Giannis Thread - 13th Season with the Bucks

[ReasonablySober]

Or Giannis could come out and just say Milwaukee is where he wants to be and shut down all the endless speculation.

Just, like, every day?

No, like, once. Say the reports are wrong and he won't ask for a trade.

[emunney]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

[ReasonablySober]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

[emunney]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

That's not a rebuttal.

[ReasonablySober]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

That's not a rebuttal.

Okay.

[RRyder823]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

And then he can reaffirm next year also. And then the next. And then the next.....

Just like hes saying is pointless

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[Wooderson]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

What purpose does stating something publicly serve other than appeasing fans? If he is committed and told ownership/management, the best move is to keep it under cover and let other teams waste time and brainpower dreaming up Giannis deals.

[ReasonablySober]

The guy said he would never request a trade and ESPN came out with a report that he would leave if they didn't win *the next day*. "It's a circus and he's not a clown" seems like more than enough reason to decline to participate further.

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

What purpose does stating something publicly serve other than appeasing fans? If he is committed and told ownership/management, the best move is to keep it under cover and let other teams waste time and brainpower dreaming up Giannis deals.

I don't actually disagree. You can paint it as Giannis is under contract and he doesn't feel the need to respond to rumors that aren't true. Or you can think the silence is a statement in and of itself and both sides are working to resolve a trade demand.

Personally, I think that if Giannis is committed to the team long term he could do everyone a solid and make the statement he wants to be Milwaukee's Duncan. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't and wanted out, but some clarification would be great. The silence (IMO) speaks louder than words.

[JonHeist]

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

What purpose does stating something publicly serve other than appeasing fans? If he is committed and told ownership/management, the best move is to keep it under cover and let other teams waste time and brainpower dreaming up Giannis deals.

I don't actually disagree. You can paint it as Giannis is under contract and he doesn't feel the need to respond to rumors that aren't true. Or you can think the silence is a statement in and of itself and both sides are working to resolve a trade demand.

Personally, I think that if Giannis is committed to the team long term he could do everyone a solid and make the statement he wants to be Milwaukee's Duncan. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't and wanted out, but some clarification would be great. The silence (IMO) speaks louder than words.

how would that help anyone but us fans?

say goodbye to half of that '31 1st's value instantly if he does something that overt

he said we'd "have to kick him out" earlier this year and was just building homes in the area last week? how do you need more than that, especially when he's more than a year away from even being extension-eligible??

[ReasonablySober]

how would that help anyone but us fans?

say goodbye to half of that '31 1st's value instantly if he does something that overt

he said we'd "have to kick him out" earlier this year and was just building homes in the area last week? how do you need more than that, especially when he's more than a year away from even being extension-eligible??

I don't know. No idea if what he said in February still holds up. All I know is Giannis is the #1 discussion point in the league, and he and the team have been silent.

[paulpressey25]

He plays games to up the value of future bucks draft picks. We’re definitely trading the 2031/32 if the right deal is there.

[KGtabake]

troll somewhere else with fake Twitter crap

[CharityStripe34]

I prefer the organization and he to be silent and not appease the endless amount of clickbait and speculative drivel. It's more professional that way.

[machu46]

troll somewhere else with fake Twitter crap

Was this that CrisDavisReport account? Lol

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[MickeyDavis]

troll somewhere else with fake Twitter crap

Was this that CrisDavisReport account? Lol

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Yup

[Mags FTW]

Can we please only post news from legit sources?

[GrandAdmiralDan]

That was February 19th. Since then the Bucks again got bounced in the first round, and Dame blew out his ACL. If he was committed to the Bucks he could reaffirm that super easily.

What purpose does stating something publicly serve other than appeasing fans? If he is committed and told ownership/management, the best move is to keep it under cover and let other teams waste time and brainpower dreaming up Giannis deals.

I don't actually disagree. You can paint it as Giannis is under contract and he doesn't feel the need to respond to rumors that aren't true. Or you can think the silence is a statement in and of itself and both sides are working to resolve a trade demand.

Personally, I think that if Giannis is committed to the team long term he could do everyone a solid and make the statement he wants to be Milwaukee's Duncan. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't and wanted out, but some clarification would be great. The silence (IMO) speaks louder than words.

Even if Giannis made a statement that he was going to remain a Buck, the national media would respond by saying that means nothing, "what else was he supposed to say?", "this changes nothing" etc., etc.

Before Giannis signed the extension he is currently on, it was nearly universal in the media that there was zero percent chance Giannis was signing the extension, and it made way more sense for him to head to free agency the following offseason, in part so he could keep his options open and leave Milwaukee. They said the only way for him to change that narrative would be to sign the extension to indicate he wanted to say.

Giannis did sign the extension, and either that same day or the next day, you had national media like Howard Beck out there saying "this changes nothing!" " This just means he will ask for a trade!"

They will never give up on this false narrative they created.

Perhaps Giannis doesn't feel like bothering to try to appease the unappealable.

[Mags FTW]

Ahhh dammit, nevermind.

[Ron Swanson]

With the KD trade discussions/rumors gaining heat the last few days, seems like the usual suspects in the media are already doing the Homer-Simpson-retreating-into-the-bushes gif and moving on to the next story. But who could have known that these guys were always just blindly speculative bull **** merchants?

[El Pooch Grande]

So Gery is stirring the pot yet again