KingintheNorth4 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Fiserv Forum, the house that Giannis built. I feel bad for CP3, that might have been his only chance to win a ring unless he joins a super team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 When Giannis goes 17/19 at the stripe, your going to be doomed regardless of any game plan. Small Markets we got this one!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Wow, that was something. Immortal game by Giannis. So cool to see Bobby Portis getting all that love at the end too. Congrats Milwaukee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hard not to like this guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I thought that if the Bucks were healthy that they would have a good chance against Phoenix, but going into the series I didn't think Giannis would be healthy enough to prove me right. In game 1 he was clearly still injured but still very good, and it wasn't enough. If he's been like that all series, it's Suns in 5. But somehow he got healthy over the course of the Finals, and once he did, the Suns could not compete. Phoenix was the better shooting team, but the Bucks were stronger, more athletic, and more experienced. Having the best player on the court obviously helps a lot. I do go back to experience being the key because the Suns really only had two guys with real playoff experience: Paul and Crowder. The Bucks on the other hand didn't have any Finals experience but had plenty of experience with the playoff grind and how series adjustments are made. And in games 4, 5 and 6, I felt like both Booker and Ayton made some mistakes that come down to experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 33 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Hard not to like this guy: I like how he doesn't filter at all, remember when he upset Harden before the all star game. How many players have been champion, MVP, finals MVP, defensive MVP in their careers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: I like how he doesn't filter at all, remember when he upset Harden before the all star game. How many players have been champion, MVP, finals MVP, defensive MVP in their careers? Hakeem, Giannis and Jordan. Robinson and Garnett were both the #2 guys on championship teams, but didn't win Finals MVP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 That clip from Tywin of Giannis on superteams..... All I can in response is PhuknAayyyy. That's what the legends do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I don't have a particularly high opinion of Holiday or Middleton as players. So I want to ask, is this one of the worst supporting casts (as in all players except their best guy) to win a championship in the past 20 years? I think the non-Giannis Bucks are better than the 2011 Mavs minus Dirk, but other than that...I'm not sure I like them against anybody. Maybe the 2006 Heat without Wade? That team is basically Shaq and I guess Haslem, but mostly a bunch of nobodies; I'd probably take Milwaukee over them. Nonetheless, it's a short list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I think the Heat sans Wade is probably the worst supporting cast. Shaq was past his prime and there wasn’t much after him. The Heat won primarily because of bad officiating and the Mavs bad strategy. The 2011 Mavs team sans Dirk has no stars, but if you look at that roster it’s actually not too bad and the pieces fit well together. Really curious to see what Paul does. Does he opt in or out, and if it’s the latter, does he resign on a max deal or goring chasing in LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, Maithanet said: I don't have a particularly high opinion of Holiday or Middleton as players. So I want to ask, is this one of the worst supporting casts (as in all players except their best guy) to win a championship in the past 20 years? I think the non-Giannis Bucks are better than the 2011 Mavs minus Dirk, but other than that...I'm not sure I like them against anybody. Maybe the 2006 Heat without Wade? That team is basically Shaq and I guess Haslem, but mostly a bunch of nobodies; I'd probably take Milwaukee over them. Nonetheless, it's a short list. I mean the Lakers last year were awful other than LBJ and AD. I suppose the ask is if one AD is better than Holiday and Middleton combined? At this point I'd say no because AD is made out of porcelain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 27 minutes ago, Slurktan said: I mean the Lakers last year were awful other than LBJ and AD. I suppose the ask is if one AD is better than Holiday and Middleton combined? At this point I'd say no because AD is made out of porcelain. In that Finals though? I don't think so, Davis was very good. His injury history is irrelevant, we're just talking the teams they had at the time. And while there's nobody who could be called a star, the other guys were at least good defenders and capable floor spacers. They'd obviously have trouble making things happen without Lebron, but then so would a full series of the Bucks without Giannis. 30 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: I think the Heat sans Wade is probably the worst supporting cast. Shaq was past his prime and there wasn’t much after him. The Heat won primarily because of bad officiating and the Mavs bad strategy. The 2011 Mavs team sans Dirk has no stars, but if you look at that roster it’s actually not too bad and the pieces fit well together. Perhaps, although Haslem is a good player and was right in his prime then. But beyond that we're talking Jason Williams and whatever Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton had left (not much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Maithanet said: Perhaps, although Haslem is a good player and was right in his prime then. But beyond that we're talking Jason Williams and whatever Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton had left (not much). Haslem was just a role player. His best season he averaged 12/9, though he did have a PER of 54.6 this year (). He's probably the worst third option of any team this century that ended up winning the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Here's the futures odds for next season according to Vegas. These are moneylines, so this is the amount you'd win if you bet $100 on them today to win next year's championship. Quote Brooklyn Nets +210 Los Angeles Lakers +450 Milwaukee Bucks +800 Golden State Warriors +1200 Phoenix Suns +1300 Utah Jazz +1400 Philadelphia 76ers +1600 Los Angeles Clippers +2000 Denver Nuggets +2000 IMO the Warriors are a great value at +1200. They still have their big 3 and #2 pick Wiseman will be another year bigger and stronger. Yes, they need to stay healthy, but plenty of teams on this list have struggled with that, such as the Lakers and Nets. Not to mention that a lot of people are talking about GSW being the favorites in any Lillard trade, if it comes to pass. They have a lot of assets to offer, and a team of Curry, Lillard, Thompson and Green could outscore anyone. Not that I'm rooting for that to happen, but it's easy to imagine the team that won the West five straight years in 2015-19 could win the conference (and the title) again in 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Is there an opposite of that bet? Like could I bet that the warriors at best are out in the first round? I'd say that's far more likely at 12-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Slurktan said: Is there an opposite of that bet? Like could I bet that the warriors at best are out in the first round? I'd say that's far more likely at 12-1 I'd agree with you, but that's not really a fair comparison. There's only one champion each year, while 22 of the 30 teams will fail to advance past the first round. You can bet on the warriors making the playoffs or not. I'm not sure if Vegas had bets on advancing past the first round specifically, although there's a good chance you could find that bet somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Nuggets have really good value too. Anyone taking the Clippers is a mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 The weird thing IMO about the futures bets is that the impacts of this injury marred season are still being felt. The Clippers, Warriors and Nuggets all have guys that will be coming back from very serious injuries that might impact their play. The Nets and Lakers are the two favorites, but both teams are very top heavy and relying on increasingly injury prone guys. Maybe a real offseason and regular season will make the 2022 playoffs more normal injury wise (I certainly hope so). But it's also quite possible that we are just at a period where an unusual number of the star players in the NBA are injury prone, whether due to aging (Lebron, Paul) or just the way their bodies are (Kawhi, Davis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 The Lakers cap situation is pretty dire, so they have very limited options on how to improve their team going forward. It is virtually impossible to make the money work to bring in a big talent like Lillard or Paul, even if the other teams were willing to cooperate (Paul is not going to sign a way below market deal just to play with Lebron). Apparently there's a rumor that the Lakers could do a sign and trade with Schroder and Kuzma for Russell Westbrook. Which you can make work from a money perspective, but it's hard to really see how Westbrook fits (at all) with what the Lakers are trying to do. Westbrook is a bad 3 point shooter and a bad off-ball player. This would take pressure off Lebron, but not much else. I see Westbrook having two roles in the NBA at this point. He can take a poor team and make them better, so you reach the playoffs (see Washington last year) or he can lead the 2nd unit of a contender. The problem is that his contract is way too rich for the latter role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3v3 at the olympics, if NBA players were playing, who would you pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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