Giannis Thread - 13th Season with the Bucks

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Okay I ripped them in the OT thread but J-Will of all people actually had a very good take.

lol that was fun

[JayMKE]

To call Giannis an underachiever is insane when he is among the greatest to ever play the game, he has nothing left to prove with his legacy. There is no scenario where Bucks are a competitive team after Giannis leaves whether he is traded or not, it’s back to the dark ages and it’s likely the entire franchise and all it’s players including the ones we may get back would be replaced maybe multiple times over before team could possibly contend. I wouldn’t count on falling ass backwards into drafting an all time great again even with a top 10 pick. The team has to hold onto Giannis as long as we can, watching him play out and finish his career in Milwaukee will be far more rewarding than returning back to the Kohl years.

[MikeIsGood]

This is exactly what SAS and ESPN want, you guys.

[SirChurros]

Yeah, I will never understand why some of you care or give ESPN the time of day on these discussions. It’s not worth even calling out.

[Dick Tate]

An SAS clip? Nope, won't do it. I'd rather read the EJ40 troll post.

[CharityStripe34]

It's actually quite a brilliant clip. I didn't watch it but given that the hoops media is slowly walking back its "Giannis Open to Trades" stuff, they've automatically pivoted in spite with some good ole fashioned hate-viewing.

[emunney]

Okay I ripped them in the OT thread but J-Will of all people actually had a very good take.

Giannis is one the great examples of overachievement in history. Not just talking basketball. Man was selling watches on the streets of Athens and came to the NBA from the Greek 2nd division. Under 7ppg as a rookie -- 1 3rd place vote for ROY.

[RRyder823]

It's actually quite a brilliant clip. I didn't watch it but given that the hoops media is slowly walking back its "Giannis Open to Trades" stuff, they've automatically pivoted in spite with some good ole fashioned hate-viewing.

Set you clock to it.

Try and put the pressure on for him to ask out.

When he doesn't take the bait talk ****.

Wait 6 months rinse n repeat

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[jschligs]

As others have said, mainstream media is focused on clicks and views by making outrageous comments. It's why I haven't turned on ESPN or Sportscenter or any of the other shows in years. It's why I don't even go to ESPN.com for articles. I actively seek out reputable places for news and conversation.

[ReasonablySober]

I still instinctively go to ESPN.com every day, 90% of the time to check on game times and TV stations. But the little "My News" section always gets me.

[Profound23]

This is exactly what SAS and ESPN want, you guys.

Yeah I know, I don't usually fall for their WWE style of media. But this one sucked me in. Calling GIANNIS of all people an underachiever is crazy to me.

Okay I ripped them in the OT thread but J-Will of all people actually had a very good take.

Giannis is one the great examples of overachievement in history. Not just talking basketball. Man was selling watches on the streets of Athens and came to the NBA from the Greek 2nd division. Under 7ppg as a rookie -- 1 3rd place vote for ROY.

Exactly!

[emunney]

SAS: If Alexander the Great turns back at the Indus, is he a failure?

[humanrefutation]

ESPN has many reputable journalists working for them. They also have many guys who are quite good at giving takes, even if those takes are given just to stimulate discussion and "debate." I see a place for both. I still think ESPN has a good news division, and their takemakers are hit and miss (mostly miss, IMO).

Their problem is that the line between opinion and news has eroded over the last 15-20 years, driven too much by a desire for enough content to fill the day. The most hilarious tendency is when ESPN basically generates its own news cycle - an SAS will say something that gets a lot of heat, and then the whole day will be spent debating that heat, and reporters will file stories about folks responding to that heat. He's become so good at that skill that is almost indispensable to ESPN right now. He can single-handedly drive a day of content on his own.

Windhorst does that, too, with a veneer of "sourcing." Shams is trying to do the same thing with that veneer of "sourcing," but he just isn't as good at it because he's not good at TV and his social media posts are filled with mumbled garbage.

But ESPN does have good reporting and analysts. Passan, DVN, TJ Quinn, Mina, etc. But these folks follow stories, they don't create them out of whole cloth.

[soxperry]

I still instinctively go to ESPN.com every day, 90% of the time to check on game times and TV stations. But the little "My News" section always gets me.

Its the first thing my fingers do when i open up google chrome and its automatic at this point

[JayMKE]

I use to enjoy ESPN back in the day and would watch highlights constantly but now with the internet and smartphones all they have is hot takes and clickbait, a lot of its utility is gone so they have to drive controversy.

[raferfenix]

Bobby Portis: And um, I just think that, you know, ultimately, when you’ve been on a team for a decade-plus, and when you’ve done so much for a city—low-key, like, basketball in Milwaukee wasn’t really a thing until Giannis became who he is. So when you put that much effort into a franchise, that much trust and belief, and you’ve been loyal for so long… Like I said—my whole point—I just feel like he bleeds green, man. No matter what’s reported, no matter what might come to the threshold… Like, would you really want to see Giannis in Toronto as a basketball fan? You know what I’m saying? I saw those jersey swaps this week on Bleacher Report and all that, but come on. Would you really want to see him on a different team? Sure, if I’m playing 2K, that’s one thing. Move him around, put him on different teams, cool. But in real life? A No. 34 Giannis jersey in Toronto? That would just look weird. So me personally? Nah, man. I don’t really see any movement happening. I think he’s staying put with the Bucks.

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[HKPackFan]

Our greek God is back in the lab.

[Matches Malone]

ESPN won't stop with their agenda pushing, but I had to post this for the Pistons offer. My god that writer has to be smoking straight crack. Zero good players back and 3 picks that are essentially worthless with Giannis there. It's actually impressive how hard ESPN has been going at this Giannis schtick this summer. Whoever runs ESPN behind the scenes must really hate Milwaukee.

Pistons Receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Bucks Receive: Tobias Harris, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart and 3 1st round picks.

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[ReasonablySober]

None of those work for me.

[Ron Swanson]

Interesting that they have us getting a 1st round pick back in that proposed Dame for Beal swap. Every one of those Giannis trades is laughably bad, of course.