Tag: Giannis Antetokounmpo

This is certainly the best offensive performance, by far, of Greece Lightning’s young career up to this point. He even executed a flawless pull-up jumper that kind of looked like the inimitable KD himself. In case you couldn’t figure out my initialism, I’m talking of course about late 90’s superstar Kornel David. KD was not…

We can put to rest (temporarily, at least) the notion of Giannis Antetokounmpo being a point guard. 10 assists in 8 games is a little low for a guy who is supposed to distribute, even if he is focused on scoring right now. And of those 10, a fair portion are OJ Mayo thinking “If…

You know what’s happening right now? I’m watching basketball. Why does the NBA torment me with midday weekend basketball during prime highlight making time? They know I won’t be able to the resist the allure of a Blazers-Clippers matchup. Damn, Lillard just hit a DEEP three. Anyway, yeah, Giannis has been pretty good this year….

Turn on your mental machinery, ever rusted by the passing of time, and cast your mind all the way back to Giannis’ first preseason game with the Bucks. Or you could just watch the highlights to remind yourself. Either way, you will see a fadeaway stepback jumper in the manner of one Dirk Nowitzki being…

You know, for being the future of a whole basketball franchise, Giannis Antetokounmpo sure doesn’t score many points. Him and Jabari need to step it up quickly or I’m gonna lose interest and have to choose a new favorite team (and avatar). Yes, I know that Giannis provides lots of other things that aren’t scoring….

It appears that the “play Giannis at the points oh man next Magic Johnson” movement has lost most of its momentum. The preseason game where it was attempted was a disaster, featuring a bunch of turnovers and not much else. It makes a lot more sense to let Giannis’ unique skills create a matchup problem…