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Jaivl wrote:

kayess wrote:

Odinn21 wrote:Antetokoumpo's presence got to minds of Phoenix players real bad. I mean there were possessions in the 4th like Ayton would've dunked 99 out of 100 times but he didn't dare to look at the rim because Antetokounmpo was there, even he was off-position. Ayton just refused to try scoring. Then similar with Booker, and then similar with Paul.
The only player who wasn't afraid to attack the rim and create something was effing Crowder.
Phoenix players were rattled by sheer presence of Antetokounmpo. That's the sign of an insane defensive player.

I noticed this too. We see this a lot with Gobert, but I've never seen anything like it except... Game 6 of the 2016 Finals, when Draymond and Curry were pump faking bunnies, afraid that LeBron was gonna come and swat it (IIRC one of those was in transition!)

I mean, you haven't really been looking then. Gobert does that much more consistently, what Giannis did yesterday (defensively) is the norm for him.

Colbinii wrote:Harden summed it up perfectly.

"I wish I could be 7-feet, run and just dunk. That takes no skill at all," Harden said. "I gotta actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill. I'll take that any day."

It's truer and truer every season.

MartinToVaught wrote:

Colbinii wrote:Harden summed it up perfectly.

"I wish I could be 7-feet, run and just dunk. That takes no skill at all," Harden said. "I gotta actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill. I'll take that any day."

It's truer and truer every season.

Is it still truer and truer every season?

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PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

MartinToVaught wrote:

Colbinii wrote:Harden summed it up perfectly.

"I wish I could be 7-feet, run and just dunk. That takes no skill at all," Harden said. "I gotta actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill. I'll take that any day."

It's truer and truer every season.

Is it still truer and truer every season?

Read on Twitter

PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

Colbinii wrote:It is truer and truer. Giannis added basketball skills and improved his skills and he won a title.

PaulieWal wrote:

MartinToVaught wrote:

Colbinii wrote:Harden summed it up perfectly.



It's truer and truer every season.

Is it still truer and truer every season?

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Harden's quote looks even dumber in retrospect when his #1 skill is most likely ref baiting.

Outside wrote:

PaulieWal wrote:

MartinToVaught wrote:Is it still truer and truer every season?

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Harden's quote looks even dumber in retrospect when his #1 skill is most likely ref baiting.

Well, Harden is insanely skilled. It just so happens that one of his skills is ref baiting. Still, he deserves blowback for such stupid comment, even if it was in response to Giannis being petty himself about who to choose for the all-star game. Harden set himself up to be a meme.

AussieBuck wrote:

PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

Anytime there's someone new to pretend to like to **** on someone else this happens, it's not like KD really has much fanbase, it's mostly just dudes hating on Lebron. In any case Giannis IS better than Durant and the only reason anyone thinks otherwise is because he hopped onto the Warriors team.

PaulieWal wrote:

AussieBuck wrote:

PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

Anytime there's someone new to pretend to like to **** on someone else this happens, it's not like KD really has much fanbase, it's mostly just dudes hating on Lebron. In any case Giannis IS better than Durant and the only reason anyone thinks otherwise is because he hopped onto the Warriors team.

You can argue that Giannis is better than KD thought it's a tough argument but no way he's peaked higher than KD IMO.

PaulieWal wrote:

AussieBuck wrote:

PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

Anytime there's someone new to pretend to like to **** on someone else this happens, it's not like KD really has much fanbase, it's mostly just dudes hating on Lebron. In any case Giannis IS better than Durant and the only reason anyone thinks otherwise is because he hopped onto the Warriors team.

You can argue that Giannis is better than KD thought it's a tough argument but no way he's peaked higher than KD IMO.

AussieBuck wrote:

PaulieWal wrote:The GB is wild right now. So many posts with like 10-20 likes talking about how Giannis is much better than LeBron and KD and he's peaked higher than them already. Just amazing.

Anytime there's someone new to pretend to like to **** on someone else this happens, it's not like KD really has much fanbase, it's mostly just dudes hating on Lebron. In any case Giannis IS better than Durant and the only reason anyone thinks otherwise is because he hopped onto the Warriors team.

PaulieWal wrote:Yes, setting aside my Harden dislike he is a gifted passer and a good 1 on 1 scorer but also ref baiting is his #1 skill and I absolutely can't stand watching that.

*insert the gif of him jumping on MCW's back and getting a call*

parsnips33 wrote:Let's appreciate what Giannis just did without immediately having to throw him in relief against Lebron, Harden, KD etc. I mean I know this is the "Player Comparison" board but what a joyless way to talk about what was a truly special series and playoff run by Giannis and the rest of the Bucks team

parsnips33 wrote:Let's appreciate what Giannis just did without immediately having to throw him in relief against Lebron, Harden, KD etc. I mean I know this is the "Player Comparison" board but what a joyless way to talk about what was a truly special series and playoff run by Giannis and the rest of the Bucks team