A Lakers team with no one other than LeBron and AD can't be the one seed right? Well we have been proven wrong, it's time for us to acknowledge the greatness of the Lakers duo. They are battle tested and it's time for us to stop doubting them. However, a part of me still thinks a crazy 3 shooting back court can DESTROY this team. When I look at the Lakers I see way too many holes that should have been exploited that just haven't been. -----Take for example the surprise OKC team this year. They close out games with a 3 guard back court of SGA, CP3, and Schroeder. This guard line up is DYNAMITE as an offense. Their net rating is +30 when they are on the floor. That is insane, it is by far the best 3 man line up in the league. Now theoretically a team like that can beat the Lakers in a 7 game series and I legitimately believe that.
Now on to the other one seed: Bucks. Let's stop doubting their playoff success. Giannis is averaging 30 ppg AND IS ONLY PLAYING LIKE 30 MINUTES A NIGHT IF THAT. His per 36 number IS BETTER THAN JAMES HARDENS. Essentially, if he played the same amount of minutes as James Harden at his current efficiency he would blow teams out of the water by himself. Not to mention if he continues this pace he will have the highest PER of all time. Giannis is a monster that should be feared.
So who is the MVP: Lebron or Giannis:
My vote is Giannis. For the obvious reasons of PER and etc. but more importantly: they are on pace to break 70 wins for the third time in history. It doesn't matter if the eastern conference is easier or not, this team is an all time great. The only real argument for Lebron is that he assists and participates in over 50 ppg. Yes this is crazy and yes without him LA is trash. But the Bucks are greatness and it's time to stop denying it.
That's your weekly report- till next time,
Adarsh