Healthy Bucks would have given the Cavs the toughest series in the East

[DMV2]

They got length. They got depth. They got defense.

- Giannis can cover 1-4
- MCW 2014 Rookie of the Year
- Mayo-Middleton-Dudley, a nice trio of shooters and scorers. OK, they'd likely shoot below .400 but still a nice group.
- Ilyasova and *Parker F
- *Sanders, Henson, Zaza

*Too bad Parker out for the season and Sanders quit balling.

They definitely gonna make some noise in the 2016 playoffs!!

[HurricaneKid]

They got length. They got depth. They got defense.

- Giannis can cover 1-4
- MCW 2014 Rookie of the Year
- Mayo-Middleton-Dudley, a nice trio of shooters and scorers. OK, they'd likely shoot below .400 but still a nice group.
- Ilyasova and *Parker F
- *Sanders, Henson, Zaza

*Too bad Parker out for the season and Sanders quit balling.

They definitely gonna make some noise in the 2016 playoffs!!

I'm a Bucks FAN and this isn't true. But in 3-4 years it will be...

[jayfan]

I'm not a Bucks fan, and I'm definitely not a Kidd fan... but that's a heck of a young team and he's done a heck of a job this year. Might get my vote for COY.

[DMV2]

Didn't say they'd beat the Cavs but it would have been the best series in the East.

[ArbitraryWater]

Didn't say they'd beat the Cavs but it would have been the best series in the East.

Still not true, lets be real, Cavs sweep

Hawks=toughest test.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

I actually agree with this. Cleveland would still have come out on top but a healthy Milwaukee squad would definitely present an interesting challenge.

[Brujesino]

I like the bucks future for sure.

[Im so nba'd out]

Nah a healthy bulls team prolly would of beat the cavs so ill give it to them

[DMV2]

Still not true, lets be real, Cavs sweep

Hawks=toughest test.

Healthy Bucks

96.5 Points Allowed is 2nd best in the league.

And this is with Sanders playing only 27 games, Parker only 25 games, and Ersan been injured too, 33 games for him.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Healthy Bucks

96.5 Points Allowed is 2nd best in the league.

And this is with Sanders playing only 27 games, Parker only 25 games, and Ersan been injured too, 33 games for him.

And the Hawks are allowing 96.6 ppg. Just .1 more.

And they have a much superior offense.

Hawks are the biggest challenge, and it's not even close

[DMV2]

96.6 for a full healthy Hawks team. Depleted Bucks still allowed less points.

Yeah, Hawks has the best all-around offense in the East.

But I still like the Bucks length and toughness against a LeBron team.

[imdaman99]

Jason Kidd is a pretty good coach. It's a shame he's a scumbag though

[Milbuck]

If that depressed ****ing waste of talent Sanders was playing and playing like his 2013 self, we would be a tough team for anyone in the East. He's actually the perfect piece for us right now, we need someone who can protect the rim at an elite level..Henson somewhat does that..but he gets bullied around like a twig all the damn time. The fact that we're an elite defense without Sanders is just insane.

Throw in Jabari..who by now, 30+ games later of development..should be a 15-18 ppg threat every night. A trio of MCW-Giannis-Jabari would be a nightmare in transition. And then there's shooters around in Mids, OJ, Bayless, Ersan, etc.

I think Cleveland would smoke us this year but in 2+ years...who knows.

[IncarceratedBob]

According to Sports VU when LeBron has been covered by Giannis, he shot 18% of the time and made 37% of his shots. As opposed to shooting 38% of the time against any other defender and making 59% of his shots.

LeBron doesnt want any of that for a 7 game series

[JohnnyBravo5]

96.6 for a full healthy Hawks team. Depleted Bucks still allowed less points.

Yeah, Hawks has the best all-around offense in the East.

But I still like the Bucks length and toughness against a LeBron team.

We haven't had Selfalosha in a month who is our best man defender.