I don't know if this puts Milwaukee over the top but that has more to do with Giannis than it does Holiday.
I've never been a huge Giannis fan. Never for a second have I believed him to be the best player in the world - regardless of MVP's. Gaudy statistics, no doubt about it. But there's just something missing for me.
I agree, and I think this is because his physical tools >>> than his actual skills. For an MVP player, he's actually very raw in terms of footwork, jump-shot etc. I'm also not sure about his IQ offensively - maybe that will come with experience, but he doesn't seem like a "natural" basketball player. His impact defensively is amazing, and for a 6'11 guy to have the kind of straight-line speed, vertical leap and lateral quickness he has is pretty much never before seen - BUT he is very flawed - in the playoffs when teams clog the paint, can he score? This year, he kind of definitively answered "no", until he develops a few moves and cleans up his release on his jumpshot. He doesn't even need to be a 3 point monster - look at what a guy like Butler can do from mid-range and being crafty at the rim. He's turning 26 soon, so he still has time to round out his game, but if he doesn't, then we'll likely be looking at a steep drop-off for him in his 30s.
Many of the league's other top players: Curry, Kawhi, Durant to name a few all are renowned for their skill levels more than their athleticism, and LeBron is just a total freak with probably equal parts skill and athleticism. So Giannis by comparison seems more like a decathlete that got turned into a basketball player - he's an upper tier player that seems like he could be decent at a lot of sports because of his sublime physical tools, but his game is like 90% athleticism, while the more refined skills and offensive IQ that the other top players have seem to be lacking with him.
