Giannis Thread - 13th Season with the Bucks

[Dick Tate]

**** Shams but at least he finally showed his cards.

Legacy is very important for me

Bringing a title to two different orgs that haven't won a title in 50 years would look pretty good on the tombstone, especially if one of those orgs was the NYK.

[FrieAaron]

---- Shams but at least he finally showed his cards.

Legacy is very important for me

Bringing a title to two different orgs that haven't won a title in 50 years would look pretty good on the tombstone, especially if one of those orgs was the NYK.

No reason to think there's any greater chance he does that in New York than in Milwaukee, and if he leaves and fails to do so in the former his legacy is probably diminished versus just staying in Milwaukee.

[Packbuckman]

---- Shams but at least he finally showed his cards.

Legacy is very important for me

Bringing a title to two different orgs that haven't won a title in 50 years would look pretty good on the tombstone, especially if one of those orgs was the NYK.

Then he would have to wait two years to go there because I am not trading him there for no unprotected 1st round picks which the Knick’s don’t have since they gave them all for bridges. Only way I trade Giannis if he asks to be traded and then it’s yo the highest bidder

[ShootingtheJ]

Any chance that once Giannis' current deal expires he just plays in Greece for a few years before retiring?

No. Giannis would make a mockery of that league. Maybe when he's 45, but not wh8le he's still in his prime.

[ShootingtheJ]

Notice how the NBA writers with actual sources like Stein are not jumping on this? Shams is a sham.

[BUCKnation]

I've been to a few road games and have seen his family in the stands, so I assume they travel with the team, in a lowkey manner, quite a bit.

With the oldest about to start school, I'm guessing he wants the kids to be immersed in the greek culture and language from a young age. It's something that can't be replicated with greek tutors or staying a month or two during the offseason.

[emunney]

Can’t believe he didn’t just send the kiddos to Hartford Ave.

Not sure how my elementary school caught a stray here but I'll allow it.

[fan230]

I think Giannis has moved his kids to Greece so that they have a root in the culture he grew up with. Or it may even be a short term move for 6 months or so; the kids are so young.

[Daver]

Funny thing is hes blaming tbe org i think for the lack of titles.Bud was HC in 19 when he pissed awsy a 2-0 lead against the raps n every PO after that there was a major injury midds in 22 giannis in 23 dame in 24.If anything i would expect him to be pissed if bucks were healthy n beaten in 1st round but to even critisize being ousted in the FR on horst n company the last 3 years is BS

[Shaffty]

Giannis said in his greek interview with Harris that he gave Mariah two options for the kids. Milwaukee or Athens.

Shams reports in that story when Horst and Giannis met in July giannis was happy and commited to the team.

Yet shams continues to push a false narrative just to farm clicks.

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[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

My sports fandom has taken a dip as I've gotten older. I still watch every Bucks/Brewers/Packers game that I can. I can honestly say though that if Giannis is gone I think my Bucks fandom could easily slip further and further away into eventual nothingness. I just have no confidence they'll ever luck into another guy like Giannis. They won a title off his greatness and in spite of themselves. A competent org has multiple rings with the guy. I am forever grateful for the title. Top 10 moment in my life. But when the freak goes, that might be a wrap for me. Not out of protest or anger, but likely just consistent building apathy.

I don't know. We had the best team in the league for like a four year stretch. It's hard to win a ring normally but add in COVID/Bubble/Riots, back injury, dames Achilles, blowing a 2-0 lead in ECF, etc. it's not like we were the KG wolves. The team made some bad moves but also tried making good movies and threw a ton of money into the pot every year. Half the mistakes were compromises to keep Giannis happy.

[FrieAaron]

My sports fandom has taken a dip as I've gotten older. I still watch every Bucks/Brewers/Packers game that I can. I can honestly say though that if Giannis is gone I think my Bucks fandom could easily slip further and further away into eventual nothingness. I just have no confidence they'll ever luck into another guy like Giannis. They won a title off his greatness and in spite of themselves. A competent org has multiple rings with the guy. I am forever grateful for the title. Top 10 moment in my life. But when the freak goes, that might be a wrap for me. Not out of protest or anger, but likely just consistent building apathy.

I don't know. We had the best team in the league for like a four year stretch. It's hard to win a ring normally but add in COVID/Bubble/Riots, back injury, dames Achilles, blowing a 2-0 lead in ECF, etc. it's not like we were the KG wolves. The team made some bad moves but also tried making good movies and threw a ton of money into the pot every year. Half the mistakes were compromises to keep Giannis happy.

You have to go back 8 years before you find a team that has won multiple championships (Cleveland) and even going back 11 years they're the only one that has done it. I think the new CBA has basically done it's job in creating parity and it's simply much harder to do now. I agree that Giannis is an all-time great, but Denver still only has one with Jokic as well.

[humanrefutation]

I don't think Giannis is oblivious to the fact that we've been knocked out of the first round largely due to series-altering injuries, from Giannis to Khris to Dame.

The real issue is that our general manager isn't good at identifying talent and our coaches have sucked at cultivating it.

[Daver]

Lol just saw a article on BR thst said miami was willing to offer a bam-less package for giannis.....bam less ffs miami is 1 team besides bsm that has nothing and i mean nothing to offer

[Daver]

I don't think Giannis is oblivious to the fact that we've been knocked out of the first round largely due to series-altering injuries, from Giannis to Khris to Dame.

The real issue is that our general manager isn't good at identifying talent and our coaches have sucked at cultivating it.

Agree with bud being the ring leader he had the best record like what 4 years in a row n got bubkis to show for it.Tslk about not cultivating talent.

[raferfenix]

Please explain what did the bucks do on media day to piss him off.
Giannis has been doing nothing but mentioning how much he likes the turner signing n thinks this team has gotten faster n better.

Edens emphasizing Giannis committed to the team in June put Giannis on the spot to say "all the Shams reporting was incorrect."

He did the opposite.

The timing of this Shams piece also makes it seem like Giannis recently had someone leak info about the Horst meeting in July and talks with the Knicks.

Either way I share your high hopes that the team will be so good that it makes all this moot!

And if any of Shams' reporting is incorrect (extremely possible he's puffed it up!) Giannis could clarify at any point.

[ReasonablySober]

This is really, really good.

[BroncoBuck]

The new CBA makes it so hard to shed salary I’d just call the Knicks bluff on being able to sign him in free agency.

[PG Graveyard]

Notice how the NBA writers with actual sources like Stein are not jumping on this? Shams is a sham.

I’m sure there will be about eleventy billion podcasts about it by tomorrow

[fansinceforever]

I mean, If we suck this probably becomes more and more real.

Just don't suck.