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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4005181, member: 1329"] There's the gameplan, the personnel, and the execution. Three different elements that success hinges on. Personnel variable has ramifications on every other aspect of the game, so you might be stuck with worse PnR defenders to gain an advantage on offense, the boards, other rim protection, etc. The problem is that Chris Paul just absolutely eats bigs alive in PnR. So at that point, gameplan doesn't really help, because he hurts all of switches, drop coverage, blitzes, etc. So then you're looking at personnel, but the problem is that the Bucks 4th through bench guys all suck. This is where the Divicenzo injury hurts. [LIST] [*]Tucker is an offense 0, lets Chris Paul rest on D, and not a great matchup with the Suns lineup (no middle height threat on Suns, not a good vertical defender). [*]Connaughton is a streaky shooter and okay defender. [*]Bryn Forbes can't defend at all. They go right after him. He supposedly can shoot, but hit 30% in last 2 series. [*]Bobby Portis isn't quick enough to hang with Paul after a switch. [*]Likely can't play Jeff Teague with Holiday and Middleton, plus he's washed. [*]Thanasis is a foul machine. [/LIST] If you take Brook Lopez out, 2 (!) of these guys have to play. If they had devleoped Nwora more, this might be the series for him. [/QUOTE]