4/2 - 4/10 Games Discussion Thread

[ProfessaPackMan]

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

[23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yeah...THAT Guy

They can try but it’s just going to give him an opportunity to drive at them at full speed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not in half court basketball

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeebs9

Why they showing a Lakers game anymore? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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


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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23

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]

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeebs9

That jump call don't count as a turnover? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by ojandpizza

They better give this Greek dude the MVP.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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.