Milwaukee Bucks
Fatal Flaw: Lack of playoff experience
The Bucks have been the best team in the NBA this season, and it hasn't been particularly close either. So why aren't they considered the favorites to win the title? For one, the Warriors exist (duh). For two, their superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has yet to win a playoff series. In fact, most of the Bucks' top contributors are novices when it comes to making deep playoff runs. It's easy for Milwaukee to mow down teams in the regular season when no one has time to scout and develop a game plan to slow down the league's most unstoppable force. But what about when Brad Stevens has a week to prepare for the Bucks' spread-out offense? What about when the opponent decides to pick-and-roll Brook Lopez to death on every play? What about when the other team leaves Tony Snell and Pat Connaughton open for three-pointers in the fourth quarter? Will the young Bucks answer the bell, or will their collective inexperience get the best of them?
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