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Reply to "Series 3: Raptors vs. Bucks (ECF)"

MichiganPacker2 posted:

Kawhi Leonard is a great player.

However, the fact that he hit a lucky shot has somewhat obscured the fact that he took 39 shots on Sunday and was not that efficient (16-39; 2-9 from 3). The Raptors offense essentially became give the ball to Kawhi and get out of the way. Is he a Michael Jordan-level player that can handle that load over a seven game series? I'm not sure. Over the last three games of the Sixers series he was 32-75 from the floor.  

Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but I don't see Kawhi as an unguardable force at the level of Kevin Durant. In other words, I think the Bucks have the defenders and the depth to make someone else on the Raptors beat them. That probably means Siakam, Lowry, or Ibaka. I like our chances. 

My initial thought following their Game 7 win was whether Toronto as a whole would now be more apt to turn to Kawhi to bail them out, hence fewer players willing to take the “big shot”. Obviously if that’s the case it works out for Milwaukee assuming Kawhi doesn’t shoot 60% from the floor. I don’t see Milwaukee losing G1 as they remember getting punched in the mouth vs Boston G1. What I hope Coach is able to drill through their heads is how difficult it is to get to this point. I think fans, and to a lesser extent players, assume once they go on a post season run that it will happen every year. That’s what worries me about the Brewers, and what we’ve learned in GB. It’s soooo hard to get to this point and you have to take advantage of it. These chances don’t come across all the time. 

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