Bucks Reacts Survey: Are the Milwaukee Bucks too nice?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country.

This Milwaukee Bucks season was never going to be pretty and, so far, well, the Bucks could crack mirrors. There’s still plenty to be excited about, of course—namely, the team’s three youngest players—but to this point these Bucks aren’t exactly the dawgs we hoped they’d be. Porous on the perimeter and feeble inside, are these Bucks simply too nice?

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Steal a possession? Deny a shot? Not these Bucks.

After seven games, the Bucks have shown promise on the glass—even if there are some warning signs—in an attempt to win the possession game and maximise their opportunities to keep the scoreboard ticking over and the games close. But there is more than one way to skin a cat, and the Bucks aren’t doing much to make life difficult for their opponents—certainly not from a disruption point of view. So far, the Bucks sit dead last in steals per game (5.6 SPG), nearly half a steal worse than their nearest opponent (the Memphis Grizzlies, who average 6.0 SPG). They’re also dead last in opponent turnovers, forcing just 12.7 per game (nearly a full turnover fewer than the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz, who force 13.6 turnovers a night). All this means that Milwaukee isn’t generating extra looks through its defence.

Compounding the issue, the Bucks are mediocre at best when it comes to turning back shot attempts. Myles Turner and (sometimes) Kel’el Ware aside, these Bucks simply do not block shots, averaging just 4.6 BPG thus far, “good” for 18th in the league. But the Bucks’ rim troubles don’t stop there. They’re currently 23rd in the league in defending the paint, conceding 50.9 points in the paint per night, while also allowing 27.6 free throw attempts per night (22nd in the league). It should come as no surprise then that they rank 21st in the league in opponent effective field goal percentage (at 54.8%).

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Realistically, these numbers shouldn’t be too surprising. While Turner blocks shots, he’s never been…

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Publish date : 2026-11-03 16:45:00

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