How The Bucks Can Recover Against The Heat In Game 2

The Bucks lost game 1 against the Miami Heat, as the Heat were led by Jimmy Butler's magnificent performance on both sides. In this video, I breakdown how the Bucks can counter the Heat with strategies to contain Butler and the pick & roll, and how they can score more on offense with Giannis and Middleton. Coach Budenholzer has a lot to do to have his team advance in the NBA playoffs.
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[@coachdaniel8163]

Hey guys, I feel like at times I haven't stayed true to my core content, which is to breakdown only the most interesting X's O's aspects in basketball. I want to try to right that ship the rest of these playoffs, and hopefully this video is a good start. Big game for Bud tomorrow

[@danieldilawri2711]

Ok thanks. Great video, I love your content it teaches us lots about the nba

[@pedroviniciusreichertleite499]

I think you should make the videos that you want, no need to be hung up on things like the core of the channel. Your content is great, just have fun with it. About the video though, I think the Bucks could have some other action before going to the p&r, in most, if not all, of these clips you showed, they just do that without any prior action, that also makes it simpler for the defense. Or do you think that the heat's switchability would still prevail?

[@rad1407]

CD, you are deeply loved and appreciated, and have made basketball more interesting for so many people. Live your life and keep making art.

[@CandFProductions11]

Frankly, I don't think anyone cares what kind of videos you make. Your content is so analytical and in-depth/unique that there isn't much anyone could want more.

[@coachdaniel8163]

Thanks Pedro, but X's and O's insight is what I want to do! Making a video about the Lakers elite defensive personnel isn't as gratifying. And I agree they could use more movement and action before the P&R, but I think that's really hard to do as a one game "adjustment". Playing with pace and wearing defenses out is something you have to build up over the course of a season IMO.

[@chrisjoy1321]

Man don’t tell them these things I want my team to win lmao

[@wes6106]

Wrd

[@vladacoustic89]

Dude miami coach and staffs know this.

[@deserthobo]

honestly don't know why this is a video, bucks arent that deep of a team and giannis is dare i say...overrated. heat are legit contenders by the looks of it and could reach the finals. heat have a better bench, more shooters and a clutch alpha dog player in butler. vid seems biased towards the bucks.

[@jojoprocess2820]

@@deserthobo Lmao don't get ahead of yourself bud. Heat arent real contenders they would easily get beat by the clippers. Only reason they might make the finals is cause they matchup the best with the bucks, doesnt even mean they're a better individual team than Milwaukee

[@jah99753]

jojoprocess what h said makes no sense if they beat the bucks in this series they are better wtf

[@alexanderwang8871]

I think one of their biggest proglems is that Bud is unwilling to change his defense to combat the insane three point shooting of miami's lineup. The true X factor IMO

[@Htiy]

Couldn’t agree more.. although.. highly doubt Jimmy will shoot jump shots this well again

[@dieneloleo2605]

@@Htiy never ever doubt Jimmy Gets Buckets

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Wanna know an even bigger problem ? Giannis can’t shoot lol

[@t4d0W]

@@Htiy The threat with Jimmy Buckets is in his name. Even if he's not shooting well he's still trying to score on how he does it well. And if defenses just want to be lax on him he'll take his 10+ FTAs and flip that to an easy 10 points to his name. The other part being the Bucks have NOBODY else who is a threat to drive and create shots with the ball. Maybe Middleton once in a while like game 4 but you asked him to do the same thing again for game 5, he's gonna fall flat.

[@Burb83]

Good breakdown coach lets see what happens.

[@burningman8066]

We know what happened

[@はん-t9s]

Haha

[@14K_Zo]

Pepelaugh he was unaware

[@abiolaolagunju1433]

Well they clearly didn't watch the video

[@snakesupreme]

They still didn’t watch it 😆 😆 😆

[@joshuagregoire9504]

Yup. Now Heat is advancing.

[@zachconlin7292]

Great breakdown of the game (also, pretty cool that you got a shout out from Thinking Basketball). As a Bucks fan, I'm nervous. Coach Bud has shown a reluctance all year to make defensive adjustments and the Bucks supporting cast is incredibly hit or miss. Guys like Donte and Planet Pat are so damn inconsistent shooting the ball. And as great as Giannis is, his free throw shooting is once again showing up as a major kryptonite in the playoffs. I've said it before and I'll say it again - his biggest flaw in his game is his free throw shooting. It'll be interesting to see how Bud plays Bledsoe when he comes back. While Bledsoe is superior to Hill in terms of playmaking, Hill is the much better shooter and overall a more consistent basketball player. I'm still holding out hope that the Bucks can make it through. Bud just has to make a few adjustments that you highlighted and the supporting cast has to play stronger defense and knock down the open ones.

[@seeanthonyn]

Great video! Im learning a lot like I did not even notice that a tactic used is to force a player to drive a certain direction because of statistically and historically reasons. Its fascinating when you dig up data to explain why teams adapt certain strategies. Also I love how you focus on analyzing the plays whether or not the shot is made. Keep it up!

[@jah99753]

RIP John Thompson 🙏

[@FingeringThings]

Hopefully Coach Bud can adjust his schemeaccordingly, though he tends to not do so

[@chriscc14]

that seems to be his problem. he had a fantastic philosophy during the last 2 seasons but doesn't like to defer to a different strategy. looks like the bucks success is gonna determined by his ability to adjust. we'll just have to see

[@samuelloetscher1815]

Nah he adjusts. There was a ton of adjustments he tried to do in game 1. They just failed

[@tyreefreeman7450]

Man be making no adjustments 😰😔😭

[@kingX777]

Daym great calls. This really shows how good the Heat are defensively. We just struggle with consistency.

[@SK-mw8vd]

Thank you Coach! I love this stuff, breaking down the scheme, the options to counter, all that. Thank you for all your hard work mate.

[@orangecucamonga]

The DPOY was in full Lebron / Harden "No Help D" mode last night. A lot of standing and watching... like in almost every clip here. Bucks in trouble against Business Trip Mentality. Nice work as always, Coach Daniel

[@yuding6371]

Excellent new way to explore. I’d like to see more of this adjustment ideas. Way to go Daniel. Thanks!

[@serenadesilhout]

This video just goes to show just how good this Heat team that was built. They're incredibly well coached and disciplined on defense. Plus Riley's decision to get Crowder & Igoudala are really paying off. A ton of high basketball IQ guys, even the rookies are playing smart. Not to mention they have the firepower to back up their defense. They're exactly the type of team the Bucks didn't want to face.

[@OgAndretti]

love videos like these. hope to see more throughout this series. definitely subbing

[@bankrolljayyyyy]

I love this channel

[@rasaecnai]

Jimmy must happy in Miami having a coaching staff that actually coaches

[@rasaecnai]

@Ryan Guzman he said he had a problem when he was in 69ers because they just watch film and that was it. no one talks or coach them. tthen they go to practice

[@IllShivyou]

Nice vid

[@djEjsrmfldna]

Great vid coach. Thank you!

[@normanlin6069]

Always enjoy watching your videos Coach Daniel! Greetings from Madison :)

[@josiahtamsen]

:)

[@coachdaniel8163]

Hey guys! Much love!

[@ryomensukuna457]

Great video

[@PabloCruise1]

I’m from the future...this didn’t help the bucks. They lost game 2.

[@robertdean4238]

lmaoo

[@8thdayadventist911]

And game 3 too, lul.

[@t4d0W]

Game 2 was such a toss up but overall, Bucks haven't really tried beating the Heat offensive gameplan. JImmy still eating off drives inside and the Bucks can't seem to defend it well enough. Heat are content to let Middleton/Lopez try win games for them while Giannis labors to score 20+ points and now in game 5 he's out. Heat look like they are about to put the Deer to sleep in the woods.

[@fraetos3656]

Love the video!

[@JohnSmith-sc4ct]

hey coach daniel who do you think would be a better matchup for the lakers the rockets or thunder?

[@Htiy]

Not coach Daniel, but I think the Lakers would prefer the Thunder. Even though the Rockets don’t have the best answer to Anthony Davis, their shooting is infinitely better than the Lakers’ shooting, and they have 2 MVP-Caliber players as well. Thunder wouldn’t be as big of a deal especially because Lakers have size but CP3 might be a problem for the Lakers

[@JohnSmith-sc4ct]

@@Htiy I was thinking the duo of harden and westbrook would really cause problems for the lakers backcourt. At the same time though, the rockets won't be able to guard a lineup with mcgee/howard at center, AD at PF, and then LeBron whether he's playing SF or point guard. Overall, if I were the lakers I would probably want to play the thunder, but I think they matchup better defensively against the lakers than the rockets do.

[@Htiy]

John Smith Yea I agree. I think the Rockets are basically just a better version of the Trail Blazers in this matchup. A deadly point guard and shooting guard when they’re hot, but the defense is shaky at best on Lebron and especially AD. Although the Lakers still murdered the Trail Blazers despite not being able to guard Dame so I think they’ll be fine either way

[@aw7519]

@@Htiy I agree. The role players for Lakers will have to step up on the offensive end, hitting shots, for this series. It will be a fun series to watch and how they will adjust for their shooting woes.

[@alsymphony7868]

@@aw7519 Don't really have a dog in the matchup, but westbrook seems really shaky last game. It would be really bad for rockers if harden have to carry alone, even against thunder like last game.

[@marceloteles1154]

Damn man you belong in a coaching staff. Lot of info💪

[@Xostensial]

Excited to see if the heat take game 1, but even more excited to see if the changes the bucks make will work

[@yunan9610]

He's been training his left hand a lot

[@javiert.3314]

There’s no saving Bambi..🔥

[@cidmatrix9643]

Great video! Can you do a video on Bud's playoff coaching as a whole? He doesn't seem to adjust very much in-game or between games.

[@pedrochinchayan2671]

This is the reason I think the Pacers can be a dark horse contender next season: they played many close games against MIAMI despite not being well coached and not having everyone healthy IMO

[@rohgog]

Great analysis. However, wouldn't shrinking the paint give Miami a lot of open 3 point plays? Considering they have good 3p shooters like Duncan Robinson, would it not be possible for that strategy to work against the bucks?

[@antjack6192]

Nobody Coach Spo: 👀

[@chrispulu25]

Hey Coach, have you notice when the Bucks shrinks the floor it results to a kick out thus leads to a wide open three?

[@coachdaniel8163]

Not always. Good teams can help and recover and scramble if necessary. It's what the Heat did in game 1

[@chrispulu25]

@@coachdaniel8163 Thanks for the input, Coach! I really appreciate this newly breakdown on teams, a much more in depth. Keep it up and Subscribed!

[@kyleconnolly4440]

Heat only need to keep in close, because they will beat the Bucks in clutch time 9 times out of 10.

[@JamieSunderland23]

The reason why the bucks didn’t shrink the floor as much is because they know how versatile the heat are at 3pt shooting

[@futurehofer1564]

Do one for the Raptors pls

[@kentstallard6512]

I love Giannis....great talent and great kid. But...until he becomes a threat from outside the paint, the Bucks will be a great regular season team but fail in the postseason when opposing coaches can strategize and scheme.

[@aldogarciamoreno5490]

I don't know if gap help would be the best option for the bucks. They usually let the shooters shoot and with how much the heat uses cuts, I think the bucks could have problems with that too, especially since Miami can make these adjudtments mid game because it's already a big part of their offense

[@luissyquia]

Hi coach, love your videos. i've been sharing them with some friends from hong kong, but apparently there are geo-restrictions on several of your videos? any chance these vids will be available in HK soon?

[@KingA_30]

use VPNs

[@coachdaniel8163]

This has been a problem on my channel for a while. Haven't found a great solution yet unfortunately

[@luissyquia]

@@coachdaniel8163 aw man. it's quite interesting that i've only come across this problem with your videos. the other nba breakdown channels i follow don't seem to have this issue.. hope it's sorted out soon!

[@deltamike3675]

hey coach.. big fan.. waiting on the game 1 review between TOR v BOS... is it just purely great shooting by the Celtics or bad/stagnant offense from Raptors that caused them the game?

[@bankrolljayyyyy]

Can you do a jaylen brown breakdown

[@deandrepage1048]

I want to believe this was not a 1 GAME LUCKY OCCURRENCE. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Excellent shooter Duncan Robinson didn't even go off like he usually does, only 1 for 4.

[@15sof]

That's your DPOY

[@itsnotglyph4268]

Me watching the game with 15 seconds left

[@pratikahir750]

can you make a vid on the raptors game

[@shush916]

On the defensive end it seems Giannis wasn't as willing or able to help and pay the "free-safety" role he's done so well in the reg. season. Idk if this is on him or it was something that Bud instructed him to do.

[@quelquel5079]

Nice commentary, Giannis was foul trouble from 1st so on the 3rd he had to defend with the "eyes" thought. If not I'm sure Giannis would have helped on the plays you mentioned.

[@leo63037]

This video didn’t age well

[@hthought]

That would be great if Bucks had a coach

[@drmarkmadarang]

Great breakdown as usual. I think the bucks made a mistake by playing small. They put williams in instead of brook lopez who was having a good game. He was shooting better than williams and he would have protected the rim better. By playing small the bucks played Miami's game. Id like to know what you think?

[@coachdaniel8163]

I'd have to check the minutes count but Lopez did close the game, and someone will need to play center when Brook is out. They could play Robin I guess in game 2, though that hurts their spacing. I personally think with Giannis in you have enough rim protection if they do some of the things I suggested.

[@jayray682]

Whose here after the lead is 3-0, sad story for the bucks

[@witheredboy8545]

Bring the brooms 🧹

[@kou4368]

Yeah, the heat won lolol

[@Ely_Teo]

Forcing left doesn’t mean to let him beat them left. Basically , no matter which direction they try to force him if he beats every defender he creates a high quality chance every time.They need to be more physical , use their fouls correctly and play 1on1 defense much better. Especially Middleton! Plus Giannis has to stop hiding and play defense on Adebayo , leave the ball to the others and do some dirty work

[@danieldilawri2711]

If they make those adjustments, they are winning in 6

[@jrsdt2ndaccount30]

Can you do a video why free throws are so hard to make

[@yesmymajestybut898]

Totally mental. Dwight hits 80 percent in practice and shoots like what... 50 percent in the game?

[@jrsdt2ndaccount30]

How about the mechanical aspects? Where 3nD players are bad at free throws, like Iggy. Or where Centers dont even care, like Chamberlain

[@jrsdt2ndaccount30]

@Olly Tropics Is it safe to conclude that if you are great in FT, then you are probably among the top players? With certain exceptions ofcourse. Since mentals, fundamentals etc are a factor.

[@eiginh]

Narrator: The bucks, did not recover in game 2.

[@fructose1907]

Thank you, Mr.Daniel ! I'm a japanese NBA fan. Where can I see stats of "points per drives"?

[@firstlastname4672]

Just look in nba or espn. Then, search for advanced stats in that web. You can also find in fantasy basketball website on google.

[@comidicentral]

Try Basketball Reference. I’m pretty sure that site has almost every stat you could ever want, plus it’s very reputable.

[@fructose1907]

Maybe it's because of my poor English, but I can't find any stats of "points per drives for each player".😢 I tried Basketball reference and NBA.com.😣🤮

[@comidicentral]

tose Fruc stats.nba.com/players/drives/?sort=DRIVES&dir=1

[@fructose1907]

@@comidicentral Thank you !😆 The number that I wanted to see thanks to you was found.👍

[@kentbagaipo3368]

Let's Go Heat.

[@joeybagodoughnuts1907]

Welp

[@Sccc587]

Okay go coach the Bucks

[@tristansanjose3995]

I REALLY THINK YOU CAN BE A GREAT TIPSTER FR

[@nehemiahfuller6380]

HEAT 4 SWEEP

[@basicallykenn]

The thing is that for defense, bucks don't want anything to happen in the paint, which is funny cause the heat love shooting threes

[@nessdagoat]

Breakdown awesome as always, but if Milwaukee goes to a deep drop they'll get blown out. The Heat would win in 5. Too many shooters for the Heat. If the Bucks wanna win this series it'll be because of the adjustments they make on offense.

[@Ecaba3]

Yup.. except I’m not sure what adjustments Giannis can make on offense.. the other guys played Well in this first game.. for instance Middleton 28 and Lopez 24..

[@deandrepage1048]

Start Hack-a-Giannis to keep him struggling with Free Throws.

[@nathantu4676]

make a breakdown on jazz v nuggets

[@daniellopezb9848]

Well, this aged well

[@davidchen2866]

It’s not really and defense. It’s just because Giannis is an offensive liability in a half court set a lot of the time. Remember how lost he looked in the 4th quarter in the 2020 All Star Game?

[@dirtysouth9166]

As a Heat fan aint no way in hell we should be comfortable after just 1 win...still got a lot of work to do if we want a chance to advance.

[@Ecaba3]

Trust me they ain’t.. Jimmy and spo working on playing even better next games

[@reallhoxhoes8935]

Ha cool Heat in in 5.

[@benoittbt9979]

seems like daniel just wants all series to go in 7

[@gigoat8668]

Bruh Kawhi Leonard literally shit on Butler last year you can't tell me Giannis can't?

[@TheSolfulmusik]

This analysis would work if the heat didn’t have knock down shooters from 3. They are scared to leave them. Doesn’t matter which way he drives. Butler is smart and the heat play smart. Bucks don’t have anyone who can guard him. The heat have played them this way all season and they can’t stop it. The bucks defensive strategy works against other team but Miami is a Terrible matchup for them.

[@Ecaba3]

Completely agree..that’s exactly what I was thinking

[@isaacmoreno5093]

They focused on butler but forgot about the rest of the team. Everybody was in double digits 😂

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Dragic has been the best player on the Heat this playoffs !

[@guyoverthere3098]

Is "points per chance" the same as "points per possessions"?

[@coachdaniel8163]

Points per chance is more like points per play. Doesn't include an offensive rebound I'm pretty sure.

[@guyoverthere3098]

@@coachdaniel8163 so the points per possessions does include de offensive rebound?

[@coachdaniel8163]

Yes.

[@JeddyXonny]

sometimes your enemies just having a good day/night

[@crimedoesnotpay6860]

Coach, the bucks shoulda listen to u! Now it’s 2-0!😂

[@lolgamer862]

If the Bucks don’t notice this it’s over

[@Ecaba3]

This ain’t the answer.. this advice would just mean more threes for Miami and that’s one of their biggest strengths

[@村人A-t3r]

coach bud never adjusts

[@pr3dator720]

Heat in 4. Good vid

[@bigwilly43729]

Wait, are you telling me there’s more to defense than, “Why isn’t Giannis guarding Butler? He’s the DPOY!”? Weird.

[@jah99753]

Akumpo wasn't doing shit that game

[@TheSolfulmusik]

The bucks are great at team defense but individually they can’t be attacked. Miami is sound defensively and they can switch everything essentially. This is not the blazers beating the lakers. Miami is very capable of beating the bucks. The problem with the bucks is that they don’t run a real offense. No ball movement nothing. They use try to get out in the brake and Giannis likes to go down hill. Half court offense is not what they do best

[@mynameis4934]

Heat in 6

[@godgotme5300]

You must want the bucks to win

[@sidhpandit5239]

Lol the flop at 4:00

[@notacat7127]

Bit of a surprise?!? ¿Qué

[@LeBronJames-ss9ij]

Forcing left or right will only work for shooters not slasher like butler

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

SUPRISE⁉️⁉️⁉️ Did you not see the trouble that had with us all season?

[@tommyslatt_]

Heat in 6!!

[@samturner7750]

Heat have always been a switching team since the lebron days

[@bigmonster610]

C'mon, bucks can't leave good shooters open. When they get on fire it's game over. They should defend fast breaks better, but that's it. They lack of purpose and passion cost them such a difference in PiP and rebounds. Giannis is often dissapearing as a help defender. In my opinion he has to give more on the defensive end, especially that he is always limited in the offence against teams like Heat or Raptors. Btw Heat in 6

[@Schwarzkralle]

Heat in 5 🔥

[@SsentongoErnest]

Middleton not executing well on the pick and roll

[@clutchoutnba8565]

Great vid I wish my content was as consistent as urs 🔥

[@johnwiese6760]

Well uhhh, they didnt Bud doesnt make adjustments

[@ezekieldop-willlette4995]

I couldve broken it down faster: PUT DPOY GIANNIS ON JIMMY BUTLER

[@janfitzdomingo3058]

And then gets fouled out early?

[@dogukanturksoy1577]

Hope Mike Bud won't watch this video

[@SetoKaibaVd]

And Giannis gets DPOY..

[@cesarbello7061]

Bucks need at least 1 more points than heat to beat .

[@orangecucamonga]

And how about STOP GIVING UP MIDDLE SCREENS?! ICE that s*** already, Bucks -eyeroll-