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Khanben:
https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/nba-hall-of-fame-probability-after-2021-season-giannis-67-9-kawhi-77-7-davis-98-5

Saw this Nonsense on Instagram, wasn't worth the look at in the Slightest. Imagine putting PG ahead of kahwi?? Davis ahead of giannis? Be like the person dey on crack when he was rating them, cos no one in his right senses would Rate those players like that.

steady986:
I wish the NBA can adopt some of the FIBA rules. The NBA rules are designed to make scoring easy, which has helped in elevating their league commercially. While FIBA rules are designed to make defending easy. If the NBA can just find a middle ground I think it would be good.

Fiba games are so fun to watch, you go sweat b4 you get one point.... Dame still dey find easy calls

Roland17:
Which kain Sunday be dis tori Olorun

Panic level up by 1.5

Get used to it

Roland17:
Vincent goes to the FT line

Misses the first..and the 2nd

I no understand how guards go dey miss FT like this

Na wetin yoruba dey call afowofa be this. Na we dey do ourselves in this game

A40:
I recall Rich Paul chatting megedefegede that AD would have beaten the Raptors if he was on the Bucks that year and gotten to a chip. Make him do am without Lebron if e easy. Because you can't tell me he has done anything Giannis wouldn't have done if Lebron was a teammate

The mesmerizing thing Ugo did it at 75%, Rich pauls just a lefraud bandwagoner, anything to please n make his paymaster happy. Make God bless giannis make a second bonifide superstar like kahwi come join am on this bucks team. The NBA's gonna see crazy.

Rayd502:
No.

Obviously bruv we all know the answer, just tryna get words outta his mouth.

steady986:
Lol. You know LeBron is the sweetest topic on TV and radio when it comes to basketball. That's what people want to hear. It's a business decision, nothing serious

But did Stephen. A really say that? Stephen. A has been on record saying that there's nothing LeBron can do to surpass MJ. This one fit be misquote o

Misquote keh! Saw the whole podcast.

steady986:
You see ehn, this is one thing I'll never accept from anybody. Giannis is better than AD in many aspects but defending is not one of them. I know that Giannis has a DPOY trophy, but AD could easily have won it that year as well. You might not say AD is a better defender than Giannis but he's as good a defender. This is AD that's a 3× blocking champion in this league o. Can also guard 1 through 5 like Giannis. Make we dey fear God na

How many dpoy's does AD have again??

Khanben:
I am not talking about AD's body of work, but I was disappointed about this last season. When a player keeps getting niggling muscle injuries it is usually a question of fitness. Harden came into this season overweight so as to force a trade and for the first time in ages he cannot stay fit. As for AD, news and rumors persist that he does not commit to an off-season fitness program like some of the other elite players do. If he now has a season where he started off flat and never ever got going because of muscular issues what logical conclusion do you expect me to draw. Same thing with Luka he comes in out of shape hoping to play himself into shape, he is just lucky that the mileage on his body is not much, even at that we can still see the injuries at one point or the other.
On the flip side is a player like CP3, who has been trying different things to see what works and for the second consecutive season he has been able to finish a season without muscular issues ending it for him. Same with Jokic, committing to a off-season program and for the first time in his career he played all the games and got the MVP as just reward.

In the age we are in if a player is doing his utmost best to prepare himself and prevent injuries the news will be out there, but if you don't do that and end up spending the season getting treatment for one thing or the other then IMHO I think it is a justifiable criticism of said player.

PS: Embiid just had his best season in the league, and we all heard the news about him taking his diet and offseason workouts more seriously and save for his knee which already has preexisting issues he was by and large fit this year

Injuries can happen to anyone regardless of Diet and workout plan. AD just like Embiid are just naturally injury prone.

donlittle25:
una dey para o, person even want knack plank for another person head

My brother, I just tire

benji93:
Are you alright? . Which kind of useless comparison is this? You better shut up if you know want make we knack plank for your head.

I said what I said, hug transformer if you don't resonate with that....

chic2pimp:
How does Ronaldo want it more than Messi when Messi has achieved pretty much everything Ronaldo has and some more?

Secondly if you have Giannis= Ronaldo, you better be having a Steph/KD/Kawhi as Messi not AD.

Oga you dey land of queens English, you should understand English better. The comparison was between AD and Ugo.

Who's talking about achievements here? I'm talking about their talent level and style of play.

Who doesn't know Messi is a natural that plays more with finesse as compared to Ronaldo who worked hard built himself to become a machine?
Is Messi not more talented than Ronaldo even though my Goat is CR7.

I'm convinced Lebron has many of this guys in his payroll honestly, or he gets this guys to always talk about him trough that Rich Paul guy. Cos which kind stupid talk be this? Dude always wants to be in the media/News so bad. Now it's about giannis and the Bucks but someway somehow they must squeeze lefraud in.

Roland17:
Who were the anointed favorites to come out of the East? I mean after Harden and Kyrie went down?

Who went through the playoffs with the healthiest team especially their core players?

I tipped the bucks to win the series even with Kyrie and Harden fit. I kuku said it before that AD is way more talented as compared to giannis but AD hasn't shown he has the capacity to lead to team to a championship, this is with his fitness issues aside now,i don't see him as one who pushes himself to that level of wanting to become the best, he thrives more on his natural capabilities. Make I put am like this
AD= Messi
Giannis = Ronaldo.
Both are good but one always plays and seem to want it more which is Giannis. Hopefully Lefraud retires soon or AD goes on to be the number 1option on a team again, we'll see how far he can lead a team.

steady986:
Nobody is comparing AD to Giannis at this point. We all agree Giannis is greater than him.

But we know in this league everything has to fall in place for you to be successful. There's a thin line between failure and success. You're saying AD had Jrue Holiday and didn't achieve anything with him. Really? Did you see how Jrue was unreliable in these playoffs? The only year AD had Rondo he made the second round of the playoffs, sweeping Dame in the first round. That was a taste of what you get when you give AD a decent player. That was the same season he had Cousins but obviously he didn't play in the playoffs due to injury.

I asked you if you think AD would have had more playoff success in the East and you said no. But you're not being fair. The west is a different beast. It's almost impossible to make the playoffs as a lone superstar, let alone do well in it, especially if your sidekick is average or below average, or if you have a shitty team. Ask Curry this season. Ask KAT. Heck ask Zion who's a generational talent. Believe you me, as the west is presently constructed, if Zion doesn't get a decent sidekick, he wouldn't make the playoffs until his rookie contract expires. And AD never even dreamt of having the kind of team Zion has now. Look at Luka, he can't make it out of the first round.

No one is exonerating AD, he probably could have done better, but his situation at New Orleans was undesirable.

Simple question. Swap AD and giannis in this playoffs run/win, would the bucks have won the Championship?

lordbeans:
Yet an Eastern team won the championship. Guy read carefully what you have written and tell me if strong headache no go catch you.

A40:
Lol is this man serious at all? Do you know how many stocks, startups and VCs a guy like Giannis will be putting money in now? Not to mention he lives in freaking Milwaukee. You think this is the 70s or 80s? I don't think the Antetokounmpo lineage will ever experience poverty again never mind Giannis. Lol is this guy serious at all. This nigga can co-own a sports team by the time he retires ffs.

I feel birdman just dey cap honestly .

birdman:
Thank God you no be financial advisor . Someone that will be retired at 35 and have to make that money work for the rest of his life. Next thing na espn 30 on 30, stories that touch

Guy wait na joke be this or you outrightly just capping.

steady986:
He did actually. Swept Dame a few years ago. But that's by the way. Quick question: do you think AD would have had more playoff success if he played in the East?

Honestly I don't think the result would be different, AD is very talented more than Giannis but I don't think he challenges himself hard to be very great.

A40:
Lmaoooo is this man trolling me or what? Giannis would have earned over $300m in salaries before his 30th birthday living in small town Milwaukee and you're telling me he's going to need help of the NBA fraternity to run his projects?

Please tell me who will agree to donate his dollars to a man who earned that much in his career. Do you realize Giannis is on track to be the highest earner in league history or how much do you think his next extension is going to be ATBE when he would only be 30.

What Giannis has will be more than enough to donate or partner with cooperate America. He does not need any fellow NBA fraternity kankan because God knows if I were a NBA player donating to Giannis would be like Larry Ellison or Mark Zuckerberg donating to Jeff Bezos

This your Nigerian analogy no fly here oh. This Giannis money even village people no fit finish am.

You never even add endorsements, brand ambassadorship etc, dude has a contract with Nike for his shoes & as jrue holiday said he can still get like 2x max contracts in his career. Not bad for someone on a small market team to be so high up in jersey sales& it can only get higher from here

steady986:
Naah, Luka ain't winning jack with Porzingis as his sidekick. I don't know whether that guy don tire for basketball. Abi na the fat salary dey cause am? Could be the injury setback but still, it looks as though 21-22 ppg is his peak. Normally that would be enough for a big man but he offers almost nothing on the defensive end. He's not a 12+ rebounder even for his size. Rim protecting seems to be getting worse. Man has refused to enter the gym and bulk up a bit. This is the NBA, that skinny frame won't do you any good.

How's porzingis skinny? Compare how he is now to when he was on the knicks. It's the mentality that's lacking, the injuries too but in a little way, then the mega-fat salary. Like dude has all it takes to dominate in all ways, but the mentality is a big hindrance, between why kill myself when I can be so laid back and stress still collecting mega millions.

Khanben:
If you switch Giannis for AD they get bounced in the 2nd round by the nets.

You no even talk first round.dude never carried his team past the first round till he joined the Lakers.

Roland17:
Baba we are talking about a nomad that took his talents to South Beach to team up with FIRST BALLOT HOF Players... After riding that ship, he set sail to LA.. The Lakers binned their young core because he wanted nothing to do with a rebuild which ultimately led to the firing of Magic Johnson.
Baba assembled AD and tried his best to get Kawhi but Kawhi turn am down! Well, he got his Mickey Mouse ring and now he is recruiting Dame...no be news again. The Chef is not leaving, he has already made that known to LeBum and has given the Warriors owner his assurances.
The Warriors will be stronger with Klay returning next season but I feel they are a player short.

Prime cris bosh, d wade, Ray Allen. Omo LBJ na plain thief, I knew kawhi was never teaming up with him, that one no get power for unnecessary drama.

If dame is smart he should never team up with LBJ.

I honestly don't think Klay can be the same again. And the warriors too nees better pieces between Draymond green just dey regress every season.

steady986:
I agree 100%. And that's why AD might never be the alpha on a championship team. But based on skillset, AD is on another level.

AD vs Giannis is kind of like the LeBron vs KD comparison. One is extremely skilled especially in putting the ball in the basket while the other is just a flat out Dawg and a leader. That's why KD has never been considered better than Bron in this league even though he had the skillset to be better. We've seen that he needs someone to be the leader while he just does his thing lowkey. Even in OKC he was clearly the best player but Westbrook was the alpha, even finishing higher in MVP rankings a couple of times when they were together.

Omo can't wait for next season sha, God willing all the big boys come back healthy let's enjoy the game of hoops again.
Make Dame go team up with Embiid, that should be a perfect fit, but na coach go kill that Philly team again though.

Lets see who the mavericks would recruit to pair Luka since kristap wan commot, let's also see of zion can start living up to this tag as the next big thing since LBJ.

A40:
Lol was LeNomad really trying to recruit Steph or na just bants.

No be bants oo, chief assembler Wan assemble up again. From nba sources he wants either Luka. Dame or Steph. Imagine claiming you the goat and you keep going this route. I love LBJ 100%, but the guy is na joker.

Khanben:
But the real difference is Giannis is way way tougher mentally

No sugar coating, Giannis is better. Be like una dey forget Davis was a number one pick and the pelicans was built around him just like for Ugo, Davis played with prime boogie, Rondo and this same jrue holiday.

etidy:
i am glad those giannis vs ad debate are dead. AD won one nba title has robin to lebron's batman and suddenly he was ranked as number 2 player in the league. person whey no win pass 1 playoff series on his own. iranu

The media dey make casuals see wetin dem wan see, but the real ones have always known who's better. The only thing AD has over him is shooting, asides that...... nothing

Khanben:
This year's finals just reiterates Olajuwon quote, a good big guy will always be better than a good small guy. If we match the starting 5s of both teams by postion, all of the Bucks players except for one had the height advantage.
Lopez>Ayton
Giannis>Crowder
Middleton>Booker
Jrue > CP3
The only match up where the Suns had the height advantage was Bridges vs Tucker, but even in that instance the Bucks player was the natural better rebounder.
The height differential can be see in the rebounding number and points scored in the paint. Sometimes old fashion, bigger is just better is just true.

Them be wan push big men into oblivion before, but trust me the era of the big men is back. Omo AYTON go dey see giannis for him dreams for the next 3 years . Giannis molested and violated that guy, make the guy no go dey get ptsd any time him hear that name. Giannis

birdman:
Probably. BUT I didnt like when he said that. The press will help make that this big, negative argument that overshadows the win.

After career is over, nba cats are going to be your number 1 support structure. Dont sh** where you eat. Contract money will only get you so far. At some point you will need older players who are successful in business and non profits. Lebron, magic, shaq etc

Im sure he will learn this sooner or later. Dont make enemies just for sound bite sake

Giannis in his free spirit may not have meant any hate or beef with his statement but trust the media to twist and turn those words against him. Omo it comes with that territory, him go dey alright. Him com be person wey no send media... so he's good.

KD is the biggest snake in the history of bball, big snake ,big coward but him still stand strong. So our boi is good.

steady986:
Ehen, these are Giannis' exact words. Tell me this wasn't aimed at KD

Shots fired at Harden too. Omo the hate on giannis go increase x1000.

Real ones