2021 NBA playoffs thread

I want to root for the Bucks but I hate their offense; it’s basically Middleton trying to “take over” most of the time. He makes shots but like you guys have said , they’re tough shots, which is no fun to watch and infuriating. GET GIANNIS THE BALL!!

 

They're getting him the ball. He's also trying to pass out of the post when the Suns converge on him because he doesn't want to go to the free-throw line.

 

I could only watched first 3 qtrs last night and he was almost an afterthought.

 

Is it the hand, or is it being worn down from full-court pressure from Holiday all game? Seemed like he was dragging, especially on the turnover that led to the late 3-on-1 break.

Speaking of Holiday ... if it wasn't for his defense, Bucks fans would swear he's going to rip off his face at some point to reveal Eric Bledsoe. Maddeningly streaky offensive production, at least in this series so far.

 

Bryan Curtis has a pretty good column on why the ESPN NBA shows always suck as compared to TNT - kind of articulated a couple reasons that I had always "felt" but couldn't really explain myself: ESPN’s NBA Finals Studio Shows Keep Missing the Point

 

Sources: NBA, NBPA agree to play-in for '21-22

 

Was he ever in, in Game 5? I don't think he's seen the court in playoffs. If he has, I must have blinked and missed it.

 

He usually gets in for the final defensive possession of the first half if the Bucks have a foul to give.

 

The Patrick Knight at Indiana role.