They needed a commercial break to extract Tucker from the floorboards with the jaws of life.Calling back this insane dunk is...ugh.
They needed a commercial break to extract Tucker from the floorboards with the jaws of life.Calling back this insane dunk is...ugh.
Truth. Imagine if they traded for an actual useful player instead of him?Tucker sitting down didn't hurt either.
Portis is often doing silly stuff, but he does bring FU energy. Something the Bucks often need.Tucker sitting down didn't hurt either.
THe leprecaun field (at the bottom o a rainbow)?Where’s the Celtics “Deer District”, Wyc?
Exactly. He's nuts but adds length and craziness. Tucker adds competence. They needed some of Bobby's swagger. Probably want to sit him now.Portis is often doing silly stuff, but he does bring FU energy. Something the Bucks often need.
Saric doesn't really slow down people. Everyone builds a wall to slow down Giannis. It's all about help and hedging, but not letting the other guys kill you from outside. Giannis is gonna do Giannis stuff in general. But tonight, Jrue played well too. And the Suns just played shit defense overall. Bucks with 27 assists on 43 buckets and 9 turnovers as of this post. That's partly on Phoenix.Bucks can win it all with Giannis at this level. Have to win one on the road with Middleton/Holliday having one good game together out there.
Do the Suns have anyone on their roster besides Ayton that can slow Giannis? Was that going to be Saric before his ACL tear?
I feel like you either missed or are forgetting the Bucks/Nets series in which Durant almost singlehandedly won the series against a healthy Bucks team.This has been a confirmation for me that Giannis is, in fact, the best player in the game period including LeBron, Durant and Curry.
I remember--he was incredibly. But he didn't win. And if he doesn't get the weird Jeff Greene game, he loses in 6 despite playing amazing.I feel like you either missed or are forgetting the Bucks/Nets series in which Durant almost singlehandedly won the series against a healthy Bucks team.
Yeah, the Bucks won game 7 in OT, can't get much closer than that. And with Kyrie out and Harden hobbled, it wasn't just the bench but the entire supporting cast. Durant had a hobbled Harden and his next best teammate was the remnants of Blake Griffin, Durant won game 5 singlehandedly and almost game 7 too. MIL had the next three best players after Durant/Giannis in game 7 and still came an inch away from losing in regulation (Durant's toe on the three point line).I remember. But he didn't.
And the Nets bench is probably better than the Bucks bench--though certainly the Nets Bench played incredibly poorly in that series.
I don't know if Giannis is the straight-up best player in the NBA. I do think he is getting overlooked in regards to this Nets series; where Durant was so fantastic he got all the headlines, but Giannis averaged 32 and 13 and shot 57% from the floor and was a complete monster, including 40-13-5 in Game 7 to send Durant home. The narrative from the series seems to be the Bucks are super-lucky that Brooklyn was so banged up and it's almost a fluke they made it to the Finals. There is some truth to that, but it's also true that the Bucks beat the Nets because Giannis was a complete killer in that series.I feel like you either missed or are forgetting the Bucks/Nets series in which Durant almost singlehandedly won the series against a healthy Bucks team.
The 2018-19 Raptors team comes to mind. Kawhi was 15th, Lowry was 24th, Siakim was 27th, Van Vleet was undrafted. I don’t think there was a lottery pick on the roster.A random thought today - the Bucks' 3 best players (Giannis/Middleton/Holiday) were the 15th, 39th and 17th players picked in their respective draft classes. Has any finals team had a top 3 with a similar [lack of] draft pedigree, all taken outside of the lottery? I would imagine that the top 3 for the Suns (Paul/Booker/Ayton were picked 4th/13th/1st) is much more typical.
The 2005 Championship Spurs had some uniqueness to their starting lineup in the playoffs. After Duncan it was Manu (57), Bowen (UFA), Parker (28), and Mohammed (29).A random thought today - the Bucks' 3 best players (Giannis/Middleton/Holiday) were the 15th, 39th and 17th players picked in their respective draft classes. Has any finals team had a top 3 with a similar [lack of] draft pedigree, all taken outside of the lottery? I would imagine that the top 3 for the Suns (Paul/Booker/Ayton were picked 4th/13th/1st) is much more typical.
Very good point.The 2018-19 Raptors team comes to mind. Kawhi was 15th, Lowry was 24th, Siakim was 27th, Van Vleet was undrafted. I don’t think there was a lottery pick on the roster.
They had been starting Valanciunas but traded him for Gasol (a former 48th pick).Very good point.
If nobody clicked the gambling thread......This is often how these deep series evolve once they have a few games under their belt. The defenses know the offensive sets better than the offenses do. It can make for less transition, less offensive continuity and more contested shots.Is it me, or is this game quite dull and a bit sloppy? I haven’t watched much of the series, but tuning in now I’m having trouble retaining interest.
I watch these games specifically for the breakdowns and what players do when they have to freelance when a set is mucked up. Its way more interesting from that perspective imo.Is it me, or is this game quite dull and a bit sloppy? I haven’t watched much of the series, but tuning in now I’m having trouble retaining interest.
He played the 1Q like he had Covid but still a weird substitution pattern in the 1H. The Suns were down 7 so he got Payne in early then did same in 2Q.Just 15 minutes for CP3?