NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns, Part 2 | Series tied at 2

OmniStrife · Post #21 » by **OmniStrife** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 9:18 pm

I have a strong feeling Suns are gonna steal one on the road. They are phenomenal on the road this year.

Sal85012 · Post #22 » by **Sal85012** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 9:54 pm

insomniac00 wrote:
Jagic Mohnson wrote:Why did Bucks coach call a timeout with Bucks leadin 14-9. They had all the momentum and he calls a timeout for no reason. It went downhill after that. Never take your foot off the pedal. use it only whe your team is making dumb plays over and over.

If the coach sees something bad he thinks will keep happening if he doesnt say something, he'll call a timeout regardless of score. If you're up but think you could be up by even more if you fix a flaw, why not try to do that instead of settle for a lead smaller than it should be?

He might also have rotation goals where he needs to make a sub at a certain mark to stick to a plan.

That was pretty funny actually I thought Monty was going to call one but Bud did it for him lol

Monty generally lets his guys playout through mistakes because they will figure it out. Based on Buds facial expressions he looks super stressed all the time. Plus that whole play “random” like wtf do the players actually losten to him :lol:

Yeggo Poleggo · Post #23 » by **Yeggo Poleggo** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 10:05 pm

If PHX wins game 3, they have to fly the Suns in 4 guy to Game 4.

jcsunsfan · Post #24 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 10:13 pm

insomniac00 wrote:
Onlytimewilltel wrote:
insomniac00 wrote:
I agree with you. The series is far from over. Not claiming victory by any stretch.

You have to understand though that opposing fans have been using your logic throughout the Suns playoff run and it hasnt worked out for them. Everyone keeps waiting for the Suns to fall back into the "not ready to win a title yet" team that seems to make more sense for fans. But hasn't happened.

That’s fair. So what is your prediction on the outcome here in finals? I’m taking bucks in 7 lol

I think it could easily be Suns in 5 if Phoenix can get the split in Milwaukee. If not, Suns in 6.

I would be surprised if it goes 7 or any scenario where Milwaukee wins. Could definitely happen. But I have no reason to doubt the Suns at this point. If the Bucks win decisively in 3 and 4 I would reassess.

jcsunsfan · Post #25 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 10:17 pm

Game 3 is a must-win for Milwaukee. I should post my own Captian obvious here.

The simple fact is that the Bucks have to win 4 out of 5 games from here forward to win a championship. Is that realistic?

The Real Dalic · Post #26 » by **The Real Dalic** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 10:18 pm

I can see this game going to 7 considering it was a pretty close game last night and that was with Khris and Jrue playing terribly. They won't be that bad all series. They also might have a couple more games like that though. The trend has been they have a couple of terrible games then a couple of fantastic games. I can see that happening again this series.

Post #27 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 10:27 pm

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Onlytimewilltel · Post #28 » by **Onlytimewilltel** » Fri Jul 9, 2021 11:15 pm

jcsunsfan wrote:Game 3 is a must-win for Milwaukee. I should post my own Captian obvious here.

The simple fact is that the Bucks have to win 4 out of 5 games from here forward to win a championship. Is that realistic?

Hmm, winning 4 out of 5 to win the series, is it realistic? It only happened, what 3 or 4 other times in these very playoffs? Lol

jredsaz · Post #29 » by **jredsaz** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:46 am

skones wrote:
jredsaz wrote:
skones wrote:.

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Suns won 2/3 of their road games in the regular season and have lost only 2 games so far on the road in the PO. Im not sure why you should be confident the tide will turn against the Suns on the road. I understand why you would hope that is the case, however.

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The thing about this is that there are two sides to the coin which you're clearly ignoring. There are literally two teams playing, not just Phoenix. Milwaukee is 7-1 at home, and the numbers of decades of playoff basketball indicate that the home team comes away with 65% of victories on your home court. Like I said, it remains ridiculous that you're trying to deny that home court is an advantage for Milwaukee.

I mean thats fair but I'm not sure home court is worth 10 points. Milwaukee has amazing fans. Its going to be a tough environment for the Suns.

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skones · Post #30 » by **skones** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:50 am

jredsaz wrote:I mean thats fair but I'm not sure home court is worth 10 points. Milwaukee has amazing fans. Its going to be a tough environment for the Suns.

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10 points? That's not how this game works. Just take the L. You're not making any sense at this point.

mkot · Post #31 » by **mkot** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:52 am

Bridges been doing a good job on Kris but I think he is due for a big game back at his comfort zone. And I do fear the deer. I think they are better than what they have shown the past 2 games. Giannis will be there and the capable roleplayers surrounding him will play better at home and we need to prepare for that.

The Suns need to steal one in Milwaukee.

DCasey91 · Post #32 » by **DCasey91** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:04 am

Bucks are barely 105 team currently they are too inconsistent and flakey, Suns are 110+.

Blow big leads, lose by 40.... big tendency to spam 3balls whenever they have any lead lol. Loosey goosey bad ball stuff.

When Khris took that horrible three when they had momentum that isn’t out of the norm, in fact that is the norm for the Bucks.

Bud gives away corner threes like giving out candy in Christmas. I still believe plonking a defender there and not moving is better lol. It’s the most dangerous spot in the court and you leave it open consistently? Haha no.

Who cares about the interior. Corner more dangerous.

At Home I always give the natives +5. Suns are also the best road team in the NBA. Their shooters hold up very well.

So basically 50-50 with a slight adv to the Suns because the gas tanks for the bigs are limited. So it’ll be 3-1.

And it’ll be wrapped up nicely at home. CP3 finals MVP and all is right in the world.

Castle Black · Post #33 » by **Castle Black** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:30 am

Sunlight wrote:When 2-0, chance win title is 85%.

Yea this series is over. Bucks simply don’t have the horses. Jrue and Middleton aren’t good enough or consistent enough to win a championship (Jrue especially — dude is playing horrible basketball right now). Feel bad for Giannis but it is what it is. PHX’s role players are so much better. Suns in 5 imo.

OmniStrife · Post #34 » by **OmniStrife** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:55 am

I'd be confident in the Bucks to turn this thing around if something was promising about their offensive schemes.
So far it's been far from it. Clips without Kawhi would've beaten them in a series as well.

Strepbacter · Post #35 » by **Strepbacter** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:05 am

Only two pages lol.

Hardenstepback · Post #36 » by **Hardenstepback** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:27 am

Series far from over. Yeah, Suns have been good in the road, but these are the finals and you down to only 7 guys after the injuries. Let’s see you win on the road now

DroseReturnChi · Post #37 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:41 am

suns in 4. giannis should give up and hand over cp3 finals mvp.

jredsaz · Post #38 » by **jredsaz** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:52 am

skones wrote:
jredsaz wrote:I mean thats fair but I'm not sure home court is worth 10 points. Milwaukee has amazing fans. Its going to be a tough environment for the Suns.

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10 points? That's not how this game works. Just take the L. You're not making any sense at this point.

Seriously? You really don't know that home court advantage is included in point spreads?

Here is another one. Role players play better at home than on the road, generally. Maybe that will help Jrue make a bucket in game three.

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skones · Post #39 » by **skones** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:57 am

jredsaz wrote:
skones wrote:
jredsaz wrote:I mean thats fair but I'm not sure home court is worth 10 points. Milwaukee has amazing fans. Its going to be a tough environment for the Suns.

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10 points? That's not how this game works. Just take the L. You're not making any sense at this point.
Seriously? You really don't know that home court advantage is included in point spreads?

Here is another one. Role players play better at home than on the road, generally. Maybe that will help Jrue make a bucket in game three.

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It's literally a 4 point spread. You're the one who was just telling me you're not sure why going home would matter because the Suns are so good on the road and now you're explaining to me how home court advantage works? What are you even talking about?

jredsaz · Post #40 » by **jredsaz** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:56 am

skones wrote:
jredsaz wrote:
skones wrote:
10 points? That's not how this game works. Just take the L. You're not making any sense at this point.
Seriously? You really don't know that home court advantage is included in point spreads?

Here is another one. Role players play better at home than on the road, generally. Maybe that will help Jrue make a bucket in game three.

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It's literally a 4 point spread. You're the one who was just telling me you're not sure why going home would matter because the Suns are so good on the road and now you're explaining to me how home court advantage works? What are you even talking about?

Lol. Seriously? I said I didn't think that Bucks at home would change the shape of the series. Never said it wouldn't have any impact. But keep hovering. Bucks in 7. Lol

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