Merrill in doghouse

AKAggie03 · Post by **AKAggie03** » April 6th, 2021, 10:40 pm

Hasnt played a minute the last 4 games.

smfdaggie · Post by **smfdaggie** » April 6th, 2021, 10:58 pm

The Bucks traded for Jeff Teague and he is taking Sam's minutes.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » April 6th, 2021, 11:18 pm

Jeff Teague is washed up.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 7th, 2021, 8:58 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 6th, 2021, 11:18 pm
Jeff Teague is washed up.

He scored 15 points in 16 minutes last night.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » April 7th, 2021, 9:03 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 8:58 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 6th, 2021, 11:18 pm
Jeff Teague is washed up.
He scored 15 points in 16 minutes last night.

Sounds like he took a whole 60 seconds off.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 7th, 2021, 9:08 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 9:03 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 8:58 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 6th, 2021, 11:18 pm
Jeff Teague is washed up.
He scored 15 points in 16 minutes last night.
Sounds like he took a whole 60 seconds off.

Yep, unacceptable.

AggiePT · Post by **AggiePT** » April 7th, 2021, 9:11 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 9:08 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 9:03 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 8:58 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
April 6th, 2021, 11:18 pm
Jeff Teague is washed up.
He scored 15 points in 16 minutes last night.
Sounds like he took a whole 60 seconds off.
Yep, unacceptable.

Lazy!

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 7th, 2021, 9:46 am

Poor coaching. If he had played the whole game he would have scored 45 and they wouldn't have lost to the Warriors. If Bud would read our board he would understand how to take small sample sizes and extrapolate them over a whole season. I believe he should be starting over Alphabet.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » April 7th, 2021, 1:45 pm

I don't think Merrill is in the doghouse, I think his coach is stupid. Playing Forbes instead of Merrill is the proof.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » April 7th, 2021, 2:51 pm

brownjeans wrote: ↑
April 7th, 2021, 1:45 pm
I don't think Merrill is in the doghouse, I think his coach is stupid. Playing Forbes instead of Merrill is the proof.

#FireBud

utaggies · Post by **utaggies** » April 9th, 2021, 9:25 pm

Sam had a decent line in Milwaukee’s 8-point home loss to Charlotte tonight:

27 minutes
13 points
5 of 13 from the floor
3 of 8 on 3-pointers
6 defensive rebounds
2 assists
1 TO

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 9th, 2021, 9:27 pm

Had it half way to post and you beat me to it. Bucks rested some starters tonight so he had a pretty good run.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 9th, 2021, 9:40 pm

Merrill definitely showing he belongs in the NBA and making it hard for Bud to keep him on the bench.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » April 9th, 2021, 10:38 pm

One of only three Bucks players to be positive in +/-

AGGIEinIOWA · Post by **AGGIEinIOWA** » April 9th, 2021, 10:58 pm

At least he was on the plus side of +\- tonight. Looks like Nwora went off.

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » April 10th, 2021, 8:03 am

I realize the situations are different, but Sam is getting a whole lot more run than Elijah Hughes, the Jazz's second round pick.

QuackAttackAggie · Post by **QuackAttackAggie** » April 10th, 2021, 8:37 am

Another dunk too

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ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 10th, 2021, 8:55 am

3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑
April 10th, 2021, 8:03 am
I realize the situations are different, but Sam is getting a whole lot more run than Elijah Hughes, the Jazz's second round pick.

Yup. Sam is getting a TON of run for a rookie second round pick. A beneficiary of load management.

AgsRock · Post by **AgsRock** » April 10th, 2021, 10:52 am

Well said inept, many second round picks barely sniff the G League let alone play as much as Sam has.

scotlandog · Post by **scotlandog** » April 10th, 2021, 1:08 pm

On Sam Merrill’s Instagram story, there’s a shout out from Caleb Martin after last nights game. Sounds like they are buddies and talked about the battles they had in the MW. It was pretty cool. Looks like they traded and signed each other’s jerseys.

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Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » April 10th, 2021, 3:54 pm

scotlandog wrote: ↑
April 10th, 2021, 1:08 pm
On Sam Merrill’s Instagram story, there’s a shout out from Caleb Martin after last nights game. Sounds like they are buddies and talked about the battles they had in the MW. It was pretty cool. Looks like they traded and signed each other’s jerseys.

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The Martin twins always seemed like great players... I really enjoyed their game at Nevada. Have they gone their entire lives on the same team?

tysteve20 · Post by **tysteve20** » April 11th, 2021, 9:09 pm

Sam had 8 pts in 7 min (2-3 from three) tonight in a blowout win over the magic.

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Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 24th, 2021, 10:51 pm

Merrill again showed he has NBA potential if he gets a legitimate shot. Today he got in with a few minutes left in a massive blowout, but went 3-3 with 8 points and swished two 3's. His 3p% is now 46%. He keeps making it hard for them not to play him.

utaggies · Post by **utaggies** » May 16th, 2021, 8:43 pm

Sam is getting some playing time tonight against the Bulls but he is laying an egg. Currently he’s 1/7 from the field, has missed all of his 3-pointers and has the worst +/- of any Milwaukee player.

AgsRock · Post by **AgsRock** » May 16th, 2021, 9:23 pm

Sam started 2 games this year including tonight and was awful both starts.

nvspuds · Post by **nvspuds** » May 16th, 2021, 9:24 pm

The Martin twins and the guy you hate the most, Caroline, always spoke of their respect for Merrill. Sam is an outstanding player..

Jalen Harris has had a nice finish to the season though he has battled a foot injury that he suffered in the G league. He went for 31 points in his previous game.

I think Merrill, Harris and the Martins will all be in the league next season. Perhaps the most interesting late season story is Cam Oliver. He has come back from playing in Australia and numerous injuries..He is still just 24 and I think he has a good shot at some NBA dough going forward.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » May 21st, 2021, 11:34 am

AgsRock wrote: ↑
May 16th, 2021, 9:23 pm
Sam started 2 games this year including tonight and was awful both starts.

Yep, his plus minus in those two games were brutal. His season is over other than garbage time in playoff blowouts.

Overall I still contend he had a decent season for being a rookie 60th pick on a contending team. 60th picks often don't make the team or even see time in an NBA game. Recent ones such as Alpha Kaba and Vanja Marinković didn't make the league and Kostas Antetokounmpo while still being in the league 3 years later barely sees the floor and has accomplished even less than Merrill in that time. Merrill just needs to build on this season and get better for next year.

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » May 21st, 2021, 11:59 am

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
May 21st, 2021, 11:34 am

AgsRock wrote: ↑
May 16th, 2021, 9:23 pm
Sam started 2 games this year including tonight and was awful both starts.
Yep, his plus minus in those two games were brutal. His season is over other than garbage time in playoff blowouts.

Overall I still contend he had a decent season for being a rookie 60th pick on a contending team. 60th picks often don't make the team or even see time in an NBA game. Recent ones such as Alpha Kaba and Vanja Marinković didn't make the league and Kostas Antetokounmpo while still being in the league 3 years later barely sees the floor and has accomplished even less than Merrill in that time. Merrill just needs to build on this season and get better for next year.

I've wondered if the Lakers signed Kostas as a ploy to try and land Giannis next year. Now that Giannis is re-signed long term in Milwaukee we'll have to see if he sticks in LA or somewhere else.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » May 21st, 2021, 12:58 pm

It is likely Kostas has played his last NBA game.

NVAggie · Post by **NVAggie** » May 21st, 2021, 1:05 pm

This keeps reminding me of Jazz legend Kosta Koufus (spelling).

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » May 21st, 2021, 1:28 pm

NVAggie wrote: ↑
May 21st, 2021, 1:05 pm
This keeps reminding me of Jazz legend Kosta Koufus (spelling).

A guy who ended up having a much longer career than I would have guessed.

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