4/2 - 4/10 Games Discussion Thread

[jfsolo]

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Good work Milwaukee.

[ojandpizza]

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They better give this Greek dude the MVP..


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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Anyway, I see teams are gonna make Giannis shoot jumpers in the playoffs. I can see Philly toying with the idea now.

They can try but it’s just going to give him an opportunity to drive at them at full speed


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[jeebs9]

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Why they showing a Lakers game anymore?

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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Alright Bucks, go ahead and rest up some guys on Saturday, please.

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They can try but it’s just going to give him an opportunity to drive at them at full speed


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Not in half court basketball

[ojandpizza]

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Why they showing a Lakers game anymore?

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Needed to see those magic contacts help Steph go 1/9 lol


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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Not in half court basketball

The way Philly did it last night at least, yes. There might be a happy balance somewhere, but neither Philly or anyone else has found it yet. Philly having Embiid play way off Giannis has resulted in Giannis scoring 140 points per 100 possessions. Utah defended him the same way with Gobert and it resulted in Gobert laying on his back half the possessions and getting benched in the 4th. Pretty much everyone has tried putting a big man on him and letting him take jumpers and it’s almost never worked. Like I said, he just uses the space to get up to full speed and pushes guys out of his way on his way to a dunk (and he’s also been hitting the jump shots that he does take).


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[roadman]

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Giannis is the first player to have 45 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and ZERO turnovers in a single game since Michael Jordan in 1989!!

And not to mention, 5 blocks, which might put him the only one in the history of the NBA.

[jeebs9]

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Giannis is the first player to have 45 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and ZERO turnovers in a single game since Michael Jordan in 1989!!



And not to mention, 5 blocks, which might put him the only one in the history of the NBA.

That jump call don't count as a turnover?

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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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That jump call don't count as a turnover?

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I always wondered about this. I'm guessing they (there was another jump ball earlier in the game) don't count as turnovers because Giannis won the jump balls and therefore his team didn't actually turn it over.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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They better give this Greek dude the MVP..


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I'm sure Harden does the same type of stuff, but for the past month or so I've been noticing Reddit has been posting a lot of community involvement stuff about Giannis. Mostly him meeting kids through various nonprofits and him going beyond the normal requirements and making a kid's day. He literally gave a kid the jacket off of his back.

Being 30+ years old and getting more and more wrapped up in the business side, the stats, and the gossip it's easy to forget where it all started as a kid. Watching these kids meet their idol athlete is mesmerizing and incredibly lifting. I know in the grand scheme it impacts little, but it's great to see continually positive stories come from the league compared to it's peers.

[jeebs9]

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I always wondered about this. I'm guessing they (there was another jump ball earlier in the game) don't count as turnovers because Giannis won the jump balls and therefore his team didn't actually turn it over.

I guess your right. Can't be a turnover if he gets the ball back. It's why I hate the arrow in college basketball. Why even call it a jump ball? lol

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The way Philly did it last night at least, yes. There might be a happy balance somewhere, but neither Philly or anyone else has found it yet. Philly having Embiid play way off Giannis has resulted in Giannis scoring 140 points per 100 possessions. Utah defended him the same way with Gobert and it resulted in Gobert laying on his back half the possessions and getting benched in the 4th. Pretty much everyone has tried putting a big man on him and letting him take jumpers and it’s almost never worked. Like I said, he just uses the space to get up to full speed and pushes guys out of his way on his way to a dunk (and he’s also been hitting the jump shots that he does take).


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Regular season and playoffs are different

Ask Toronto

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Giannis is the first player to have 45 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and ZERO turnovers in a single game since Michael Jordan in 1989!!



And not to mention, 5 blocks, which might put him the only one in the history of the NBA.

And there it is.. The yearly MJ comparison

You don't have to push so hard for him

He's going to get MVP over Harden regardless

Deservedly so, he's been the media darling.

They shorted Harden at least one year, but it was almost nothing else Garden could do yo win except have the leagues best record and that belongs to the Bucks.

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