Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA champion and twice recognized as the best player in the series, demands more from his team with his strange statements.
The best basketball player in the world – at least in his own position as a big winger – Giannis Antetokounmpo29, isn’t happy with how the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks are playing, even though the team is currently second in the Eastern Conference and third in the NBA in winning percentage.
The demanding and ambitious star of Milwaukee gives a shout out to himself, his entire team and also the background staff before Tuesday morning’s home game against the Utah Jazz.
Antetokounmpo’s exceptionally harsh comments are at least influenced by the fact that the Bucks have barely won one of their last four games – the NBA’s second-worst San Antonio Spurs – and lost three times, most recently in Houston to the Rockets and twice before that Tyrese Haliburton’s for the leading Indiana Pacers.
– In every little thing, each of us has to be even better. This applies to everyone. It comes from the equipment manager, he needs to wash our clothes better, Antetokounmpo stunned the media after the Houston loss.
Milwaukee’s problem point is clearly visible in the statistics. The team is the second highest scoring team in the NBA, but at the same time, its defense is the seventh worst in the series, even ahead of the Utah Jazz.
Milwaukee’s weakened defensive look is affected by a special man Jrue Holiday a move to the rival Boston Celtics. The star-class defender who replaced him Damian Lillard when he hasn’t been a perfect defender – when he has been fit to play.
Another reason for the collapse in defensive numbers may be due to the reformed coaching. Led the club to the NBA championship Mike Budenholzer got the shoe at the end of last season, when Milwaukee lost to the Miami Heat in the opening round of the playoffs, 1-4. Instead, the Bucks hired the assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors Adrian Griffinwho is coaching only his first season as an NBA head coach.
On Tuesday morning Lauri Markkanen represented by the well-tempered Utah Jazz will face the annoyed Milwaukee, who have won no less than 16 of their 19 games at home. However, the Bucks are missing two important backs, when Lillard and Cameron Payne are on the sidelines.
Antetokounmpo has scored 48 and 44 points in the previous two games. His nickname “Greek freak” says a lot about the player. Giannis combines athleticism, physicality and skill in an unprecedented way.
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