Giannis - 2X MVP - FMVP - DPOY - Offseason discussion

Post #221 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:20 pm

hege53190 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I stole this from the general board but some people don’t get over there and I think just about everybody needs to see this interview.

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It is Giannis when asked about figuring the ego part out.

Post #222 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:49 am

31since1990 wrote:Pacers fan living in Milwaukee here… got a question. Say you guys win Tuesday (knock on wood) .. is that enough for Giannis to get is jersey retired and possibly get a statue?

LedZepp007 · Post #223 » by **LedZepp007** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:53 am

MickeyDavis wrote:
31since1990 wrote:Pacers fan living in Milwaukee here… got a question. Say you guys win Tuesday (knock on wood) .. is that enough for Giannis to get is jersey retired and possibly get a statue?

Yes. And maybe Middleton, too.

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Licensed to Il · Post #224 » by **Licensed to Il** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:54 am

MickeyDavis wrote:
31since1990 wrote:Pacers fan living in Milwaukee here… got a question. Say you guys win Tuesday (knock on wood) .. is that enough for Giannis to get is jersey retired and possibly get a statue?

Unquestionably yes

crkone · Post #225 » by **crkone** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:57 am

Easy yes

CharityStripe34 · Post #226 » by **CharityStripe34** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:52 am

Uh, duh. The statue should be in development as we speak.

HKPackFan · Post #227 » by **HKPackFan** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:06 am

CharityStripe34 wrote:Uh, duh. The statue should be in development as we speak.

With a Brandon Jennings wall mural inside FISERV forum.

WRau1 · Post #228 » by **WRau1** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:59 pm

If we do win a championship and Giannis does win a finals MVP, I think it's entirely possible that you could split his career (as of right now) in two and both halves would get into the HOF.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #229 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:31 am

WRau1 wrote:If we do win a championship and Giannis does win a finals MVP, I think it's entirely possible that you could split his career (as of right now) in two and both halves would get into the HOF.

He was like 72 on the palter comparison board for top 100 of all time. KL was ~40. If we win, Giannis would have a huge advantage in production and regular season accomplishments where KL has a slight edge on playoffs. After this year Giannis could be top 40 of all time as a 26 year old. Crazy.

drew881 · Post #230 » by **drew881** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:53 am

LedZepp007 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:
31since1990 wrote:Pacers fan living in Milwaukee here… got a question. Say you guys win Tuesday (knock on wood) .. is that enough for Giannis to get is jersey retired and possibly get a statue?

Yes. And maybe Middleton, too.

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Chris Paul should be part of this statue.

AussieBuck · Post #231 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:03 am

Pretty cool that the Jordan/Lebron/Kobe stans on the other boards are having a panic and inventing ways to downplay Giannis. They legacy scared.

LuessiT · Post #232 » by **LuessiT** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:22 am

I'd like to see a Giannis screens per 36 stat compared to the season. The eye test suggests it's through the roof. Just so much more space for perimeter players and better ball movement.

Post #233 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:58 am

Licensed to Il wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:
31since1990 wrote:Pacers fan living in Milwaukee here… got a question. Say you guys win Tuesday (knock on wood) .. is that enough for Giannis to get is jersey retired and possibly get a statue?

Unquestionably yes

Yes, but I think Giannis would squash the idea of them putting up a statue for him - at least while he's playing. That's not what he's about, imo.

Post #234 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:04 am

drew881 wrote:
LedZepp007 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:

Yes. And maybe Middleton, too.

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Chris Paul should be part of this statue.

Tbh, I don't get fans who feel the need to make comments like that.

Jimmmycrackcorn · Post #235 » by **Jimmmycrackcorn** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:37 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:
Jimmmycrackcorn wrote:Does the confirmed news of Kawhi's surgery even make you appreciate the fact that Giannis avoided major damage more...or am I alone?

Where the hell have you been?

I'm sorry......I'm so busy these days I'm rarely able to get on the internet

Very active on Twitter if you want to follow me there

Licensed to Il · Post #236 » by **Licensed to Il** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:49 pm

LuessiT wrote:I'd like to see a Giannis screens per 36 stat compared to the season. The eye test suggests it's through the roof. Just so much more space for perimeter players and better ball movement.

Zach Lowe mentioned this in a podcast a week or so back. He shared that in a blowout against Brooklyn earlier this season, the Bucks tried this (Giannis tripled his normal screens set) and the Bucks won in a route. Then Bud kind of sat on it (saved it) till the playoffs, and went back to it early in the Brooklyn series and have been using it ever since. Props to Bud for discovering that, saving it till most needed, and major credit to Giannis for being so adaptive and coachable when all eyes were on him. There are some nba stars that can't even be bothered to crouch on defense. And Giannis gives all he has on both ends, and is even willing to triple the screens he sets.

midranger · Post #237 » by **midranger** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:23 pm

Giannis had the epiphany that he’s a big after a fairly disasterous Game 2 in Brooklyn.

I think he took the (earned) criticism to heart and reinvented himself on the fly. Hence the dramatic increase in ball screens, quick passes to shooters up top, and renewed emphasis on offensive rebounding. He’s no longer stagnating the offense with the slow decision making, probe/pull out, yolo three point shot trap that he fell into routinely over the past few years. He’s trusting his teammates and keeps himself in attack mode 100% of the time.

He’s been nothing short of spectacular in this role.

MissKhriddleton · Post #238 » by **MissKhriddleton** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:50 am

midranger wrote:Giannis had the epiphany that he’s a big after a fairly disasterous Game 2 in Brooklyn.

I think he took the (earned) criticism to heart and reinvented himself on the fly. Hence the dramatic increase in ball screens, quick passes to shooters up top, and renewed emphasis on offensive rebounding. He’s no longer stagnating the offense with the slow decision making, probe/pull out, yolo three point shot trap that he fell into routinely over the past few years. He’s trusting his teammates and keeps himself in attack mode 100% of the time.

He’s been nothing short of spectacular in this role.

This would have to be unprecedented I would think. A player completely revamping his game in the middle of a playoff run.

Wonder if the coaching staff or anybody on the team had anything to do with it.

Pachinko_ · Post #239 » by **Pachinko_** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:43 am

I just did the numbers: If you take out the game he got injured half way, and the first game coming back from injury where he "only" scored 20, Giannis actually averages 30.5 PPG with 56% shooting for the playoffs. Add 12.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists.

That's bananas.
That's peak 28 year old Shaq with a little more passing, a little less blocking.

Plossum · Post #240 » by **Plossum** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:05 am

Damn, Shaq put up 38/16/2 in the 00 finals

Giannis could get there one day. He still has his best years to come.