Giannis Antetokounmpo has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable ahead of Bucks-Suns Game 1 of the NBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/KhPLX70Dyu— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 6, 2021
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 17:50 (two years ago) link
hes gonna play isnt he
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
seems like
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 18:27 (two years ago) link
now a GTD
Reporting with @Malika_Andrews: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has continued around-the-clock treatment on his left knee with hopes of becoming cleared to play Game 1 of the Finals vs. Phoenix tonight. There’s expected to be a game-time decision on his availability.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2021
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 18:35 (two years ago) link
i didn't get a chance to vote but i think i would've gone suns in 7. i want to lean towards the bucks here, it just kinda feels like their year to me despite how bumpy the road has been, but it's hard to figure what giannis effectiveness is going to be and the suns prob have enough scoring between cp3 and booker to overcome that. i also think if this goes to 7 that the bucks are gonna have a struggle trying to win in phoenix in that kind of environment, i don't trust what they're going to get on offense
that said, i did think the suns showed signs of mortality vs the clippers. booker was pretty inefficient, bridges was blah. the bucks have legit size to throw at ayton. they can also have games where they shoot the lights out, which will stretch the suns pretty thin. crowder turned into a pumpkin in the finals last year after a huge playoffs. i think this is a very winnable series for the bucks even if giannis isn't healthy -- maybe more so if he doesn't play at all, we'll have to see what he gives them once he steps on the floor
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 6 July 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link
now a GTD🐦[Reporting with @Malika_Andrews🕸: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has continued around-the-clock treatment on his left knee with hopes of becoming cleared to play Game 1 of the Finals vs. Phoenix tonight. There’s expected to be a game-time decision on his availability.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2021🕸]🐦
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
whenever a player improves from "doubtful" to "questionable" on game day they pretty always wind up playing so I'd be surprised if he weren't out there. that said, centering your offense around Giannis at 80% feels like a surefire way to lose this game, especially since they seem to play so much better w/ Jrue as the primary ball handler. he isn't gonna be able to take on 3 defenders like he normally does and the Suns will be fouling him and pressuring him to shoot which is how the Bucks get themselves into a hole early in games. and if he's clearly hobbled I doubt Bud will take him out either. of course if they leave him near the paint for lob plays & use him mostly for his defense and ability in transition I think it'll be fine
― frogbs, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link
we'll know in the first ten minutes what he can do and that should certainly start to answer a lot of questions for the series.
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
Watching the warmups, he’s gonna play
― frogbs, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 23:19 (two years ago) link
there it is
Giannis is a go for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, source tells ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2021
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:31 (two years ago) link
I just drop knowledge on ILH all the time
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
thanks matt, what would we do without you
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:41 (two years ago) link
incredible that the suns arena's naming rights are currently not spoken for
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:00 (two years ago) link
coach bud pregame: "compete compete compete. have some fun, play some basketball"
can't argue with any of that
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:10 (two years ago) link
Bucks in 6 here we go baby
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:11 (two years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 9:00 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
it will always be talking stick resort hotel casino arena to me
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:13 (two years ago) link
sick tip by bridges
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:17 (two years ago) link
i genuinely did not think the bucks would come out switching on defense. this isn't going to work.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link
last two possessions have ended with holiday on ayton and lopez on booker. that does not seem ideal.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
yeah was thinking the same
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:29 (two years ago) link
this game is pretty sweet, excellent shot of some pheonix bros just now
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 9:31 PM (three seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
yeah it’s like a college game, it’s fuckin sick
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link
suns in 4
suns fanbase has been a sleeping giant for years, with a good team those people will watch some basketball and absolutely rage
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:34 (two years ago) link
Can’t get over how surreal it is seeing Milwaukee here
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
Really good game so far
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:47 (two years ago) link
Also surreal to see Badgers hero Frank the Tank Kaminsky getting finals minutes
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:48 (two years ago) link
yeah this has been great xp
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:48 (two years ago) link
suns having good luck getting lopez to switch onto the guards
― circles, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
not frank kaminsky getting finals minutes
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
― circles, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 9:49 PM (thirty-six seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
you can see booker's eyes doing the looney tunes saucers thing when he has lopez in an iso
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:51 (two years ago) link
trying to remember the last finals where one of the teams was not a team i was at least kinda pissed at and i'm not sure it's ever happened before!
― Clay, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:01 (two years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:01 (two years ago) link
It is a surprisingly low bullshit finals
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
Lol at the inevitable “Knuck if you Buck” music cue
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:06 (two years ago) link
first warriors/cavs showdown is a maybe and lebron was on a redemption tour but those cavs teams were hard to love and there was def some latent THIS guy again stuff w/r/t lebron xp
― Clay, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:06 (two years ago) link
wow giannis blew bridges the fuck up
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:06 (two years ago) link
so it seems like giannis is doing everything you would expect except for those balls to the wall drives to the rim. i have no idea what that means but it's interesting.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
liking him playing physical on face ups rather than trying to euro around everything
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:09 (two years ago) link
Bucks having no luck at the rim, playing pretty well otherwise. Suns are just a great shooting team and they haven’t missed an open look yet
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
xpost yeah agreed. when he gets it down low he can do some easy moves to score. the one time i recall where he was really loading up above the break he shot the 3 rather than driving. they might be worried about those long strides into traffic.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
Good game so far. Suns' 2nd quarter lead withstood every little Bucks scoring spurt and I can't recall their ever being behind, even if they couldn't ever stretch it to double digits.
CP3 has been middling poor this game. PJ Tucker is not the solid wall he used to be. otoh, Suns defense looks really sharp.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:15 (two years ago) link
Fwiw I didn’t think Lopez’s defense was that bad, he contested every shot pretty closely
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:23 (two years ago) link
yeah, he hasn't looked terrible, but paul and booker are hitting their shots
― circles, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:24 (two years ago) link
Ok that was pretty bad
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:25 (two years ago) link
these super hidef shallow depth of field shots theyve been mixing in kind of freak me out
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:27 (two years ago) link
yeah not sure i'm comfortable with the introduction of the golfcam (i first noticed it on golf telecasts)
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
they make me think i'm watchying 2k cutscenes every time
― circles, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
Suns 13-13Bucks 2-6
seems bad
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
he was pretty good after that horrific Game 5 loss to the Nets. admittedly a lot of the criticism of him was the result of his team shooting 9 points worse from 3 point range than they did in the regular season
― frogbs, Thursday, 22 July 2021 18:19 (two years ago) link
he coached a great series, and there's a little bit of "yeah it's about time you coach a great series" but that doesn't take away much imo. i'm happy that he got to finish the job after starting this team on the right path following the kidd years. he seems like a good dude and has accomplished a lot while being someone that guys seem to be really happy playing for.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 22 July 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
https://www.theringer.com/2021/7/21/22585355/giannis-antetokounmpo-book-excerpt-the-improbable-rise
this is a great article about Giannis & Kidd. I guess I'm going to have to buy this book. Kidd seems like a genuine psychopath though, this is the sort of dumb shit awful NFL coaches do
Knight searches for the right words. “I don’t want to sound negative,” he says. Knight explains some of Kidd’s methods, such as how Kidd would embarrass the culprit of an error by making everyone but that person run sprints for his mistake. “He just had his way of getting his point across,” Knight says.Little things were made to be a big deal: At one point center Thon Maker didn’t have an iPhone, messing up the team’s blue-bubble iPhone group chat. Kidd was upset about it and made the team run because Kidd felt that Maker not getting an iPhone was an example of the team not being united.
Little things were made to be a big deal: At one point center Thon Maker didn’t have an iPhone, messing up the team’s blue-bubble iPhone group chat. Kidd was upset about it and made the team run because Kidd felt that Maker not getting an iPhone was an example of the team not being united.
― frogbs, Thursday, 22 July 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link
good lord kidd belongs in the hague
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 22 July 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
I never understood how his domestic-abusing ass ever got a coaching job to begin with
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 22 July 2021 20:29 (two years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/pLn1TEfz3U— Moneybagg Yo(hannes) 🇪🇷 (@AronYohannes) July 22, 2021
on cue
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 22 July 2021 22:19 (two years ago) link
The crazy thing about that Kidd article is they have all those sources who say he’s a psychopath but also a basketball genius
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 24 July 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
Both things are probably true but that doesn’t make you a good HC - knowing what your players are good at, and more importantly, knowing what they are NOT good at, is key
― frogbs, Saturday, 24 July 2021 16:53 (two years ago) link
apparently my Fitbit thought I was jogging for 3 hours
https://i.imgur.com/8ZYMXXg.jpg
― frogbs, Monday, 26 July 2021 03:36 (two years ago) link
ball is intense activity
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 26 July 2021 03:46 (two years ago) link
lol it thinks I burned 5500 calories that day
― frogbs, Monday, 26 July 2021 03:49 (two years ago) link
frogbsanteteokounmpo
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Monday, 26 July 2021 05:26 (two years ago) link