Quote (Dominicano @ Sep 27 2023 03:55pm)
50/50 but my point is, 1st round, losing Giannis for the first couple games but then getting him back & losing what? 2-3 straight with him? Unacceptable & it IS a failure.
Giannis missed like 3/4 of 1 game they lost and a 2nd game they lost. Playing with a back contusion in the other games, Middleton was kinda cookin but it was clear he needed more time to get right too.
IDK with Giannis and Middleton playing a step slow you cant expect Jrue to carry it. Butler absolutely murdered Jrue btw, one of the biggest coaching failures on Buds part was never taking Jrue off Butler and letting Wes defend him.
Once Giannis had the back contusion I was sure that they were done knowing that Middleton was also getting back up to par.
Give credit to the role players of Miami also. They shot terribly from 3 all year and then suddenly scorching from 3. Vincent and Strus stepped up big time. Butler was playing his best ball of that whole playoff run too.