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Giannis on finding Klay Thompson when he’s not missing: “I’m not really tracking him. — Whenever Klay’s next to you and he’s open you got to deliver the ball to him. He has a great connection with Bam. The side P&Rs and pin downs. For me if I’m being double teamed in the post and I see the number 11 and he’s open I got to find a way to deliver the ball. But that’s not really what I’m thinking. I’m thinking to score the ball first”
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Doc Rivers CALLS OUT Giannis for being hard to coach 😳 “He’s not easy. He plays at this crazy downhill pace. He’s really a difficult guy. He has this great passing ability, but he doesn’t have super IQ at the same time. He really has 1 way. Every play he wants to force it. I wished he learned how to execute better. — The thing he needs to still learn is the value of execution. How important it is when you’re in practice and shoot around to lock in on execution. Now he has a coach who’s as good as there is in execution.”
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Draymond Green DEFENDS Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Doc Rivers and Doug Christie slander 👀 “I don’t think Doc was trying to shoot at Giannis but it definitely came off that way. When you say he’s not super high IQ, that. Comes off as personal. — Talking about a top 20-30 guy on the all time ranks is crazy to me. If coaches want to start talking crazy about players, players should start talking crazy too. Why wouldn’t players go and be like ‘Yo Doug Christie sucked last night.’ Be very careful with all the Giannis dialogue. He is a top 20-30 player in NBA history. — Giannis got some things he can get better at, don’t we all. But talking about this man like he not Giannis”
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Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem share their conversations with Coach Spo and Giannis 👀 Wade: Early in the year it’s hard to have those conversations because ‘I don’t really know you like that. So, who you talking to?’ You’re talking about grown ass men out here. A lot of guys are walking on eggshells because they won’t have that conversation. — I walked to Spo and said ‘ok since the last time I saw you, have you seen small growth?’ He said ‘yes I have.’ I said ‘ok let’s keep building on those things so once we get out of this, then we’re ready.’ UD: I told Giannis, ‘listen, you don’t get to pick and choose when adversity hits, you just pick and choose how you respond.’ Some people will have it at the beginning of the season, some in the middle of the season, some at the end. You don’t choose when adversity hits, you choose how you respond to the sh*t. We’re having it early. Let’s get that sh*t out the way.’ (Wy Network by Dwyane Wade) 🔥
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Nick Young says Giannis is a DUMB basketball player and hasn’t evolved his game at all 😳 “The n**** dumb. That’s all. He just Gyro Greek brain. All he learn was to go coast to coast. The n**** ain’t change. I haven’t seen a jumpshot. He been going coast to coast since he came in the league”
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Coach Spo addresses Doc Rivers calling out Giannis for being hard to coach: “I like Doc, and I respect him. This is our business now. We’re going through a process of trying to develop a defense that’s meeting our potential, and we’re not right now. — Despite what guys may feel, We went into the season thinking that (offensive fit) would be a process. Playing with somebody that commands so much attention, that’s a different style than some of the guys that have come here that have played before.”
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Baron Davis says Giannis is the TOUGHEST superstar to evaluate in NBA history: “The hardest thing to do is to play with someone who plays like they don’t need you. When you watch them play, he kinda don’t need you. He can take 1 on 5. — Giannis can do everything. He’s programmable if you let him do him. He has to figure out how to take all the sh*t that he has, and work with how to make other guys better. Because you’re different. There is not another you.”
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Marc Spears shares his full conversation with Doc Rivers texting Giannis about his criticism: • calling Giannis hard to coach was more of a complement because most superstar players are hard to coach • Felt bad about questioning Giannis’ IQ and meant to say more about his feel for the game
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Bam Adebayo struggles has Kenny Beecham rethinking the Tyler Herro leaked DMs: “All I can think about is Tyler Herro’s DMs about Bam Adebayo. He was basically saying ‘why don’t you think teams gameplan for the big fella? You pay a guy $60M to be good on defense sometimes.’ I remember in real time being like ‘man Tyler Herro trippin.’ Idk bro…. Nothing has come easy for Bam on offense” (Numbers On The Board)
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Udonis Haslem gets real HONEST about the Miami Heat’s struggles 👀 “A clutter mind equals slow feet and bad decisions. There’s clutter right now. — The defense. Our defense is very demanding. It’s not easy. We’re not known for doing things the easy way. Different organizations like to work smarter, we like to work harder. — It might not be the easiest f*cking way, but it’s the Heat way. That is how WE do sh*t. So you have to 100% buy in.” (Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
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Zach Lowe drops some interesting stats on the Miami Heat after 10 games 😳 • 53% of Giannis’ shots are at the basket, lowest rate of his career • 36% of Giannis shots are midrange, ties highest rate of his career • Heat are 19th in offense, 26th in defense. 6th in FT rate (good). 8th in forcing turnovers. 10th in defensive rebounding • With Expected opponent FG%, they would rank 5th, instead they’re 30th • The Heat are last in P&Rs. Giannis and Bam have only ran 9 P&Rs together, 0 with Bam as ball handler • Giannis is setting 15 on ball screens per 100 possessions which is one of the lowest of his career
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Davion Mtichell on how he can help Bam get going: "I have to do a better job of not letting him get lost in the game, but he also has to be intentional. He gotta be more aggressive. Him and Giannis play in the same spaces so when Giannis is on the floor with him, he can't be in those same spaces."
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Dwyane Wade gets real HONEST about Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat 👀 “He gotta be the number 1 option with the 2nd unit guys. Point blank period. You can’t be a role player with the role players. — The shooters are struggling… but here’s why they’re struggling some. There’s no rhythm, flow to the game. — You’d expect them to be a real good defensive team. The big 3 we were 9-8 but our defense was at least our calling card. — They have nothing to hang their hat on right now. — They’re not a team yet. Bunch of individual guys that haven’t had uncomfortable conversations yet. They’re great guys individually but you have to get to some uncomfortable sh*t” (Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
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Dwyane Wade speaks on Bam Adebayo’s slow start: “The struggles are there. You can’t run away from the struggle… Bam’s become really good in the middle of the floor… he didn’t get one P&R. Bam gets P&R lobs. There’s none of that for bam. There was no getting in the mid post area and going to work. — Bam, you can’t be pushed to the corner. You can’t be pushed out of the offense. Your defensive game goes as your offensive game goes. You got to touch that ball.” (Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
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Udonis Haslem says he reminds Bam Adebayo that he is NOT Joel Embiid: “You’re a effort and energy guy, that has All Star talent. You’re not Joel Embiid. Joel Embiid can go out there on one knee and get 30. You got to bring that sh*t every night. You can get your 30, but you have to bring that sh*t every night to get your 30. That’s who you are. And that’s ok to be that guy.” (Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
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Jeff Teague CALLS OUT Giannis and Erik Spoelstra 😳 “I thought Giannis was going to have a different attitude like ‘I’m going here because I want to win. So I might be a 25,8,8 guy.’ Not a 35,8,8 guy. Like ‘I might get all these dudes involved and lock in on defense.’ The way they play defense is terrible. No disrespect to Spoelstra, he a great coach but their game plans, I’m like, what are y’all doing? That’s not what makes you special. They can be decent, but Giannis got to change the way he play. It WAS NOT fun playing with Giannis. Doesn’t mean he’s not a great player, but he’s a very tough player to play with. Jrue Holiday is only guy I’ve seen have success with him. If you a dominant on ball PG, Trae Young could never play with Giannis. Dame don’t play well with Giannis, Ja Morant wouldn’t play well with Giannis”
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Bam Adebay on Kobe fans wanting him to stop at 81 points: “I went for it. I knew exactly what I was doing. I don’t give a f*ck about what anybody negative has to say. — People say ‘you should’ve stopped at 81!’ Why? So y’all can never mention me? I already know how Kobe fans are. I’m a Kobe fan!” (
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Kevin Garnett GOES IN on Bam Adebayo for not playing like a superstar 😳 “13/15 points ain't no superstar sh*t! I need Bam to be goddamn 25 and 12! I need Bam to give me superstar energy. The tried and down, the cool sh*t, the looking, nah. I need all out. 13-15 points ain't it. 13, 15 points ain't no superstar sh*t. I need Bam to be goddamn 25 and 12! Whose team is this? Is this your team? Did Giannis come to Miami? Nah, this is Giannis team, this is Giannis team together. Bro, nobody was showing superstar energy other than Giannis. — I'm telling you, man, it's too cool for me. All this, all these players who cool... nah, that cool sh*t ain't it, bro." (H/t CulturedUpdatez)
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