Giannis Antetokounmpo vs cavs

[Oly BC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dzwivCEFE4

Why isn't his nickname Mr Fantastic? Closest thing I've seen to a real life comic book super hero, if you exclude the Rock.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

great measurables but prolly the most hyped player despite the lack of actual nba accomplishments. wish him the best though. hope him and parker turn out to be a stud duo for the bucks. that franchise can use some good players.

[Milbuck]

I love him.

Dude has more than a high ceiling..he has the intensity and drive to work towards it. He and Jabari need to push each other in practice, and they could be the best wing duo in the game in a few years. Can't believe they're both only 19, solid 6-7 years before they enter their primes..

[Euroleague]

Damn NBA is destroying his whole potential for the Greek national team. Every single time he touched the ball, he would have been called for traveling if that was a FIBA game.

[Meticode]

I can't believe he actually grow 1-2 inches in the last year. Dude looks like a super athletic alien out there dunking on fools.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Greatest Greek player of all time

[Euroleague]

I can't believe he actually grow 1-2 inches in the last year. Dude looks like a super athletic alien out there dunking on fools.

He didn't. He's the same height. That's just NBA marketing nonsense. He's just filling out and getting bigger, so he looks bigger. Same thing with Durant.

[Uncle Drew]

Looked pretty damn good yesterday. Looking foward to Milwaukee's super huge line up with Parker and Giannis.

random PG/Giannis/Parker/Sanders/Henson lol

[ralph_i_el]

Damn NBA is destroying his whole potential for the Greek national team. Every single time he touched the ball, he would have been called for traveling if that was a FIBA game.

bitch moar we invented basketball

[Milbuck]

Damn NBA is destroying his whole potential for the Greek national team. Every single time he touched the ball, he would have been called for traveling if that was a FIBA game.

Why would the officiating of an amateur league matter to the pros in the NBA?

[Euroleague]

bitch moar we invented basketball

Actually, a Canadian did.

It's not bitching, it's stating a fact. Not a single play in that clip would be legal in FIBA rules. Unless you play for Team USA.

Under FIBA rules, only Team USA gets to be reffed under NBA "travel rules", none of the other teams do. All other teams get reffed under FIBA travel rules.

Every single time he dribbled it would be a carry under FIBA rules. That's going to be just freaking great for the Greek national team.

Every damn thing he learned in the NBA has to be undone for him to even see floor time to contribute at all if Greece wanted to use him for anything.

[Euroleague]

Why would the officiating of an amateur league matter to the pros in the NBA?

Usually, "pros" can dribble without carrying the ball. Even when Giannis played in ESKA, the high school regional league in Athens, he could do that. Not anymore though it seems.

[Godzuki]

people way over hype him but yeah he has a ridiculously long body

good nickname tho

[Milbuck]

Usually, "pros" can dribble without carrying the ball. Even when Giannis played in ESKA, the high school regional league in Athens, he could do that. Not anymore though it seems.

Once again, you're judging the game based on the officiating of the NBA D-League's European division.

These are professionals, judge them by professional NBA officiating standards.

[Euroleague]

Once again, you're judging the game based on the officiating of the NBA D-League's European division.

These are professionals, judge them by professional NBA officiating standards.

Giannis used to be able to dribble before he came to the NBA. Now he obviously can't.

That's what he learned playing with "professionals".

Maybe he can eventually replace old washed up man Fotsis as a spot up shooter at the power forward spot for 5-10 minutes a game. That's about all he would be good for right now based on the ball handling in that clip, which would be completely failed for any decent level in Europe.