Milwaukee Bucks: Three things we don’t want to see in the Orlando bubble

2. Forced 3-point jumpers from the Lopez brothers

Before opening pandora’s box, I need to clarify that both Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez should be taking 3-pointers when in the flow of the offense. They’ve each proven to be decent when shooting wide-open on the perimeter, but it’s not where they’re at their best and nowadays, launching triples has become a force of habit for the tandem.

The Lopez brothers have made names for themselves by playing an old-school interior game. Brook made an All-Star appearance with his post prowess, rim protection and confident mid-range jumpers in 2013. While he’s hit another level in the progression of his career, Brook is a traditional big man at his core. Over the Bucks’ three scrimmages in Orlando, we’ve seen both sides of the coin from Brook the shooter.

Against San Antonio, he made all three of his deep jumpers within the flow of the offense. The 32-year-old took advantage of San Antonio’s dearth of viable bigs by forcing less-experienced players to close out on his shots. Those three attempts were all examples of the “dos” when it comes to Brook Lopez’s 3-point usage.

Inversely, we saw him go 2-for-7 in the final blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, who closed out hard and made the 7-footer uncomfortable launching from deep.

The same thing can apply to his brother Robin, who hasn’t set any precedent for himself as a reliable knockdown shooter. 32-year-old centers don’t suddenly become go-to 3-point marksmen 12 years into their career — there has to be some evidence to back up the fact that he’s a threat from that range and even as a mid-range shooter, Robin hasn’t shown much.

Through 60 games, Robin has taken nearly twice as many threes as he took in the entirety of his career. I’m not saying he shouldn’t take them when he’s open, but in no world is Lopez jacking unnecessary threes going to make Milwaukee a better team.