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Kevin Garnett says he wants to see Giannis Antetokounmpo add a pull up jumper to his game. 

"The one-dribble and two-dribble pull up. That’s what made Kobe [Bryant] and Michael [Jordan] so tough. They would low dribble, jab step and shoot. That was such a hard move to defend. The one-dribble pull up? You don’t even understand how technical of a move that is...the three ball will help his game, and if he ever gets that one-dribble, two-dribble pull up, that would be unbelievable," said Garnett when asked what Antetokounmpo could do to improve his game.

Garnett added that Antetokounmpo's competitive nature was honed playing alongside the previous generation.

"When Giannis first came into the league, he was facing guys like myself, Kobe and Tim Duncan. We were still in the league when he came in. He was not only able to interact but also get some of those yesteryear gems and glimpses from us. He was super competitive when he first came into the league...he’s very intense. I understood that. We connected off that. He’s a great listener. A total sponge. He wants to be the best. He doesn’t care about being liked, about making friends. He has a vision for himself."

Via Alex Wong/Yahoo! Sports

GaaBaaBoo wrote:Two words: can't shoot

mbsnmisc wrote:Garnett is an ****. His offensive game never changed. He shot 21' jumpers his whole career. If he wasn't such an uncoachable psychopath he could have scored 5000 more points and won more than 1 championship. STFU you ugly bitch.

mbsnmisc wrote:Garnett is an ****. His offensive game never changed. He shot 21' jumpers his whole career. If he wasn't such an uncoachable psychopath he could have scored 5000 more points and won more than 1 championship. STFU you ugly bitch.

mbsnmisc wrote:Garnett is an ****. His offensive game never changed. He shot 21' jumpers his whole career. If he wasn't such an uncoachable psychopath he could have scored 5000 more points and won more than 1 championship. STFU you ugly bitch.

Lalouie wrote:why does giannis need that when 1 extra step will get him a dunk

MegaK wrote:

Lalouie wrote:why does giannis need that when 1 extra step will get him a dunk

Because you should be able to shoot a jump shot as a perimeter player. Teams will eventually make adjustments and make it harder for him to get inside shots. Right now he's playing checkers, but to be an all time great, you need to play chess.

Triple 7 wrote:

MegaK wrote:

Lalouie wrote:why does giannis need that when 1 extra step will get him a dunk

Because you should be able to shoot a jump shot as a perimeter player. Teams will eventually make adjustments and make it harder for him to get inside shots. Right now he's playing checkers, but to be an all time great, you need to play chess.

He's a perimeter player? Then how is he going to set an all time record for dunks in a season this year?

GaaBaaBoo wrote:Two words: can't shoot

Lalouie wrote:why does giannis need that when 1 extra step will get him a dunk

Bango wrote:

MegaK wrote:

Triple 7 wrote:
He's a perimeter player? Then how is he going to set an all time record for dunks in a season this year?

My point is that adjustments will be made or he will get hurt and will have to switch up his game, you can't continue to be this predictable in your plan of attack and have long term success. Looks amazing right now, but basketball isn't only about slam dunks. Anyone who knows basketball knows this. It's why Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Lebron all have counter counter moves for when defenses take away their first or second move. It's not rocket science.

I get what you're saying and I want Giannis to grow as a shooter as well, but you're missing the point here. You don't think that defenses are trying to stop him in his pursuit of the rim. It's not like he's 2009 D-Rose and forcing his way through traffic. Sure anything inside the paint will take a toll on his body, but this guy DOMINATES in the paint and is taking what defenses are giving him--you can't just leave 4 shooters wide open.

MegaK wrote:

Bango wrote:

MegaK wrote:

My point is that adjustments will be made or he will get hurt and will have to switch up his game, you can't continue to be this predictable in your plan of attack and have long term success. Looks amazing right now, but basketball isn't only about slam dunks. Anyone who knows basketball knows this. It's why Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Lebron all have counter counter moves for when defenses take away their first or second move. It's not rocket science.

I get what you're saying and I want Giannis to grow as a shooter as well, but you're missing the point here. You don't think that defenses are trying to stop him in his pursuit of the rim. It's not like he's 2009 D-Rose and forcing his way through traffic. Sure anything inside the paint will take a toll on his body, but this guy DOMINATES in the paint and is taking what defenses are giving him--you can't just leave 4 shooters wide open.

Like i said it looks amazing now but he hasn't done anything in the playoffs yet. His type of play will not continue to work through a 7 game series against a team with similar talent. Only centers in NBA history were able to get away with his type of play for their careers. It has never worked out long term for any perimeter player/primary ball handler. I think this dude should have a more consistent jump shot by now if he trains and works as hard as people say he does. Really shouldn't have an excuse for being as poor a shooter as he is. Maybe he only works on his dunks in practice, i dunno, but the narrative of him being this great player is overrated. He's a freak athlete, but you need more skills to be a great basketball player.

Bango wrote:

MegaK wrote:

Bango wrote:
My point is that adjustments will be made or he will get hurt and will have to switch up his game, you can't continue to be this predictable in your plan of attack and have long term success. Looks amazing right now, but basketball isn't only about slam dunks. Anyone who knows basketball knows this. It's why Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Lebron all have counter counter moves for when defenses take away their first or second move. It's not rocket science.

I get what you're saying and I want Giannis to grow as a shooter as well, but you're missing the point here. You don't think that defenses are trying to stop him in his pursuit of the rim. It's not like he's 2009 D-Rose and forcing his way through traffic. Sure anything inside the paint will take a toll on his body, but this guy DOMINATES in the paint and is taking what defenses are giving him--you can't just leave 4 shooters wide open.

Like i said it looks amazing now but he hasn't done anything in the playoffs yet. His type of play will not continue to work through a 7 game series against a team with similar talent. Only centers in NBA history were able to get away with his type of play for their careers. It has never worked out long term for any perimeter player/primary ball handler. I think this dude should have a more consistent jump shot by now if he trains and works as hard as people say he does. Really shouldn't have an excuse for being as poor a shooter as he is. Maybe he only works on his dunks in practice, i dunno, but the narrative of him being this great player is overrated. He's a freak athlete, but you need more skills to be a great basketball player.

WOW. Yeah, I suppose when he trains with Kobe every offseason he must just practice on his dunks. You don't seem to really know anything about Giannis outside of watching his performance at the all star game last night so I'm going to be done after this. The only thing overrated about anything regarding Giannis is everyone's demand of a jump shot for this guy. He obviously doesn't need one to do what he's been doing all year. You can't reference his past playoff history as this year is completely different in almost every way in Milwaukee. You also say "only centers in NBA history were able to get away with his type of play for their careers", but Giannis plays some center. Your points are moot.