What is the hype regarding the greek freak "Giannis Antetokunmpo"?

[Euroleague]

because...
- he's nearly 7 feet tall with crazy length and athleticism
- he has point forward skills
- he has a decent looking jumper
- he has the agility of someone 6 inches shorter than him
- he's extremely young
- he shows flashes of being special in transition

he's not yet polished but his raw potential is out of this world. whether he ever reaches it is another discussion but that's why the hype exists.

Yes, except 6-10 in shoes isn't actually "nearly 7 feet". That's just NBA stupid hype gimmick marketing.

So all of that, but actually 6-10. He's nothing near to 7 feet.

[Clyde]

He was the 4th to 5th best player on Greece's JUNIOR national team.

The hype is a bunch of morons like Mill**** that can't differentiate from pure raw talent (which is extremely high) and how good he is actually is (he would not even log a minute of playing time in Panathinaikos or Olympiacos)........

No one except NBA only fans calls him the future of the Greek national team.

what the hell is a Panathinaikos or Olympiacos??

go home

[Euroleague]

what the hell is a Panathinaikos or Olympiacos??

go home

Panathinaikos is the team where Calathes was a backup and role player for years.

Olympiacos is the team where Beverley was the third string point guard.

Piss off.

[Rooster]

Tsakalidis - Georgian

Stojakovic - Serbian

Seikaly - Lebanese

Koufos - American

Calathes - American

Fixed. Transplants.

[Clyde]

Panathinaikos is the team where Calathes was a backup and role player for years.

Piss off.

Why do you come here spitting none sense that no one agrees with.

We get it, you like European Basketball. You think it's better than the most successful league in the world. You think their players are superior to North Americans.

What you should understand is no one here agrees with you. You aren't going to change anyone's opinion on North American basketball.

To most people here it's like you're arguing the world is flat.

I do have an honest question, do the European teams have an NCAA system?? It seems that some players start professionally at an extremely early age. What gives?

[Euroleague]

Why do you come here spitting none sense that no one agrees with.

We get it, you like European Basketball. You think it's better than the most successful league in the world. You think their players are superior to North Americans.

What you should understand is no one here agrees with you. You aren't going to change anyone's opinion on North American basketball.

To most people here it's like you're arguing the world is flat.

I do have an honest question, do the European teams have an NCAA system?? It seems that some players start professionally at an extremely early age. What gives?

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

[Euroleague]

Fixed. Transplants.

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

[Rooster]

Panathinaikos is the team where Calathes was a backup and role player for years.

Olympiacos is the team where Beverley was the third string point guard.

Piss off.

Olympiakos is the team that the duo of Childress and Kleiza took to Euroleague championship then became afterthoughts in NBA.

Panathinaikos is the team that the corpse of Nique took to Euroleague crown while named the Final Four MVP.

[Euroleague]

Olympiakos is the team that the duo of Childress and Kleiza took to Euroleague championship then became afterthoughts in NBA.

Panathinaikos is the team that the corpse of Nique took to Euroleague crown while named the Final Four MVP.

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

[Clyde]

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

I'm of Hungarian decent living in Canada.

[Euroleague]

I'm of Hungarian decent living in Canada.

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

[moe94]

You are a racist inbred redneck. Piss off.

[PAOK]

extremely talented + just 19 years old

[Choke94]

Giannis in not the future of Greek basketball.
He is the Future of Basketball. Period

[Euroleague]

Giannis in not the future of Greek basketball.
He is the Future of Basketball. Period

Strange how he didn't even stand out in Greece's under 20 team then.....

http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_...eamID_291.html

Cut the bullshit. He has a lot of talent without any doubt. But so far he has shown nothing other than talent. He's basically the athletic version of Rubio at this point.

Even Papapetrou is a much better player than he is at this time.

He's not the future of anything unless he actually learns how to properly play basketball.

And he's never ever going to learn how to do that for as long as he's playing in Milwaukee.