On a side note, Isaiah Todd, an athletic 6'10 PF with a 7'1 wingspan with a sweet stroke has been canceling workouts outside the lottery (a typical indication of being promised to be selected).
On the one hand, I'm saddened that one of my preferred second round targets for the Warriors is being taken. On the other, it makes me feel a bit more confident in my scouting abilities considering I'd been rating him as a mid first round talent for a while and it seems like at least one NBA team feels the same.
Nice to se Giannis' loyalty to the Bucks pay off. The thought of him in a Warriors uniform was sweet but not real in any capacity. I also think Middleton has become the best SG in the game. Indispensable! Adding Holiday seemed to be the right move, too. Kudos to the Bucks.
Random thought: if Giannis came here, there's no doubt Steph would have been robbed of another fmvp. With the attention Steph gets, giannis would have dropped like 40 a game
Probably the best non-Warriors winning the title outcome I could have hoped for in these playoffs. No L.A., no Nets, no CP3. Giannis is a classy, humble character and easy to root for. Very happy for Holiday and Middleton as well.
I know it's easy to attribute "likability" to the players on the team whose laundry you happen to be rooting for, but there really are many seemingly good dudes on the Bucks, between Giannis, Holiday, Middleton, Tucker, Portis, Coach Bud, et al.
Only bittersweet note for me is I would have loved to see Monty Williams get a ring.
I can't see PHO even making it back to the WCF in the near future barring a crazy trade that brings another superstar there. I still don't think Booker is good enough to single handedly carry a team and Ayton while very solid isn't a gamechanger IMO. If CP3 leaves that team is screwed with a capital S.
Holiday had a horrible game shooting the ball. But the winners find a way to contribute however they can. 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 1 championship.
CP3 is goin to leave Phoenix this summer? I don't think so. He's gonna stay
Hollinger stat-based contract projection of SFs:
Oubre: $9.4 M (he notes will likely get more)
Bazemore: $8.9 M (he notes likely due to unsustainable 40% 3P% and unlikely to be back in GSW)
Otto Porter: $7.7 M (he notes could be a huge bargain if healthy)
Hard to argue with any of those conclusions.
Note on how crazy Giannis was this series:
>@deanondraft:
Giannis scored 50 points and 75% TS last night and his ORtg for the series somehow went down from 136 to 135.<
On a side note, Isaiah Todd, an athletic 6'10 PF with a 7'1 wingspan with a sweet stroke has been canceling workouts outside the lottery (a typical indication of being promised to be selected).
On the one hand, I'm saddened that one of my preferred second round targets for the Warriors is being taken. On the other, it makes me feel a bit more confident in my scouting abilities considering I'd been rating him as a mid first round talent for a while and it seems like at least one NBA team feels the same.
Scouting Report on Todd:
https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/26/headlines/report_us_sanctions_have_killed_40_000_in_venezuela_since_2017
Warriors 4th in 2022 chip odds: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31851985/brooklyn-nets-open-2021-22-nba-title-favorites-lakers-bucks-next
How do yall think a non klay healthy warriors (no wiseman) team would have done against this bucks squad?
Nice to se Giannis' loyalty to the Bucks pay off. The thought of him in a Warriors uniform was sweet but not real in any capacity. I also think Middleton has become the best SG in the game. Indispensable! Adding Holiday seemed to be the right move, too. Kudos to the Bucks.
Random thought: if Giannis came here, there's no doubt Steph would have been robbed of another fmvp. With the attention Steph gets, giannis would have dropped like 40 a game
Probably the best non-Warriors winning the title outcome I could have hoped for in these playoffs. No L.A., no Nets, no CP3. Giannis is a classy, humble character and easy to root for. Very happy for Holiday and Middleton as well.
Torrey Craig is the real winner here. He lost but still won a ring. #UnstoppableBaby
Forreals: in a Playoff Prediction thread on another site before the playoffs began, I had Bucks over Suns 4-2 in the Finals.
Though in fairness: it was about 90% what I wanted to happen and 10% what I actually thought would happen. :-)
Congrats, Bucks!!!
I know it's easy to attribute "likability" to the players on the team whose laundry you happen to be rooting for, but there really are many seemingly good dudes on the Bucks, between Giannis, Holiday, Middleton, Tucker, Portis, Coach Bud, et al.
Only bittersweet note for me is I would have loved to see Monty Williams get a ring.
I can't see PHO even making it back to the WCF in the near future barring a crazy trade that brings another superstar there. I still don't think Booker is good enough to single handedly carry a team and Ayton while very solid isn't a gamechanger IMO. If CP3 leaves that team is screwed with a capital S.
What a game for Giannis! Amazing to see a guy push himself that hard physically with that type of mental focus. true greatness
I hope that the Suns did well enough to ensure that CP3 doesn't join the Lakers.
Holiday had a horrible game shooting the ball. But the winners find a way to contribute however they can. 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 1 championship.