Gyro Step: Covering all things Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks surprisingly stuck with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 48 minutes on Tuesday night, ultimately losing but seeing strong performances from most young players on the roster in the process.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti open by discussing the news that Giannis Antetokounmpo is out at least a week with a knee hyperextension and bone bruise before talking about some of the standout Buck...

Giannis Antetokounmpo nearly posted a triple-double in the Milwaukee Bucks win against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday but tweaked his knee on a dunk. Giannis says its hyperextended and that he doesn't need imaging, but the Bucks are crazy if they let him play with any sort of issue in his knees, calf, or anywhere else really. Ti Windisch and the triumphantly returned Rohan Katti break down the need...

The Milwaukee Bucks had a fun first half against the Phoenix Suns before a second half meltdown that saw franchise star Giannis Antetokounmpo seemingly unable to move defensively. Gyro Step host Ti Windisch welcomed Bucks_Breakdown, cohost of the Bucks University pod and Twitter film clip expert, to discuss the weird post-injury Giannis half and a ton more. Topics include Giannis not fully trustin...

The Milwaukee Bucks split a weekend back-to-back, winning against the Utah Jazz on Saturday with Giannis Antetokounmpo playing and getting smoked the next night vs the Orlando Magic with Giannis out. Ti Windisch went solo pod mode to break down the performances over the weekend, with Ryan Rollins, AJ Green, and Myles Turner struggling, and the injury updates, including Kevin Porter Jr.'s knee swel...

The Milwaukee Bucks organization needs a fresh start from the current front office and coaching leadership, as the lack of cohesion between Jon Horst's moves and Doc Rivers' coaching continues to plague Milwaukee even with Giannis Antetokounmpo back in action.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discussed the latest brutal loss at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, a crucial game for play-in standings, plus...

The Milwaukee Bucks got outscored 69-31 in the second half against a Chicago Bulls team that took an entire calendar month off of winning basketball games to blow a double digit lead in Chicago and fall three games behind the play-in picture.  Suffice it to say Ti WIndisch and Rohan Katti were not thrilled by this result. They ranted about every single Buck coming off as losers in the embarrassing...

The Milwaukee Bucks swept their back-to-back this week against the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, and a huge part of both wins was Jericho Sims who has been crushing it. Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discuss Sims and the wins after an all-over-the-place first segment including TV and Dominayton, and also agree that the Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rollins backcourt just seems to work. They also cr...

The Milwaukee Bucks took care of business against some bad and shorthanded teams recently but couldn't keep that streak alive against a Toronto Raptors squad without franchise player Scottie Barnes, losing handily at home with most of the roster unable to operate vs Toronto's ball pressure. Kevin Porter Jr. was the one exception, but KPJ couldn't lift the Bucks offense by himself. Ti Windisch and...

NBA expansion has been a hot topic around the Association this month and we could be getting new teams in the next few years. If the Milwaukee Bucks had to protect eight players this summer, which seven plus Giannis Antetokounmpo should Jon Horst prioritize? Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti debate the selections on this Gyro Step, and also cover some more uncomfortable Giannis quotes from Euro Hoops. Y...

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't play in the All-Star game this year, but Giannis still impacted the entire weekend. Unlike some other stars, Giannis embraces being a face of the league and he and his sons were a fixture on the court and in some fun media moments including exchanges with Damian Lillard, Steph Curry, Shams Charania, and the officials. Also, the actual game and...

The Milwaukee Bucks won two straight games going into the NBA All-Star Break, both on the road against the Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder. Milwaukee's new players were the biggest factors, with Cam Thomas pouring it in vs Orlando and Ousmane Dieng leading a balanced Bucks attack that dominated the Thunder on Thursday. Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discussed how Dieng has filled the wing nee...

The Milwaukee Bucks kept their strong play rolling for the first half against the Orlando Magic on Monday but fell apart in the third quarter and ultimately got blown out. Cam Thomas made his Bucks debut and so did Ousmane Dieng, and Bobby Portis recorded zero rebounds before talking about the importance of rebounding as a team after the game. Ti Windisch was joined by Justin Garcia of the Bucks R...

The Milwaukee Bucks had a snoozer of an NBA Trade Deadline, acquiring Ousmane Dieng and Nigel Hayes-Davis for Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey, but that didn't deter Giannis Antetokounmpo from posting the "I'm not *bleeping* leaving" scene from Wolf of Wall Street right after the deadline passed!  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti react to Giannis' post and decode what it really means, plus talk about the l...

Giannis Antetokounmpo gave an exclusive interview to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailing both his love for and desire to stay in Milwaukee, but also why he ultimately may not be able to given his stated desire to win.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti break down some of the juiciest quotes from Giannis plus small updates on the outlook of another team trading for him on this bonus Gyro Step, and t...

The Milwaukee Bucks leapt out to a 12-0 lead vs the Boston Celtics on Sunday and then got smoked for the next 45 minutes, losing 107-79 in the latest lifeless display of basketball. Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discuss if and when the Bucks will actually win another basketball game and the one bright spot generally and on Sunday, Ryan Rollins.  With the NBA Trade Deadline on Thursday, there's also...

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly listening to trade offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo for the first time ever. With Giannis also open to a new home, does this mean that the Bucks will lose their homegrown superstar in the next six days? For once, Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti do not agree.  The Gyro Step cohosts go through the background and reporting in great detail first, breaking down every prop...

The Milwaukee Bucks couldn't defend the Philadelphia 76ers at all on Tuesday night, losing 139-122 despite a Bucks-high 31 points from Myles Turner. The loss was productive at least, as it rose Milwaukee to seventh on the tank standings, all but guaranteeing a top 10 pick for the Bucks.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti broke down some choice quotes after the game, all of which painted Doc Rivers in a...

The Milwaukee Bucks will likely be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for several more weeks, although we're still waiting on actual MRI results on his self-diagnosed calf strain. Regardless, the silver lining of another injury to Giannis is the clarity it offers the Bucks on their current situation: Milwaukee needs to embrace the gap year they've been thrust into.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti clarify...

The Milwaukee Bucks went down by 20 in the first quarter at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder and ended up losing by the same margin, prompting Giannis Antetokounmpo to refer to his teammates as playing "selfish" after the game.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti dissect Giannis' latest comments and discuss what was a wacky rotation by Doc Rivers, including Gary Harris starting and then just not pl...

The Milwaukee Bucks snapped their ugly losing streak on Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, beating the Atlanta Hawks 112-110 despite holding a 23-point lead at one point. Still, with Giannis Antetokounmpo's usual greatness plus a spark from Pete Nance, Doc Rivers managed to pull some levers.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discussed the new-look starting five, which featured Kyle Kuzma in for Kevi...

The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot of problems as evidenced by their thrashing by a Minnesota Timberwolves team without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert on Tuesday night, but the biggest and easiest to solve is finding a new head coach. Doc Rivers seemed to lose the team entirely on Tuesday and has no answer to the non-Giannis Antetokounmpo minutes, citing dead legs and a tough travel schedule as reaso...

The Milwaukee Bucks didn't get enough contributions outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday night, losing to a Denver Nuggets team down four starters and remaining firmly outside of the Eastern Conference Play-In.  Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discussed the dispiriting loss and how Kevin Porter Jr and Ryan Rollins in particular struggled before getting to the latest NBA trade rumors, this time f...

Giannis Antetokounmpo affirmed his commitment to the Milwaukee Bucks in a great interview with The Athletic's Sam Amick this week, declaring his intention to stay with the Bucks for the rest of his career and stating he will never ask for a trade and never has. Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti react to his full comments, reflecting on why these mean more than other quotes Giannis gave on being locked i...

The Milwaukee Bucks lost in dispiriting fashion to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night despite another great performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti break down why this loss is so frustrating and some of the issues with both the coaching staff and the roster that were exposed by a smart, well-coached Warriors team and quickly discuss the Trae Young trade to Was...

There's a lot going on in the world of the Milwaukee Bucks right now. This Gyro Step opens with news that the Bucks moved on from longtime business-side president Peter Feigin, so Ti Windisch and Rohan Katti discuss what that news actually means.  They then move onto the Bucks win against the Sacramento Kings and the Bucks run of wins lately, despite the slumping AJ Green. Milwaukee's schedule out...