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RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: December 13, 2016, 7:15 pm
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s start to the season has been nothing
short of exceptional. Could the Greek Freak be considered an
All-Star lock, and does he deserve to be a starter?
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: @BucksPhanTom
Date: December 14, 2016, 9:53 am
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If NBA Twitter is any indication (and if it isn't it should be)
Giannis is absolutely a lock for the All-Star Game. Not only
should he be there, but he should be starting. Whether enough of
the public at large has caught on to just how incredible Giannis
is will be the question. Once he makes it for the first time, I
expect he will be a fixture for at least a decade thanks to his
athletic gifts, skills and likability.
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: TiWindisch
Date: December 14, 2016, 10:52 am
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It's hard to say he's a lock, because the All-Star team tends to
be a club made up of former All-Stars. Still, new talent breaks
in every once in a while, and the NBA is taking notice of how
damn good Giannis has been. I think he should be a starter for
sure--we'll see if that ends up happening or not, though.
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: December 14, 2016, 6:56 pm
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He's a lock. Unless he gets injured, I just can't see a way he
doesn't make it. I'm growing more and more confident that fans
of the wider NBA are recognizing just how good Giannis is; it
helps that Vine hasn't shut down just yet. Even if that doesn't
prove enough for him to crack a (deserved) starting spot just
yet, you only have to listen to the way in which coaches around
the league talk about him to feel pretty confident that he'll be
a reserve at least.
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: December 14, 2016, 8:12 pm
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I certainly think he can be considered a lock and although I
don't like framing it this way personally, the argument can be
made if he deserves to be a starter. Like Adam said, I think
he's certainly been aware in people's minds through the help of
Vine, but now we're seeing that it's morphed into this high
impact-difference maker on both ends of the floor, which has led
to the recognition he's practically getting on a daily basis
(and rightfully so).
As Ti mentioned, I do think how the fan vote is often treated
could be a bigger issue than all of us are letting on and I
think we'll get a clearer sense of that we go through the stages
of voting. But no matter the way he'd potentially get into the
game, it's looking more likely than it arguably ever has that
the team's All-Star-less streak is coming to an end.
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: LukasHarkins
Date: December 15, 2016, 1:04 am
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I think there's a lot of time left before calling anyone a
"lock," especially for a first-time player in the All-Star Game,
but I also think Giannis is very close. He has been absolutely
outstanding for the team so far and there are no signs of
slowing down. As for being a starter, I think he belongs with
that group as well.
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Re: RT8 - Question 1 - Giannis All-Star
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: December 15, 2016, 5:08 am
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Punch Giannis' 2016-17 numbers into Basketball Reference: 22.3
points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals per
game.
Your query returned ONE result. That's right, no player in NBA
history has done what he is doing this season. If that doesn't
make him a lock for the All-Star game, not to mention his
ridiculous 26.5 Player Efficiency Rating or how much better he
makes the Bucks with a 13.3 Net Rating, I don't know what does.
For me, there's almost no question that he deserves to be an
All-Star starter based solely on the merit of being one of the
five best players in the Eastern Conference so far this season.
However, as Ti said, fan voting can be very temperamental and it
seems likely that guys such as Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade
are just too popular in big markets not to be voted in year
after year, regardless of their level of play.
Can the last few months of outrageous euro-step dunks captured
on Vine (RIP) get Giannis over the line?
When All-Star voting begins, don't forget to spam your Twitter
followers with: "Giannis Antetokounmpo #NBAVOTE"
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