2021 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP | OFFICIAL REALGM DISCUSSION THREAD
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Yeah, F Jennings. So glad Dumars was stupid enough to trade for him AND include Middleton.
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Mamba Mentality wrote:Giannis is what 2 weeks removed from that freak knee injury which looked like a torn acl? I’m still mind blown that he able to make such a speedy recovery without losing a step. I feel like that’s one thing that’s going to get overlooked when we revisit this championship in a few years.
Something like 80% of it was pure luck, if his knee had twisted even by 1 degree he would've blown multiple ligaments and would be done for a year+. But there's also a component of how fit and tolerant to pain and strong willed this dude is. Even without structural damage the knee still swole up and hurt (probably like hell). Giannis said today he was never ok throughout the Finals.
In some weird way I think it actually helped him a little on the floor. Made him slow down a little and consider his options instead of pressing the turbo boost button in every play.
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I want to congratulate the Bucks and their fans for a great Finals run. This was a tough season with so many injuries, but I would definitely argue that the best team won. This was a full team job too. The players gave everything on the court. The fans were crucial to the home games. Man, though, the front office was just spectacular. What an impressive team! Congratulations and thanks for breaking the monotony.
I remember 11-30 with these guys. ^
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congrats to giannis, his teammates, the franchise, the fans and the entire city of Milwaukee. enjoy
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BloodNinja wrote:Hammond was also a key player in helping the Pistons win a championship. When he left that's when the Pistons started making horrible decisions.BigO wrote:Thanks to John Hammond (former GM), who drafted Giannis and traded Brandon Jennings for Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton. He made a lot of questionable moves (what GM doesn't), but these two moves were the reason the Bucks are champs. Sorry he wasn't around in Milwaukee to enjoy the fruits of his labor (he's Orlando's GM now).
Bucks fans, like other fans, have short memories. They generally don't know or give no credit to Hammonds. And the current GM Horst, was a trainee under Hammonds, and learned all he knows from him. He's done a good job in my opinion, but he had a good mentor.
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GHOSTofSIKMA wrote: I think that we will do worse than last season and that Giannis is now just a mere all star. All because we switched from Bud to Griffin.
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Too good not to share.
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That game 1 vs Miami..they looked like same old bucks..after that Giannis went super sayan
Magic#1 wrote:We have won two playoff games in two years. If we decide to keep this team for the next two years, maybe it will feel like we won a series.
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skones wrote:Too good not to share.
the best part is it's fake 1 dollar bills
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Congratulations to the Bucks. Well deserved.
Kobe Bryant forever
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Still crazy to say that the Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions!
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Pachinko_ wrote:Mamba Mentality wrote:Giannis is what 2 weeks removed from that freak knee injury which looked like a torn acl? I’m still mind blown that he able to make such a speedy recovery without losing a step. I feel like that’s one thing that’s going to get overlooked when we revisit this championship in a few years.
Something like 80% of it was pure luck, if his knee had twisted even by 1 degree he would've blown multiple ligaments and would be done for a year+. But there's also a component of how fit and tolerant to pain and strong willed this dude is. Even without structural damage the knee still swole up and hurt (probably like hell). Giannis said today he was never ok throughout the Finals.
In some weird way I think it actually helped him a little on the floor. Made him slow down a little and consider his options instead of pressing the turbo boost button in every play.
That injury is proof that some players are injury resistant and others injury prone. Many players would have torn that ACL. Giannis durability is a very good sign for his career.
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Got all my bucks championship shirts today. Also the NBA jam shirt with Giannis and Midds! What a time to be alive!