Giannis 3 triple dubs in 5 games... playing point full time now #itsover

[Tunez]

He turned his back on KAT





Dunn, Hield or Murray in the draft.

Go after Ezeli in FA, averaged 8/6 and almost 2bpg in 20mpg when he got to start, or make a hail marry offer to Whiteside.

Might as well go after Whiteside, even tho he wont sign with us. Ezeli is good pickup

I'll speak with Kidd

 

[Art Barr]

Could have rsn giannis as point forward and knight a driving spotup under sized sg

No,....
I hate little backcourts,.....

Art Barr

 

[Arithmetic]

Been watching Giannis since his first game. Always knew he would become great.

 

[Sauce Dab]

He's still only 21
It feels like he's been in the league for 5 years now
People been saying Greek is "next up" for like 2 years straight tho
But his ceiling is

 

[FlyRy]

Y'all know he's Nigerian, right?

 

[Rekkapryde]

As long as he's confident in that 20 foot jumper and can make it consistently, driving and passing lanes are gonna be wide open for the gawd

Really, a 3 point shot isn't necessary for him if they will run him at the point like they've been doing. A corner 3 would be great for him but with his dribbling ability, height and when he gets fully confident playing out of the post, you aren't gonna be able to stop him

No doubt. He's been killing it for me all year in Draft Kings.

 

[MJ Truth]

Kidd pushed for MCW, and apparently has a man crush on Rubio

Minnesota may start canvassing the market for a better shooting point guard to pair with young stars Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins. One NBA coach who has long been enamored with Rubio, league sources said: Milwaukee's Jason Kidd. The New York Knicks' desire to find a point guard could lead them to Rubio, too.
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If he wanted him to be PG, why did it take a season ending injury to MCW for him to take over ball handling duties? And why the interest in Rubio? You've got a 6'11" Point forward on the team, let him be great.

Probably because Jason Kidd sees what Giannis does on a daily basis in practice/training camp/games and you/we're just looking from the outside and the results during the games. Kidd was talking about wanting Giannis to be their decision maker since he got there; you've gotta let guys, particularly young guys, grow into their roles. If he lets Giannis handle the ballhandling duties from the jump and he fails at it, y'all are shytting on him for that too.

 

[Rigby.]

The Bucks need to build around him as though he's a PG, use what GS has done and allow your Forwards to be the primary ball handlers, play him and Giannis together with a defensive center and a "PG" that can shoot. They have the ingredients to be a hard matchup if the Bucks get out of their way and throw Kidd's suggestions in the bushes.


I'd love to see them draft Jamal Murray and play him at the 1, combine his shooting with Middleton, and possibly Jabari improving and you got something.

You could trade for Kyrie

 

[Rigby.]

It was dumb, but they're going to get a lottery pick and could be in position to draft Dunn, Murray or Hield so it may work out in the end. I've read they like Ellenson but they have to see that Giannis is blossoming into a Point Forward and doing away with the PG like MCW has to be the goal in the draft.



That top 3 was Wiggins, Embiid and Parker for the whole year.

Buddy and Giannis

 

[Bigtymer301]

Looking like Jabari knocking the rust off that ACL......And he looks to be in the best shape of his career.....Nikkas still wanna compare Jabari and Julius?

 

[Malta]

The Milwaukee Bucks' starting lineup with Giannis Antetokounmpo at the "point" has posted an offensive efficiency of of 109.1, per NBA.com/stats, which would rank third in the NBA on the season.

Antetokounmpo is averaging 19.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game in the nine games since the All-Star break.

“The ball is moving, our pace is up, all the stats are up,” Jason Kidd said. “(Giannis's) skillset is like no other. He has the ability to put it on the floor, he’s working hard on his jump shot, he can post up, he can pass. Giannis is just going through the process, understanding things don’t happen overnight.”

“I definitely knew one day we’d come back to it, once you know that I can do it,” Antetokounmpo says. “It’s different in the game, especially when Mike was starting. I couldn’t handle the ball more than Mike, because he’s our point guard. He’s in charge. And now, coach gave me the opportunity I could handle it. It feels great.”

 

[Long Live The Kane]

I love watching giannis play, bucks became one of those league pass top choices every night just odd the strength of that...having only seen lsu like 2 or 3 times this year, somebody that knows more than me, could we use Greek freak (especially as he's started to blossom post allstar break) as an example or template as to how simmons might fit into the league?

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Down 22-4 at home?

That's the most important aspect.

 

[Tunez]

The extraordinary measures of Giannis Antetokounmpo

Early in the 2012-13 season, 18-year-oldGiannis Antetokounmpolanded on the radar of NBA scouts, shrouded in mystery. He didn't attend the combine or team workouts, so he had never been extensively measured. He had played mostly in Greece's youth system and second-tier pro league, so no one could agree on how he'd best be used in the NBA. There was only one consensus: His body was among the best scouts had ever seen.

The Bucks drafted Antetokounmpo 15th overall that year, feeling he combined big-man length with the agility of an elite guard. Their instincts were quickly proved right: Thanks to his unique biomechanical and physiological qualities, he is one of just three players in the past decade to average 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 block per game in his age-21 season.

To understand how Antetokounmpo's form gives way to function, we recently spent a day measuring the 6-foot-11 forward, then asked Marcus Elliott, M.D., the founder of P3 Applied Sports Science, a training center that specializes in advanced athlete assessment, to help break him down. Welcome to our tour of the NBA's ideal body.

Quincy Acy, whose wingspan is 9 inches longer than his height.

Kawhi Leonard's hand is 11.25 inches, and LeBron James' is 9.25.) The breadth of Antetokounmpo's hands enables him to get a strong "pinch grip" on a 29.5-inch basketball (what's commonly known as palming). Not only does palming the ball allow Antetokounmpo to gain maximum control, but by virtue of making the ball an extension of his arm, he effectively gains 2 more inches in height.

TrueHoop's feature series.

TrueHoop Presents:

• How Kawhi Leonard became a superstar

• Curry and the best worst ankles in sports

• What Curry's rise means for LeBron

• Jahlil Okafor opens up about troubles

• Ultimate what-if: Kobe-for-LeBron swap

• How Kobe almost became a Celtic

• Kobe Bryant's "all-day" process

ACHILLES: The Bucks measured Antetokounmpo's Achilles tendon from the back of the heel to the belly of the calf, and, at 13.5 inches (almost double the length of the average adult male's), well: "I have never seen an Achilles like his," Flanagan says. Many sports scientists believe a long Achilles means more efficient storage and release of elastic energy. That translates to acceleration and explosive movement-exactly the sort of traits that enable Antetokounmpo to, oh, say, burst almost the entire length of the floor in two dribbles. (Seriously. Google it.) So much for Antetokounmpo's having an Achilles' heel.

TrueHoop Presents: Breaking down the NBA's best body

@Malta

 

[Malta]

The extraordinary measures of Giannis Antetokounmpo

Early in the 2012-13 season, 18-year-oldGiannis Antetokounmpolanded on the radar of NBA scouts, shrouded in mystery. He didn't attend the combine or team workouts, so he had never been extensively measured. He had played mostly in Greece's youth system and second-tier pro league, so no one could agree on how he'd best be used in the NBA. There was only one consensus: His body was among the best scouts had ever seen.

The Bucks drafted Antetokounmpo 15th overall that year, feeling he combined big-man length with the agility of an elite guard. Their instincts were quickly proved right: Thanks to his unique biomechanical and physiological qualities, he is one of just three players in the past decade to average 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 block per game in his age-21 season.

To understand how Antetokounmpo's form gives way to function, we recently spent a day measuring the 6-foot-11 forward, then asked Marcus Elliott, M.D., the founder of P3 Applied Sports Science, a training center that specializes in advanced athlete assessment, to help break him down. Welcome to our tour of the NBA's ideal body.

Quincy Acy, whose wingspan is 9 inches longer than his height.

Kawhi Leonard's hand is 11.25 inches, and LeBron James' is 9.25.) The breadth of Antetokounmpo's hands enables him to get a strong "pinch grip" on a 29.5-inch basketball (what's commonly known as palming). Not only does palming the ball allow Antetokounmpo to gain maximum control, but by virtue of making the ball an extension of his arm, he effectively gains 2 more inches in height.

TrueHoop's feature series.

TrueHoop Presents:

• How Kawhi Leonard became a superstar

• Curry and the best worst ankles in sports

• What Curry's rise means for LeBron

• Jahlil Okafor opens up about troubles

• Ultimate what-if: Kobe-for-LeBron swap

• How Kobe almost became a Celtic

• Kobe Bryant's "all-day" process

ACHILLES: The Bucks measured Antetokounmpo's Achilles tendon from the back of the heel to the belly of the calf, and, at 13.5 inches (almost double the length of the average adult male's), well: "I have never seen an Achilles like his," Flanagan says. Many sports scientists believe a long Achilles means more efficient storage and release of elastic energy. That translates to acceleration and explosive movement-exactly the sort of traits that enable Antetokounmpo to, oh, say, burst almost the entire length of the floor in two dribbles. (Seriously. Google it.) So much for Antetokounmpo's having an Achilles' heel.

TrueHoop Presents: Breaking down the NBA's best body

@Malta

Created player status, 6'11" with a 7'3" wingspan and guard like mobility, shyt makes no sense.