Giannis "The Greak Freak" Antetokounmpo Thread

[estebahn73]

Originally Posted by Ferg1945

I honestly think losing the ECF the way the Bucks did.... will be the motivation Giannis needs to improve his overall game.

And he thinks he can improve quite a bit......

After a dominant MVP season in which he led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA-best 60 wins, Giannis Antetokounmpo said he's at only "60 percent" of what he can fully become.

"There's a lot of things I can improve on," Antetokounmpo told ESPN after filming for the PUBG MOBILE Team Up Superstar Showdown event. "First of all, [I have to] look at myself before I look at anybody else. Try to self-improve as much as possible. There are a lot of things that I got to work on in my game.


"A lot of people say, 'You are the MVP, you are one of the best players in the league, you are so dominant,'" he continued. "But I think I can get better. I think I am at 60 percent of my potential, as good as I can be. I just want to be better. If I am in the same situation again [in the conference finals], react better, play the game better, play better, execute better."

lol

Exactly, what an amazing reaction to his accomplishments and accolades. Prizm Giannis here I come! LOL

[oshmeehan]

Originally Posted by estebahn73

Not sure if you guys watched his MVP award winning speech.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...cent-potential

I knew he was a good player but I didn't know how humble and a decent human being this guy is.

I am a big fan now. I really wish him the best.

Yes, definitely a humble and down to earth guy opposed to most every other star player.

One of the main reasons I believe he will stay in Milwaukee is he has had to work for everything he has gotten in life. He won't just take the easy way out to compete for a championship and join up with some other superstar somewhere else. He also loves the laid back Milwaukee community where he doesn't get hounded by the media for quotes and the general public when he goes out places like he would if he was in LA or NY.

[daeve]

https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/s...210161664?s=21

Malika Andrews
@malika_andrews
Giannis Antetokounmpo is on stage addressing the crowd. “After this day, please don’t call me the MVP until I win it again next year,” he said.

[oshmeehan]

“After this day, July 14, please, please, please do me a huge favor, so I can be better, I can be a better player, so I can bring this city a championship. Please don’t call me MVP. Listen, listen, listen, listen. Please, after this day, don’t call me MVP until I win it again next year.”

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by oshmeehan

One of the main reasons I believe he will stay in Milwaukee is he has had to work for everything he has gotten in life. He won't just take the easy way out to compete for a championship and join up with some other superstar somewhere else. He also loves the laid back Milwaukee community

Same thing for Embiid. I honestly hope both stay with their original teams but I gotta be honest, more likely Embiid plays his whole career in Philly than Giannis in MIL.

2 of the best 5 players in the NBA, would love to see them go at it every May in the ECF for the next 5+ years.

[yiguiri2002]

Originally Posted by gomiamigo

Same thing for Embiid. I honestly hope both stay with their original teams but I gotta be honest, more likely Embiid plays his whole career in Philly than Giannis in MIL.

2 of the best 5 players in the NBA, would love to see them go at it every May in the ECF for the next 5+ years.

If their health allow it, hopefully for the next 10 years. Similar backgrounds, completely different personalities yet they are both super entertaining.

[oshmeehan]

Originally Posted by gomiamigo

Same thing for Embiid. I honestly hope both stay with their original teams but I gotta be honest, more likely Embiid plays his whole career in Philly than Giannis in MIL.

2 of the best 5 players in the NBA, would love to see them go at it every May in the ECF for the next 5+ years.

Why do you feel Giannis would move on to somewhere else and Embiid wouldnt?

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by oshmeehan

Why do you feel Giannis would move on to somewhere else and Embiid wouldnt?

Because he's up for FA in 2 years and Embiid is already signed for the next 4. It's just more likely, doubly so if he can't win in a small market that can't afford to re-sign key players like Brogdon.

Philadelphia is a much larger city than MIL. Also, Embiid is the unrivaled, utterly loved sports king of a city with 4 major sports teams, it's hard to improve from there. And ownership stood by him and built around him every step of the way even when he didn't play a minute the first two years due to a broken navicular bone in practice.

Of course both could stay, or leave in 2 and 4 years respectively. But if Giannis leaves, all other things being equal [they never are], the 76ers would be the heavy favorites in the East given their young core players, Embiid's title path would be much simpler than if he wanted to go to the Knicks [lol].

[babyfaceposey]

Anyone get the Giannis shoes? I bought a pair of the bro's.

[oshmeehan]

Originally Posted by gomiamigo

Because he's up for FA in 2 years and Embiid is already signed for the next 4. It's just more likely, doubly so if he can't win in a small market that can't afford to re-sign key players like Brogdon.

Philadelphia is a much larger city than MIL. Also, Embiid is the unrivaled, utterly loved sports king of a city with 4 major sports teams, it's hard to improve from there. And ownership stood by him and built around him every step of the way even when he didn't play a minute the first two years due to a broken navicular bone in practice.

Of course both could stay, or leave in 2 and 4 years respectively. But if Giannis leaves, all other things being equal [they never are], the 76ers would be the heavy favorites in the East given their young core players, Embiid's title path would be much simpler than if he wanted to go to the Knicks [lol].

Giannis is only a free agent in 2 years if he doesn't sign the supermax extension in the summer of 2020, which is for 5 years and about $250 million. WHEN he signs that he will be locked in until summer 2026.

Bucks felt that with Brogdons injury history and the fact they performed just fine without him in the playoffs that he was the most expendable of the bunch. Sixers weren't able to keep everyone either for whatever reasons. That's not a big vs. small market thing.

Great for Embiid being the king of the city while Giannis is damn near the king of the entire NBA playing in Milwaukee. He said he wouldn't consider going to a place like LA, and why should he? (Queue the KD and Kyrie quotes). Milwaukee took a chance on him and he's adored and loved here, which he has said numerous times how thankful he is.

[asujbl]

Giannis is worse at hitting a baseball off a tee than my 8 year old. That I do know.

[ninjacookies]

As much as I'm a fan of players staying with 1 team their entire career...I don't think that's a concrete reality for any modern player.

To put things into perspective, Westbrook was the last man standing for guys with the longest tenure with one team before this summer began.

We can all point to the fact that player x loves the hometeam, the fans, and is humble...but ultimately the new free agency landscape gives players better access to championships...and championships are the only things that matter in the longrun when measuring a player's legacy.

I point to Aaron Rodgers. He's like Giannis in the fact that he's got an early MVP and has had a high level of individual success, but his relationship with the team has been less than stellar over the past few years.

Biggest difference with Arod and Giannis is that Arod got the championship monkey off his shoulder early. I think if the Bucks don't win within the next few seasons, Giannis has a high probability of bolting. Just how the league is these days.

This applies to any superstar.

[Ferg1945]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-14-Pan...oAAOSw5I5c4rzs

[Oldschool42]

Originally Posted by babyfaceposey

Anyone get the Giannis shoes? I bought a pair of the bro's.

My son bought a pair on release day and loves them. Best bb shoe he's played in ever. The LeBron’s are huge POS, the Velcro won’t stay closed (5’3” 100 lb kid) worse shoe ever.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by Ferg1945

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-14-Pan...oAAOSw5I5c4rzs

holy cow, why sell that one in the middle of the offseason though?

[jw8]

Originally Posted by daeve

holy cow, why sell that one in the middle of the offseason though?

Thoughts on what this might sell for? $25k?

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[smalltown]

Originally Posted by daeve

holy cow, why sell that one in the middle of the offseason though?

Needs to pay for their Zion cases?

[Ferg1945]

Originally Posted by daeve

holy cow, why sell that one in the middle of the offseason though?

Originally Posted by smalltown

Needs to pay for their Zion cases?

That would be something if that was the reason.

[armoursave]

Originally Posted by babyfaceposey

Anyone get the Giannis shoes? I bought a pair of the bro's.

The Coming To America pair looked interesting. Leopard print doesn’t go with my complexion though so I took a pass on those.

[gomiamigo]

I'm old enough to remember when Giannis wasn't trash.

[pejc300]

Originally Posted by jw8

Thoughts on what this might sell for? $25k?

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LOL not even close. WAAYYYYY less.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by pejc300

LOL not even close. WAAYYYYY less.

Did he think it was a gold? Or is the black label worth that much?

A 9.5 orange sold for 6k. Don’t see this one going over 10k.

[Ferg1945]

Originally Posted by pejc300

LOL not even close. WAAYYYYY less.

Originally Posted by mc1

Did he think it was a gold? Or is the black label worth that much?

A 9.5 orange sold for 6k. Don’t see this one going over 10k.

It depends. 2-3 Giannis guys with money who want it... its a POP 1... just takes 2 to make it nutty.

[jw8]

Originally Posted by mc1

Did he think it was a gold? Or is the black label worth that much?

A 9.5 orange sold for 6k. Don’t see this one going over 10k.

Yes I thought it was gold not orange...my bad!

[Ferg1945]

Looks like a couple people are having fun... 50%, 100%, 100% and 50% bid activity for the top 4 bidders.