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Cutheon
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| Luis5150 wrote: | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks  not liking their chances |
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| miggz23 wrote: | | Kobetan wrote: | | miggz23 wrote: | | They really went with Middleton on that last play, 0-8 before that shot. |
Yea that happens when your best player/multiple mvp/dpoy isn't your closer. |
Don't matter... I would have went with Jrue on that play... He was having a better game than Middleton. If you can't go to your #1 guy then give it to guy who's shooting well. |
Yea that I agree. Too bad coach Bud trusts Kate more than Jrue for the last shot |
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Luis5150
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Cutheon wrote: | | Luis5150 wrote: | | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks not liking their chances |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Suns are favored by 1 point tomorrow.
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Luis5150
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| Cutheon wrote: | | Luis5150 wrote: | | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks not liking their chances |
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KindCrippler2000
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| PenG_ wrote: | | Bucks playing like a team that was a smaller shoe size away from losing to KD and Jeff Green. |
Pretty much. Bucks won that series by a few millimeters. |
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| Hawks remind of the 2009 Magic, that ORL team was pretty young if I’m not mistaken but they still ended up making the finals while going up against a hungry Lakers team, I think if the Suns and Hawks were to meet in the finals I would have to give the edge to the Suns. |
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| Hawks vs Suns - 2020/2021 NBA finals, calling it, officially |
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I'd be cool with a Suns v. Hawks finals.
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miggz23
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Luis5150 wrote: | | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks not liking their chances |
Bucks still in a good position... They get an average game from Middleton, and they win easily tonight... Trae also had a monster game, which will see if Trae can duplicate also.
Jrue might not have another 30+ game... But I think he will be consistent as no noone from the Hawks can guard him.
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Suns and Hawks would be hilarious. I wonder what their odds were in Vegas before the season started. lol
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KindCrippler2000
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Both teams made 8 three-pointers. It's not like the Hawks played their best ball.
Bucks probably take the next one bc they'll change their coverage of trae. This means shooters will be more open. Onus on Gallinari and Bogdanovic to make shots. Really impressed with John Collins too.
It's going to be closer than people expected. Trae is transcendent. |
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| kikanga wrote: | | I'd be cool with a Suns v. Hawks finals. |
THIS |
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| miggz23 wrote: | | Luis5150 wrote: | | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks not liking their chances |
Bucks still in a good position... They get an average game from Middleton, and they win easily tonight... Trae also had a monster game, which will see if Trae can duplicate also.
Jrue might not have another 30+ game... But I think he will be consistent as no noone from the Hawks can guard him. |
the thing is... Middleton. You don't know what you're going to get from him. Is no different than walking into a casino expecting to come out ahead
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kikanga
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Ya. I'm starting to lean Trae > Luka
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KindCrippler2000
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| kikanga wrote: | | Ya. I'm starting to lean Trae > Luka |
It's going to be a conversation now. Hawks fans finally have ammunition and no one can clown them for missing out on Luka. I'd say they are in the same tier. |
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Luis5150
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| kikanga wrote: | | Ya. I'm starting to lean Trae > Luka |
Not so fast... Trae has better complimentary players around him. I say, Luka and Trae are about as equals, in different ways |
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It can not be overstated how much the Lakers need to upgrade their guard position.
These playoffs are truly exposing how large of a talent gap there is between the Lakers guards & the rest of the league.
We need a real backcourt.
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| KindCrippler2000 wrote: | | Trae and Luka are in the same tier. |
No
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Luis5150
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| RashardA wrote: | It can not be overstated how much the Lakers need to upgrade their guard position.
These playoffs are truly exposing how large of a talent gap there is between the Lakers guards & the rest of the league.
We need a real backcourt. |
So true in every possible way... |
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Baron Von Humongous
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| kikanga wrote: | | Ya. I'm starting to lean Trae > Luka |
Because of recency bias
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| Luis5150 wrote: | | miggz23 wrote: | | Luis5150 wrote: | | who in the Bucks is stopping Ice Trae? then you have the Jekyll/Hyde Mr Middleton factor, Holiday unlikely to score 30+ in multiple games. Bucks not liking their chances |
Bucks still in a good position... They get an average game from Middleton, and they win easily tonight... Trae also had a monster game, which will see if Trae can duplicate also.
Jrue might not have another 30+ game... But I think he will be consistent as no noone from the Hawks can guard him. |
the thing is... Middleton. You don't know what you're going to get from him. Is no different than walking into a casino expecting to come out ahead |
What are the odds Middleton goes 0-9 again this series? He shooting 38% from 3 in the playoffs. I'm just saying if I'm the Bucks, I won't hang my head on this lost. |
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Trae has killer instincts.. Luca need to develop that
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Kudos to Nate McMillan.
A truly underrated coach. |
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| Luis5150 wrote: | | RashardA wrote: | It can not be overstated how much the Lakers need to upgrade their guard position.
These playoffs are truly exposing how large of a talent gap there is between the Lakers guards & the rest of the league.
We need a real backcourt. |
So true in every possible way... |
What did people think would happen with a team built around James and Davis?
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