giannis let the team down

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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#41 » by Curmudgeon » Fri May 3, 2024 4:12 pm

Willis Reed would have played.
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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#42 » by KGtabake » Fri May 3, 2024 5:03 pm

Statlanta wrote:When Anthony Davis plays more games than you, you have to look yourself in the mirror as an injury prone player


Yes because that happens constantly in the last decade :roll:
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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#43 » by Los_29 » Sat May 4, 2024 3:54 am

greekman wrote:
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greekman wrote:
last year doncic could barely walk and he still played


Didn’t they tank last year? lol.


probably thinking of the year before that.


Maybe but I remember that Dallas team tanking last year. Luka didn’t seem to mind.
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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#44 » by HayKee » Sat May 4, 2024 3:55 am

Statlanta wrote:When Anthony Davis plays more games than you, you have to look yourself in the mirror as an injury prone player

AD played 76 games this year.
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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#45 » by mkot » Sat May 4, 2024 4:05 am

2 playoff games the past 2 years. Time for him to slow down and start thinking about changing his playstyle to extend his career.
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Re: giannis let the team down 

Post#46 » by FarBeyondDriven » Sat May 4, 2024 4:19 am

Giannis seemingly took loads of PEDS, bulked up one offseason which gave him the weight and strength and maybe a little more explosion and since has done absolutely nothing to improve his game. Like Lebron and Shaq he succeeds because he's physically dominant. It's been years since that physical transformation and he's the exact same player the only difference is his usage and numbers went up in lockstep. He still can't shoot threes. He still can't shoot FTs at a respectable rate. He still has no back to the basket or mid-range game. Despite this he's been one of the best PF the game has ever seen. Imagine if he actually had pride and worked on his skills as hard as he worked on his body.
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giannis let the team down 

Post#47 » by sikma42 » Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:18 am

Good move by Giannis not to risk injury. Much easier decision when it’s not game seven of the finals


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