@Music City posted:It’s not all unexpected... people in the media feel like they threw this guy in the pissant market a bone. Perhaps their motivation is that he’ll get priced out of Milwaukee and end up on the Knicks so the powers that be can get all giddy about the Knicks being a power again.
The honeymoon is over now. There’s a lot of doubt generated by the last two playoff exits. Lebron went through this too- the pressure made him feel like he needed to play with better teammates, so he took his talents to South Beach.
Giannis should do what Lebron did- gather the media, bring Jim Gray out of mothballs, build up the tension... then look at the camera and say “I’m staying in Milwaukee. The fans stayed with me, supported me even when things didn’t go well. I believe in finishing what I start. I don’t run away from challenges. I’m coming... I’m coming for all of you.”
{Grabs the camera, throws it down on the floor}
What he should stress is that the Bucks sat him down in win-or-go-home playoff game because they didn't want to risk his future by playing him on a bad ankle. Isaiah Thomas for the Celtics and KD with the Warriors come to mind as examples as to what can happen.
The big thing that the media has right is Giannis' inability to hit a shot in the clutch. Can you imagine Giannis hitting a shot like Anthony Davis did tonight to win at the buzzer? He doesn't have a go-to move.