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Roland17:
Nope.. If to say na Thanasis/ Bam do am e for no get this kain hype! Hype to the level of being an All timer again LeBums? No Na. Again, I respect the block but that is not the onus of my argument.

Lmao. I've told you before and I'd say it again. The only thing Lenomad's block had on Giannis is that it was a higher leverage moment. Game 7! In terms of difficulty it was Giannis and it isn't close. Face to face block by default is harder than chase down block now imagine this one

Roland17:
All of una get Buhari inside una I don’t dislike Giannis, honestly I don’t. I just don’t like the babying I am seeing on TV and here. He is a superstar Na!

Who is babying Giannis?? On the contrary Giannis's greatness has become commonized. This man dropped 26-14-8 with 2 steals and 3 blocks and we are talking more about a guy who shot 15/33.

He's one of the few players in the league that can drop 20 on a hyperextended knee and everybody goes back to sleep. Booker had a bad game 3 and nobody talked about it. Let Giannis airball a 3 or a free throw and we won't hear the end of it

Roland17:
Baba! Once again, I have said this before and I go repeat am, whose block is better is not really the direction of my argument. Una dey get am wrong! If I am pressed I will make a case for Giannis.

Here is what I am saying, the fact that we are having a conversation about that block in comparison to LeBum’s speaks to the level of respect Giannis is accorded. We are speaking of an All Time event in a game.. that speaks of respect.

Naah that was a freak block regardless of who did it. The only argument I'm hearing for Lenomad's is that one is higher stakes. Finish

Giannis is not getting those props for his reputation. That was an insane block whether it was done by Bam or Thanasis bro

SmooshCHN:
You want to use reverse psychology for us. All these things just point to the fact that you're h*ting on Giannis.

Him no too like Giannis like that sha. We don kana that one since the AD debate

birdman:
Middleton is a jump shooter. He needs the volume. Superstars that share the ball get everyone else going first, then get theirs. All those 50-50 loose balls that they beat the Suns to, it feeds off of being involved in the plays. the 2 games the bucks have won, it has been getting everyone involved, so where is the failure?

So which ball did Middleton share that had him taking 13 more shots than everyone else. This thing wey una get for mind against Giannis una go soon confess am

joshboo:
Which kind cap be this, the NBA helped them get to the finals, you dey joke nii?


That wasn't an article, it was actually a podcast and the guy was speaking nothing but facts, you talked about Luka... Same Luka the media is already portraying as a cancer and no other superstar would want to go play with him cos he whines and complains too much?
Same Luka the Yankee media is saying tray, ha and zion are better than?
This is gianisses first show up in a post season and rightly so, he's gone thru the ropes to develop the mental aspect of his game n get here, dude isn't even in his prime biko always remember that.

So in your heart of hearts you call that raptors team useless, like realkt? Between baba we Sabi basketball if that warriors team was injury free, we won't be having this conversation please.

And Bleep yes that Giannis block was better, Ask any bballer to compare and analyze the 2 abeg its not even up for debate.

This is not about me being nigerian or anything it's the obvious truth staring us in the face & giannis does it on both ends of the floor, you dey call booker that's practically useless when he's not scoring?

You dey make reference to am like he's been on the max contract since, biko when did he sigh it? He's been a 2time MVP and dpoy in the space of how many years and to you that's no achievement?

For rings at what age did lebum n Jordan win tgeyr firsts? Same lebum that hadd to form a super team to achieve that? Same kd that joined one of the best teams ever to win championships?

How many of all the aforementioned can perform like this despite being with an obvious injury? Not like it points to anything actually but if kahwi, lebum or kd was doing all he's doing in this series at 70% the media would be mad agog with over the roof accolades.

And I'll make boldly say trophies aside in terms of performance and skill set, Giannis would definitely be better than Shaq, Shaq is not blind or stupid to admit himself that Giannis is better than him and he's still getting better bruv.

If Giannis had a legit scorer and consistent performer by his side omo the story go diff.

Same kd that's shown he can't star without co-all stars by his side? But agenda must Agend please.

And abeg giannis is not protected by any stupid media, if anything he's always thrown under the bus.

I'm confused oh. Shaq had Kobe, Steph had Klay and KD, Bron had Wade, Kyrie and AD. But heaven forbid Giannis has a competent scorer on his side

Roland17:
Guess what the narrative is? Giannis’s block last night is better than LeBum’s block on Iggy! I could care less truthfully buttttttt…Are we still talking about disrespect of superstar Giannis? My brother, it doesn’t exist! Not at least in mainstream conversations.

Giannis is a protected specie.

cc-@joshbooo

Lool come on man. If you're talking higher stakes I agree. But degree of difficulty come on. Are you really comparing a chase down block to what Giannis did?

And as for the Giannis disrespect in mainstream conversations. Do you listen to Skip Bayless and Kendrick Perkins. Two people on two of sports biggest platforms are legit asking if Giannis is the batman on his own squad. A two time MVP and DPOY

birdman:
That is exactly my point. You would rather supporting cast be cold in the beginning, and warm up. Than stay cold and not be able to help at the end of the game. You are not going to beat the Suns in 4 out of 7 games without this formula

This one you're yarnin is tales by moonlight. Both games the Bucks had to come from behind so this strategy you keep talking about is clearly not working. When your support cast is shooting 4/20 at what point do they get hot? You want balance and not relying on a furious rally at the death and the other team shitting the bed to win. The Suns lost that game.

birdman:
Again, that is my point. If you look at the stats, it looks like he did well. But he cost the team several possesions where he tried to be a superhero. Ruined several plays where no one got touches. At one point he told even CP3 to clear out. And he missed on that possession. Again, stop the stat watching, and see the flow of the game. You get everyone hot, and the superstar can take over anytime while the supporting cast stays hot. Giannis made this mistake in game 2. Booker in Game 4.

Lol. This is such a dishonest take it's not even funny. If Booker didn't get that foul trouble that made him sit over 5 minutes I promise you the Bucks don't win that game.

What are you even talking about? You're not blaming CP3 who fumbled the game away and Ayton who didn't do enough on offense. You're blaming Booker. Oya when he was sitting why didn't the team perform? There is nothing like get everyone 'hot' in a road game. That is damn near impossible as your role players typically struggle on the road. This is common knowledge

Booker made no mistake. Unless you're saying Lebron made a mistake the night he scored 51 vs Warriors.

airmark:
Did your calamitous Boathand make World cup best XI or UCL best XI or MOTM in any of the finals?. Dindinrin.

Asinwin, BOATANK made UEFA ToTY and Euro best XI. 1 World Cup and 2 CL titles. That's ordinary Boateng never mind the other great defenders that have worn the red and white of Bayern.

Hence why we need your head checked for claiming Bonucci is better than any defender to put on a Bayern shirt without showing working. Onye nzuzu

afrodoc2:
Imprison AGAIN?

Yes oh again

FBS:
Looking increasingly hard for Mercedes, they just can't buy a win now. No where near the RedBulls of Max.

Not sure Sir LH can stomach another 2nd place this weekend.

Not so invincible without the absolute fastest car on the grid eh?

birdman:
I think its the opposite. If the shots are there, take them. If not, let Jrue and Middleton carry the load. They gave Middleton those looks, and he knocked them down. Fantastic job by Giannis recognizing this, and still playing excellent defense.

Guy. Jrue almost shot his team out of that contest. He's been abysmal and is only getting away with it because he's not named Eric Bledsoe and somehow CP3 has actually been worse.

Can honestly say that homecourt advantage was the only reason the Bucks were always able to rally each time they went behind. Middleton was not super efficient either but his buckets were timely. Giannis can't keep playing facilitator when your point guard is shooting 4/20. They won't get away with this on the road

birdman:
On the other hand, Suns deferred to Booker too much, and he tried to carry the team. No one else on the team really got going. Thats the thing with superstar plays. If you rely on it too much, you have likely open teammates that are just standing there. Your stats will look good, everyone else's stat will look bad. This is what happened to Bucks in game 2, and everyone was praising Giannis and blaming the other 2. Now its the suns with Booker dropping 40 and everyone else looking bad.

Lol. Let's gloss over the fact that Booker should have fouled out. On the road the onus is usually on the star man to carry the mantle. Booker did his job, the rest didn't. Simple as that. So if they look bad it's because they didn't perform and it has nothing to do with Booker. You wouldn't say this if we switched Booker with Lebron

CP3 was terrible, Ayton ineffective, Bridges same thing the only guy who looked decent was Johnson. Crowder also had a decent game but do you really want to run your offense through Jae Crowder?

airmark:
Team of the tournament is not yet out sef.

Mumu, Bonucci has shamed you, lordfalcao and your boss Raumdeuter by winning the Euros and as the official final Motm. Not one Bariga Independent newspaper Motm like the one won by calamitous Boathand.

Alailojuti. Shame on you and the whole Aparisports llc for ridiculing him in the past.

Obote. World Cup and UCL >>>>> Euros

airmark:
Ajakaja, which major international final match did Zagorakis score in like Bonucci to win Motm?

Oponu. How many international finals did Baresi and Scirea, Gentile score in. Go to Italy and compare them to Bonucci let's see if they won't imprison you again. Asewon buruku

Ibime:
LWKMD

Lmaoooo so Bonucci didn't even make team of the tournament. Yet our resident apoche cra cra was foaming in the mouth

airmark:
The Ajakaja in you would never know about Lampard.

Apoche cra cra which major international final did Frank Lampard win man of the match. Asinwin

airmark:
Ajakaja40, show me any Bayern Munich defender that was officially awarded MOTM in a major tournament's final? Ode keep shaking your empty head.

Asinwin going by your apoche cra cra logic. Theodoris Zagorakis is greater than any midfielder that has ever played for Chelsea

Lunatic

RENOWNED2:
Crowder will see Giannis in his nightmares.
Giannis abused that man!

They might have to double him. One man is not guarding Giannis, not on that roster

joshboo:
Exactly, He'll make more money and his star continues to rise. Only casuals and deluded Connor fans thought he could win the fight.

Lol if I'm Dustin I'm hoping to beat Oliveira then call out Conor again for another mega payday. When I saw his weak submission attempt I was just laughing. At this stage of their careers Dustin will beat him any given night.

[quote author= post=103618049]True that.
As seen online...
Quite frankly, Stephen Smith is being paid.

Smith’s contract is for $12 million per year, according to sources. As The Post previously reported, Smith’s personal salary is $8 million a year — which is correct — but he also has a $4 million-per-year production contract. 

That makes the total compensation of the contract that he signed in late 2019 a five-year, $60 million deal.

The Athletic first reported Smith’s $12 million total compensation number. ESPN declined comment.

[/quote]Toh. Makes sense. And you now understand why he chooses to be so polarizing. Even the Kwame Brown thing is good business for ESPN

airmark:
Bonucci is greater than all Bayern Munich defenders, dead or alive.

When will you stop these ret@rded takes? Smh

Kponkpon striker

birdman:
beatdown where? Its a 1 game analysis. why it got to be like all or nothing - you either praise a player all day or hate all day. I can be a giannis fan and still say he didnt get his team mates going in game 2. and I feel vindicated because starting game 3, you can see the coaching decisions to draw plays involving middleton. not just throw the ball to him when there is trouble.

But this game 3 is fools gold. every team will have that one game where their shot is falling easy and the opposing team struggles early. Lets see how game 4 will look if Booker is stroking it early

This get your teammates going talk what does it even mean? He deferred to Jrue Holiday and that one shot his team out of the contest the entire first half.

The Bucks didn't even start well and were behind for most parts till Giannis took over around midway through the second quarter so we can argue the move didn't necessarily work

The Bucks have certain strengths and if they play to them they can beat Phoenix. They are a huge team and for some reason had refused to utilize their size. Of course Booker having an off night and Ayton in foul trouble made this game easier than it should have but that's how road games work.

What is clear now is that the Suns don't have an answer for Giannis. They can't do nothing with him. It was the same story as well in the regular season. They have no answer for him like they had no answer for AD. The issue is will Holiday and Middleton show up

Roland17:
Make dem kukuma rename ESPN, Stephen A Smith Network. With the way the guy dey carry ESPN, the guy go get hunchback by the time he is ready to retire.

Have you seen his salary? They are trying to squeeze every dollar

joshboo:
shea i tell you, McGregor is done&that's the plain truth, except them give am bums to fight again... but he's not beating any of those guys in the top 6, or maybe he goes to a lower division. Na mouth him and masvidal get. na this same connor dey make mouth to usman? He's still one of the biggest stars mk him self go dey fight youtubers and all but competitively, he's done.

Lol. No hardcore UFC fan saw McGregor beating Poirier. Only casuals. His ankle and legs saved him from a serious beatdown. Dustin is a dog and McGregor just can't take punishment like Dustin can

If I'm Poirier I would beg for another rematch and make more easy money.

Khanben:
The beat down on Giannis I just don't understand, jrue and Middleton took 43 shots combined and both had bad shooting nights but it is still Giannis fault. I tire

I don't listen to anybody still finding reason to blame Giannis. They are not people to be taken seriously

Glorioussssss. Thank Jah

Disaster averted

Apoche cra cra. Shey you can see your useless Belotti. Smh

PDPGuy:
I get your point.

But to be fair, the NBBF is among the best if not the best-run Nigerian sports federation. I’m impressed by how they’ve gone about organizing training camps for the national teams, and hiring competent coaches.

Besides, we do not hear the usual stories of players being owed bonuses or appearance fees.

I hope to be proven wrong sha

joshboo:
As in I'm flabbergasted :[ maybe na another finals some people dey watch, cos this one shock me. Same people giannis was kicking out to shooting bricks all game . Agenda must Agend for some people, so I'm not shocked in that aspect.

The Bucks wasted a huge game from Giannis and if Middleton and Holiday can't shine with Giannis on the court then that's on them.

PDPGuy:
What do you guys think of the NBBF’s recruitment of the Ogwumike sisters to play for Nigeria at the Olympics?

Will they even want to deal with our drama? Because I can't in good faith push for anyone to represent such a disorganized entity like Nigeria and it's sports bodies

joshboo:
No doubt he stepped up in games this season, but he's supposed to be the closer and ball out on a day like this when Giannis is doing it all.

With the way the sun's played it should have been a wrap from the second quarter but Giannis brought them back in the third all they had to do was suppress their demons and go all out but na that day him decide to go cold.

Same person perkins was calling the best player on the team? Americans and Britons can be very deluded when making a case for their own.
I just dey so livid honestly, they don't know when next they'll be in the finals, no be this kind day him suppose go cold. I pray they get it right at home. But moving forward the bucks cannot rely on this guy to be the No 2 option.

See coach bud playing Portis only for 5 minutes, the guys a moving bucket too, see I just tire.

Perkins is a clown and jester. I don't know how anyone takes that dude seriously