Behind The Buck Pass

6 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Who should get the main assignment of guarding Haliburton? The Indiana Pacers go as Tyrese Haliburton goes. He’s their engine, their voice, their tempo. This is, at this point, an inalienable reality for this tempo-pushing, hot-shooting team. And the Milwaukee Bucks are faced with the challenge of putting a stop to Haliburton and company's fleet-footed fastbreak frenzy.

6 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

The Greek Freak knows exactly what the Bucks need to do to beat the Pacers. With Damian Lillard's availability still up in the air, the Milwaukee Bucks are entering the postseason shorthanded. But if there’s a roadmap to surviving — and maybe even thriving — it’s already been laid out by Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Pacers play fast. They score quickly. And they’re lethal off turnovers. Milwaukee doesn’t have time to adjust on the fly. They have to know exactly who they are from Game 1. Giannis does.

6 days ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

There’s no scenario where Portis-Lopez minutes should happen in this series. It's been absolutely maddening that, just like with Mike Budenholzer and Adrian Griffin, it feels like we talk about the exact same coaching mistakes from Doc Rivers every week or so without any changes. We've talked about this one since a few weeks into the regular season, and yet nothing has changed for the Milwaukee Bucks days before the start of the playoffs.

1 week ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

Once again, Zach LaVine proved why he’s not the answer for a team trying to win something real. Back in February, the Milwaukee Bucks were circling the trade market looking for help. One of the biggest names floated around them? Zach LaVine. To be fair, it made sense then. The Bucks' main flaws - being old and slow - would surely be offset by LaVine's athleticism and three-level scoring prowess.

1 week ago | behindthebuckpass.com | Franco Luna

“He’s been way more vocal lately,” Antetokounmpo said of his frontcourt partner's newfound leadership. There are plenty of stats you can pull up to measure Bobby Portis’ impact on the Milwaukee Bucks, or perhaps his lack thereof, considering how polarizing his presence on the team has grown as of late. His rebounding, his shooting touch, his bench scoring — they all show up in the box score and are as central to the legend of Bobby Portis as his forced isolations and defensive lapses.