Just a couple.

After winning his second M V P Award last season, the Bucks suffered an early playoff exit at the hands of Miami.

The Greek for did, however, signed the Supermax extension to stay with the Bucks.

Long term saying this, but its future in Milwaukee yesterday, I knew what I wanted in my head.

I knew that the goal is to win the championship, and I knew that here we have a chance to win the championship, Andi said.

Place that I wanna be is a place that I want to raise my kids, and I feel good here.

I feel I feel that my family feels good to hear some good.

All right, Max, We know he got paid largest contract in N B A history.

228 million, five years?

What does he need to do this year?

Or his bucks?

Rather, how far do they need to go to justify this contract?

He's got to get to the conference finals, but he doesn't have to get more than that right now.

And the reason is simple.

How many people now have a D over Yanis.

A lot of people skip a D or say now A D has proven he's better now.

He won a championship.

He can shoot, although Yanis can actually shoot.

Okay, there's not Ben Simmons.

He could shoot 30% from three, right?

But, like A D is the best big in the league because the honest is also really a big because he won the championship.

How did they like now?

They brought in reinforcements for Yannis, who Who's the main piece?

Drew holiday A D played withdrew holiday.

He didn't get anywhere in the playoffs.

I keep saying a great big needs a great non big Justus, good as him if he wants to win a championship.

Karim had six chips, one with Oscar Robertson, five with Magic, None with anyone else.

Shaq had four chips, three with Kobe, one with weight, none with anyone else.

Not even Penny Hardaway was good enough to get him to a championship.

They got swept in the finals and swept the next year by the Bulls before they ever got to the finals.

That was a good team.

Horace Grant, Dennis Scott, Nick Anderson and Penny.

Not enough, a great big needs a crime partner who's on his level, who is not a big ball handler.

I love Drew Holiday.

It's That's not true Holiday.

It's not true.

Holiday plus Chris Middleton.

Let's be honest about this.

The reason Shock looked at you honest and said, That guy is the first guy since I was around.

That could take the name Superman is.

He looks atyou honest and sees a kindred spirit like shock wishes He played in an era where he was allowed to do more stuff.

It just points out.

Yeah, and Stephen A.

Pointed this out before the playoffs a couple years ago.

When push comes to shove when it gets into the thick of competition in the playoffs, Yannis is gonna play up not in terms of the level, but in terms of his size.

You know he has great handles for a big that's different than saying You've got great handles.

He's a great passer, period, but he can shoot it.

Okay, for a big he's not a wing player, not really, even if he looks like one sometimes.

So, given what they got, the Bogdanovich deal fell through.

They let Brogden get away last year.

Meritage went to Europe last year.

Given what's on the team this year, he must get to the conference finals.

But you can't insist on more than that.

Well, you know what?

Max Kellerman?

I would take your thoughts and opinions on this specific subject more since more seriously, if you had not been the same guy that actually during this this soliloquy you just gave literally reminded me of how you had Yanis as the number one player in the world ahead of even LeBron James on a Thursday.

Can I say one thing in my defense?

Animate five at five.

I'm not I'm not.

I don't even have a problem from 1 to 5.

I got a problem with the fact that you had a number one on a Thursday and 41 thing in my defense.

Sure.

Sure you can.

Whoops.

E knew it that I expected I knew it.

Here's the deal.

The bucks need to go to the finals this year.

But it's not because of Yonas, ladies and gentlemen and I don't mean to be this way because I happen to believe he's exceptional.

But when we gonna talk when we're gonna start talking about Mike Boutin.

Hoesen.

The man has been a head coach in the NBA for seven years.

He's taking his team to the playoffs.

Six of those times.

Four years in Atlanta.

Last three years of Milwaukee.

He's taking his team to the playoffs.

Six of those times he's been to a conference finals twice.

Okay, so we got that.

We know he could coach, he's a two time coach of the year.

But if I got Johannes and I got Middleton and I got Drew Holiday, Um, you know what?

At some point in time, I gotta look at the pieces around you on this because you're honest Ain't going anywhere.

I got a look at what I got around him and I got to say, Okay, what's what's plausible?

Where should this team go?

Because I got news for you.

If you don't do it this year, the likelihood is that Philly or Brooklyn is gonna do it.

I'm not ruling out Miami, but the likelihood is Brooklyn or Philly's gonna do it and guess what that means.

That means Kevin Durant is gonna be It's gonna get worse.

He's only gonna get better health wise.

Assuming he stays healthy, his game is gonna come completely back.

That's a nightmare for Milwaukee, because you can't guard K d and you certainly ain't gonna guard.

You could try.

Listen to holiday.

Could got a lot of people.

He's an elite defender, but Kyrie is something special now.

Let's not ignore that.

And then, in the case of Philadelphia, if God forbid the acquisition of Seth Curry along with some of the other pieces, they got shaped.

Milton is still there.

This kid Max out of Kentucky.

He's got a lot of promise and be looks in shape, etcetera, etcetera.

You got rid of Al Horford and his contract.

If Doc Rivers figures out a way fulfill Ito overcome the hump, they're not going to get worse, either.

So Milwaukee, to me, it's about this year.

This year is of utmost importance, but it's not because of the Greek free, because I know what I'm gonna get from him.

That's what I'm gonna get from others.

And that has a lot to do with Mike Budenholzer.

Well, I'm glad you hopped on the boat, Stephen, because right when Miami Heat, the Miami Heat sent them home packing the Bucks like I told you, they were like we both was talking about.

Remember, I came on the show and I said, When is Mike Budenholzer going to get gonna get some, uh, some blame for this for the Bucks, having the best regular season record, dominating the regular season two seasons in a row, and no one is gonna hold him accountable.

You remember when I said that?

Remember when I said that on first tape?

And on top of that, I'm looking.

I'm looking at this team.

The books withdrew Holiday with with kindness and Chris Middleton.

They have a big three.

They have a big three and then you're able to slide in a guy who, in my eyes is is still the top 10 center in the league.

And Brook Lopez he's still protects the basket at a high level.

He could stretch the floor.

He still could post up on the low block and get your bucket.

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