Series Thread: 2) Boston Celtics vs 3) Milwaukee Bucks

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

In 6

 

[logic]

bucks in 5

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Bucks in 7

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Bucks in 6

 

[Mecca]

Leprechauns in 6

 

[Wamu]

Leprechauns in 6

 

[Wamu]

 

[flyingelvis]

Celts in 5 or 6. The Celtics have the league's best defense and will slow down Giannis enough to allow Tatum and Brown together to win this series. Who has the better role players and bench? Celts.

 

[bksballer89]

Celts in 5 or 6. The Celtics have the league's best defense and will slow down Giannis enough to allow Tatum and Brown together to win this series. Who has the better role players and bench? Celts.

Bucks bench is better imo

 

[bksballer89]

Bucks bench is better imo

prior to the middleton injury

 

[Gman]

Portis is the best bench player on either team.

That said: both teams have benches that suit their team identity... Bucks got shooters to surround Giannis, the C's got versatile defenders (White, Grant Williams, Theis) to step in and continue to play high quality team defense.

Payton Pritchard has been a nice little find. He can shoot, and the moment doesn't seem to be too big for him.

 

[tlance]

This should be a really good series.

I think I lean Celtics because they have the perfect personnel to make Giannis ordinary. And if Middleton is out, the Bucks need Giannis to be special.

With what the Celtics did to KD in round 1, I just don’t think Giannis is going to be able to dominate.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

This should be a really good series.

I think I lean Celtics because they have the perfect personnel to make Giannis ordinary. And if Middleton is out, the Bucks need Giannis to be special.

With what the Celtics did to KD in round 1, I just don’t think Giannis is going to be able to dominate.

Giannis has a real chance to elevate himself from a top 25ish all time player and start knocking on the door of the top 10 if he can pull this team into a back to back finals.

He'd obviously need more on the resume but the fact we are even discussing him losing his number two and them not skipping a beat puts him in rare company.

 

[Wamu]

Is Giannis legally in the country? Just wanna make sure.

 

[Gman]

Giannis has a real chance to elevate himself from a top 25ish all time player and start knocking on the door of the top 10 if he can pull this team into a back to back finals.

He'd obviously need more on the resume but the fact we are even discussing him losing his number two and them not skipping a beat puts him in rare company.

The biggest weakness that Giannis has yet to overcome (IMO) is showing #1 superstar offensive ability against a very good playoff defense.

In other words... he still has holes in his game that a very good defense can use to slow him down. Namely:

• Giannis' dominance in transition can be mitigated by a team with the horses and a plan (build the wall)
• Giannis' outside shooting is still suspect. Teams can sag off him.
• Giannis is an ok but not great passer.

Therefore, the Giannis train can be (and I believe again will be by the Celtics) slowed down. No one is gonna stop him. But Boston will slow him down... and unless Milwaukee shoots lights out from 3 they will struggle to win four games against Boston without the offensive excellence of Middleton to lean on.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

The biggest weakness that Giannis has yet to overcome (IMO) is showing #1 superstar offensive ability against a very good playoff defense.

In other words... he still has holes in his game that a very good defense can use to slow him down. Namely:

• Giannis' dominance in transition can be mitigated by a team with the horses and a plan (build the wall)
• Giannis' outside shooting is still suspect. Teams can sag off him.
• Giannis is an ok but not great passer.

Therefore, the Giannis train can be (and I believe again will be by the Celtics) slowed down. No one is gonna stop him. But Boston will slow him down... and unless Milwaukee shoots lights out from 3 they will struggle to win four games against Boston without the offensive excellence of Middleton to lean on.

I actually agree that that is what I think will happen but If he can pull this off I'd be very impressed

 

[bksballer89]

The biggest weakness that Giannis has yet to overcome (IMO) is showing #1 superstar offensive ability against a very good playoff defense.

In other words... he still has holes in his game that a very good defense can use to slow him down. Namely:

• Giannis' dominance in transition can be mitigated by a team with the horses and a plan (build the wall)
• Giannis' outside shooting is still suspect. Teams can sag off him.
• Giannis is an ok but not great passer.

Therefore, the Giannis train can be (and I believe again will be by the Celtics) slowed down. No one is gonna stop him. But Boston will slow him down... and unless Milwaukee shoots lights out from 3 they will struggle to win four games against Boston without the offensive excellence of Middleton to lean on.

what is your definition of slow down? The man is likely going to avg about 30 PPG, 10+ rpg, and 4-5 apg in this series

 

[fightinfunbags]

I think people are focused on the wrong thing here when they talk about Middleton’s loss. Bucks defense has been leaky this year already. Losing Middleton vs a team with great wings and perimeter guys is gonna be tough. There’s only one Drue Holiday and two in Tatum and Brown. Guys like Grayson Allen and Pat Connaghton are going to get targeted and exposed.

 

[Gman]

what is your definition of slow down? The man is likely going to avg about 30 PPG, 10+ rpg, and 4-5 apg in this series

To summarize a concise definition:

Milwaukee losing the series.

 

[bksballer89]

To summarize a concise definition:

Milwaukee losing the series.

will you go away for the summer if they don't?