Seeing the news, the Bucks' player Matthews, because of a left knee contusion, did not participate in the recent team training, and the next game with the Cavaliers, he can not play. In the case of a reporter from Milwaukee' team, Matthews was in a lot of pain during the examination, but fortunately it was only a contusion, not a ligament or joint. It all started with the last Bucks game against the Kings, and in the third quarter, the Kings' Mitchell reached Matthews' knee with his left leg on an offensive round, when Matthews covered his knee and grinned in pain, but after 5 seconds of adjustment, he still struggled to get up and limped with the team. It wasn't until the last 30 seconds of the third quarter, when the Bucks assistant coach found that Matthews was really difficult to support on the court, finally called a timeout, Matthews limped on the court, holding out for 80 seconds!
Speaking of Matthews, that is really a tough guy, last season in the Lakers also played well, the Lakers also intend to keep him, but after the free market opened, the Lakers signed too many guards in a row, there is no extra place, and finally Matthews returned to the Bucks. Matthews has averaged 6.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game this season. After the game against the Kings, many reporters were puzzled that the Bucks did not actively foul and did not pause during the 80 seconds, and Budenholzer made a big deal small: "Maybe I should have called a timeout right away, but I think he will slowly get better." And as a fighter, he knows how important a timeout is for the team. If you let me choose now, I'll choose to call a pause in time. "Yes, the Bucks eventually won, and there are still extra suspensions that have not been used up, and I would like to ask: Is the life of a small person not a fate?"
When it comes to the Bucks, a lot of fans hate it because they're a very "scary" team. Their horror is not the dominance on the court like the Warriors did before them, but all kinds of infuriating small actions. Play bucks, don't expect to win, just retreat. In the previous game between the Bucks and the Bulls, Allen directly pulled Caruso down in mid-air, Caruso fell heavily to the ground without any protection measures, resulting in a fractured right wrist, at least 6-8 weeks of suspension, and the Bucks were not ashamed but proud, and were still using Aaron as the owner of the team's social platform promotional film. In addition, when the league only gave a one-game ban penalty, the Bucks also complained, from head coach Budenholzer to Middleton to Portis, all said that Allen was wronged. In Caruso's words, Aaron was just being ridiculous, glad he hadn't suffered a more serious injury.
This isn't the first time the Bucks have hurt this season. I remember very clearly that they fought the Hornets on January 9 and January 11, and both lost to the Hornets, and in both games, Alphabet Brother tripped Rozier with his foot outstretched, Alphabet Brother elbowed Plumley causing bleeding in the forehead, Portis grabbed the rebound, slapped Hayward in the face, and instantly stained the shirt with blood. I remember the commentator Wang Zhaofeng said at that time: "Playing with the bucks, really be careful, their movements are more." Including the pelicans who played before, Portis's stepping foot for Jones, if you really edit every unreasonable action of the Bucks players, you may be able to produce a medium-length video! Of course, there may be Bucks fans who are dissatisfied: playing, there will inevitably be some physical contact, bumps are inevitable. But just like the footage in "Shaolin Soccer", if you are playing football, what do you do with pliers and steel rods?
Back to the original topic, Matthews is also 36 years old, his collision with Mitchell, similar to Leonard's knee injury before, if it is really a ligament or knee joint problem, then his career may end here, he for these 80 seconds, is it worth it? But from the coaching staff to the core of Middleton and Holliday on the court, do they really regard their teammates as their own? First of all, Budenholzer is indeed a very good coach, he can ensure the team's record while limiting the playing time of Alphabet Brother, Middleton and Holliday to about 32 minutes, which Nash absolutely cannot do. But as for some role players, Budenholzer's attitude is not necessarily so good. Including Cousins, who had previously played diligently for the team, averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game, and the day before he praised Cousins as the pillar of the team's interior line, and was cut the next day. Treat your own people so cruelly and severely.
Teacher Yang Yi once commented on the Bucks, the Bucks in these championship teams, is indeed a more balanced overall strength, more skilled in technical and tactical play, players to cooperate with each other more tacit understanding of the team, in short, they do not have too many shortcomings, alphabet brother also showed their dominance last season. But they are against the way of heaven. Winning the championship last season, the undeniable fact is that Irving was injured. In the east finals and the eagles game, the alphabet brother is still stretching a foot more, the result is capela is fine, the alphabet brother himself calf over-stretched. Now, they can win all the time in the regular season, and they can gain momentum with some bad moves, but they are unpopular! This kind of alliance public enemy, even if the alliance is hard to hold, it does not have much gold content to speak of.