Giannis' Development part 3 - SI Cover/Article - Page 35

Nightfall · Post #1521 » by **Nightfall** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:58 am

Behind the Buck Pass, Weekly Player ratings :

http://behindthebuckpass.com/2017/03/09/milwaukee-bucks-player-power-rankings-march-1/

AussieBuck · Post #1522 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:55 am

http://www.basketballanalyticsbook.com/2017/02/06/individual-defensive-ratings-draymond-embiid-and-giannis-on-top/

crkone · Post #1523 » by **crkone** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:53 pm

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/buck-up-giannis-antetokounmpo-puts-milwaukee-on-his-shoulders/

Van Exel and Antetokounmpo worked together after practices. Van Exel “tried to foul him a lot, tried to beat him up a lot just to make him feel uncomfortable,” he said. He taught the rookie how to use his body and showed him proper footwork in the post. He encouraged him to use his jump hook because his release was so high that no one could block it. Van Exel often had to tell him to stop playing around when practicing free throws. He also often had to tell him to go home.
“He was so competitive,” Van Exel said. “He hated having bad games. He hated to leave the gym. I don’t know if it was because he didn’t like his apartment or what it was, but he just didn’t want to go back. He would stay in the gym, and I’m telling you, just run around. Just like a little kid. He was like a little kid, but he was focused on getting better. He was focused on improving his game.”

HKPackFan · Post #1524 » by **HKPackFan** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:23 am

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/greek-freak-using-passing-leap-stardom-203959331--nba.html

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks wunderkind Giannis Antetokounmpo is evolving at such a pace that he may soon outgrow his nickname of "The Greek Freak."

It is not difficult to imagine Antetokounmpo one day becoming the NBA's best scorer, defender, playmaker or all of the above.

But the athletic gifts that birthed Antetokounmpo's moniker were just the starting point for the 22-year-old Greek point-forward who is acquiring a full package of skills.

It was approximately a year ago that Bucks coach Jason Kiddtransitioned his 6-foot-11 star from a traditional forward to a primary ball handler.

Antetokounmpo, once a picture of gangly arms and legs soaring through the air on every possession, now mixes willing passes and timely decision-making into his high-wire act.

In his fourth NBA season, Antetokounmpo has made the leap from exceptional talent to realized basketball player.

"Being a point guard you have to think for your team mates and also about what the opponent is trying to do," Kidd told Reuters prior to Milwaukee's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. "That's helped him on both ends – having to think for so many people."

Antetokounmpo's maturation has also been Milwaukee's. He fills the stat sheets as one of the game's premier hybrid players, averaging 23 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.7 steals.

Meanwhile, the Bucks are rising despite the loss of second-leading scorer Jabari Parker to a season-ending ACL injury in February. Milwaukee (33-34) have won seven of eight games to reach the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Antetokounmpo led the team's latest triumph, a 97-96 win over the Clippers, with a string of key passes late in the game that flaunted his versatility.

"I watch film to see where my team mates are," Antetokounmpo told Reuters following the win. "My team mates talk to me and tell me where they will be. They help me every day."

Antetokounmpo is helping them as well.

"Giannis is doing a great job finding everybody,” said Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova. "He's unselfish, and when you have a guy like that he draws sometimes three, four (defenders). They're all sucking into the paint because he's so effective in there.

"He is just getting better every game."

The success Antetokounmpo is finding in the NBA is hardly by accident.

Born in Athens, Greece, as the son of Nigerian immigrants, little was given to Antetokounmpo. He sold watches and other items on the street to help his family's financial burden before basketball offered him a better life.

Antetokounmpo played for Greece's Filathlitikos B.C. as a teenager where his highlights and potential led the Milwaukee Bucks to draft him 15th overall in 2013.

Even now as a proven player, Antetokounmpo's hunger to be elite is evident. His pregame workouts can leave him drenched in sweat as he rehearses moves and hones his jump shot, an improving work in progress.

In February, Antetokounmpo played his first ever NBA All-Star Game as if it were his last, breaking the indifference of the defense-less exhibition.

He has trained with recently retired great Kevin Garnett this season and picks the brain of former passing maestro turned coach, Kidd.

“He’s not afraid to try something and he’s not afraid to ask (questions),” Kidd said. “That’s what makes him special, is he wants to be good.”

HKPackFan · Post #1525 » by **HKPackFan** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:36 am

Read on Twitter

VooDoo7 · Post #1526 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:53 pm

Watch on YouTube

3Diamantidis · Post #1527 » by **3Diamantidis** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:50 am

Is his ankle ok? I assume everything's fine since i haven't read anything after GS game.

Prince12 · Post #1528 » by **Prince12** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:13 pm

3Diamantidis wrote:Is his ankle ok? I assume everything's fine since i haven't read anything after GS game.

I actually think he faked it as it was the only way he could get off the court in a blowout like that.

pxp920 · Post #1529 » by **pxp920** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:37 pm

Man, Giannis is like a DaVinci sculpture that came to life. They should extract some DNA and preserve it as an ideal specimen to mirror in future CRISPR edited humans.

Ron Swanson · Post #1530 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:12 pm

I don't think there's ever been a physical specimen like Giannis whose body was more suited to playing basketball. Lebron or Wilt would really be the only other considerations I can think of.

Prince12 · Post #1531 » by **Prince12** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:52 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:I don't think there's ever been a physical specimen like Giannis whose body was more suited to playing basketball. Lebron or Wilt would really be the only other considerations I can think of.

Giannis is certainly more perfect for the game then anything else. Lebron is just a truck that would probably dominate all sports that required athleticism and physicality.

SupremeHustle · Post #1532 » by **SupremeHustle** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:02 pm

For the archives.

Read on Twitter

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/23/15035076/tyreke-evans-giannis-antetokounmpo-comparison-bucks-vs-kings?yptr=yahoo

H2tObes · Post #1533 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:09 pm

How do you say Giannis is 6'7? You shared the court with the guy and he is clearly the size of a center. Some dudes in the NBA are so dumb

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1534 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:13 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:For the archives.

Read on Twitter

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/23/15035076/tyreke-evans-giannis-antetokounmpo-comparison-bucks-vs-kings?yptr=yahoo

lol "If I was 6'7''" .....not even close.

chonestown · Post #1535 » by **chonestown** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:17 pm

Giannis "The Greek Tyreke" Antetokounmpo

Ron Swanson · Post #1536 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:28 pm

Who's dumber? Tyreke, or the SB Nation writer from the article who's pretty much agreeing with him?

:noway:

zjl3 · Post #1537 » by **zjl3** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:35 pm

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/gallery/12-candidates-to-replace-lebron-james-as-the-worlds-best-player-ranked-032317?sf65479515=1

GA34 is #1 on this list

Insert South Park Randy Covered in "Ectoplasm" Meme

HKPackFan · Post #1538 » by **HKPackFan** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:33 am

Watch on YouTube

3Diamantidis · Post #1539 » by **3Diamantidis** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:29 am

If we win the bulls and he has a normal night(nothing fancy) he 'll get his 3rd POTW award.

29.3

/11.3/4.6/1.6/2 in this week's 3 games(3 wins). With 0.6 turnovers :eyebrows:

greekbuck34 · Post #1540 » by **greekbuck34** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:33 pm

3Diamantidis wrote:If we win the bulls and he has a normal night(nothing fancy) he 'll get his 3rd POTW award.

29.3 /11.3/4.6/1.6/2 in this week's 3 games(3 wins). With 0.6 turnovers

I think Giannis is the strongest candidate for the player of the month too.

He does averages his season average which is by itself crazy and he also has the best record in the league 11-3.