They put all their money into those players, at this point they are stuck. I think the Bucks need to hope that Giannis becomes a great free throw shooter and a much more dynamic perimeter threat, otherwise they are screwed. Only reason they are in the finals is because of all the injuries to other teams.
Not really. The refs just can’t call it all the time. He is definitely charging and dipping his shoulder. He’s using his strength that he’s obviously worked on but nah it’s not mostly a defensive foul
People crap on Middleton and Jrue when its convenient for them and ignore they have good games as well.
To be fair, you could make the same argument for the Suns, as well. I think the Bucks have what it takes to get back into this series, but Middleton and Holiday have to both show up in the same game. Otherwise, PHX has too many weapons.
It's just maddening how inconsistent Middleton is. On some nights, he looks like prime Kobe. On some nights, he looks like he belongs in the G-League. Ditto Holiday. He always looks great on defense, but only (sometimes) good on offense.
Middleton had 29 last game on good shooting. Middleton has been one of the best players in the playoffs.
Would this be the equivalent of how Shaq use to push defenders around I don't disagree about the Suns. I certainly don't believe they would of made it this far if Lakers or Clippers would of been fully healthy.
That's all players man. Not every dude is gonna have it every night. Holiday is the perimeter in the game though. Its really valuable.
meh. I mean I think you’re wrong. Not sure what else to say. NBA refs that ref the game agree. He didn’t lead the league in offensive fouls. I don’t think nba refs get tired of calling offensive fouls. They are just rarely called in general cause in the nba they require the defender to be in perfect position. Not my favorite but that’s the rule in the nba.
He is like Shaq. He uses his bulk and strength to knock people off. There's not much you can do. And the refs can't call it all the time. But I wouldn't say the guy is "unskilled." He uses his physicality to get his. And an unskilled guy wouldn't be able to knock down those turnaround jumpers and do those spin moves. Giannis is like a cross of Westbrook and Shaq. He deserves his dominance. But he won't age well once he loses his athleticism.
Shaq isn’t getting a 3 foot cushion at the 3 Point line and getting the ball to dribble right into defenders. He’s down low taking adv of his size
He won’t lead the league in offensive fouls bc they gifted him 2 mvps lol. Like that would look great for the league Nah. Nobody wants to see a game full of offensive fouls which could absolutely be during Giannis games if they wanted. But again typically they’ll just let him play and everyone once in awhile make a call. Stop acting like offensive foul calls are only called when defenders are in perfect position. That’s nonsense
Bucks gave up everything and offered this man 160 mil to play like this 67% from the free throw line? Sheesh
