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Champions of the decade round robin: 2021 Bucks vs 2022 Warriors
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:22 pm
by Dr Positivity
2021 Bucks:
Jrue Holiday
Khris Middleton
PJ Tucker
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Brook Lopez
Bench: Bryn Forbes, Pat Connaughton, Bobby Portis, Jeff Teague
2022 Warriors
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Kevon Looney
Bench: Gary Payton II, Jordan Poole, Otto Porter Jr., Nemana Bjelica, Andre Iguodala
Played on neutral court
Re: Champions of the decade round robin: 2021 Bucks vs 2022 Warriors
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:45 pm
by Lou Fan
Stylistically I think there are some real problems here for the Bucks. I see the Warriors forcing them to play small rather than the Bucks forcing the Warriors to play big. I think they would really have a hard time playing Tucker Giannis and Lopez together and Curry showed this year with Smart an elite PG defender wont slow him down. I think the Bucks probably have more talent but I just think everything else from coaching to styles and matchups goes the Warriors way. I also trust the then 3 time champion core a little more than a first finals core.
Re: Champions of the decade round robin: 2021 Bucks vs 2022 Warriors
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:14 pm
by Dr Positivity
I think Holiday would do a much better job than Smart, and the crazy size of Giannis and Lopez (and his boxing out skills) would be useful against the Warriors. I don't love Tucker against elite D team but they could bench him more for Connaughton. Poole is an X factor offensively. Bucks play a physical series and manage to throw GSW off their game enough to win.