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Tim A+ Tim was on fire tonight hitting 7 of 13 from the field and 4 of 6 from the line. He also got 3 blocks and pulled down 11 boards for another double double. I liked his hustle against this juggernaut team from Milwaukee. With Tim playing like this, no one can stop us. Sure we hit a bump in the road a few times with these >.500 teams but they are overrated and it doesn't matter because tonight showed Tim is to be taken seriously.
Tony A+ Tony was on fire tonight, attacking relentlessly and though he was on his death bed, he managed to hit big shots when needed and finished the night early with 19pts on only 28 shots, 4 boards and Tony recorded a season high 4 assists as well. Tony actually glanced over a Leonard twice on the break, almost indicating an intent to pass. Tony took it himself both times.
Kawhi A- Leonard attacked the paint tonight at least twice while having open looks from outside all night. His triple pump fake while uncovered from 3 opened up the lane and allowed him to take 3 steps in and pass back out to Ginobili. He could have been more assertive though on defense, only having 4 steals, 2 for dunks that will each have their own threads on this forum
Manu: A++ Manu was all over the place tonight and the Bucks didn't know what hit them. He came in and dropped napalm all over the place, got like an oven with the heat. His 5 turnovers were mostly due to the recipient not being where he was supposed to be. Manu connect from downtown on at least 25% of his looks and probably sprained his wrist. He was a god.
Marco: A Marco hit a three from the opponent's free throw line with 18 seconds left on the clock. He made cuts and found seams and got his normal looks from outside. He didn't play a lick of defense, in fact he never crossed half court most of the time on defense, just cherry picked at the other end. Marco could have done better if he shot more from further out and ignored his man just a bit more.
Ayres: A- Sorry to say but Jeff gets the worst grade of the night for missing a dunk. He actually missed 4 dunks but one was a pass from Manu and that would have given Manu another assist, putting him ahead of Tony and forcing a thread about it here. Jeff was solid otherwise, since he's out of position most of the time he was wide open when the guy attacking the paint ran out of options. Jeff brought his game face and went through 4 mouth pieces. On defense he was right there, under the rim, most of the time. On pick and rolls he was where he needed to be, under the rim. He was only whistled for 3 - 5 second calls but scored 8 points on gimme baskets. He almost had a rebound but Gary Neal took it from him.
Mills: A+ Jesus Christ Mills was a devil. He didn't even wait to check in before he put up a shot attempt. Once in the game, he made it his sole purpose in life to foul before the half court. I know some call that fake hustle and being too aggressive needlessly, but he almost got a steal out of it. Mills could have gotten a 2nd + had he hit more 3's. Defense doesn't win championships so I didn't watch him at that end much.
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Baynes: A Baynes was a force to be reckoned with. The big banger fouled out 23 seconds into his stint, but those were probably the most intense 23 seconds ever played.
Joseph: A Cory turned the ball over 5 times in the 2nd half but scored 12 trash time points and looked really end of bench like doing it. He's going to be a hard cover for some player in Turkey in a few years.
Boris: A+ He's Boris...he's amazing and fantastic.
Bonner: DNP
Splitter : DNP
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