We kick off our “Season Preview Series” of interviews with some special guests! The past few months have been for cooling heels, both for the Milwaukee Bucks and for the beautiful minds behind the ongoing project Deer Diaries (A Milwaukee Bucks Podcast!). With September upon us and the 2024-2025 NBA regular season just a month and a half away, though, we felt it was time to … [Read more...] about A Deer Diaries Season Preview – Feat. Locked on Bucks
Bucks Accountability Series: Role Player Lightning Round
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Finally, let’s consider how the rest of the Bucks rotation can impact winning After considering some non-talent-based contributions Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez, and Gary Trent Jr. could make, let’s quickly talk through how six other Bucks could marginally impact team success: Delon Wright: point-of-attack defence The offseason signing … [Read more...] about Bucks Accountability Series: Role Player Lightning Round
The Buck Stops Here: A Case for the Hodag
T’xer Zhon Kha/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Deer are everywhere and not that scary. If you couldn’t tell from the content that we’ve been shoveling out the door recently, it’s the offseason. Besides taking a well-deserved break, everyone in the Bucks organization—not to mention here at Brew Hoop—is gearing up for the season by trying to find the slightest competitive … [Read more...] about The Buck Stops Here: A Case for the Hodag
Bucks Accountability Series: Bobby, Brook, and Gary
Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images How can the Bucks’ next three rotation players impact winning without talent? Now that we’ve gone through what Milwaukee’s big three can do to raise the team’s ceiling, let’s take an extended look at the next three guys in the rotation: Bobby Portis Jr.: pick-and-roll defence Bobby Portis Jr. is actually one of the more … [Read more...] about Bucks Accountability Series: Bobby, Brook, and Gary
Bucks Accountability Series: Giannis, Dame, and Khris
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images What’s one thing Milwaukee’s big three can each do, that requires no talent, to enhance the team’s upside? I had been thinking a lot about the upcoming season and what it will take for the Bucks to fire their absolute best shot at another title. With an aging and imperfect roster, there will only be so many chances to … [Read more...] about Bucks Accountability Series: Giannis, Dame, and Khris