NBA 2020-21 Season Catch-All

Prederick wrote:

Giannis Stretch My Hands

Just the whole way Giannis lands and stands there like f*cking Thor or something. Metal as f*ck.

Eh, I don't like it. I just did something awesome so instead of being happy I am going to look really angry and mad at the world. Doesn't seem like a mentally healthy response. A lot of guys do it and I think it is just a messed up mentality that our culture creates.

LeapingGnome wrote:

Eh, I don't like it. I just did something awesome so instead of being happy I am going to look really angry and mad at the world. Doesn't seem like a mentally healthy response. A lot of guys do it and I think it is just a messed up mentality that our culture creates.

Hmmm. I don’t think I would consider Giannis a result of our culture. He’s generally a joyful guy. I can forgive the mean mug, because the joy was there. The joy is seen in that slow-mo when Holiday rips the steal and Giannis’ eyes get as wide as saucers and he makes a “wooo!” face like he knows he’s about to put the nail in the coffin of game 5 of the NBA Finals with an alley-oop.

I am pro mean-mugging, because occasionally you gotta let a motherf*cker know you just yammed on em'.

Plus, CP3 tried to kill him.

Blind_Evil wrote:
DSGamer wrote:

The Bucks are clearly the better team.

I’d actually push back on that. The last two games have essentially been one possession games, going to free throws at the end, and each game was iced by a freakish play by Giannis. I think the Bucks have the best player on the floor most nights and that’s the difference.

They might be the better team but I’m not sure it’s an open and shut case. Couple calls one way or the other and this could look completely different.

I agree that it's not an open and shut case. The Sun's are a good team. However, it's also clear the calls are going the Sun's way as well. I'm looking at you Devin Booker who should have fouled out two times in game four and then gets away with another fast break mugging in this game. Seems the refs are intentionally not looking to kick the best player for the Suns out of the game. This just highlights those calls. I would say most of the five games have been called in favor of the Suns. I'm not a fan of either team, Celtics fan, so I don't think I'm being biased. Anyone else feel this way?

Yeah the first quarter last night was particularly egregious. The Suns were in the bonus with 5 fouls against the Bucks before a single foul had been called against the Suns.

And that goaltend called on Giannis where he clearly knocked the ball into the backboard! WTF do we even have replay for?

I am biased though. F Chris Paul. Just because he's not as dirty as Patrick Beverly still doesn't mean I want him to ever win anything.

I’m still thinking about that final play and different details. Like how Giannis saw what was possible, got excited and turned on the NOS so he could go from behind Holiday to 30 feet in front of him.

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DSGamer wrote:

I’m still thinking about that final play and different details. Like how Giannis saw what was possible, got excited and turned on the NOS so he could go from behind Holiday to 30 feet in front of him.

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I live my life a quarter court at a time.

I understand getting sentimental about things in the finals but Aaron Gordon does that like every 4th game

Blind_Evil wrote:

I understand getting sentimental about things in the finals but Aaron Gordon does that like every 4th game :lol:

Totally. And Giannis in the regular season. I think what made it special is that it was an iconic moment because it did happen during game 5 of the Finals. Wake me up when Aaron Gordon is in game 1 of the Finals, much less playing the way Giannis is currently.

In addition to being an iconic play if the Bucks win and cool as hell, it was just audacious. Holiday should have not thrown that oop, but sometimes in the heat of the game you do the less smart, lower percentage, really cool thing to put the nail in the coffin. That’s part of the fun of basketball.

Yeah it felt like Tim Kitzrow from NBA Jam saying "The nail in the coffin!"

Dreadful second quarter

That was actually a goaltend, barely. I still don't understand why the clear block that was called goaltend never got reviewed last game though.

Is it me or does Booker pass up some clean three point opportunities to instead meander into his bag for mid range shots?

I also can’t believe the contact Milwaukee is getting away with when Giannis gets a call on just about every drive.

Jordan Nwora, from Louisville! NBA champion. Haha

Fightin' Texas Aggie Khris Middleton!

The Tampa Bay football team. The Milwaukee basketball team. Those two billionaires who went into space. If you want to get ahead in 2021, your best bet is with bucks.

Lol

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<3 Mad Max!

Resurfaced on Twitter tonight. I don’t think I’ve ever heard this story before.

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On Saturday, Nov 23, it was cold in Milwaukee (below 20 degrees in the afternoon). I was shopping in the Brady Street area (the east side of Milwaukee, a few minutes away from the BMO Harris Bradley Center) with my boyfriend of 35 years. We saw a tall black guy running by and he looked familiar. I drove by him again four blocks away and realized it was Giannis. I stopped the car, rolled down the window and asked if he wanted a ride.

"Are you going to the Bradley Center?" he asked and I said yes. He was wearing only a windbreaker.

When he got in the car, I said "you need a winter jacket." He said his credit card didn't work & he'd sent all the money to his family in Greece. He thanked us over and over again for the ride. He was running from where he lives ("on Lake Drive," he said). I got an autograph (in Greek!), but didn't think to get a photo (I'm full of regret). Imagine a photo of all 6'10" of him in the backseat of my Honda Fit (incredibly small back seats)!

We dropped him off at the BMOHBC and he said "Thanks, you really saved me!" I was so excited to have him in my car, that I didn't even think to get a photo. I hope he now has a winter jacket and proper transportation.

What a sweet kid...

(My daughter's friend says I should have mentioned I have an 18 year old daughter, and should have taken him to Laacke & Joys to buy him a jacket.)

This is so entertaining

Of course my f*cking internet went out halfway through the 4th Quarter. Of course.

Anyway, holy sh*t, what a clincher from Giannis. 50 for the chip. FIFTY.

@DragonflyJonez wrote:

35-13-5 in the Finals on 62% shooting. Two 40+ point games. Went for 20 in the third quarter of game 2. A block that locked game 4 up. An oop that locked game 5 up. A 50-14-5blk closeout game for a ring. Where he had ANOTHER 20 point 3rd quarter.

And in the series before I thought his knee was wrecked for a year.

He had a fantastic series. One of the best I've seen in recent memory. What makes it even more remarkable is how he dominated the game without a good 3-point shot and terrible free throw shooting in a time when everyone is taking 3s at all positions. I believe he's an anomaly in today's game and players today really don't respect his game. He definitely proved them wrong.

17 of 19 from the line in game 6, just FYI.

blackanchor wrote:

He had a fantastic series. One of the best I've seen in recent memory. What makes it even more remarkable is how he dominated the game without a good 3-point shot and terrible free throw shooting in a time when everyone is taking 3s at all positions. I believe he's an anomaly in today's game and players today really don't respect his game. He definitely proved them wrong.

The last two years of playoffs disappointments has really got the talking heads and shouting fans to question Giannis and coaching staff. Some of it is justified, Giannis came was surprisingly easy to figure out in 2019 and the coaching staff did nothing to adjust, but a lot of it was putting everything he did under a microscope just to keep the news cycle going. He worked on what he needed to work on and the team brought on better supporting players.

I'm happy for him. Love Giannis and the Bucks green & cream colour scheme is outstanding.

Giannis orders half sprite half lemonade with no ice from chick-fil-a, haha.

Vector wrote:
blackanchor wrote:

He had a fantastic series. One of the best I've seen in recent memory. What makes it even more remarkable is how he dominated the game without a good 3-point shot and terrible free throw shooting in a time when everyone is taking 3s at all positions. I believe he's an anomaly in today's game and players today really don't respect his game. He definitely proved them wrong.

The last two years of playoffs disappointments has really got the talking heads and shouting fans to question Giannis and coaching staff. Some of it is justified, Giannis came was surprisingly easy to figure out in 2019 and the coaching staff did nothing to adjust, but a lot of it was putting everything he did under a microscope just to keep the news cycle going. He worked on what he needed to work on and the team brought on better supporting players.

I'm happy for him. Love Giannis and the Bucks green & cream colour scheme is outstanding.

I think a key thing that happened is they took the ball out of his hands. All of the teams that use a 4-out scheme become very easy to defend in the playoffs if you can somehow stop the ISO ballhandler. We've seen it with Trey Young, we've seen it every year with Donovan Mitchell and we saw it with GIannis. You have to have more to your offense than clearing out for the really good ISO player.

I think what changed for Giannis literally in these playoffs, is that he started playing off the ball more and letting Middleton or Holiday handle the ball while he either screened for them or got points off of rebounds or rim-running. Then on possession where he would handle the ball the team overall was less predictable.

I'm not sure if that was a change Giannis made himself or if that was a coaching adjustment, but they were clearly better on offense in these playoffs because of it.

He had a stellar series and a stellar playoffs. One of the best I've ever seen, to be honest. I'm quite happy for him and the Bucks.

Vector wrote:
blackanchor wrote:

He had a fantastic series. One of the best I've seen in recent memory. What makes it even more remarkable is how he dominated the game without a good 3-point shot and terrible free throw shooting in a time when everyone is taking 3s at all positions. I believe he's an anomaly in today's game and players today really don't respect his game. He definitely proved them wrong.

The last two years of playoffs disappointments has really got the talking heads and shouting fans to question Giannis and coaching staff. Some of it is justified, Giannis came was surprisingly easy to figure out in 2019 and the coaching staff did nothing to adjust, but a lot of it was putting everything he did under a microscope just to keep the news cycle going. He worked on what he needed to work on and the team brought on better supporting players.

I'm happy for him. Love Giannis and the Bucks green & cream colour scheme is outstanding.

Agreed. But he takes alot of heat because he plays in a time where bigs are no longer just inside forces but are expected to have all around games. He's a better all around player than Shaq and Shaq didn't take heat for being a one trick pony. Yet, you could argue that Gianni's is as dominant a big man but still takes criticism for being only an inside force. It's unfair criticism. And yes, love the colors. "Fear the Deer", love their logo.