So Giannis 2021 is looking good right now

dgr81 · Post #21 » by **dgr81** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Raps should try trading for him and not wait until free agency.

Once the Bucks get bounced from the playoffs, put on the pressure.

TheRealDeal · Post #22 » by **TheRealDeal** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:37 pm

This Giannis thing is fun but are there any realistic FA targets we could also focus our attention on?

Now would be a great time to find our next Kyle Lowry. Someone with a ton of talent that hasn’t had the opportunity or organizational stability to get them to the next level

Matty · Post #23 » by **Matty** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:43 pm

TheRealDeal wrote:This Giannis thing is fun but are there any realistic FA targets we could also focus our attention on?

Now would be a great time to find our next Kyle Lowry. Someone with a ton of talent that hasn’t had the opportunity or organizational stability to get them to the next level

I'd like to think we found him already. FVV is Lowry-lite. Guys in the locker room respect him. Plus we got a great back-up in TD.

I think PG position is set for the foreseeable future if we can lock both these guys up long term. It's the center position I'm more worried about.

carlosey · Post #24 » by **carlosey** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:21 pm

Giannis must be thinking that race relations, and covid19 may be a good reason to get out of winsconsin. Somethng maybe not as apparent 2 years ago.

Post #25 » by **FluLikeSymptoms** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:29 pm

carlosey wrote:Giannis must be thinking that race relations, and covid19 may be a good reason to get out of winsconsin. Somethng maybe not as apparent 2 years ago.

His teammate got the full treatment from the Milwaukee pigs a couple years ago, too.

Raps in 4 · Post #26 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:32 pm

Fairview4Life wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:Bucks fans keep telling themselves "Giannis isn't African, he doesn't care about Africa".

I mean...we keep telling ourselves he's coming here.

Because it's true.

TheAlchemist · Post #27 » by **TheAlchemist** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:35 pm

Yeah, definitely seems like Masai and him are in cahoots.

The all-star game with the whole Giannis - Embiid - Siakam front court , and Lowry lol... you could just tell there's something up.

Raptorfan2012 · Post #28 » by **Raptorfan2012** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:48 pm

TheRealDeal wrote:This Giannis thing is fun but are there any realistic FA targets we could also focus our attention on?

Now would be a great time to find our next Kyle Lowry. Someone with a ton of talent that hasn’t had the opportunity or organizational stability to get them to the next level

Out of all the FAs in 2021, Giannis is probably the most realistic option TBH compared to other guys like Lebron, Kawhi. Next up maybe Jrue Holiday, Victor Oli. etc. We do need to build a team that Giannis wants to be part of though (as supposed to staying with the Bucks).

Raps in 4 · Post #29 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:10 pm

TheAlchemist wrote:Yeah, definitely seems like Masai and him are in cahoots.

The all-star game with the whole Giannis - Embiid - Siakam front court , and Lowry lol... you could just tell there's something up.

We're getting Embiid too is what's up.

-AirCanada- · Post #30 » by **-AirCanada-** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:33 pm

Fairview4Life wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:Bucks fans keep telling themselves "Giannis isn't African, he doesn't care about Africa".

I mean...we keep telling ourselves he's coming here.

and there is a good chance he does

Raps in 4 · Post #31 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:36 pm

-AirCanada- wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:Bucks fans keep telling themselves "Giannis isn't African, he doesn't care about Africa".

I mean...we keep telling ourselves he's coming here.

and there is a good chance he does

I'd put our chances at 100%, at least.

SFour · Post #32 » by **SFour** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:11 pm

When Middleton and Bledsoe choke in the playoffs again Giannis is going to start looking at Siakam and FVV as future teammates....and I could see Embiid joining Giannis/Siakam since the Sixers are looking like a train wreak.

mtcan · Post #33 » by **mtcan** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:18 pm

SFour wrote:When Middleton and Bledsoe choke in the playoffs again Giannis is going to start looking at Siakam and FVV as future teammates....and I could see Embiid joining Giannis/Siakam since the Sixers are looking like a train wreak.

Alex McKechnie and load management will be the deciding factor for Embiid...

howlin mad axer · Post #34 » by **howlin mad axer** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:28 pm

As some of you have pointed out Giannis isn't African he is Greek, even if Greece didn't want to acknowledge him for many years. I would also like to point out that Toronto is no more Africa than any American city, I do not understand why Raptors fans think these African players are going to want to come to Canada as if it is some kind of homecoming.

Raps in 4 · Post #35 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:33 pm

SFour wrote:When Middleton and Bledsoe choke in the playoffs again Giannis is going to start looking at Siakam and FVV as future teammates....and I could see Embiid joining Giannis/Siakam since the Sixers are looking like a train wreak.

I'm so conflicted. I want the Bucks to choke, but I also want them to beat the Lakers/Clippers in the finals if they get there.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #36 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:37 pm

“I grew up in a Nigerian home,” Antetokounmpo said. “Obviously, I was born in Greece and went to school in Greece. But at the end of the day when I go home, there is no Greek culture. It’s straight-up Nigerian culture. It’s about discipline, it’s about respecting your elders, having morals.”

https://theundefeated.com/features/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-greek-freak-wants-to-go-back-to-his-nigerian-roots/

tdotrep2 · Post #37 » by **tdotrep2** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:00 pm

Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:
“I grew up in a Nigerian home,” Antetokounmpo said. “Obviously, I was born in Greece and went to school in Greece. But at the end of the day when I go home, there is no Greek culture. It’s straight-up Nigerian culture. It’s about discipline, it’s about respecting your elders, having morals.”

https://theundefeated.com/features/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-greek-freak-wants-to-go-back-to-his-nigerian-roots/

yea dog, i duno what this has to do with anything but giannis 2021 baybeeee

Young_Buc · Post #38 » by **Young_Buc** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:03 pm

howlin mad axer wrote:As some of you have pointed out Giannis isn't African he is Greek, even if Greece didn't want to acknowledge him for many years. I would also like to point out that Toronto is no more Africa than any American city, I do not understand why Raptors fans think these African players are going to want to come to Canada as if it is some kind of homecoming.

I'd say Toronto is more:

African
European
Indian
Asian
Caribbean

Than any other American city by far. Especially Nigerian.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #39 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:04 pm

tdotrep2 wrote:yea dog, i duno what this has to do with anything but giannis 2021 baybeeee

He identifies as African. Not Greek so much, despite the name.

-AirCanada- · Post #40 » by **-AirCanada-** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:04 pm

howlin mad axer wrote:As some of you have pointed out Giannis isn't African he is Greek, even if Greece didn't want to acknowledge him for many years. I would also like to point out that Toronto is no more Africa than any American city, I do not understand why Raptors fans think these African players are going to want to come to Canada as if it is some kind of homecoming.

Nothing funnier to me then someone trying to tell someone else their nationality. Giannis has expressed his Africa pride many times in various instances.

Also "Toronto is no more Africa than any American city" get out more my man