Thicc Stauskas: I’m glad you asked Drew and, like all of my hoops analysis, this is about vibes and not stats. Many people go around assigning these terms interchangeably and those people are fools.
A problem is someone who changes how you have to play the game. He’s up in your offense, ruining your sets, penetrating your zone and just generally being a pain in the ass. If you’re rooting against them, you just hate seeing them no matter where they are on the court.
A bucket is someone who, specifically on offense, just does whatever they want.