one against the Chicago Bulls two years ago as evidence of just how much closer the Bucks now are to realizing their lofty ambitions.
Milwaukee is no place for the claustrophobic (read here): Rob Mahoney writes about how the Bucks’ length and defensive approach can stifle and smother opponents when executed effectively.
How to fix the Milwaukee Bucks in four easy steps (read here): Andrew Lynch of Fox Sports points out four factors that he believes could be key to the Bucks taking the next step forward in their development.
Q&A with Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond (read here): Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com spoke with John Hammond about the process involved in scouting and drafting lesser known international prospects like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thon Maker.
The Unlikely Story of Spiros Velliniatis, the Coach who Discovered Giannis Antetokounmpo (read here): Thodoris Chondrogiannos of Vice Sports takes a dive into the past to tell the story of the coach who helped Giannis Antetokounmpo rise to prominence back home in Greece.
Next: Win In 6 Podcast #120: The Inevitable Norman Powell Game
That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.