G Hill, P Gasol, Mirotic, Connaughton, Ilyasova and Snell.
Maker and Wilson in tow
Donte waiting it out.
I like DJ's development and Connaugthon is a scrapper. But neither ready for the playoffs. And Pa Gasol is smart but a fossil. GrandPau Gasol. So basically they aren't going to help.
Geo Hill is decent but past his prime. Shows up every 3rd game. Could get hot at the right time, but also his body could continue breaking down at the wrong time. Kiid thought Hill was going to be a gamechanger for MIL, and he's been helpful but not much more. I should look it up, but think he's around 15 or 16 mins per.
Mirrortrick, Ilya and Snell all are erratic. Any of them could have a good or very poor game any given night. But all have tendencies to go quiet. Streaky/erratic players. Snell has been more consistent this year, but I still wouldn't trust him with a big shot in playoff crunch time, which likely will occur. When I've seen MIL, Snell has mostly made plays. So he might just be better now than I give him credit for, but he used to be pretty iffy.
My main argument is that you can gameplan MIL. Either double and take away Giannis to the rim and let others try to beat you. Or stay tight on the shooters and let Giannis try to win it himself. Depending on your personnel and preference.
Secondly, the supporting cast -- Bled, The Frog and Middleguy -- all have a lot to prove come playoff time. (Again, Brogdon is probably my favorite NBA player right now, and I've been a Middletony fan for years as well). but playoffs is trial by fire. Experience really helps. can Frog stay poised and efficient and not make turnovers.
3rd is the bench issue.
I agree that Buttholer is a terrific coach, just too bad about that nickname. Okay, we'll go with Buttonholer because he is a savant. Can he outcoach for 3 series, so a team with limited experience can go far? I have MIL as regular season champs. Which means little except home court once the 2nd season commences.
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