2019-20 NBA Season Discussion

TheGOATRises007 · Post #2801 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 8:06 am

Dupp wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:Man the Celtics BLEW IT.

.5 seconds away from a commanding 3-0 lead.

Brown with a major brain-fart at the end. Unreal.

Why are people blaming brown? Dude was guarding someone the whole time. If he goes to the corner there’s an easy pass to the middle for a dunk.

Tatum was literally doing nothing and guarding no one.

Tatum communicated to Brown to switch.

Watch the video again.

Dupp · Post #2802 » by **Dupp** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 8:38 am

Eddy_JukeZ wrote:
Dupp wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:Man the Celtics BLEW IT.

.5 seconds away from a commanding 3-0 lead.

Brown with a major brain-fart at the end. Unreal.

Why are people blaming brown? Dude was guarding someone the whole time. If he goes to the corner there’s an easy pass to the middle for a dunk.

Tatum was literally doing nothing and guarding no one.

Tatum communicated to Brown to switch.

Watch the video again.

I’ve watched it plenty. He said to switch and it was the wrong thing to do and brown was right to ignore him. Two different Toronto players had a chance for an open layup if brown listens to tatum

At 34 seconds Tatum says switch but then darts the other way immediately. Killing any chance for brown had to switch without it giving a gimme. He called switch but didn’t attempt to come over to take siakam. Brown leaving him would have been really dumb.

Watch on YouTube

KTM_2813 · Post #2803 » by **KTM_2813** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 2:29 pm

What do you guys think about Giannis right now? Honestly, I don't think he's been that far below his regular season level. I'd really like to see Coach Bud play him more minutes. The Bucks in general seem to be very inflexible when it comes to deviating from their usual strategy. I think they're going to have to get creative in order to come back against the Heat.

Dupp · Post #2804 » by **Dupp** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 2:41 pm

KTM_2813 wrote:What do you guys think about Giannis right now? Honestly, I don't think he's been that far below his regular season level. I'd really like to see Coach Bud play him more minutes. The Bucks in general seem to be very inflexible when it comes to deviating from their usual strategy. I think they're going to have to get creative in order to come back against the Heat.

He’s obviously been really good but still his limitations in certain situations are still glaring. I think he really needs a good playmaker to ease his load in the half court/ late games. Help him get easier buckets.

MartinToVaught · Post #2805 » by **MartinToVaught** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 2:57 pm

KTM_2813 wrote:What do you guys think about Giannis right now? Honestly, I don't think he's been that far below his regular season level. I'd really like to see Coach Bud play him more minutes. The Bucks in general seem to be very inflexible when it comes to deviating from their usual strategy. I think they're going to have to get creative in order to come back against the Heat.

Giannis still has obvious holes in his game, but I think this series is more a reflection of how poorly their front office has done at building a proper team around him. This Bucks team is old, lacks reliable shooting and doesn't have enough threats off the dribble. It's also going to be hard to win a title when your second-best player is Khris Middleton.

In hindsight, the decision to promote their GM from within instead of hiring an executive from a more proven organization might end up costing the Bucks Giannis.

Dupp · Post #2806 » by **Dupp** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 11:38 pm

Giannis ain’t it.

GSP · Post #2807 » by **GSP** » Fri Sep 4, 2020 11:45 pm

Dupp wrote:Giannis ain’t it.

Giannis is looking like this eras David Robinson. Monster regular season impact but a game that is prone to being gameplanned and exposed in the playoffs

Dupp · Post #2808 » by **Dupp** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:14 am

GSP wrote:
Dupp wrote:Giannis ain’t it.

Giannis is looking like this eras David Robinson. Monster regular season impact but a game that is prone to being gameplanned and exposed in the playoffs

This is brooks team. Giannis is a good number 2

Basileus777 · Post #2809 » by **Basileus777** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:27 am

Kelly Olynyk should have got some MVP votes.

Basileus777 · Post #2810 » by **Basileus777** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:36 am

It's an embarrassment that Giannis and Middleton's minutes are still this low with the season on the line. Bud what are you doing.

toodles23 · Post #2811 » by **toodles23** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:40 am

Bud needs to be fired ASAP. It's beyond criminal that he's playing his 25 year old MVP less than 35 minutes in a must win playoff game. What the **** is he thinking?

Post #2812 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:46 am

Basileus777 wrote:It's an embarrassment that Giannis and Middleton's minutes are still this low with the season on the line. Bud what are you doing.

It's really absurd. He played 40 mpg in the two series before Bud was hired and performed well in both.

Dupp · Post #2813 » by **Dupp** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 12:48 am

Giannis minutes are a complete embarrassment. Dudes about to go down 3-0. Terrible.

I still hope they win but him not playing 40+ is terrible

Dupp · Post #2814 » by **Dupp** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:01 am

Brutal for Giannis. This is 07 mavs / dirk level

Mos_Heat · Post #2815 » by **Mos_Heat** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:03 am

Matthews locked Butler for 3 quarters, and hasn't been seen again

Basileus777 · Post #2816 » by **Basileus777** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:03 am

Butler with a Hardenesque stat line.

thebigbird · Post #2817 » by **thebigbird** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:03 am

Giannis is getting absolutely exposed. Can’t be the best player in the nba with this many holes in your game.

Joey Wheeler · Post #2818 » by **Joey Wheeler** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:05 am

Said many times on this forum that Giannis winning MVP (and DPOY!) was an absolutely ridiculous/outrageous decision, unsurprisingly it was confirmed yet again in the playoffs. This is no knee jerk reaction to this series, I've said it repeatedly. I really hope the brutality of this loss makes the hype die down and realism set in, Giannis is just not that level of a player.

Post #2819 » by **Hawk Eye** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:07 am

GSP wrote:
Dupp wrote:Giannis ain’t it.

Giannis is looking like this eras David Robinson. Monster regular season impact but a game that is prone to being gameplanned and exposed in the playoffs

This is so spot on. I was just telling my mate this exactly. All the way down to the Admiral reference.

Really think Giannis needs to go the LeBron route and learn how to create out of the post. His half court offense is abysmal for someone of his talent.

Dupp · Post #2820 » by **Dupp** » Sat Sep 5, 2020 1:12 am

Hawk Eye wrote:
GSP wrote:
Dupp wrote:Giannis ain’t it.

Giannis is looking like this eras David Robinson. Monster regular season impact but a game that is prone to being gameplanned and exposed in the playoffs

This is so spot on. I was just telling my mate this exactly. All the way down to the Admiral reference.

Really think Giannis needs to go the LeBron route and learn how to create out of the post. His half court offense is abysmal for someone of his talent.

Giannis needs to play with an elite point guard. Needs to continue to play like a dpoy and try be a scorer more in the Anthony Davis mould. Him creating his own offense in this high stake situations / playoffs ain’t gonna work.

There’s no shame in that he’s a big anyway.