Second best player on the Bucks

durantbird · Post #1 » by **durantbird** » Mon Apr 5, 2021 5:08 am

Who's the second best player on the Bucks currently? Holiday or Middleton?

Renzen · Post #2 » by **Renzen** » Tue Apr 6, 2021 12:09 pm

Holiday is a better ballhandler and playmaker, and of course, defender.
Middleton is a better shooter.
Holiday may also be a more clutch player, although the playoffs will determine that.
Gotta go with Holiday, since he does many things better than Middleton

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KobesScarf · Post #3 » by **KobesScarf** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 8:01 am

Middleton by a few tiers

rand · Post #4 » by **rand** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 8:20 am

KobesScarf wrote:Middleton by a few tiers

Interesting. I could see someone preferring Middleton (not me), but by "a few tiers"? What makes him so much better?

KobesScarf · Post #5 » by **KobesScarf** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 5:25 pm

rand wrote:
KobesScarf wrote:Middleton by a few tiers

Interesting. I could see someone preferring Middleton (not me), but by "a few tiers"? What makes him so much better?

Middleton as the second best player the Bucks have been a consistent 1 seed. Jrue as the #2 to AD the Pelicans weren't even a consistent winning team.

Max123 · Post #6 » by **Max123** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 5:43 pm

KobesScarf wrote:
rand wrote:
KobesScarf wrote:Middleton by a few tiers

Interesting. I could see someone preferring Middleton (not me), but by "a few tiers"? What makes him so much better?
Middleton as the second best player the Bucks have been a consistent 1 seed. Jrue as the #2 to AD the Pelicans weren't even a consistent winning team.

Isn’t the overall team construction much better with the Bucks now than it was with the AD Pelicans and would you not prefer regular season Giannis for the past three seasons or so to AD with the Pelicans in the RS? Also how much time did the Pelicans’ key players miss because I don’t think the Bucks have struggled too much with injuries (iirc Pelicans struggled quite a bit). Overall I don’t think comparing team success on such a superficial level to be a great estimate of player strength; there are stronger arguments to be made and evidence to be considered.

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Colbinii · Post #7 » by **Colbinii** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 7:55 pm

KobesScarf wrote:
rand wrote:
KobesScarf wrote:Middleton by a few tiers

Interesting. I could see someone preferring Middleton (not me), but by "a few tiers"? What makes him so much better?
Middleton as the second best player the Bucks have been a consistent 1 seed. Jrue as the #2 to AD the Pelicans weren't even a consistent winning team.

Maybe that says more about AD than Holiday :wink: