Giannis Antetokounmpo!!!

[14ledo81]

My Bucks finally have a player worthy of MVP talk!!!!

That's all I have to say for now.

Hoping this thread (because of his rising superstardom) becomes very long over the coming years.

[Buckeyebowman]

The Greek Freak! 7 feet tall and can play point guard! The only problem is the Bucks don't get on national TV much, so not very many people get to see him.

[David in FL]

I stopped watching the NBA when Oscar Robertson was still in Milwaukee and Kareem hadn't changed his name yet...  

I am looking forward to the Badgers having a good tournament though!  

[jamo]

He had a particularly vicious dunk during the All-Star Game that Steph Curry had no desire to get in the way of: 

 

[upndown21]

No chance of a Milwaukee Buck winning the MVP trophy due to being a small market team in today's NBA.

[jamo]

4 minutes ago, upndown21 said:

No chance of a Milwaukee Buck winning the MVP trophy due to being a small market team in today's NBA.

Durant won it a few years ago. It's not like OKC is a huge media market.

Giannis won't win it this year because he's not quite the best player in the league. He's in the conversation, definitely, but he's not the front runner.

[upndown21]

1 hour ago, jamo said:

Durant won it a few years ago. It's not like OKC is a huge media market.

Giannis won't win it this year because he's not quite the best player in the league. He's in the conversation, definitely, but he's not the front runner.

KD is much better than Giannis and he played for a contender. Giannis would not be the best player on about 20 teams right now. Just a bog fish in a small pond. He is good and fun to watch but will never win an MVP.

[flopster]

On 2/21/2017 at 6:54 PM, jamo said:

He had a particularly vicious dunk during the All-Star Game that Steph Curry had no desire to get in the way of: 

 

 

On 2/21/2017 at 6:54 PM, jamo said:

 

Of course playing defense in the all star game is a big deal, Giannis still needs to develop a perimeter shot and improve his defense and he should be in the discussion every year.

[Jakester23]

On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 3:27 PM, upndown21 said:

KD is much better than Giannis and he played for a contender. Giannis would not be the best player on about 20 teams right now. Just a bog fish in a small pond. He is good and fun to watch but will never win an MVP.

Wrong. He's top definitely 10 player in the league. Brian Windhorse said he's putting him 5th on his MVP  ballet.  Also he's 22 and the bucks look like a contender for the next few years.

[cipher]

On 1/6/2017 at 1:42 PM, 14ledo81 said:

My Bucks finally have a player worthy of MVP talk!!!!

That's all I have to say for now.

Hoping this thread (because of his rising superstardom) becomes very long over the coming years.

I had no idea you were a basketball fan.  I am a fairly casual one but I do like it. 

20 minutes ago, Jakester23 said:

Wrong. He's top definitely 10 player in the league. Brian Windhorse said he's putting him 5th on his MVP  ballet.  Also he's 22 and the bucks look like a contender for the next few years.

If he continues to get better as he has done I definitely think the ceiling is pretty high.  Just think he could maybe be a bit better on the glass for his height maybe?  But I guess how he is used may hinder that a bit?  Small markets always get crap, you hear it all the time.  The big fish small pond comparisons are often a bit on the silly side.  I grew up in MN and they said the same thing about KG...then he went to Boston.  I am cheering for the Bucks now that I live in WI, but I sure hope my Wolves can figure things out eventually.  KAT put up 25 and 12 this year and I would love to see him in this conversation one day as the team improves.  Hopefully Levine can get healthy, he was just starting to learn to be more than a dunk specialist.  In the meantime, go Bucks!

Edited April 24, 2017 by cipher

[jamo]

3 minutes ago, cipher said:

If he continues to get better as he has done I definitely think the ceiling is pretty high.  Just think he could maybe be a bit better on the glass for his height maybe?  But I guess how he is used may hinder that a bit?  

I had no idea he averaged 8.7 rebounds per game this season until I just looked it up. That's really, really good considering they play him almost exclusively on the perimeter.

[cipher]

1 minute ago, jamo said:

I had no idea he averaged 8.7 rebounds per game this season until I just looked it up. That's really, really good considering they play him almost exclusively on the perimeter.

Yeah the more I think about it, and how he is used, I don't know that is actually gets much better than that...

[upndown21]

1 hour ago, Jakester23 said:

Wrong. He's top definitely 10 player in the league. Brian Windhorse said he's putting him 5th on his MVP  ballet.  Also he's 22 and the bucks look like a contender for the next few years.

Windhorst is just a Lebron fanboy; not a legitimate sports journalist. 

...and the Bucks a contender? Come on man! No one contends from the East until Lebron leaves.

[Jakester23]

8 hours ago, upndown21 said:

Windhorst is just a Lebron fanboy; not a legitimate sports journalist. 

...and the Bucks a contender? Come on man! No one contends from the East until Lebron leaves.

So him being a lebron fan boy has what to do with Giannis? Cav's are the class of the east this year probably next then we will see.  If Jabari ends up at 75-80% when he gets back after the all start break next year they will probably win a series. 2018-2019 if healthy they will contend in the east IMO. Lebron won't be Lebron in a few years father time is undefeated. Have you watched the bucks besides these 4 playoff games? I'm not asking to be a jerk I was just curious.

Edited April 24, 2017 by Jakester23

[upndown21]

2 hours ago, Jakester23 said:

So him being a lebron fan boy has what to do with Giannis? Cav's are the class of the east this year probably next then we will see.  If Jabari ends up at 75-80% when he gets back after the all start break next year they will probably win a series. 2018-2019 if healthy they will contend in the east IMO. Lebron won't be Lebron in a few years father time is undefeated. Have you watched the bucks besides these 4 playoff games? I'm not asking to be a jerk I was just curious.

Probably 20+ regular season games. Windhorst is not a good journalist imo (as well as many agents I know personally).

[Jakester23]

1 hour ago, upndown21 said:

Probably 20+ regular season games. Windhorst is not a good journalist imo (as well as many agents I know personally).

Him being a not so good journalist means his opinion isn't valid? If you watched tonight your "big fish in a small pond" argument is ludicrous. Giannis is 22 and hasn't even developed a reliable jumper yet.  Your entitled to your opinion even though I don't agree with it in anyway.

[upndown21]

15 minutes ago, Jakester23 said:

Him being a not so good journalist means his opinion isn't valid? If you watched tonight your "big fish in a small pond" argument is ludicrous. Giannis is 22 and hasn't even developed a reliable jumper yet.  Your entitled to your opinion even though I don't agree with it in anyway.

Windhorst is not respected amongst his peers. That is what makes his opinion not valid. 

Don't get me wrong giannis is good but not great. His is an athletic specimen. However he played 41 minutes and his team lost by 25. 

[Jakester23]

21 hours ago, upndown21 said:

Don't get me wrong giannis is good but not great. His is an athletic specimen. However he played 41 minutes and his team lost by 25. 

I didn't realize 1 player could win in the NBA? How many titles did LeBron win without 2 all stars on his team?

Edited April 25, 2017 by Jakester23