I basically said this in a previous thread. The Bucks roster gets a ton of criticism, but it doesn’t help when your “leader” is going to the media and publicly calling out the poor play. Teams feed off their star’s energy, and guys aren’t going to respond when they feel like they’re being thrown under the bus. It makes it even worse when that same star isn’t leading by example on the floor and looks disengaged. Yeah, the Bucks roster isn’t perfect but leadership matters, and right now that’s a big part of the problem.

This saga has just been so crazy. It feels like every year the rumblings of Giannis wanting out have always been talked about, but now people are finally starting to talk about Giannis handling it in a very strange way.

The thing that irks me about this whole drama is that Giannis refuses to make a clear statement. I get it, he’s a franchise icon and I honestly believe that he wants to be a Buck for life. But at some point, he’s got to make a decision. The roster is cooked. There’s nowhere to go from here, they’re way past the all-in point. They’re still paying Dame and they basically can only go for minor deals with the assets they have left. And nothing will move the needle. The only hope is that Rollins develops into a star while they somehow turn players like Kuzma and KPJ into better pieces. This really reminds me of the Dame saga in Portland. He stayed for too long, and when he finally got traded he was too old.

Nobody knows what Giannis actually thinks. If he wants out, he’s got to ask out NOW. He’s aging and the injuries are ramping up. If he wants to stay with the Bucks and go down the Dirk / Duncan route, he simply could say: “I’m gonna stay here no matter what, even if we have losing records until I retire”, sign an extension when it comes up and be done with it.

Instead, we get this constant stream of “uhm, maybe he wants out, but actually he doesn’t but then he said a thing and that’s why we think he wants out…” It’s just tiring at this point. I get the other side of it, but honestly, what are the Bucks supposed to do? They traded away all the important pieces of their title run. They went for Dame and got really unlucky, shit happens. Losing Jrue looks bad in hindsight, but come on. Giannis wanted a star, so they got him Dame. It just didn’t work. Middleton was washed when they traded him, Lopez is also way past his prime. The Kuzma trade does look terrible and they deserve all the hate for it. And hiring Doc… well, you know. This team simply is done. They have to hit the reset button unless they wanna exist in purgatory for the next 10 years.

Sorry for the long post.

This real OG shit

I honestly don’t get why Giannis just doesn’t openly ask for a trade if he wants to leave.
He’s already won a ring and done everything bucks fans could realistically expect , there’s no reason for there to be any criticism or bad blood.

He seems afraid of criticism but this passive aggressive attitude seems worse .

Giannis must have broken the code too.

Trade rumors make everyone act dumb

I mean, a lot of things, naturally, changed since 2003… 23 years ago.

I wish a hard knocks type show existed for the nba, I feel like they have the most secretive culture

Giannis wants out but also wants to preserve his image as a loyal Warrior. The hero and the victim.

ya its sad when they go young poor leadership like that

Just trade him already so I never have to hear about the Bucks again

Who is the chick?

How does he know that isn’t happening?

How do we reach the children?

Work ethic. It seems to be a conversation about work ethic. Losing with a great work ethic, hurts a lot. Losing because the check clears at the end of the month attitude is infuriating to those who have been at the top.

Giannis has always had a bit of loser energy to him so this type of whiny bullshit isn’t surprising.

Dude’s dressed like Ernie on live TV. 

shut up man

All of this makes me not want Giannis on my team. He and Lebron should take their passive aggressive talents to Brooklyn.

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Mehn, if the young guys deviate from the game plan they can be publicly called out, no problem. It’s part of the development.

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Why is it on Giannis to be the superstar, face of the franchise, team captain, ultimate veteran, parent figure to the young guys, coach, and front office all in one? What is everyone else in the building doing?

Why isn’t it held against the rest of the team that they aren’t professional enough to do their jobs properly despite being in an admittedly shitty uncertain situation.

Its great when the superstar also has natural leadership qualities, but I don’t hold it against the guys who simply are great on the court and don’t do all the rest.

Ryan Hollins was always right about Giannis

This video has aged like finest Italian wine: https://youtu.be/vXYJSDbUT8k?si=uoFibzapFokyU3ce

I honestly dont think it’s good for society for women like Taylor Rooks to be plastered on our screens

Back in the day, our ancestors lived in villages. The only people they’d see were the ones in their villages. Then at some point they’d get married off to the girl across the street who they grew up with and who is probably their cousin or some shit. Simple, peaceful ending.

Now kids grow up seeing Taylor Rooks on TV. What does that teach them? That women look like this? No, they don’t. It’s not realistic.

We observe the top “1%” of women disproportionately. Models in ads and so on and so forth.

I’m tired of seeing Taylor Rooks. Show me real women.