Giannis Antetokounmpo 21-22 Thread

[Homer38]

I really like Giannis' aggressiveness even when he doesn't shot well...He shows a lot of heart and mental toughness in this series so far

KD was either bad (0-10 in the second half of game 2) or too passive (in the must win game 3 with only 11 FGA and only 1 in the fourth quarter)...I liked that he was more aggressive in game 4 with 31 FGA, but it was too late

[TroubleS0me]

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[LAL1947]

Great player in his own right... but the number of travels, carries and charges he gets away with... it's like giving the biggest and strongest bully in a school a free "special needs pass" to do whatever he wants to the other kids. Can't think of a more apt analogy, sorry.

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[AussieBuck]

Refs frequently miss travels on spins with literally every player. Kobe used to do it all the time, Kyrie all the time. Tatum had a spin move and one in the same game that was 5 steps but that doesn't fit the Giannis is unfair narrative.

[Homer38]

Amazing effort by him for the series despite the result.

[GSP]

Great season. Getting outplayed on both ends by Grant Williams in a game 7 is tough tho. Smart locking his ass up too

[TroubleS0me]

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[G35]

Great player in his own right... but the number of travels, carries and charges he gets away with... it's like giving the biggest and strongest bully in a school a free "special needs pass" to do whatever he wants to the other kids. Can't think of a more apt analogy, sorry.

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Whenever a player does a spin move, the pivot foot becomes ambiguous and they allow two to three extra steps.

Palming and travelling allows players a lot more latitude to do some of their pet moves.....

[LAL1947]

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Whenever a player does a spin move, the pivot foot becomes ambiguous and they allow two to three extra steps.

I'm not sure I understand. Giannis takes 4 steps there after gathering the ball. 4 > 3 > 2.

[Colbinii]

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Whenever a player does a spin move, the pivot foot becomes ambiguous and they allow two to three extra steps.

I'm not sure I understand. Giannis takes 4 steps there after gathering the ball. 4 > 3 > 2.

Yup, he was allowed 2 steps but quickly picked up his 2nd step "foot" and took two more steps.

[falcolombardi]

bucks need to shore up their depth in the offseason

they need a better backup guard for jrue and another wing sized player alongside middleton, ideally move ibaka for a healthiet backup big too

[JordansBulls]

Love the guy personality.

[jalengreen]

2022 bucks
reg ssn: 36.6% from 3
playoffs: 32.7% from 3

2021 bucks
reg ssn: 38.9% from 3
playoffs: 32.1% from 3

2020 bucks
reg ssn: 35.5% from 3
playoffs: 35.8% from 3

2019 bucks
reg ssn: 35.3% from 3
playoffs: 33.6% from 3

would have to compare to all playoff teams to see if this is actually odd but damn it feels like the bucks' 3pt shooting, particularly in the past two seasons, falls off a cliff in the playoffs.

[Colbinii]

2022 bucks
reg ssn: 36.6% from 3
playoffs: 32.7% from 3

2021 bucks
reg ssn: 38.9% from 3
playoffs: 32.1% from 3

2020 bucks
reg ssn: 35.5% from 3
playoffs: 35.8% from 3

2019 bucks
reg ssn: 35.3% from 3
playoffs: 33.6% from 3

would have to compare to all playoff teams to see if this is actually odd but damn it feels like the bucks' 3pt shooting, particularly in the past two seasons, falls off a cliff in the playoffs.

Giannis has shot 18% and 22% the past 2 post-seasons from 3.