Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title

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Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Thu Sep 3, 2020 8:19 pm

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the NBA's most inscrutable superstars as a probable two-time MVP, but that could be by design on his part.


"Sort of Giannis being this private superstar: someone close to him told me... I'm like 'Yeah, Giannis, it's his nature to be private. He's a little more Duncan-y in his approach to superstardom," said Kevin Arnovitz on The Lowe Post podcast.


"And they're like 'Yeah, that's not really it.'


"And I said 'What is it?'


"They're like 'He finds it unseemly to preen as the face of the league before you win a championship. Like it would be unconscionable for him to do that because it just is so not in his nature the idea that anybody would preen before they won a title.'


"That's the one thing the Bucks have going for them. He's insanely hard on himself. And it might not be in his nature to blame an organization for falling short of potential. But who the hell knows, Zach?"

Via Kevin Arnovitz/ESPN

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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#2 » by TheCage4 » Thu Sep 3, 2020 8:27 pm

Don’t worry Giannis, the NBA wants Zion to be the man.
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#3 » by Cassius » Thu Sep 3, 2020 9:45 pm

You can do all of this in Toronto with plenty of Greek and Nigerian people to boot. And you work for Masai, who is guaranteed to build a winner.
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#4 » by SpaceCenter » Thu Sep 3, 2020 10:11 pm

Translation "I am overrated"
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#5 » by LookToShoot » Thu Sep 3, 2020 11:35 pm

His body language says he's leaving. We'll welcome him to New York.
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#6 » by JJ From Deep » Fri Sep 4, 2020 2:36 am

I promise you...Giannis does not even know what the words "unseenly to preen" even mean
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Post#7 » by JJ From Deep » Fri Sep 4, 2020 2:36 am

JJ From Deep wrote:I promise you...Giannis does not even know what the words "unseenly to preen" even mean

I don't even know what they mean tbh
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#8 » by knicks94 » Fri Sep 4, 2020 10:35 am

Giannis to form a super team in July 2021 after he realizes that he needs 2 more superstars in order to chase rings in today's NBA.
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Post#9 » by Saints14 » Fri Sep 4, 2020 12:40 pm

Gotta love Giannis
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Post#10 » by Cookin Baskets » Fri Sep 4, 2020 12:55 pm

LookToShoot wrote:His body language says he's leaving. We'll welcome him to New York.



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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#11 » by jakebernat » Fri Sep 4, 2020 1:32 pm

JJ From Deep wrote:I promise you...Giannis does not even know what the words "unseenly to preen" even mean


lmao i was thinking the same thing, “well, those are certainly all words, giannis...”
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Post#12 » by Ballerhogger » Fri Sep 4, 2020 4:04 pm

LookToShoot wrote:His body language says he's leaving. We'll welcome him to New York.

i think he wants to win.
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Finds It Unseemly To Preen As Face Of NBA' Before Winning Title 

Post#13 » by TheBoi10 » Fri Sep 4, 2020 9:07 pm

Sounds like a naive kid

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