The Impact of Lillard and Middleton as Closers in Milwaukee
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00:02 - J.Y. you're our coach.
00:06 So schematically, how does Damian Lillard
00:09 now fit in Milwaukee?
00:10 - Well, he's a closer.
00:13 And I think that's the key thing is he is a closer
00:16 and I think that helps the situation
00:19 because I think when you look at Yon
00:20 as someone that can't create his own shot
00:22 and hit a perimeter jumper,
00:23 he can create a shot going to the basketball,
00:25 but hitting for his jumpers is not his forte.
00:27 So I think that is something that needs to be
00:30 watched moving forward.
00:32 So I think that is the key thing there,
00:34 but schematically, yeah, I think it's gonna help them.
00:37 I think that my bigger issue is health.
00:41 I mean, if you look at this team,
00:43 Dame gets hurt often,
00:46 Milton only played 30 some odd games,
00:49 Yon gets hurt, Lopez is up in age
00:52 and you have a rookie head coach.
00:54 So while I understand if you look at like a video game,
00:58 yes, they got incredible talent.
01:01 We also go look at the fact that Milwaukee
01:02 hasn't won a championship since, I don't know,
01:05 they had a nails and glue guy named PJ Tucker
01:07 who would score five points a game,
01:09 both a tough defender and get everybody's face
01:11 with the leader in the locker room.
01:13 I think there are things that have to be addressed here.
01:15 So while I understand that they're gonna be
01:17 a fantastic team, I wouldn't be so sure, Ben,
01:21 to lay them as a favorites to win the NBA title.
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