Ha, whatever works. I agree Brad will play small a lot. We'll probably get a combined 20mpg* of Baynes and Theis at most in this series (post #102 above). In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if Brad started Hayward or Semi instead of Baynes. If the Celtics can get Lopez off the floor by moving the ball and hitting open 3s with Hayward instead of Baynes, GREAT. The Bucks offense is much more efficient with Brook Lopez, so getting him off the floor helps.@benhogan, I think you may end up disappointed with Baynes’ playing time in this series. There’s a good chance that the Celtics keep max shooting on the floor at all times when Lopez is out there, to try and negate the massive positive effects he has on MIL’s offense, and maybe even run him off the floor in the ideal scenario.
If that’s not working, I’d guess we’ll see Baynes out there setting lots of perimeter screens, but the 5-out lineups we saw to close the Pacers games are very promising as an antidote to what the Bucks do.
* AB was playing injured during the Pacer series. If he isn't 100%, he can't hustle and becomes a below average player. He should be benched, so 20mpg should only happen with a healthy AB.
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