2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[SleepingHero]

Unrelated note, am I really seeing that the Bucks are down 3-0? And people got mad at me for calling Giannis a choker last year... I haven't been watching, is it Giannis' fault?

I'd put 75% of the blame on their coach. In all of their games, Giannis has barely cracked 33mpg. He doesn't play his stars, even when they need him most. Bud just refuses to play Giannis more than 36mpg. Which is really really bad when you need Giannis on the court for at least 40mpg. 

Plus, their defensive rotations have been poor. They're basically in drop coverage, and forcing Jimmy left. But they don't rotate well once Butler drives in and dishes. 

Add on top of Giannis just barreling to the rim over and over and getting called for charges, they are in disarray. Giannis is certainly at fault though. He hasn't been able to score effectively and consistently in the 4th. A lot of that falls on him not being put in the best position to succeed either. 

But for the Bucks there is some glimmer. They were a ref whistle away from winning game 2. And they were leading for 95% of game 3 until they collapsed in the 4th. Bucks could've tied it 2-2 pretty easily. But they're down 3-0, and I think they might be too demoralized to claw out of that hole.