1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
1) True
2) True
3) Injury Prone and make bad decisions but definitely talented.
4) Their D is very porous.
5) They don't have secondary scorer like Middleton
I think we can win but it is going to take a solid effort. But isn't what the team has done the whole season? Few expected us to do well without Hayward.
The Sixers were the 4th best defensive team in the league this year. They have tremendous length with a starting 5 that contains a 7 footer, 2 6'10" players, a 6'9" player, and a 6'4" player. TJ McConnell is their shortest rotation player and he is 6'2" and the rest of their playoff rotation comprises players that are 6'5", 6'9", and 6'10". Even the deeper bench includes a 6'4", 6'6", and 6'10" player. The Sixers are a gigantic team (in virtually any era) with a ton of length and some very good individual and team defenders.
I really have no idea where this notion arose that the Sixers are a bad defensive team. They are not. They play at a very fast pace, but they lock it down quite well.