2020-21 NBA Season Discussion

[AussieBuck]

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No really what the **** is this? Why don't players respect giannis?

He doesn't talk with, hang out, work out with anyone not on his team.

[Zarozzor]

Giannis has been insane this series

Completely gone up a level offensively

It has been incredible to watch. I can only imagine if this is how he plays going forward.

[Clyde Frazier]

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No really what the **** is this? Why don't players respect giannis?

He doesn't talk with, hang out, work out with anyone not on his team.

Could probably throw in some xenophobia too for good measure.

[Goudelock]

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No really what the **** is this? Why don't players respect giannis?

He doesn't talk with, hang out, work out with anyone not on his team.

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LIke maybe guys just really like Middleton, but this is strange.

[NinjaSheppard]

American basketball players are incredibly xenophobic

[Doctor MJ]

American basketball players are incredibly xenophobic

Sure seems like it. It's really ugly.

It would be one thing if Giannis were an a-hole, but he ain't.

As I say this, I do think players are in general more likely to cheer on Luka. I think that speaks to players judging players based on who they grew up worshipping. If the question is "Which player seems most like Jordan?", it's no wonder that the players underrate Giannis.

[falcolombardi]

i think you guys are seeing thinghs that are not there

at most it could be that players sometimes fall in love with scorers/jump shooters too much.

[BobbyPortisFan]

Jrue, one of my favorite players making all the big plays tonight made me so happy. And if there is a player in the league I like less than Devin Booker I don't know who it could be. So glad to see him lose again.

Jrue was incredible tonight. Absolutely the Player of the Game. If he could only do this reliably, he's be a superstar.

Was his playmaking that good? I was switching betwen this game and honduras vs panama.

[AussieBuck]

Jrue, one of my favorite players making all the big plays tonight made me so happy. And if there is a player in the league I like less than Devin Booker I don't know who it could be. So glad to see him lose again.

Jrue was incredible tonight. Absolutely the Player of the Game. If he could only do this reliably, he's be a superstar.

Was his playmaking that good? I was switching betwen this game and honduras vs panama.

Jrue was a superstar today.

[BobbyPortisFan]

Giannis has looked better than this.... literally last game. Hes played well but hes been the 3rd best Buck on the floor this game.

What?

Jrue being better is plasuible, because of all ihs playmaking, but saying middelton was better? Giannis was his teams' leading scorer and the best defender. How did middelton make up the gap?

Even jrue's "play of the game" started and ended with giannis.

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Jrue's steal only happens because booker is distracted by giannis...and the free throws to seal it happen because giannis wins an offensive rebound. Saying giannis was third best....

[BobbyPortisFan]

Has a team ever shot 70 percent from three and lost before?

[bondom34]

Has a team ever shot 70 percent from three and lost before?

Given this I'd guess not. Though I thought they were just under 70%.

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[GSP]

Bucks player of the game

Game 1 - Middleton
Game 2 - Giannis
Game 3 - Giannis
Game 4 - Middleton
Game 5 - Jrue

Giannis is having a great finals but the numbers are really deceiving as if he's peak Shaq out there. Games 2/3 really bumped the averages but this is a real team effort and hopefully all the braindead Bud takes after every game will end soon enough. One of the best coaches in the league and will be Hof without question.

[Dupp]

American basketball players are incredibly xenophobic

Sure seems like it. It's really ugly.

It would be one thing if Giannis were an a-hole, but he ain't.

As I say this, I do think players are in general more likely to cheer on Luka. I think that speaks to players judging players based on who they grew up worshipping. If the question is "Which player seems most like Jordan?", it's no wonder that the players underrate Giannis.

I’m not discounting any of this but I also feel like a lot of players are just like fans and overrate “closing” and last second shots and probably drool over cross overs and stuff like that.

Khris has been great and has been a much needed closer but it’s still pretty clear Giannis has been the most impactful player through the series and in most games.

I mean even khris was guilty of some of this himself. In his postgame after game 4 he said “ he wasn’t his usual dominant self but still found ways to impact the game “

It might of just came out wrong but Giannis was insanely dominant game 4.

[AussieBuck]

Harden hates Giannis and Irving seems to dislike him too, that could play into the Dimwiddie stuff.

[70sFan]

Bucks are finally looking like a legit title team. Jrue stepped up big time, he was Player of the Game tonight. I don't think we could find more than 5 PGs in NBA history that could do so much on defensive side of the ball. Khris also started to look more and more confident.

Giannis transformation is a revelation of these playoffs. I really love how he's been playing since game 6 of ECSF. He doesn't force anything anymore and his bigman game has been unstoppable.

Other quick thoughts:

1. Refs allow Booker to be extremely physical on both ends of the court. He's been treated like Michael Jordan or something, I'm glad the Suns lost this game.

2. Paul has been disappointing since game one, tonight he was attacked by Middleton and Jrue on defense. It seems that the days when Paul was excellent defender are gone at this point.

[AussieBuck]

American basketball players are incredibly xenophobic

Sure seems like it. It's really ugly.

It would be one thing if Giannis were an a-hole, but he ain't.

As I say this, I do think players are in general more likely to cheer on Luka. I think that speaks to players judging players based on who they grew up worshipping. If the question is "Which player seems most like Jordan?", it's no wonder that the players underrate Giannis.

I’m not discounting any of this but I also feel like a lot of players are just like fans and overrate “closing” and last second shots and probably drool over cross overs and stuff like that.

Khris has been great and has been a much needed closer but it’s still pretty clear Giannis has been the most impactful player through the series and in most games.

I mean even khris was guilty of some of this himself. In his postgame after game 4 he said “ he wasn’t his usual dominant self but still found ways to impact the game “

It might of just came out wrong but Giannis was insanely dominant game 4.

Players are huge PPG guys. Timmy used to get way too much disrespect too.

[70sFan]

Bucks player of the game

Game 1 - Middleton
Game 2 - Giannis
Game 3 - Giannis
Game 4 - Middleton
Game 5 - Jrue

Giannis is having a great finals but the numbers are really deceiving as if he's peak Shaq out there. Games 2/3 really bumped the averages but this is a real team effort and hopefully all the braindead Bud takes after every game will end soon enough. One of the best coaches in the league and will be Hof without question.

Giannis was better than Khris in game 4, defense matters.

[70sFan]

Suns are clearly superior, really doubt this series goes past 5 games.

This doesn't age too well it seems

[AussieBuck]

Bucks are finally looking like a legit title team. Jrue stepped up big time, he was Player of the Game tonight. I don't think we could find more than 5 PGs in NBA history that could do so much on defensive side of the ball. Khris also started to look more and more confident.

Giannis transformation is a revelation of these playoffs. I really love how he's been playing since game 6 of ECSF. He doesn't force anything anymore and his bigman game has been unstoppable.

Other quick thoughts:

1. Refs allow Booker to be extremely physical on both ends of the court. He's been treated like Michael Jordan or something, I'm glad the Suns lost this game.

2. Paul has been disappointing since game one, tonight he was attacked by Middleton and Jrue on defense. It seems that the days when Paul was excellent defender are gone at this point.

It's not so much a transformation with Giannis or at least it's not new in the playoffs, there have been a bunch of phases of him playing as a big all season, it's just been sporadic and I guess the bad knee just took it from a part of his game to most of it. There's also some really nice high post wrinkles I thought we'd see more of in the playoffs but we seem to only go to that when teams zone us. Kinda sucks, we've got some high/low Giannis/Brook stuff that hasn't come out of the bottom drawer in the playoffs outside of one Nets? game. I think that action would help keep Lopez on the floor longer.