Stephen A. Smith says he will consider Giannis Antetokounmpo an “underachiever” if he doesn’t win another ring

[Paper Boi]

Giannis probably on his way to top 25 all time, imagine that being an underachiever

only player i've heard compared to shaq post-shaq and it rang true.

giannis and jokic are the best players drafted after 2010, no doubt in my mind. best of their generations. both got one ring. shows you how hard it is now.

 

[Art Barr]

Giannis not beating prime Shaq/Kobe, Dirk, Amare, etc

This is hypothetical.

If i put giannis out the time machine. With the bucks of the eighties. With ricky pierce and tsrry cummings. Giannis dog walks them. As well as holds it dosn all time. If we construct an all time bucks team. Where lew alcindor and tha big o. As well as get rey rey, big dog, and tractor trailer on roster all time
To
plug up any holes in the starting five and bench all time too tho.

If we wanna play hypotheticals.


The lakers could compete. Yet the lakers would need jelly bean and the hawk to match up on giannis.


O
Rey rey : pierce
Big dog
giannis
lew


Dallas and phx would get destroyed out the time machine.

Art Barr

 

[T-K-G]

I would've disagreed but I've been seeing people on Twitter saying Giannis is better than Tim Duncan so yeah he's definitely an underachiever

So it has nothing to do with anything Giannis said or did.....just people on Twitter


how do y'all not have constant headaches being this dumb

 

[Primetime]

What SAS should've said is Giannis could end up a top-10 GOAT but he'll need another championship (probably 2-3) to break through,

i.e. a common top 12 would be a pecking order close to: Jordan, James, Jabbar, Johnson, O'Neal, Duncan, Russell*, Chamberlain*, Bird, Bryant / Curry, Hakeem.

An * by Russell and Chamberlain since some like to include '60s players (in which they could be anywhere from 4th to 10th) and others don't.

For Giannis to break into this list (even if ommitting '60s players), he'll probably need to ditch his current team for more opportune chances for titles, the same way several of the guys on that list did. At 31, he just has to make that decision since a GOAT list isn't actually tangible and is more just a competitive / ego thing rooted in barbershop talk

 

[Harry B]

Given that Giannis stays, Dirk and Giannis rings are some of the most impressive rings in modern times. Both LeBron and Kobe would probably trade both their Miami/GSW rings to get a single one on their first team. (Specially KD who already was drafted into what became a super team)

Also given that it was on the first ever and 50 years after their last one, and all you remember is them.


It’s people like Stephen A that wanna make people jump around on teams like KD. ESPN and other wack nba media have always loved covering drama, trades, rule changes, and various narratives to generate views.

 

[murksiderock]

I get what he means, and I'm no Stephen A fan. Of course Giannis is an overachiever relative to draft position...

And of course his legacy somewhere in the GOAT25 is already sealed...

But expectations changed when he had a 3-consecutive year stretch that went: MVP, MVP, championship. As you see more, your eyes tend to adapt to that, the bar rises. This is why so many people lamented how he's only won one playoff series since winning that title:

The expectations and standards raised for him given we saw his 3-year run. I'd argue as well they should have; its fine if others disagree...

So far, 60% thru the 2020s era, he's been the second best player of this era, and is within shot of finishing as the best player of this generation. It's gonna be a race to the finish line to see who can win another title though, and he (as well as the others) will need another ring to have a shot at cracking into that pantheon level of All-Timers...

 

[Damnshow]

Did this receeding hairline c00n fakkit say the same about jokic? Cause both got MVP's, one championship for each and both played with some pretty weak supporting casts.

But Giannis would be the one to underachieve if he didn't win another ring?

 

[Nero Christ]

Why would Giannis care what sas thinks about him

 

[Ohene]

lol people in america and canada honestly care way too much about achievement/work
who cares

he has one ring, an MVP or two...giannis is certified. stack your bread and enjoy life

 

[jwonder]

I just wish someone film this clown getting punched in the mouth. This dude is clueless. Giannis won a chip with the Bucks. The fukking Bucks. That right their is an over achievement.

 

[Standing on business]

I remember growing up no one considered Barkley, Reggie Miller, Iverson and Malone under achievers. They were just considered Legends.

 

[Gotright]

I remember growing up no one considered Barkley, Reggie Miller, Iverson and Malone under achievers. They were just considered Legends.

you know how to post decent at times?

 

[mbewane]

You could actually make the case he overachieved. Project player drafted at the 15th spot, Giannis got drafted first but a lot of people thought Jabari Parker would bring the Bucks back to glory. Ended up not only leading the Bucks in multiple all time categories but 2x MVP, DPOY, and FMVP. SAS just wants him to play in a big market.

He's clearly an overachiever if you look at his life and career prior to coming to the NBA.

 

[The God Poster]

When SAS's day finally comes, it's going to be bad for him and sensational for all the people he's tried to style on. Nothing lasts forever, and when that day comes, he's going to be alone and find out how little pull he actually had.

He’s flown too close to the sun before & tucked his tail.

He never learns unfortunately

 

[Rekkapryde]

NBA media giving you reasons not to celebrate great players pt. 7328482

All these pressed ass terrible hot takes for clicks and ratings

Faux News fukked the journalism game up badly with their nonsense.