Too few and far between imo. He can no longer get his shot at will. It used to not be a problem except against top defenders. Now there just has to be a warm body near him and he struggles. I’ve given up on any hope of him being anything other than an occasional impact player.
Kinda like the Lakers big three and Clippers.
Not a chance. This team even healthy is soft compared to last years.
You haven't seen this team fully healthy, none of us have.
The pieces they lost and what they brought are exactly what this team is missing.
I think losing Crowder hurt but Javale was no big deal IMO. He helped us a lot early but was almost unplayable late in the season and the playoffs. But I like the addition of Lee, Okogie, Washington and Landale a lot more than the players they replaced, Crowder notwithstanding.
I disagree. I went to a bunch of games and watched him. He brings more than numbers. He not only brought toughness but he pushed other guys. Often during time outs he would jaw with his team mates and challenge them. He was a good fit for this squad. When you lose Crowder on top of it? That was the bulk of your toughness last year and I called it before the season started.
You, me and cheese called that.
It’s that, but more. They’re also missing a second superstar, even when healthy.
You can get it done with one if you have a 2nd tier star and a few players who can heat up or deep bench. The Bucks did it. No we don’t have a player like Giannis which is the reason you have to be a deeper team.
We don’t have a giannis
Yet we were two wins away. Which means if you don’t? You have to have a really good supporting cast around your best player.
There's so many what-ifs from that postseason. I think the Suns win it easily if CP3, Booker and Saric don't all get injured even if Giannis was fully healthy.
No. The difference is absolutely that the Bucks had a HOF legend level player playing at the peak of his powers. AND they STILL had TWO more All-Stars.
We had Paul playing at an MVP level AND Booker playing All-NBA level.
That’s always been my thinking. He was coming off what looked horrendous and we took two games at home. Then got back door swept.
Huh? In the other thread I literally listed the players responsible for our run the last two years. Evidently, you missed that. Oh...and a theoretical build without evidence? Really dude? OK. LOL. You have no idea who they could get to play alongside Booker. We already landed CP3. I would imagine they might be able land another similar player to play alongside him to give us another shot in a trade or something. CP3 as good as he played for us isn't CP3 in his prime. You are acting like he was.
Again..huh? I said Superstars. Not Allstars. To me they are different levels. Lots of players become all-stars in this league but never are as good as the LeBron's, KD's, etc. You don't need two superstars to win a title IMO. It's been done plenty of times with one and at least one all-star caliber player playing alongside. CP3 is a hall of famer but he is no longer in his prime. He is still good enough, when healthy, at the tail end of his career, mixed with Ayton playing out of his mind in the playoffs and Bridges playing really well to almost get it done. I would LOVE to have 2 superstars here. It would make it much easier for sure but very few teams have 2 superstars. That's why I was disagreeing with so many people that didn't believe KD was the right move. Very few teams EVER get the opportunity to have two players like Book and KD on the same team.
Didn’t Giannis miss those same games vs Atlanta? I believe the true fluke was Atlanta beating Philly. No way in hell that should’ve happened.
You could be right, I had thought Trae was out for at least one more game than Giannis. Anyway, yes, at the time, I thought the Bucks were very fortunate to get past Philly. Like I said, you need to be good and you need to be lucky. We were lucky all season long, it just ran out at the wrong time. Bucks were good and had the luck they needed at the right time.
