he loaned his mojo to lopez. Or do you have a better explanation?What is Giannis doing? MVP needs to do MVP stuff.
Lopez is ballinghe loaned his mojo to lopez. Or do you have a better explanation?
Yep, you need to play for multiple possessions. It’s not only your best chance to tie, but also to win it in regulationI think you need to foul down 3 with 29 seconds to go.
Unless they can't inbound it, this shouldn't hurt them.toronto may need to find a new clock keeper
game would of been .maybe 2 seconds left with kyle free throwing. But it toronto can't win this now it on themUnless they can't inbound it, this shouldn't hurt them.
I mean, if the clock operator had done it correctly vs the refs stopping it and doing it correctly.game would of been .maybe 2 seconds left with kyle free throwing. But it toronto can't win this now it on them
Even if he can find the health. You're taking Lowry over Steph?can kahwai find enough health to win 4 against the dubs?
You knew it was going to be a major problem with Kawhi going to Toronto but Danny certainly wasn’t banking on his team regressing the way that it did.This is why I Masai Ujiri is one of the best GMs in the league. Do you think Danny regrets not going after Kawhi now?
he will make him earn it.Even if he can find the health. You're taking Lowry over Steph?
Even if Kawhi leaves it was an all time trade. Complete steal & raps fans will love him forever. You make that trade 100 times out of 100 even if he leaves.You knew it was going to be a major problem with Kawhi going to Toronto but Danny certainly wasn’t banking on his team regressing the way that it did.
This summer will let us know how it all shakes out. If Toronto loses to GS and Kawhi goes to LAC, then it starts to look much different.
It wasn't all that complicated and was helped a ton by the Bucks continually starting Giannis 30 feet from the basket.Even if Kawhi leaves it was an all time trade. Complete steal & raps fans will love him forever. You make that trade 100 times out of 100 even if he leaves.
Raps defense was amazing. Just completely clogged the lane for Giannis. Genius stuff. I hope Brad Stevens & the Celtics we’re watching every minute.
I was talking from the Celtics’ perspective, not the Raptors. Our price was probably Jaylen and one of the SAC/MEM picks. Clearly, that was a great trade for Toronto. It would have been more complicated for the Celtics. Kawhi’s camp was also throwing shade at him going to Boston, which is probably why Danny held off.Even if Kawhi leaves it was an all time trade. Complete steal & raps fans will love him forever. You make that trade 100 times out of 100 even if he leaves.
Raps defense was amazing. Just completely clogged the lane for Giannis. Genius stuff. I hope Brad Stevens & the Celtics we’re watching every minute.
Andre's been practicing and Kerr says he should be good to go in Game 1 (knocking wood).he will make him earn it.
Kahwai vs klay?
looney vs ibaka
green vs siakam
No iggy might be the difference (assuming durant is out)
I'm not sure where else you would start GA. If you put him in the post, TOR would immediately double-team him and force him to get rid of the ball. Plus, GA doesn't really have any post moves.It wasn't all that complicated and was helped a ton by the Bucks continually starting Giannis 30 feet from the basket.
yep, 100% agree with the bolded, actually, agree with all of it.I'm not sure where else you would start GA. If you put him in the post, TOR would immediately double-team him and force him to get rid of the ball. Plus, GA doesn't really have any post moves.
TOR basically went into a 2-3 zone whenever GA touched the ball. That's not new - Cs did it too - but TOR is much longer than the Cs and could get back to the shooters.
If you watch some of the Cs-MIL game while watching TOR-MIL, you will notice how much more open the paint was with BOS.
Plus, from what I saw, TOR was really able to limit the number of transition opportunities GA got.
I hope they watch too. I was most impressed by the urgency and commitment of both teams on both ends.Raps defense was amazing. Just completely clogged the lane for Giannis. Genius stuff. I hope Brad Stevens & the Celtics we’re watching every minute.
This part bothers me about the NBA today. I get that it's an outside-in game. Three point shooting and dribble-drive-kick-out action. Very very few post players. But shouldn't great players be ABLE to post up? I feel like to be a complete player you need all those skills. So when one thing isn't working, you can go to something else. Jordan and LeBron and Kobe all developed great post games to go with their shooting and driving. Yes that was in a different era, I get that. But why wouldn't you develop that part of your game as well, especially if you're near 7-feet tall like Giannis is? All you really need is a jump hook and a turnaround. That's basically it. Maybe an up-and-under off the turnaround but you don't need an Olajuwan or McHale level repertoire. Just a couple of post moves that you can go to when you need them.I'm not sure where else you would start GA. If you put him in the post, TOR would immediately double-team him and force him to get rid of the ball. Plus, GA doesn't really have any post moves.
I couldn't disagree more with this based on what I've see all season with his spin move which was essentially unstoppable all year. Giannis doesn't score a ton with his back to the basket by the Bucks offensive spacing design as when he backs down on the block defenses nearly always double team him to force a kickout where the majority of his team-leading 5.9 Assist/g come from. When they don't double it generally results in a spin move followed by a layup, dunk, or trip to the line...…..all teams would love a guy with so few post moves as Giannis to command instant doubles before he can put the ball on the floor and spin to the rim. Bud would prefer him in a secondary break going downhill where he is nearly unstoppable in pace which is certainly understandable.I'm not sure where else you would start GA. If you put him in the post, TOR would immediately double-team him and force him to get rid of the ball. Plus, GA doesn't really have any post moves.
I was shocked when the Raptors looked to push the ball at every opportunity in G1 and then more flabbergasted when Nurse had them doing same in G2 resulting in a pace that greatly favors the Bucks. Once their game plan was adjusted the Raptors won 4 straight because, unlike the Celtics, they had the personnel to slow down Giannis in a halfcourt game while being long and athletic enough to close out on his 3-point shooters. Maybe they needed to see what they could/couldn't do defensively but had they simply strategized from out of the gate they may have swept the Bucks.Plus, from what I saw, TOR was really able to limit the number of transition opportunities GA got.
TOR was just a better team. Some of that was the coaching, but once Kawhi started covering Giannis the whole series sort of turned. I do enjoy the hot takes thoughI can't believe the bucks lost 4 straight games to this Raptors team. Jesus fn christ. This is like a fireable choke job offense.
HRB beat me to it but seriously, post up, get doubled and kick out and rotate the ball. especially since, you know, what you were doing was failing miserably. Try something else.TOR was just a better team. Some of that was the coaching, but once Kawhi started covering Giannis the whole series sort of turned. I do enjoy the hot takes though
The crazy thing is that this ISN’T what the Bucks do. They excel in controlled secondary transition which the Raptors has completely taken away. Giannis downhill from 30-feet straight from the rim is pretty much unstoppable in secondary transition......it is a cluster of an offense vs a long, athletic and focused playoff set defense yet that is what the Bucks kept running.HRB beat me to it but seriously, post up, get doubled and kick out and rotate the ball. especially since, you know, what you were doing was failing miserably. Try something else.
The arrogance of coach bud too after game 4 or 5 to say their offense was fine. What an absolute jackass.
I hate the whole "this is what we do so we won't change". This isn't boxing where you're losing every round and you dont want to risk anything because you dont want to open yourself up and get put in a coma. Dude's losing 4 straight and is just running the same garbage possession after possession.
This is accurate. The Raptors dumped DeRozan’s disaster of a contract and a solid roleplayer In Poeltl and got back a good starting guard in Danny Green and Kawhi. That trade was a heist even if Kawhi didn’t play a single minute for Toronto. The price for Boston was very different and it’s hard to second guess not wanting to trade for Kawhi, especially since we still don’t know what his future holds and at the time didn’t even know if he was ever going to be able to play at an elite level again.I was talking from the Celtics’ perspective, not the Raptors. Our price was probably Jaylen and one of the SAC/MEM picks. Clearly, that was a great trade for Toronto. It would have been more complicated for the Celtics. Kawhi’s camp was also throwing shade at him going to Boston, which is probably why Danny held off.
I know Steph is great and yeah I'd take him over Lowry of course, but Lowry was really impressive on both ends for the last four games. He made lots of clutch plays when it looked like they were falling out of the game. I feel like he was better than his stat sheet showed (and that wasn't half bad).Even if he can find the health. You're taking Lowry over Steph?
Yup--I saw a lot of debate on Twitter as to whether the Raps were running zone, but it looked to me like they were just loading up and helping to the boxes and elbows. It was Milwaukee's default offense that made that look like a 2-3 or 1-4 zone, because they just don't have any weakside misdirection or off-ball threat at all, so an aggressive helping man defense ends up looking like a zone, but without the weaknesses a zone would have.The crazy thing is that this ISN’T what the Bucks do. They excel in controlled secondary transition which the Raptors has completely taken away. Giannis downhill from 30-feet straight from the rim is pretty much unstoppable in secondary transition......it is a cluster of an offense vs a long, athletic and focused playoff set defense yet that is what the Bucks kept running.