Khris Middleton

Yeah.

I mean, to, to bring it home, like that was for many of us, it was like the, the Chris Middleton run in the, the playoff run to the championship too, where.

He hit most of the biggest shots in all of those games that, for those of us, like, all right, we can point to this.

Like, that's seeing Brandon Woodruff pitch in a meaningful game and Christian Jelic to come up with multiple games with RBIs in the playoffs now.

Yes.

And I know I make fun of Chris Middleton's teeth all the time.

Chris Middleton is a pretty good player now.

I don't think he's Bam.

But is he Bam? Like, you know, like, you know, and I'm Solana.

Yes.

And I know I make fun of Chris Middleton's teeth all the time.

Chris Middleton's a pretty good player now.

I don't think he's BAM.

But is he Bam? Like, you know, like, you know, and I'm Solana.

that.

Like, Chris Middleton, Drew Holiday, like, these guys were all better when they played with Giannis.

No, no, he creates open looks, sure, but he doesn't create, like, he doesn't make them better in the way a point guard does, right? Well, that's a different

standard, obviously, yeah.

I'm downhill driving and then, okay, I'll kick it out.

It's not like there's a big difference there.

And even then, Drew Holiday and Chris Middleton were good players to begin with.

Of course.

All I need is the coach.

He's got to be careful how he coaches these guys, right, and not allow people like Chris Middleton and DeAndre Guyton to take all the time from the younger players.

You've got to feed them younger players in there so that they can get acclimated to this game and keep the up-tempo going, you know.

And then I don't think it's a good idea to have Saw – and Anthony Davis on the floor at the same time.

How does he manage and balance a player in Davis who wants to get paid a lot more money but needs to stay healthy but also may be a trade target and he may know it? There are a lot of factors here.

What do you think of the job that Brian Keefe is being asked to do right now?

Yeah, it's a difficult one for sure when anytime you're trying to take a roster that has been building around a group of kids together and then you, in effect, accelerate the process a little bit when you add guys like Trey Young and Anthony Davis and Chris Middleton and DeAndre Ayton, you're saying, all right, we're ready to step forward and we're ready to compete.

That sounds good, but that can be difficult because you've got all these proud veterans who want to play and play a lot and are used to playing a lot and being part of it.

Yes, Giannis will always be as dominant as he'll always be, but he will have eyes open.

This is like having Dame on the wing or having Chris Middleton on the wing and everything.

And we saw what Giannis could do when he has shooters around him.

Tim Hardaway Jr. coming off the bench, he is, you know, someone who's competent enough, you know, to be able to shoot the ball.

What do you think of the job that Brian Keefe is being asked to do right now?

Yeah, it's a difficult one for sure when anytime you're trying to take a roster that has been building around a group of kids together and then you, in effect, accelerate the process a little bit when you add guys like Trey Young and Anthony Davis and Chris Middleton and DeAndre Ayton, you're saying, all right, we're ready to step forward and we're ready to compete.

And that can be, that sounds good, but that can be difficult because you've got all these proud veterans who want to play and play a lot and are used to playing a lot and being part of it.

And then you get these kids who are there trying to play for their first big contract, right? They got their rookie deals, but now they're looking for that first extension or and the like, and that can be a difficult place.

Wonderworld Giannis will request a trade to next.

Saying Bam Adebayo is the best player to ever play next to Giannis is disrespectful to Chris Middleton, Drew Holiday, and even Brooke Lopez.

It is.

I'm with you.