DelAbbot wrote:Los_29 wrote:Without GTJ and Scottie we beat the defending champions on their homecourt.
tWo in shambles.
fake win, the defending champs were missing their 2nd star player in Jrue and 3rd option Brook Lopez
If that's what you seriously think...oh boy. Middleton has definitely been more of a 2nd option than Jrue both of the last 2 seasons. Jrue's numbers are largely inflated from a few stretches where Giannis+Middleton missed multiple games (like averaging 29/5/9 in a 4-game stretch in December).
Lopez as a 3rd option? lol. He has averaged 12 PPG on less than 10 FGA in his 3 seasons with the Bucks. He was the 5th option in 18/19, 4th option in 19/20 and 4th or 5th option last season. Portis has been the much better offensive player for the Bucks and just as effective at boxing out/collecting boards. The only area where Lopez is definitively better than Portis is rim protection.



















