Giannis Thread - 13th Season with the Bucks

[Dick Tate]

Again, has this story been confirmed? Have they really moved to Greece? No one has been able to confirm that.

This is apparently a greek dude refuting the brewhoop refuting post:

Morgan, I am sorry, but you are very wrong in what you are writing in your title and the premise of this article. Giannis's post asked that we (everyone) leave his kids out of it. Rightfully so. But he didn't refute that the kids are enrolled or not enrolled in a school in Greece.

I am not here to play semantics, rather I want to inform my fellow Bucks fans of what is being said by reliable sources in Greece. I believe you guys at Brew Hoop are familiar with Haris Stavrou. He is THE reporter with the closest relationship to Giannis directly, the man who took Giannis's biggest interview ever a couple of weeks ago, and he was hosted at the Hear District podcast during the Eurobasket as a Giannis "expert".

I will not translate everything he said in his latest podcast yesterday (sorry), but he reports that Giannis's post was about the publicity, and posts featuring his kids. Essentially asking for privacy. He mentions a part of the interview, at the very end, when he asks Giannis if the kids will go to a Greek school and Giannis confirms it. Then Haris Stavrou promptly ends that topic. (It is precisely this respect for Giannis's person and privacy that has likely earned him such access). In his latest podcast, he mentions that his was a decision taken months ago (May-June).
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Also the news of the school enrollment was also posted on Sport24.gr, which is where Haris Stavrou works. HIGHLY unlikely that they posted bogus click-bait there.

[Ron Swanson]

He's literally spelling it out for us and being 100% honest. He's committed to the team this season. "In 6-7 months" that could change, i.e. if things really go south with this group, then maybe it's time to part ways. Again, people love to read between the lines on almost every quote and soundbite over the years.....except all the times he told you exactly what he was all about ("I want to be here as long as we can compete for championships") lol. He's never said he'd never leave. He's always said "things can change". To call him a flip-flopper is insane. Not believing his actions and words over the years is a choice.

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

He's literally spelling it out for us and being 100% honest. He's committed to the team this season. "In 6-7 months" that could change, i.e. if things really go south with this group, then maybe it's time to part ways. Again, people love to read between the lines on almost every quote and soundbite over the years.....except all the times he told you exactly what he was all about ("I want to be here as long as we can compete for championships") lol. He's never said he'd never leave. He's always said "things can change". To call him a flip-flopper is insane. You not believing his actions and words over the years is a choice.

i hope youre right. i take all thats just transpired a completely different way..... but i hope you are right. all of this is more subtle than obvious what were discussing

[RRyder823]

This board 48 hours ago with what we knew: "He didnt ask out in this offseason. Show him we're on the right path this season and all is well. Shams sucks"

This board now with the same exact information we had 48 hours ago: "Did you see that article Shams wrote saying everything we already knew? OMG Giannis must want out and might want out mid-season. Trade him now"

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[AussieBuck]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

[emunney]

It would be odd for Giannis to do all this legacy talk during the offseason and then decide he wants to go somewhere else.

Let me tell ya dude, your legacy will take a big hit. You’re no longer Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, etc.

I don't know. I think it only would take a hit locally. He's going into year 13 year, man -- he's played a whole-ass career already. And the legacy upside of leading the Knicks to a title, even as a mercenary, would be very big. It's now been longer since the Knicks won it than it'd been since we won our first when we won our 2nd. Taking two franchises with long track records of futility to the promised land, and one of them is the Knicks. It wouldn't be bad, that's for sure. It'd be at least as good as winning another one here, I bet, just because it's friggin New yawwwwwwwwwk eyy whateva happenda Gary Coopah

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

nah...it all started with bogut

[emunney]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

About the only thing that could turn me against Giannis would be the kind of character-based heel-turns our dip **** QBs have executed. If Giannis starts substituting rainforest hallucinogens for medicine and "volleyball stadiums for his daughter" for "welfare funding", that's where the PTSD hits.

[AussieBuck]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

nah...it all started with bogut

That one was a relief, also a long arse time ago. Don't even remember the return anymore

[GHOSTofSIKMA]

It would be odd for Giannis to do all this legacy talk during the offseason and then decide he wants to go somewhere else.

Let me tell ya dude, your legacy will take a big hit. You’re no longer Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, etc.

I don't know. I think it only would take a hit locally. He's going into year 13 year, man -- he's played a whole-ass career already. And the legacy upside of leading the Knicks to a title, even as a mercenary, would be very big. It's now been longer since the Knicks won it than it'd been since we won our first when we won our 2nd. Taking two franchises with long track records of futility to the promised land, and one of them is the Knicks. It wouldn't be bad, that's for sure. It'd be at least as good as winning another one here, I bet, just because it's friggin New yawwwwwwwwwk eyy whateva happenda Gary Coopah

grew up there. if he were to go to the knicks... and win.... it would be triumphant and huge worldwide.....not just in ny but literally the planet. he'd probably shoot straight to many top 5 GOAT lists and insure multi billionaire status while he'd be young enough to enjoy it

part of me would even like to see it. just so as long as we dont get EFFED in the process id be ok with it...might even support it if i knew him going there would give him that legacy by winning another and a reboot for another decade of decent basketball at home

[RRyder823]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

Honestly I think your probably right

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[DanoMac]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

nah...it all started with bogut

That one was a relief, also a long arse time ago. Don't even remember the return anymore

Watch on YouTube

[soxperry]

Is there a chance that Giannis is helping Horat pump the value of our 31 1st and whatever swaps we have?

[StickeeFingaz]

Ok, and if he goes to the Knicks and doesn’t do anything? Again, not Kobe, not Duncan, not Dirk.

Pretty sure all those guys went through tough times with their franchises…but they stayed.

[paulpressey25]

Is there a chance that Giannis is helping Horat pump the value of our 31 1st and whatever swaps we have?

I bought into that theory a few years back. And think it was true. But now? No. Those 2031 and 2032 picks are so far out that Giannis is either retired or a non-factor in those years.

And those picks are so far out that frankly I’m not sure they’re worth that much to other teams either.

[stellation]

I've got to believe all this weird arse trauma is you guys reliving something your dip **** quarterbacks have done to you over the years that I haven't followed.

Every **** offseason.

nah...it all started with bogut

That one was a relief, also a long arse time ago. Don't even remember the return anymore

Some people are so rich they don’t even remember the time they first had it all.

[raferfenix]

He's literally spelling it out for us and being 100% honest. He's committed to the team this season. "In 6-7 months" that could change, i.e. if things really go south with this group, then maybe it's time to part ways.

I think this is right.

He definitely could be handling it better.

But it’s not because he is scripting out a LeBron kind of passive aggressive pressure campaign.

And I don’t see him pulling a Jimmy / AD / Dame long haul scorched earth strategy to get to a particular team…

Then again barring a corrupt Luka situation (possible!) I just don’t see how the Knicks beat the best offers the Spurs and Rockets could make.

[jakecronus8]

Is there a chance that Giannis is helping Horat pump the value of our 31 1st and whatever swaps we have?

I bought into that theory a few years back. And think it was true. But now? No. Those 2031 and 2032 picks are so far out that Giannis is either retired or a non-factor in those years.

And those picks are so far out that frankly I’m not sure they’re worth that much to other teams either.

It's a fun theory but I just don't see Giannis as that much of a 3d chess guy. He's human and I bet the so called "noise" he's referring to with the media gets to him more than he likes to let on. If that's the case then we're running out the clock on the Giannis era because that will never stop. The media will forever hold it against him as long as he's here.

[BucksFanSD]

Personally, I believe Giannis is done with losing in the first round, especially to the Pacers players. In other words, I believe what he says. The Knicks are also tired of losing to the Pacers, and they're the best team in the East with Giannis (especially now that Myles Turner signed elsewhere). Part of me thinks this Bucks team could surprise and we make it out of the first round this year, which prompts Giannis to stay. But if we don't, again, I believe Giannis.

[ShootingtheJ]

Is there a chance that Giannis is helping Horat pump the value of our 31 1st and whatever swaps we have?

I bought into that theory a few years back. And think it was true. But now? No. Those 2031 and 2032 picks are so far out that Giannis is either retired or a non-factor in those years.

And those picks are so far out that frankly I’m not sure they’re worth that much to other teams either.

The idea of Giannis being a non factor in those years makes those picks extremely valuable.