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Quote from: stadus on July 10, 2021, 07:16:11 AM

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Quote from: Reid on July 10, 2021, 06:41:13 AM

^^^
Love the analysis.
It was really Middleton who was not answering for every attack the Suns will make.
I don't think he lacks confidence but he just lost it. 5/16 shooting and 1/6 from the outside will make you doubt yourself.
But, that is not how a superstar does things. Steph Curry did shoot 0/10 before from the first half and will not even care and still end it with 15/30.
That's how stars are being trusted by their teammates and they won't care how bad your start is as long as you finish it strong.

Middleton is like a machine, when he starts to heat up, he will be unstoppable, and what I noticed is that he has a high percentage of shooting when playing at home, maybe the court familiarity helps and the fans as well. I expect him to bounce back in game 3, put on a show especially his 3 point shooting.

I'm counting on him in game 3, he should help Giannis win and I don't see Giannis will be slowed down in this game, he will continue to generate points, grab those rebounds and block shots, that's what he is, but he badly needs some help, otherwise, you know what's coming already.

Same thinking here, he is the one who always closes out the game, one thing that is missing to Giannis is his killer's instinct, I watch some videos saying that Giannis doesn't have that, while Middleton always close games when Giannis is not performing well, for the team to come back and even the series Middleton role in the team is very important, we saw this in the two series where they have won.

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Quote from: Sanitough on July 10, 2021, 06:46:10 AM

Quote from: Reid on July 10, 2021, 06:41:13 AM

^^^
Love the analysis.
It was really Middleton who was not answering for every attack the Suns will make.
I don't think he lacks confidence but he just lost it. 5/16 shooting and 1/6 from the outside will make you doubt yourself.
But, that is not how a superstar does things. Steph Curry did shoot 0/10 before from the first half and will not even care and still end it with 15/30.
That's how stars are being trusted by their teammates and they won't care how bad your start is as long as you finish it strong.

Middleton is like a machine, when he starts to heat up, he will be unstoppable, and what I noticed is that he has a high percentage of shooting when playing at home, maybe the court familiarity helps and the fans as well. I expect him to bounce back in game 3, put on a show especially his 3 point shooting.

I'm counting on him in game 3, he should help Giannis win and I don't see Giannis will be slowed down in this game, he will continue to generate points, grab those rebounds and block shots, that's what he is, but he badly needs some help, otherwise, you know what's coming already.

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Quote from: Reid on July 10, 2021, 06:41:13 AM

^^^
Love the analysis.
It was really Middleton who was not answering for every attack the Suns will make.
I don't think he lacks confidence but he just lost it. 5/16 shooting and 1/6 from the outside will make you doubt yourself.
But, that is not how a superstar does things. Steph Curry did shoot 0/10 before from the first half and will not even care and still end it with 15/30.
That's how stars are being trusted by their teammates and they won't care how bad your start is as long as you finish it strong.

Middleton is like a machine, when he starts to heat up, he will be unstoppable, and what I noticed is that he has a high percentage of shooting when playing at home, maybe the court familiarity helps and the fans as well. I expect him to bounce back in game 3, put on a show especially his 3 point shooting.

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^^^
Love the analysis.
It was really Middleton who was not answering for every attack the Suns will make.
I don't think he lacks confidence but he just lost it. 5/16 shooting and 1/6 from the outside will make you doubt yourself.
But, that is not how a superstar does things. Steph Curry did shoot 0/10 before from the first half and will not even care and still end it with 15/30.
That's how stars are being trusted by their teammates and they won't care how bad your start is as long as you finish it strong.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on July 10, 2021, 02:03:43 AM

Quote from: goinmerry on July 09, 2021, 06:05:05 PM

Just like in the previous series, Giannis always owned the offense for the Bucks which is not actually good.

Lopez, Holiday and even his duo Middleton are missing in action. The rotation is just fine but I don't know what's the missing link.

Whatever it is, I'm expecting for them to make adjustments on Game 3, as it was really necessary to do so. Being down at 0-2 is really nothing to me but down by 0-3 is now a serious matter and almost closed from losing the series.

Bucks in 7 lol.

Could be Bucks in 6 if suddenly they will bring the energy back to Phoenix after winning 2 in Milwaukee.
I don't understand what is wrong too. They had been good when Giannis was not around at Hawks but when he is back and contributing for the team the team went bad again.
Is it Giannis or is it the other player of the Bucks? Perhaps we could answer this once they win games and it should not only be at home but at road too.

The Hawks and the Suns are very much different

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The Suns are better than the Hawks on both ends. They are better offensively and defensively and we are seeing it against the Bucks.
Bucks in 6?? Maybe if they will win the next 2 games in their home or else this will end in 5 games or possibly 6.

What's wrong with the Bucks? 2 things that I know is a problem for them and some of you might know this too.

1. The roller coaster performance of Middleton and sometimes Holiday. Giannis needs a second scorer aside from him and these 2 front courts are having an up and down performances. They are in the NBA Finals already. They must make their best in every game not like shooting below 40% per night like what Middleton did.
2. Better defense. This is very easy to say but its hard to do. We know that the Bucks are a very good defensive team but it seems like the Suns are just a better team offensively. 20 threes in Game 2? 50% from three point line? The Bucks must do something better with this. The Suns know that the Bucks can dominate the paint that is why they are focusing more on the outside shooting and the perimeter. The Bucks needs to make some adjustment coming into Game 3.

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Quote from: goinmerry on July 09, 2021, 06:05:05 PM

Just like in the previous series, Giannis always owned the offense for the Bucks which is not actually good.

Lopez, Holiday and even his duo Middleton are missing in action. The rotation is just fine but I don't know what's the missing link.

Whatever it is, I'm expecting for them to make adjustments on Game 3, as it was really necessary to do so. Being down at 0-2 is really nothing to me but down by 0-3 is now a serious matter and almost closed from losing the series.

Bucks in 7 lol.

But they have to come and play and become aggressive and stay away from a 0-3 deficit against the Suns in the next game. Yeah, specially Middleton, it is expected of him to really help Giannis in the finals but so far he is missing in action.

While the Suns with CP3 and Booker are pulling away with huge margins in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and that makes Bucks playing the catch up since Phoenix is really very good at protecting at lead, even a 3 point lead can balloon to 7 and then double digits advantage for them in matter of minutes.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on July 10, 2021, 02:03:43 AM

Quote from: goinmerry on July 09, 2021, 06:05:05 PM

Just like in the previous series, Giannis always owned the offense for the Bucks which is not actually good.

Lopez, Holiday and even his duo Middleton are missing in action. The rotation is just fine but I don't know what's the missing link.

Whatever it is, I'm expecting for them to make adjustments on Game 3, as it was really necessary to do so. Being down at 0-2 is really nothing to me but down by 0-3 is now a serious matter and almost closed from losing the series.

Bucks in 7 lol.

Could be Bucks in 6 if suddenly they will bring the energy back to Phoenix after winning 2 in Milwaukee.
I don't understand what is wrong too. They had been good when Giannis was not around at Hawks but when he is back and contributing for the team the team went bad again.
Is it Giannis or is it the other player of the Bucks? Perhaps we could answer this once they win games and it should not only be at home but at road too.

Betting odds now favor the Bucks as they are going to play in their home court. This is good as they can get a win and then somewhat bring back the confidence of the team and beat the Phoenix Suns.

I guess, they feel confident now that since Giannis is back, and maybe relying too much on him. But that is a wrong mindset, in the Nets series, Giannis was somewhat quiet, it was more of Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday. They really need to come up big in game 3 otherwise, I'm not discounting for a sweep, which is kinda boring finals. Who would love to see like GSW vs Cavs series, all exciting and star players are delivering.

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Quote from: Natalim on July 09, 2021, 03:28:59 PM

Middleton got to bring that A Game again in game 3, it's the most important game for them in the series so they'll not be sweep by the Suns. We know, Suns have done that already in the playoffs by eliminating the Nuggets by 4-0, and I'm afraid that I will again see the kind of struggle the Bucks had in the past playoffs.

If he has an "S" class game then he should use that because this Suns team is not fooling around.
All their eyes are on the Finals trophy and they're all hungry to take it as fast as possible even with a sweep and winning in Bucks homecourt.
CP3 especially which had been playing a lot of playoffs and Conference Finals but had now experienced a debut on the Finals game will throw every skill he has to end the Bucks.

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Quote from: goinmerry on July 09, 2021, 06:05:05 PM

Just like in the previous series, Giannis always owned the offense for the Bucks which is not actually good.

Lopez, Holiday and even his duo Middleton are missing in action. The rotation is just fine but I don't know what's the missing link.

Whatever it is, I'm expecting for them to make adjustments on Game 3, as it was really necessary to do so. Being down at 0-2 is really nothing to me but down by 0-3 is now a serious matter and almost closed from losing the series.

Bucks in 7 lol.

Could be Bucks in 6 if suddenly they will bring the energy back to Phoenix after winning 2 in Milwaukee.
I don't understand what is wrong too. They had been good when Giannis was not around at Hawks but when he is back and contributing for the team the team went bad again.
Is it Giannis or is it the other player of the Bucks? Perhaps we could answer this once they win games and it should not only be at home but at road too.

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Quote from: tygeade on July 09, 2021, 03:00:08 PM

Giannis had such a beast game but it wasn't enough, others were just not playing that well. This is the chess game that you have to play, if you give your best player the ball all the time then he will play awesomely and get hot and have a good game and others will look like they are playing a bad game. However remember those games when Giannis couldn't play? Brook Lopez had one of the best games of his career that game, why? Because he got the greenlight, he shot more, he got hot early on.

I guess they also have to re-adjust since Giannis is already back on the floor. Lopez has a great shooting touch, in this series, we are missing his hook or offensive rebounds.

He needs to be aggressive and play like in the series against Atlanta. Dominate inside and then try to score point inside the paint.

Quote from: tygeade on July 09, 2021, 03:00:08 PM

When you do not give those players the ball at all times, it is going to be harder, so which one will coach Bud will prefer, give the ball to 3 different lesser talent (still awesome though) players so they can all get hot and not utilize Giannis to fullest? Or just give it to Giannis all the time and hope that it is enough for him to get the game all by himself?

We have two Olympic bound players in the Bucks uniform, Middleton and Holiday, so they need to proved their worth in this series against the Suns. So I'm expecting at least one of them to have a good offensive night once the game shift on their home court. Something like 30 points at least to help Giannis at the scoring end.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on July 09, 2021, 06:54:04 PM

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Quote from: dwyane36 on July 09, 2021, 11:02:22 AM

Also, it worth noting that Giannis had problems with free throws(61%), and he could have scored seven more points. If he had made all free throws, it probably would have influenced the outcome of the match. Anyway, the upcoming game will be critical for the Bucks, and they must win it.

Giannis is not a good FT shooter, so we can't expect that he will shoot all the FTs, what's important is Giannis had a good Field goal percentage but his teammates have been struggling and that cannot happen in game 3.

I just can't forget what the Suns fans are doing whenever he is shooting free throws. They are counting while shooting his free throw. He said in one interview that it isn't distracting him but it looks like it is because he isn't shooting well on the free throw line.

Well there's also that interview that Giannis says that he can hear the countdown, so definitely it has a mental effect on him.

Quote from: LogitechMouse on July 09, 2021, 06:54:04 PM

Giannis needs help from others or else they will get swept by this Suns team. I saw one video from Youtube and he is fueling up his teammates giving some motivational words just to win. There must be another player or players to step up in terms of offense. Middleton and Holiday must step up offensively and I hope that there performance in Game 2 will not happen again in the next 2 games.

Middleton and Holiday is missing in those 2 losses against the Suns. Holiday started hot in the first quarter and was very aggressive, Middleton too hitting medium and 3 points. However, it was non existent in the second half wherein Phoenix just started to pull away. I'm sure they have this in mind, they have to come up big in game 3 at their home court to make the series exciting.

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Quote from: Distinctin on July 09, 2021, 11:13:11 AM

Quote from: dwyane36 on July 09, 2021, 11:02:22 AM

Also, it worth noting that Giannis had problems with free throws(61%), and he could have scored seven more points. If he had made all free throws, it probably would have influenced the outcome of the match. Anyway, the upcoming game will be critical for the Bucks, and they must win it.

Giannis is not a good FT shooter, so we can't expect that he will shoot all the FTs, what's important is Giannis had a good Field goal percentage but his teammates have been struggling and that cannot happen in game 3.

I just can't forget what the Suns fans are doing whenever he is shooting free throws. They are counting while shooting his free throw. He said in one interview that it isn't distracting him but it looks like it is because he isn't shooting well on the free throw line.

Giannis needs help from others or else they will get swept by this Suns team. I saw one video from Youtube and he is fueling up his teammates giving some motivational words just to win. There must be another player or players to step up in terms of offense. Middleton and Holiday must step up offensively and I hope that there performance in Game 2 will not happen again in the next 2 games.

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Just like in the previous series, Giannis always owned the offense for the Bucks which is not actually good.

Lopez, Holiday and even his duo Middleton are missing in action. The rotation is just fine but I don't know what's the missing link.

Whatever it is, I'm expecting for them to make adjustments on Game 3, as it was really necessary to do so. Being down at 0-2 is really nothing to me but down by 0-3 is now a serious matter and almost closed from losing the series.

Bucks in 7 lol.

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Quote from: Maslate on July 09, 2021, 04:12:56 PM

Quote from: boyptc on July 09, 2021, 03:54:27 PM

I was disappointed and I thought that it would be taken by the Bucks but still well played for the Suns. They're only showing that they're dominating.

Still got some hope for game 3.

That's the only hope for now because if Bucks will lose, then this series is already over and the Suns' fans could start celebrating.

I'm seeing a scenario that could possibly happen if Bucks will lose at least 1 game in games 3 and 4.

The suns will celebrate their win in game 5 as they are likely to win at their home court, but I hope it will not happen as I like to bucks to fight until game 7 so everyone will see a great series.

That's a sweep and it's definitely possible.

But let's just hope that Bucks will make this series more than what we're thinking right now.

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Quote from: boyptc on July 09, 2021, 03:54:27 PM

I was disappointed and I thought that it would be taken by the Bucks but still well played for the Suns. They're only showing that they're dominating.

Still got some hope for game 3.

That's the only hope for now because if Bucks will lose, then this series is already over and the Suns' fans could start celebrating.

I'm seeing a scenario that could possibly happen if Bucks will lose at least 1 game in games 3 and 4.

The suns will celebrate their win in game 5 as they are likely to win at their home court, but I hope it will not happen as I like to bucks to fight until game 7 so everyone will see a great series.

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I was disappointed and I thought that it would be taken by the Bucks but still well played for the Suns. They're only showing that they're dominating.

Still got some hope for game 3.

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Quote from: Reid on July 09, 2021, 11:59:16 AM

Quote from: dwyane36 on July 09, 2021, 11:02:22 AM

The Bucks made only 9 out of 31 3-pointers, and I guess it was the main reason for their defeat in this game. Also, it worth noting that Giannis had problems with free throws(61%), and he could have scored seven more points. If he had made all free throws, it probably would have influenced the outcome of the match. Anyway, the upcoming game will be critical for the Bucks, and they must win it.

Yes and this time no fans will count while Giannis is making a free throw or someone will also throw a punch at that person. Grin

It's Middleton that I was hoping to create those three-point shots.
Again, he is showing his inconsistency just when they needed it the most.
All we can do now is wait for him to unleash his beastly performance and maybe that's when we could see some light that a sweep won't happen.

Middleton got to bring that A Game again in game 3, it's the most important game for them in the series so they'll not be sweep by the Suns. We know, Suns have done that already in the playoffs by eliminating the Nuggets by 4-0, and I'm afraid that I will again see the kind of struggle the Bucks had in the past playoffs.

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Suns still are dominating the series. They won the second game also and made it 2-0. And the result was even nearly the same.

This time, actually Giannis didn't surprise and played superbly. He got 42 points and 12 rebounds. He did what he could that's for sure. But this time, Middleton was just too bad. He was able to score only 11 points and got around 25 percent FG. Holiday was not good enough again and he got 17 points. As Giannis didn't get their support too much, the loss was just inevitable.

I liked Paul again. He got 23 points and was close to making a double-double. This time, Bridges played so good (27 points) rather than Ayton. And Booker was in a good shape again that he scored 31 points. There was a really good teamplay at Suns and they got what they wanted.

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Giannis had such a beast game but it wasn't enough, others were just not playing that well. This is the chess game that you have to play, if you give your best player the ball all the time then he will play awesomely and get hot and have a good game and others will look like they are playing a bad game. However remember those games when Giannis couldn't play? Brook Lopez had one of the best games of his career that game, why? Because he got the greenlight, he shot more, he got hot early on.

When you do not give those players the ball at all times, it is going to be harder, so which one will coach Bud will prefer, give the ball to 3 different lesser talent (still awesome though) players so they can all get hot and not utilize Giannis to fullest? Or just give it to Giannis all the time and hope that it is enough for him to get the game all by himself?

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Quote from: dwyane36 on July 09, 2021, 11:02:22 AM

The Bucks made only 9 out of 31 3-pointers, and I guess it was the main reason for their defeat in this game. Also, it worth noting that Giannis had problems with free throws(61%), and he could have scored seven more points. If he had made all free throws, it probably would have influenced the outcome of the match. Anyway, the upcoming game will be critical for the Bucks, and they must win it.

Yes and this time no fans will count while Giannis is making a free throw or someone will also throw a punch at that person. Grin

It's Middleton that I was hoping to create those three-point shots.
Again, he is showing his inconsistency just when they needed it the most.
All we can do now is wait for him to unleash his beastly performance and maybe that's when we could see some light that a sweep won't happen.

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