2021 NBA Finals: Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks

that would be such a galaxy brain move, I would love it

that said seeing Jason Kidd land a fairly coveted HC job does not fill me with confidence that there is a viable upgrade out there

I want to believe that the switching on defense is the problem and the Bucks will recognize this and fix it but some part of me feels the problem lies deeper

Chris Paul has scored 30+ in back-to-back playoff games

The only other players in NBA history to do that in their 15th season in the league or later are Kareem, Kobe, and LeBron pic.twitter.com/za3euacJdx

— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) July 7, 2021

cp got that kobe

if the bucks win this series the jrue trade will forever be gravy. if they don't, it will/should be scrutinized heavily. not sure this makes sense but it's how it is

i do think it's true that they don't win the nets series w/ bledsoe at PG. however, their choice wasn't binary: either bledsoe, or trading every pick under the sun for jrue holiday. was there another move they could've made to upgrade at PG while conserving more assets? again if they win it doesn't matter but if they lose and it feels like they need more improvements, then their lack of trade flexibility becomes a real problem.

it does feel like this is like a scientifically engineered series to put jrue under the microscope, given that the suns have two all star level scoring guards mean jrue's presence is required on defense every night, and w/ giannis somewhat hobbled he needs to carry an offensive load as well

There’s plenty to criticize but he had some big moments in the Brooklyn series and they prob don’t beat Atlanta (once giannis went down) without him.

if they had traded half the assets it took to get jrue for kyle lowry and signed him to an extension that was for 60% of the money would they be better off? these questions only matter if this series goes one way

think theyre probably going to need jrue to play good to win

this kinda reminds me of mike miller on the heatles, if he has one huge game and they win the finals all other sins are forgotten

this was a cool play

Had to break the thread to give a quick shoutout to the Suns for being such a high IQ (High-Q?) club.

This possession was a great example of PHX taking what MIL wants to accomplish, and flipping it on its head.

🗣️SOUND ON pic.twitter.com/P7I102T5cC

— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) July 7, 2021

Lowry is 4 years older and may not be in the league in a couple years. the reason why the Jrue trade made sense is because Milwaukee felt this core could compete for the next few years. Losing in the Finals isn't necessarily proof that their plan didn't work out.

i definitely see that but i can't shake the feeling that it's a system thing, with the thread running through Bledsoe and now Jrue. something about the way Bud uses his PGs, or maybe it has to do with how much of the ball and the focus Giannis sucks up, idk

that's kind of my feeling on it. both players did well in the regular season but whatever he's doing with his PGs w/ Giannis on the floor is definitely something that can be schemed against.

Was impressed by Johnson knowing to flash to the middle there

i love solid fundamentals

Watch Cam Payne. pic.twitter.com/Z1yRGackc5

— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) July 7, 2021

i noticed that live. fantastic little-guy box out.

really like payne
he brings the payne

rip

Suns forward Dario Saric has a torn ACL in his right knee.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2021

he looked pained last night

poor dario :(

my kids report that the only buck they like is divincenzo

although they liked lopez better even he had hair “with leaves in it”

they are happy for cp3

they say ayton is underrated

i take everything they say on faith obv

sorry lopez better WHEN he had hair with leaves in it

i wonder how different Brook and Robin Lopez's personalities are in real life. Their bball personas are very different

pretty crazy to compare the visual of giannis knee injury to darios and then compare the difference in destruction. darios looked like like a slight tweak at worst.

i wonder how different Brook and Robin Lopez's personalities are in real life. Their bball personas are very different

cat persons, so to speak

bropez looks like a dude who would walk a fleet of hairless sphynxes on leashes in public
i say that with love

lol

his eyes remind me of a friend of a friend for whom i was present to help shepherd through a bad trip, never to see again

it was fun having them both on the team, they're legit funny dudes

each of lopez' shoulders is bigger than my entire ass

bropez's funky trot across half court after a shot tho

wasn't there some guy on tiktok who nailed that?

oh here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMKAKIe6g0

#winitfordario should be trending by tonight

giannis coast2coast

he does not look injured

two dunks and a block in the first two mins

congratulations to the bucks for completely changing their defense to start this game

three dunks

Jrue a chucker lol

suns staying in this with the three point shot

If not for the 3 ball they’d be down 25 right now

one two-point basket in the quarter

Bucks game plan seems sound so far

crazy 1st quarter

Yah jrue on cp is good

Holiday having yet another poor shooting night

Forcing it

This is definitely a team you wanna give second chances to

rough lol

D-Book had Teague needing a map pic.twitter.com/Ws2DGbD37l

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 9, 2021

Book and jrue combined 5/22