Giannis Thread - DPOY Page 88

[Lucky 24]

Giannis and Siakam would be pretty dope.

+ OG....what a defensive nightmare that would be for the rest of the East.

[LUKE23]

Giannis isn't even playing that well based on the eye test and he's almost at last year's PER level.

[greekbuck34]

Imagine if he wasn't struggling half of the games.

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[emunney]

Chart confirms my priors that Giannis is a top 10 offensive player and a defensive outlier.

[tydett]

Imagine if he wasn't struggling half of the games.

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I have it on very good authority* that Siakam should be right next to Giannis, if not above. Clearly this chart is an error?








*very good authority may not actually be very good, or authority

[TD75]

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[Nightfall]

Giannis was Player of the Week in the East (AD in the West)

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/256033/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Anthony-Davis-Named-NBAs-Players-Of-The-Week

[Plossum]

Saw Giannis adding a few baby hooks into his game lately. Hopefully he continues using it instead of the fade-away. If he can perfect the Wade style baby hook/push shot around the key it’ll be a huge weapon for him against the wall.

[Nightfall]

Here is a list of all players who have averaged 27/14/7 in a season :

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=per_game&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts_per_g&c1comp=gt&c1val=27&c2stat=trb_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=14&c3stat=ast_per_g&c3comp=gt&c3val=7&order_by=ws

[yannisk]

Giannis is not shooting well FTs and 3s, he is tired from a busy summer blah blah blah

let's see what he is doing well

he has career highs in rebounds (14), assists (7.4), and FG (62.8%) , if we go per 36 it is getting ridiculous
31.5 pts 15.9 rbs 8.4asts 71.4% on 2p

he is having career highs in all distances up to the 3p line

0-3ft - 85% (previous high 77%)

3-10ft - 48% (previous high 39%)

10-16% - 43% (previous high 42%)

16-3pt -62% (previous high 41%)

actually these are very good shooting numbers (in low volume ofc)

[ibanezjp]

I know some people said Giannis would not repeat as MVP because they don’t like giving it out to the same guy 2 years in a row, but assuming he stays healthy who is gonna take it from him? Steph is Hurt, KD hurt, Embiid won’t play enough games, Kawai will load manage his way out of the conversation, and Lebron probably a little too old at this point to have an MVP season. Maybe Harden or Russ but those guys will take away from each other. I just don’t know who else is gonna win it. Maybe Embiid if he stays healthy all year but that doesn’t seem likely.

[greekbuck34]

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[Ruben Quevedo]

For how "unrefined" his game is, it's absolutely incredible how good he is.

He can't really shoot. He has no dribble moves (cross over, in-and-out, hesitation) apart from straight line drives (with a spin counter) and euro-steps. His passing accuracy is erratic.

And he's damn near unstoppable.

[BuckFan25226]

I don't know who finally got through to GIannis and had him get more arc on his free throws, but it's a thing of beauty. If he keeps that up, 75-80% is very likely.

I die a little more inside every time he slings one on a rope that clanks off the front rim.

[Ruben Quevedo]

I don't know who finally got through to GIannis and had him get more arc on his free throws, but it's a thing of beauty. If he keeps that up, 75-80% is very likely.

I die a little more inside every time he slings one on a rope that clanks off the front rim.

More arc is not going to fix his free throw shooting, it will just change some of his short misses to left/right/long misses. His shot has always been lacking rhythm, not arc.

[BuckFan25226]

For how "unrefined" his game is, it's absolutely incredible how good he is.

He can't really shoot. He has no dribble moves (cross over, in-and-out, hesitation) apart from straight line drives (with a spin counter) and euro-steps. His passing accuracy is erratic.

And he's damn near unstoppable.

Maybe you or someone can tell me this. Was it Tatum, or someone from Orlando? He crossed somebody and completely broke their ankles, Giannis just completely stopped from going to the basket, I think he was shocked. Giannis ended up waiting too long to drive and the defender recovered.

I think he has those moves but he's not comfortable using them because for the most part, the Euro step bull rush is still very effective. If he starts to incorporate a crossover or some sort of juke move prior to driving, he will start to limit the offensive foul calls he exposes himself to.

[BuckFan25226]

I don't know who finally got through to GIannis and had him get more arc on his free throws, but it's a thing of beauty. If he keeps that up, 75-80% is very likely.

I die a little more inside every time he slings one on a rope that clanks off the front rim.

More arc is not going to fix his free throw shooting, it will just change some of his short misses to left/right/long misses. His shot has always been lacking rhythm, not arc.

I disagree, arc will absolutely help as long as it's not excessive arc. A lot of his misses are short and flat, which gives you zero chance of making the shot. A shot that has a proper arc that hits the front of the rim, as a chance to roll over the front and go in.

I believe the change he made the past few games is going to help.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I don't know who finally got through to GIannis and had him get more arc on his free throws, but it's a thing of beauty. If he keeps that up, 75-80% is very likely.

I die a little more inside every time he slings one on a rope that clanks off the front rim.

Considering he is a 74% career shooter, 75% isn't some far-fetched goal. People are overreacting to a small sample size and optics of an airball.

[BuckFan25226]

I don't know who finally got through to GIannis and had him get more arc on his free throws, but it's a thing of beauty. If he keeps that up, 75-80% is very likely.

I die a little more inside every time he slings one on a rope that clanks off the front rim.

Considering he is a 74% career shooter, 75% isn't some far-fetched goal. People are overreacting to a small sample size and optics of an airball.

Right, but that 75-80% is something we need in the postseason. He's a 64% shooter in the postseason. He's also been dipping the past couple of seasons in free throw %

[HaroldinGMinor]

Giannis' per 36 min:

31.5 points
15.9 rebounds
8.4 assists