24 3s, only won by 4. Not a good statistic. I understand 3s are the chic thing right now but there needs to be a healthy balance. Cs barely get to the FT line. They need to be more aggressive attacking the paint.
Exactly - TP for the truth. Everybody gets caught up in a hot shooting night, but when those 3's cool off, we gotta score in the lane and rely on our defense.
so turn away the open threes and force it inside against a packed defense? Okay genius.
I'm with you Rockin. The Bucks defense was defending the paint at the expense of WIDE open threes. Marcus Morris basically called them warm up shots. The reality is that Giannis, Middleton, Snell, Henson, Illyasova, and Lopez have the collective size, length, and athleticism to give the Celtics major issues with help defense. The flip side is that their approach will get them destroyed from the three point line against elite shooting teams.
This doesn't mean that I wouldn't prefer a bit more balance. There are ways to get high percentage shots within 10 feet regardless of of whether or not the Bucks are packing the paint. A 100% healthy Hayward will go a long way towards helping the offense in this type of match up.
On a different note, I wouldn't be against Semi starting against Milwaukee even with a healthy roster. He is truly the only wing with the combination of strength and lateral quickness to make Giannis work for every bucket. Horford can handle Giannis in the closing minutes but I think it's too demanding for him to defend the freak for 25+ minutes per night.