Roland17:
Thunder 79-152 Grizzlies

73 points beat down!!

A40:
Lol you just dey find excuse wey no dey. There is difference between not being marketable and general lack of respect. When you say marketable what does that even mean? I get that there are many players in any sport with more style than substance but it gets to a point where your achievements are undeniable and the bare minimum you should get is the highest level of respect

Now with your Hakeem analogy Hakeem was highly respected and revered, they called this man The Dream ffs, Perhaps there was a higher appreciation for greatness then than there is now because even Hakeem had not done what Giannis has done at 26, nobody has. Think about that, not Jordan, not LeNomad, not Duncan, not Shaq and not Kobe

aliondo:


Chai...my OKC..

birdman:


it brought you out of hiding

aliondo:


Chai...my OKC..

Roland17:


I been wan add you for the post but I already know say u dey in pains.

Take heart.

aliondo:


Chai...my OKC..

SmooshCHN:
The past few years have been tough on you. Take heart my guy.

Roland17:


At least people like @Aliondo are loyal supporters despite the sad state of his team.

Unlike @Birdman wen don desert him Rockets after feeding Harden all the burgers wen dey Houston and laying a curse on him. These days he can be seen bandwagoning the Lakers and hating anything Celtics

A40:
Warriors obliterating and ending that winning streak emphatically. The schedule guys didn't give them a chance tbh

Whether with or without LeProtocol. Lakers still a .500 team

Roland17:


At least people like @Aliondo are loyal supporters despite the sad state of his team.

Unlike @Birdman wen don desert him Rockets after feeding Harden all the burgers wen dey Houston and laying a curse on him. These days he can be seen bandwagoning the Lakers and hating anything Celtics

birdman:


Outside of htown, Hakeem didnt get that much play. Thats just the honest truth. People can reminisce now, but it was what it was.

birdman:

What you think of as respect is really just name dropping to sell shows that sell ads. If you dont make much trouble and are in a small market, you wont get much play. Go ask Tim Duncan - highly respected, but didnt get much play. By the same token,rookie Lebron wasnt the best player in the league in his early years, but he had enough antics to keep the news mill rolling at the same time Duncan was at the top of his game. Lebron got more props than Duncan did, even when Duncan won that ring vs Cavaliers!!

birdman:

It is what it is. Nobody owes Giannis, or any other player anything. If you are going to keep your accent and stay in a small market, you cant get mad your name is not rolling off the pundits lips. No big deal as far as I am concerned.

some blockhead is going to read this and start talking about how I hate Giannis

A40:

I'm not out here expecting players to have the same level of hype I'm speaking to flat out disrespect and diminishing of certain player's greatness inspite of his historic feats

benji93:
The best this Suns team will get against GSW with Klay is one or two games, and even those games will be close. I would have been more convinced if that first game was a blowout.

donlittle25:
birdman na so?

Roland17:


At least people like @Aliondo are loyal supporters despite the sad state of his team.

Unlike @Birdman wen don desert him Rockets after feeding Harden all the burgers wen dey Houston and laying a curse on him. These days he can be seen bandwagoning the Lakers and hating anything Celtics

birdman:


The fact that this was a blowout means this game cannot be used to measure the suns strength. Na chess game o, and no one will show all their hands in the regular season.

I think the Suns are more dangerous than the Warriors still. Klay hasnt played NBA ball in years. He is not going to make the impact people expect in the playoffs. Also remember the rule change that is hampering jump shooters. Players will be able to defend more Klay more aggressively

birdman:


I follow Rockets very avidly. I want to see Silas have the freedom of 2 more seasons with these guys and Im ok with tanking this season as well to get another good draft pick. It feels terrible to be at the bottom of the standing right now (we are actually worse than Thunder), but we have a talented core already that will surprise people in a few. They just need some time outside the limelight, but you gon recognize these names in a bit. Wood, Green, KPJ and Sengun are all-star material at the very least.

birdman:


The fact that this was a blowout means this game cannot be used to measure the suns strength. Na chess game o, and no one will show all their hands in the regular season.

I think the Suns are more dangerous than the Warriors still. Klay hasnt played NBA ball in years. He is not going to make the impact people expect in the playoffs. Also remember the rule change that is hampering jump shooters. Players will be able to defend more Klay more aggressively

benji93:
What are you talking about? Wan ti de. "No one will show all their hands in the regular season". . You were obviously not listening. I said Curry was terrible, but they barely won at home. And please don't give me the Klay has not played for 2 years talk. You mean Mr 2,3-dribbles-60-points? Players will be able to defend Klay more? Were you sleeping when you wrote this? Have you forgotten the Curry factor? How many people you go put on Klay and how many people you go put on Curry? Continue. Besides, 7-feet wiseman will also provide some big man minutes. I looking forward to WIseman dominating Ayton as Giannis did. .
The Suns are more dangerous? On which grounds? Please explain.

birdman:


The fact that this was a blowout means this game cannot be used to measure the suns strength. Na chess game o, and no one will show all their hands in the regular season.

I think the Suns are more dangerous than the Warriors still. Klay hasnt played NBA ball in years. He is not going to make the impact people expect in the playoffs. Also remember the rule change that is hampering jump shooters. Players will be able to defend more Klay more aggressively

birdman:


Give me some examples. I personally havent seen anyone disrespect or diminish Giannis. I really am interested to know such instances

Khanben:


Dude people called him the Robin to Middleton's batman. If that is not disrespect I don't know what is.

benji93:
What are you talking about? Wan ti de. "No one will show all their hands in the regular season". . You were obviously not listening. I said Curry was terrible, yet they barely won at home. And please don't give me the Klay has not played for 2 years talk. You mean Mr 2,3-dribbles-60-points? Players will be able to defend Klay more? Were you sleeping when you wrote this? Have you forgotten the Curry factor? How many people you go put on Klay and how many people you go put on Curry? Continue. Besides, 7-feet wiseman will also provide some big man minutes. I looking forward to WIseman dominating Ayton as Giannis did. .
The Suns are more dangerous? On which grounds? Please explain.

Roland17:

I agree with you about C. Wood but I don’t think Wood will remain with the Rockets, it will be interesting to see if he is not traded to a competitive team. There is some chatter that he could be traded.

birdman:


Indeed, you are spot on. I hope we dont count our eggs before they hatch and trade him away thinking we have something better. He could very well be our #1 option over Jalen Green.