Magic Giannison wrote:AD performing great in the playoffs? what?
Giannis got neutralized?when?
What is this revisionists history im reading again.
Giannis was getting guarded by the best defensive team in the last 15 years,
Hyperbole much? Toronto was only the 5th ranked defense on the year. The 2015, 2017, and 2018 Warriors, 2007 and 2016 Spurs, 2012 Celtics, 2012 Bulls, 2012 Heat, 2009 Magic, 2008 Celtics, and 2006 Pistons all very arguably had superior defenses.
being triple teamed everytime
No he wasn’t just naturally triple teamed. The Raptors just set up a wall of defenders in the paint because 1) they didn’t trust his passing game enough once he got into the paint to make them pay for that kind of coverage (and it worked) and 2) they were fine backing off him and letting him shoot from the perimeter where he would get guarded by basically nobody. That defensive scheme was just as much about exploiting Giannis’ weaknesses as it was trying to combat his strengths.
and put 23/12/6 and shutting down Siakam all series.
22.7 ppg on 51.8% TS is pretty crap scoring. That’s over 4% below league average efficiency. It’s especially bad when you consider the fact he was an MVP who averaged 5 more ppg on 12.6% higher scoring efficiency during the regular season in 6 less minutes per game.
5.5 apg would be nice...until you consider the fact that it came alongside 4.2 topg. That’s very inefficient passing. So it’s fair to say his playmaking deficiencies were definitely taken advantage of by Toronto and he didn’t put on a passing display reminiscent of “Magic Johnson” as your username compares him to. For reference, his supporting cast posted 18.7 apg to 8.0 topg for the series.
Sure he rebounded well and played good defense against Siakam but it’s not like Siakam was exactly the scoring threat he’s developed into this year. Furthermore, he probably should’ve taken up the assignment of trying to guard Kawhi at some point - the dude who burned them for 30 ppg on 57.4% TS in the series.
In fact Giannis was the best defender in the playoffs.
Draymond, Embiid, Horford, and Tucker were clearly better.
Honestly, stop promoting false narratives that got debunked ages ago.
Nothing’s been debunked. Giannis was awful in that a series against Toronto by MVP standards. If you can’t admit that, then you really hurt your credibility as someone who can look at things objectively and make an honest and logical argument rather than giving unwavering love and support to the guy you stan.
