NBA Season - now 24/25
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What a game!
Suns jet out the blocks with a big first quarter. Bucks then hit back in the 2nd and then go on a nice run in the 3rd.
Then the 4th was back and forth.What a play by Holiday to even throw that alley-pop in that situation after the steal. TGF with a sweet finish.
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@dice said in NBA Season 20/21:
What a play at the end by Holiday.
Steal made around the 17-18 second mark, you are up by one point, you get the ball past halfcourt and usually try to run the clock, but with TGF running hard on the opposite wing, he has the presence of mind to throw it and I’d say between TGF and Lebron, not many other guys are catching that on the run and ramming it home, plus the foul.
As an aside, the foul Chris Paul committed on TGF would’ve been foul shot and possession if it were in the Olympics. Not really a basketball play, just a straight push!
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TGF was not going to let his team lose today. Demanding the ball, barely passed it, was working his butt off on D, looked gassed at times, but kept going.
McCaw-esque performance 😎
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Yep, can't complain about that. Lost four on the trot and the best player out there stood up large today and sent it to us. We looked like we'd lost our mojo during games 4 and 5 so this wasn't a surprise. Well done Milwaukee. Your power tools are shit but your basketball team has earned this title
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@shark the supporting cast was a bit hit and miss in particular the last 3 games.
You would love it if DBook could come off that screen and hit that sweet mid range J every single possession, but it’s simply not sustainable and others need to keep the Bucks defence guessing.
Paul played better today, but the Bucks have some stingy defence and they have active hands which caused several Suns turnovers.
DBook, Middleton and Holiday are supposed to be joining the US team, will be interesting.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:
I put some coin on Bucks in 6 after G1. Still alive!
Party at @voodoo place
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@gt12 said in NBA Season 20/21:
I really wanted that series to go to 7, but that performance by TGF was worth a game 6 finish and I think @voodoo got a payout?!
I hope the Suns get another chance - it was cool without LA in it.
I didn't see much of the series, Phoenix had a great season with no obvious weaknesses. They just seemed to fade a bit
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Sport is a game of inches.
If Durant's foot is one inch back in the Nets-Bucks game 7 then Bucks coach gets fired and Giannis is reinforced as a regular season Tarzan playoff Jane.
Instead Giannis goes on to dominate and take the title of best player in the world.
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@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:
@gt12 said in NBA Season 20/21:
I really wanted that series to go to 7, but that performance by TGF was worth a game 6 finish and I think @voodoo got a payout?!
I hope the Suns get another chance - it was cool without LA in it.
I didn't see much of the series, Phoenix had a great season with no obvious weaknesses. They just seemed to fade a bit
I would say the Suns missed Saric. Big fan of Saric and Philly should never have got rid of him.
What you get with Saric is a big that is mobile enough to try and limit TGF. The Suns had some very good success when they went small and played Saric at the 5. Not sure if it would’ve been the difference, but it certainly would’ve helped the Suns chances.
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@bovidae I'm sure you've heard this before but Giannis is as if someone designed the perfect player. The scary thing is that 8 years in he's still improving. It reminds me of Arnold talking about body building like he's a clay sculpture. Adding more clay where it's needed. Giannis has done that with his body and his game. Generational player and not doubt in my mind that he is the best player on the planet.
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@act-crusader I thought in game 5 Paul seemed to panic after the second quarter. Took some low quality shots and just kept taking them. I agree that Booker needed to roll off that screen but as you say that will only last so long.
Ayton came of age this playoff run but couldn't sustain it. He's a bloody good young player. What I wished Adams could have been. If he and Booker can continue what they built with Paul this year they'll go deep again.
Crowder is such a whiney bitch. Fast becoming one of my least favourite players.
The Bucks just hit another gear and played the courageous and smart basketball to get it done. Hard to believe before we were looking at a potential Giannis-less series. That hyperextension was fucking nasty. His conditioning is amazing. But to have Holiday and Middleton support him the way they did proves you don't need to import super stars and build superteams to steal rings.
I really wanted CP3 to get that ship but happy as TGF did the business. He's a great person not just a great player. Came from mud and did everything the right way.
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I'm also pleased for TGF, and comforted by Book being only 24/25 years old. I just hope he stays with the Suns long term and they maintain a quality roster around him. Unsure what Paul is doing next year or if he has another year like this in him, but maybe just maybe we can get there again next year.
For mine, in addition to Giannis monstering us, he got better support from Connaughton, Middleton and Holliday than we saw Booker and CP3 receive from others. That was the difference: the amount of guys who could carry the team for periods. Ayton faded and we only saw flashes from Bridges and stuff all from Crowder. Crowder made a contribution this year but if I could make one change to this roster it'd be to add an upgrade at PF in terms of stats and size. Crowder's veteran presence won't be as important next season as to those other qualities.
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Fun series. Weird playoffs. Giannis was just nuts, what he did physically and mentally in the last 2 weeks is nothing short of amazing. And is just so bloody likeable - never complains about calls, never tries to sell calls, never any cheapshots, just gets the business done. And he has one of the best "stinkfaces" in the game when he gets mad. Legend.
I think finals loser is Pauls ceiling, feels right to me. Has never been able to quite elevate to the required level of greatness. I hated that tunnelling on TGF in G5, I hate him selling calls and I hate his whiney face - please Luka change your ways to be more like TGF before its too late!
I agree with others talking about role players playing a big part here - largely because Booker is still young and Middleton/Jrue are so inconsistent. It felt wrong watching Connaughton play 25 minutes last night and stinking it up - he was -21 I think! Crowder could have swung the game had he hit a couple more of those open 3's.
Ayton's defensive footwork got shown up badly last night and he looked rattled on D - he'll improve. As will Booker, who is certainly the real deal.
I would have loved to see a G7, but was happy to take the payout. It's wide open for next year!
