Why is Giannis not guarding Durant?

[Taurus]

This should be a dream matchup

KD will obviously get his because he's BITW, but Giannis should have all the tools to bother him better than any other player in the league

[Real Men Wear Green]

This is the question to be asking. He doesn't necessarily have to do it all game but his team was being killed the game was on the line and he wasn't getting anything done offensively in the clutch for us to be worried about it taking away from m his offense. Find a way to help your team, take on the challenge and defend KD.

To make it worse As mtetokuommpo is supposed to be an elite defender.

[iamgine]

Obviously because the coach didn't instruct him to do it. It's not within their game plan for this game.

And to be fair, Middleton and Tucker are very good defenders. I think the plan is to let KD try to score but no one else. And it sort of worked...but they didn't count on ol' Jeffe Green scoring 27 points.

[HoopsNY]

Have we ever seen shut down defensive performances from Giannis in his career the way we've seen from guys like Kawhi or Butler?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

He's their best help defender and probably the best help defender in the league

He's too slow to guard KD. KD has blown by him a lot this series. PJ Tucker is the best option. Historically it's players like him and Tony Allen who've done the best job.

Lengthy strong forwards have always gotten cooked by KD including AD.

[Druckenmiller]

Probably for the same reason he only plays half the game and takes all day to shoot free throws then misses anyway.

[fourkicks44]

How the f#ck did he make the All-Defensive First team this season? Over both Kawhi and Bam...

Jrue guards the best perimeter players. Tonight Middleton took Durant in the clutch while Giannis was guarding Joe Harris on the baseline behind the 3pt line.

He won defensive player of the year and got called out by Jimmy Butler last year for not checking him in the playoffs.

The guy is a defensive fraud. I know the NBA awards are horse shit, but how the f'ck the voters can justify his first team defence selection is just beyond stupid.

[Soundwave]

I think he's too slow to guard KD on the perimeter. At the basket as a help defender, alright, but straight up 20 feet away from the hoop ... good luck. It would just tire him out and KD would still get his looks.

[coin24]

How the f#ck did he make the All-Defensive First team this season? Over both Kawhi and Bam...

Jrue guards the best perimeter players. Tonight Middleton took Durant in the clutch while Giannis was guarding Joe Harris on the baseline behind the 3pt line.

He won defensive player of the year and got called out by Jimmy Butler last year for not checking him in the playoffs.

The guy is a defensive fraud. I know the NBA awards are horse shit, but how the f'ck the voters can justify his first team defence selection is just beyond stupid.



Same as the MVPs... LEspn hype

Gianus is a fraud

[000]

He ducked 2020 butler too

[lakerstekkenn]

This should be a dream matchup

KD will obviously get his because he's BITW, but Giannis should have all the tools to bother him better than any other player in the league


Why aren't the Bucks sending the trap when Durant does his dribble movement dribble when the shot clock is almost at 0 ? don't let Durant just dribble his was into his spots or into his rhythm, send the trap when Durant runs the shot clock down, if he's passing to a different player force that player to put it on the floor, then the shot clock runs out or he takes a bad shot.

[Mr.GOAT2408]

I want to see the guy succeed but he's on the soft side until he proves otherwise

[LeCola]

He already makes multiple offensive fouls. If he tries that he would probably fouled out