Bucks News, Transactions, Trade Ideas - Another Antetokounmpo in the fold

Post #501 » by **Prez** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 9:29 pm

Couldn’t give less of a **** about the Thanasis stuff. Just get the Green extension done.

fan230 · Post #502 » by **fan230** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 9:54 pm

I think Giannis does want to stay with the Bucks but he also wants Thanasis to be here as a player too. So I think it is best for the Bucks to sign TA soon.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #503 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 10:08 pm

how can you be loyal to giannis if youre not loyal to thanasis?

he needs to be our version of udonis haslem. if giannis plays until hes 38 here then thanasis stay til 40

GoldenAntlers · Post #504 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 10:11 pm

GHOSTofSIKMA wrote:how can you be loyal to giannis if youre not loyal to thanasis?

Boom.

It all depends on what they actually want though. Has there been anything beyond board speculation? I don't personally recall either of them saying anything about him joining the team, but I don't listen to Thanalysis or anything.

tedbrogen · Post #505 » by **tedbrogen** » Fri Aug 8, 2025 10:17 pm

If it’s Herro for Kuz straight up, sure. Do it and force Doc to play three guards and see if it works. If it doesn’t Herro has more trade value than Kuz so you flip him for something else.

Baddy Chuck · Post #506 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 1:24 am

With 3 two ways I think the 15th man being a culture guy is a non factor really in today's NBA. Thanasis is good for the team.

Post #507 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:03 am

Every once in a while I check in on this thread and I have to google who the hell TA is.

KidA24 · Post #508 » by **KidA24** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:34 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Every once in a while I check in on this thread and I have to google who the hell TA is.

Tommy Aaron, part the duo of brothers with the most home runs ever.

jschligs · Post #509 » by **jschligs** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:53 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Every once in a while I check in on this thread and I have to google who the hell TA is.

emunney · Post #510 » by **emunney** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 5:54 am

Licensed to Il wrote:
emunney wrote:I will consider trading for Herro if he re-does his tiger tattoo to make his nipples the eyes.

I like to stare at the tiger at the Henry Vilas Zoo, and you just made it sexual.

I can't deny that it would be unfair both to you and to the mighty tiger.

RiotPunch · Post #511 » by **RiotPunch** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 8:55 am

jschligs wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Every once in a while I check in on this thread and I have to google who the hell TA is.

KendallMarshall · Post #512 » by **KendallMarshall** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 1:34 pm

tedbrogen wrote:I’m also looking forward to the board’s reaction to TA getting a 1+1 deal with a player option.

I for one will not be pleased

CharityStripe34 · Post #513 » by **CharityStripe34** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 5:00 pm

Surprised that a Green extension hasn't happened.

Bernman · Post #514 » by **Bernman** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:21 pm

Gyrostep's Roster Ranking:

Ti's: 1. Giannis, 2. Myles, 3. GTJ, 4. Bird, 5. Bobby, 6. Rollins, 7. Kuz, 8. KPJ, 9. Cole, 10. TP, 11. Sims, 12. Ajax, 13. Harris, 14. CL, 15. Smith

Rohan's is practically the same, only he has Kuz 4, and bumped everyone else down in between.

Me: 1. Giannis, 2. Myles, 3. KPJ, 4. Bird, 5. GTJ, 6. Bobby, 7. Rollins, 8. Kuz, 9. Cole, 10. TP, 11. Sims, 12. Harris, 13. Ajax, 14. CL, 15. Smith

In the pseudo-intellectual space, there's been a movement to discredit KPJ, that I can't put my finger on. Maybe some combo of the off court issues, playoffs, & thinking nobody needs to create in the spacing, switch era. You still need someone to touch paint & manipulate w/ handles.

Then for Kuz, I'm surprised by those heights. It feels I'm one of the more sympathetic on him. He realistically could be as high as 4 w/ better commitment & application. But he's got to prove it to us. That's the way I looked at it, otherwise KPJ & Rollins may have been even higher.

ReginaldDwight · Post #515 » by **ReginaldDwight** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 12:28 am

skbucks1985 wrote:Unless Pat Riley dies or, to be less morbid, retires and the Heat finally decide to do a true rebuild they won't give up Herro unless its in a deal where they get a better player in return. I think they view him as an All Star caliber player.

He was an all star last year.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #516 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:44 pm

Like TA wasnt a NBA in his prime but at least he had athleticism to do somethings positive. It's just gonna be hilarious watching his 33-year-old ass who hasn't played competitively in 15 months coming trying to play at the highest professional level with less athleticism

raferfenix · Post #517 » by **raferfenix** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:44 pm

Bernman wrote:Then for Kuz, I'm surprised by those heights. It feels I'm one of the more sympathetic on him. He realistically could be as high as 4 w/ better commitment & application. But he's got to prove it to us. That's the way I looked at it, otherwise KPJ & Rollins may have been even higher.

Also was surprised by how highly the Gyrostep pod rated Kuzma -- even while joking about the big caveats related to his playoff performance.

Agree KPJ seemed to have been oddly disregarded as well.

midranger · Post #518 » by **midranger** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 4:20 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Like TA wasnt a NBA in his prime but at least he had athleticism to do somethings positive. It's just gonna be hilarious watching his 33-year-old ass who hasn't played competitively in 15 months coming trying to play at the highest professional level with less athleticism

If he’s playing….It’s as a human victory cigar, a goon to mess someone up who targeted Giannis, or the season is already completely lost.

Either way, it’s pretty immaterial for the most part.

Post #519 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 4:23 pm

midranger wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Like TA wasnt a NBA in his prime but at least he had athleticism to do somethings positive. It's just gonna be hilarious watching his 33-year-old ass who hasn't played competitively in 15 months coming trying to play at the highest professional level with less athleticism

If he’s playing….It’s as a human victory cigar, a goon to mess someone up who targeted Giannis, or the season is already completely lost.

Either way, it’s pretty immaterial for the most part.

Like every other end of the bench guy in the league. Except this one makes Giannis happy. And yet some are still worked up over TA being on the team.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #520 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Aug 11, 2025 4:24 pm

midranger wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Like TA wasnt a NBA in his prime but at least he had athleticism to do somethings positive. It's just gonna be hilarious watching his 33-year-old ass who hasn't played competitively in 15 months coming trying to play at the highest professional level with less athleticism

If he’s playing….It’s as a human victory cigar, a goon to mess someone up who targeted Giannis, or the season is already completely lost.

Either way, it’s pretty immaterial for the most part.

Oh, I totally get that. But even in those minutes its going to absolutely be hilarious of TA trying way too hard and failing any attempt at a basketball move. He toned it down, but the first couple of years he was a liability where he was going to injury someone in those minutes but hopefully he's been around the game enough not to try a chase down block at the end of game that is already out of hand.