This is a pretty interesting take and I'm really not sure how I personally think about it. My first thought is that regardless of the stats, Giannis is still one of the biggest stars of the game and for sure the biggest star on the Bucks. However, when the game is on the line it seems like the Bucks want the ball in Middleton's hands. I think this is definitely the right gameplay move for the Bucks as Middleton shoots the three better and is a better free-throw shooter. As we saw with the Sixers and Ben Simmons, free-throw shooting is massive in the crunch time of playoff games.
One thing to note is that it is super interesting to me that Giannis does not seem to seek out the big moments in games. Think back to the Nets series and he never took the game over and stepped up to guard KD while he was en route to dropping a 50 burger on the Bucks. Being out of the Philadelphia area, the only Bucks games I really get to see are the nationally televised ones, but in the games I have seen, I've seen him drop a lot of points but never seen him take over a game like you watch Lebron and KD do. As Kendrick Perkins mentioned, Giannis still hasn't answered the call. For as wild as some of his takes are, I think I am on Kendrick's side on this one.
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