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Playoff Picture: Milwaukee Bucks

By Luke Duffy

Mar 30, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd during a time out in the fourth quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Hawks won 101-88. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd during a time out in the fourth quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Hawks won 101-88. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 1, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic (44) and Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams (5) battle for control of the ball during the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 95-91. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 1, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic (44) and Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams (5) battle for control of the ball during the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 95-91. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Verdict

It’s a first-round exit for this team, but really that’s acceptable. The Bucks were thought of as a potential playoff team this year and they’ve come good on that. They’ve been better than advertised too, even without Parker. This will be a valuable learning experience for them.

The likely first-round series with the Chicago Bulls will be a great watch. Two teams geographically closer to each other than most, this could be a nice little budding rivalry when it’s over. They’ll be beaten by Chicago in six, but they will push them all the way. I could even see the series going 2-2 at one point.

A first-round meeting with the Toronto Raptors would have been more even as the struggling Canadian team could have run into some problems with the stifling Bucks. Exciting times if you’re a Bucks fan, they’ll be back again next season, and they’re going to be even better.

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