Winners & Sinners: Week 3

Welcome to Winners & Sinners, where we reflect on the week that was for the Milwaukee Bucks. Week 3 saw the Bucks go 0-3, with the team losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, and Toronto Raptors, despite some valiant efforts that put them in positions to win. But who’s deserving of the hardware?

MVB

Prior to the Raptors game, this was a legitimate conversation between Myles Turner and Tyler Herro. Then Turner pulled one of his all-too-common vanishing acts. Meanwhile, Herro put in his best playmaking performance as a Buck to make it a no contest. And although he’s struggled in first quarters—zero first-quarter points this week—it hasn’t really mattered. He heats up. Quickly. But as Nate O. said in our staff thread, “he’s definitely more than just a microwave—he’s an air fryer.”

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And so the nickname was born: Tyler Herro, the Air Fryer. Please make this a thing.

Defensive Belt

Defending Champion: Vacated.

The Contenders: Myles Turner, Ryan Rollins.

The Decision: I was so ready to anoint Turner as the defensive champion following his showings against the Timberwolves and Celtics, where he was a force blocking shots, accumulating seven across the two games, and also doing yeoman’s work on the boards (at least for him). Then he made it look like the Bucks would have to give up picks in any swap for Jakob Poeltl. Rollins had his moments too, especially when hounding Derrick White. But this belt ain’t no participation award; folks need to take it. And so it’s still collecting dust in the locker room.

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The People’s Champ

This week’s champion is Sausagemahoney, who raised a very thought-provoking question about the Bucks’ decision to take Brayden Burries over Yaxel Lendeborg, who’s since given the zombie Golden State Warriors new life—and who legend Chris Mullin thinks is “going to be a perennial All-Star and just an All-NBA type”:

Truthfully, I’m just jealous I didn’t pose the question for this week’s Bucks Reacts Survey.

Run That Back

If, prior to the season, someone told you that Nate Ament would play fourth-quarter minutes for the Bucks—not the Herd—in the third week of the…

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