Giannis Intentionaly Levels Mike Dunleavy

[Bolivar]

Last two minutes here:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME8JyfzTFLQ[/youtube]

That kid at 07:31 rocks
Great scene

[ReKon]

This thread is titled Giannis Levels Dunleavy yet everyone here pretty much saying Dunleavy deserved it

Giannis is 20 an he needed to do that this season when we re not contenders to learn from it.If it was a close game and Giannis had done that i would be more upset.Now i m not going to say that what Dunleavy did earlier was dirty(not the MCW hit that was really really dirty and dangerous)but i think Giannis probably took out his frustration about where the game was heading and Dunleavy pulling cheap shots without getting called for them.It was a physical series anyway so i didn t mind most of the plays(besides the shot in MCW s chin).Kenny Smith made a good point saying that tough means executing your plays after getting shots like that and that s what Giannis and the rest of the young Bucks have to learn from that.

It was a bad way to close a great series for the Bucks but still i m happy we put up a fight against arguably one of the best teams in the East

[matt3254]

Giannis and Dunleavy had been going at it since game 1. Giannis is hot headed and tried intimidating Dunleavy all series, it almost always followed with Dunleavy nailing a 3 in his face. I thought it was hilarious.

It's either they wanted to try and intimidate the old white guy on the court or Dunleavy talks a lot of **** to opponents.

[keynote]

Look at the reaction from Noah and the Bulls' bench to Giannis' shoulder check. They immediately stand up (of course), but Noah doesn't look angry at all. In fact, he gives a subtle fist pump, like the Cobra Kai sensei. i.e., "Excellent. That was the result we wanted."

This has been the Bulls' m.o. under Thibs for years. They use physicality to provoke and play psychological games with their opponents. Frankly, in today's NBA where players are forbidden from self-policing or meting out vigilante justice, it's a smart strategy. Dirty, but smart.

[tedwilliams1999]

MCW and Giannis are both going to continue to get clocked in the head, if that's how they play when they're pissed. Gotta harness the anger young bloods!

[83SixersRocked]

Dunleavy got away with atleast 6 dirty hits in this series..

That happened early in the game right before Giannis eyes. The refs missed it, MCW went to the locker room and the bucks lost their rythme and the game.

Right before Giannis lose his mind Dunleavy hit him in the throat also.

Giannis was wrong to smash Dunleavy but that doesn't prove that he is a dirty player. He was pissed at the moment at Dunleavy and the way the game was going and lost his mind but didn't try to hide his hit or hit him in the face, groin.

Dunleavy has proven that he is dirty player though. A great one since he is doing in a sneaky way...

The Greek Andre Miller Train.

[MitchellUK]

Funny seeing people rushing to defend or make excuses for Giannis here. Contrast that with the widespread condemnation of Andrew Bynum after he threw his toys out of the pram and decked J.J Barea a few years ago. Last night's incident didn't have the same risk of injury that the Bynum one did, but it amounts to the same thing - a young player getting frustrated and allowing his anger to get the best of him.

Clearly Dunleavy was trying to bait him (or someone on the Bucks) into doing exactly what he did, and he and the Bulls got the result they wanted. Giannis and Milwaukee might feel hard done by, but they only have themselves to blame for the rashness and stupidity of Giannis' actions.

[tiderulz]

Funny seeing people rushing to defend or make excuses for Giannis here. Contrast that with the widespread condemnation of Andrew Bynum after he threw his toys out of the pram and decked J.J Barea a few years ago. Last night's incident didn't have the same risk of injury that the Bynum one did, but it amounts to the same thing - a young player getting frustrated and allowing his anger to get the best of him.

Clearly Dunleavy was trying to bait him (or someone on the Bucks) into doing exactly what he did, and he and the Bulls got the result they wanted. Giannis and Milwaukee might feel hard done by, but they only have themselves to blame for the rashness and stupidity of Giannis' actions.

probably because Giannis and Dunleavy are about the same size, but Bynum and Barea arent even close. Oh, and because Barea didnt punch Bynum

[dorkestra]

I always think its entertaining when there is physical violence between grown men.

[MitchellUK]

Funny seeing people rushing to defend or make excuses for Giannis here. Contrast that with the widespread condemnation of Andrew Bynum after he threw his toys out of the pram and decked J.J Barea a few years ago. Last night's incident didn't have the same risk of injury that the Bynum one did, but it amounts to the same thing - a young player getting frustrated and allowing his anger to get the best of him.

Clearly Dunleavy was trying to bait him (or someone on the Bucks) into doing exactly what he did, and he and the Bulls got the result they wanted. Giannis and Milwaukee might feel hard done by, but they only have themselves to blame for the rashness and stupidity of Giannis' actions.

probably because Giannis and Dunleavy are about the same size, but Bynum and Barea arent even close. Oh, and because Barea didnt punch Bynum

Sure, they are different circumstances, but that doesn't change the fact that it was a young player displaying a distinct lack of composure and what he did was potentially dangerous. Everyone here is using their dislike of Dunleavy to justify what Giannis did because Giannis is a RealGM darling and people don't like Dunleavy. There's no doubt that Dunleavy was an instigator, but that's precisely the point - the Bulls were trying to get under the skin of the young Bucks, and Giannis obliged. Instead of people acknowledging how dumb Giannis was to react they are just focusing on how much they feel Dunleavy deserved it.

And Dunleavy didn't punch Giannis, it was a push to the face. A small distinction, and certainly if it happened to me I would have been pissed, but there's no need to exaggerate what happened.

[tiderulz]

Funny seeing people rushing to defend or make excuses for Giannis here. Contrast that with the widespread condemnation of Andrew Bynum after he threw his toys out of the pram and decked J.J Barea a few years ago. Last night's incident didn't have the same risk of injury that the Bynum one did, but it amounts to the same thing - a young player getting frustrated and allowing his anger to get the best of him.

Clearly Dunleavy was trying to bait him (or someone on the Bucks) into doing exactly what he did, and he and the Bulls got the result they wanted. Giannis and Milwaukee might feel hard done by, but they only have themselves to blame for the rashness and stupidity of Giannis' actions.

probably because Giannis and Dunleavy are about the same size, but Bynum and Barea arent even close. Oh, and because Barea didnt punch Bynum

Sure, they are different circumstances, but that doesn't change the fact that it was a young player displaying a distinct lack of composure and what he did was potentially dangerous. Everyone here is using their dislike of Dunleavy to justify what Giannis did because Giannis is a RealGM darling and people don't like Dunleavy. There's no doubt that Dunleavy was an instigator, but that's precisely the point - the Bulls were trying to get under the skin of the young Bucks, and Giannis obliged. Instead of people acknowledging how dumb Giannis was to react they are just focusing on how much they feel Dunleavy deserved it.

And Dunleavy didn't punch Giannis, it was a push to the face. A small distinction, and certainly if it happened to me I would have been pissed, but there's no need to exaggerate what happened.

i was referring to the punch to MCW's throat, which will bring animosity to Dunleavy. Similar to MWP trying to decapitate Harden, so if he was fouled hard, people would say he deserved it. I dont have a bias against Dunleavy, though looking over his history, he does play dirty at times. But to me, if the refs arent calling it, then thats for the players to police. And Giannis was dumb to react, but it happens with young players.

Notice i didnt excuse him for it, just gave a reason why some people are. And contrasting that incident vs the Bynum/Barea incident you refenced

[StoudeRose1]

I thought Wisconsin was the state of cheese, not the state of salt.

You can say Giannis' ejection was in retaliation for Dunleavy's supposed "hit" in the previous play (which Giannis flopped on, to be honest), but that is no reason to sprint full court to hip check a player. Not only could he have seriously injured Dunleavy, but the fans in the first row. A very reckless and immature reaction, and the ejection was well warranted.

I am not proud of Dunleavy's tactics, but they were the same tactics the Bucks were getting away with all series. The Bucks played physical, hard-nosed basketball and got into the Bulls' heads. Last night, the Bulls buckled down and delivered a dose of the same medicine, which led to a 54 point blowout win.

We the United Center North.

[zapatasblood]

Old school basketball from what I see. Ref failed to police/protect the players and Giannis took things in his hand. This to me is one of those bad but right moves. Dunlavey should be suspend a game or two and Giannis should be suspended next season.

[JDRochholz]

Dunleavy is a vet who got in his head. Greek douche couldn't handle it

[guitarpatch]

Dunleavy got under his skin and ended up showing how mentally weak Giannis is. He broke him. Just a vet exploiting a mentally immature young player. That's what that play showed me. It's a completely unnecessary play. There's nothing "deserved" about it. The guy mentally crumbled when pushed up against a wall. Very similar to Andrew Bynum. What did he "show" him? He got an early exit in a close out game and will probably be suspended and in result lose some $. So who really won there?

[WolvesGuy14]

Dunleavy may have had it coming, but you can't do that if your Giannis. You just can't. Maybe a hard boxout or something, but not that.

[hege53190]

MCW and Giannis are both going to continue to get clocked in the head, if that's how they play when they're pissed. Gotta harness the anger young bloods!

If they continue to get clocked in the head and the NBA allows it I hope they act out like this. At least it shines a light on the matter. Seriously MCW got punched in the face so violently that he had to go to the locker room and the refs did nothing.

[hege53190]

Dunleavy may have had it coming, but you can't do that if your Giannis. You just can't. Maybe a hard boxout or something, but not that.

This is 10 time better. A hard box out doesn't get noticed and nobody looks at all the goonery Dunleavy was dishing out. Punching a guy in the face while he is air born is dangerous and needs to be brought to light. Especially when the refs can't even call a foul on the play.

[DrCoach]

I hope Dunleavy gets suspended too

[ndee1234]

This thread is full of salt.