So here we are roughly 1/3 of the way through the NBA season and the Bucks 19-9 record and all of the advanced metrics would lead you to believe that the Bucks season so far has been massive success, and for the most part it has. They are #1 in Net efficiency thanks to the #3 Offensive Rating, and #4 Defensive Rating. They lead the league in point differential, and are on pace to win 56 or 57 games. yet as a Bucks fan I still have great concern about this team and do not think they are the contender that the metrics would lead you to believe they are. Since starting 7-0 they have gone 12-9 in games since with some bad losses to some clearly inferior teams. Yes, Middleton has been in a extended slump, and the team is still learning the new scheme, and maybe it is my Bucks PTSD from all the years of being awful or losing, but something has me just not trusting them quite yet.
Anyone else here with me? Or do I just need to get over it and accept that the Bucks are elite?
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