Where would Giannis rank after championship?

[Mandizi]

First-ballot HOF'r and top 10 PF ever.

 

[ISO]

breh stop tryna have it your way. Before Bron had a title no one was talking Bron vs Karl Malone or Bron vs [insert legendary wing who didnt win a title]. They were talking Bron vs MJ and ESPN was publishing full length novels about how he was better than Magic and Kobe. Before Kobe won a title he was compared to MJ. So it is what it is. The new star is always gonna be compared the stars that came right before him.

It was a process for LeBron to jump Magic and Bird. That didn’t happen in most people’s eyes until his 2016 championship.

So how is Giannis gonna be put at LeBron’s pedestal after his first championship.

 

[ISO]

Is he even ahead of Kawhi?

This is a good discussion.

 

[HabitualChiller]

I'd put him ahead of KD with another year or two of greatness, so that'd be Top 14.

I'd put him over Kawhi now.

 

[ISO]

Hear y'all go with this BS .


Y'all know that this Bucks team would not beat a healthy Clippers, Nets, or Lakers team.

The Lakers offense is garbage. The Clippers are mental midgets. Nets don’t play defense. All three of these teams full of injury prone guys hold your breath on them ever being fully healthy.

No telling how a 7 game series would play out with any of those teams at full strength. I really like the construction of this Bucks team and how they play through adversity and make adjustments through series.

 

[Conscious Pilot]

Somewhere in the Top 20. Surpassed Wade and KG… possibly Dirk. Right behind the heels of KD and Curry.

 

[ISO]

REAL TALK LOOK WHAT BRON DID TO SCHRODER .. A PAST 20-6 PLAYER STILL IN HIS PRIME

JRUE IS MORE COMPARABLE TO THAT THAN WADE OR BOSH

Nobody did nothing to that cocky bum this year was in line with who he’s been

Schroeder has no accolades, Jrue has All-Defensive Teams and an All-Star appearance, always on the fringes of making it too in a stacked position only thing is he can be inconsistent offensively

 

[Bledswole]

Top 25 all time

Arguably top 3-5 PF ever

 

[Bledswole]

2 MVPS
1 Ring
1 FMVP
MVP and DPOY in same year

Averaged 35&13 in the finals making him have one of the best finals performances ever and closed it out with 50&12

Top 3-5 PF ever and top 20-25 player ever deal with it

 

[Nero Christ]

all I know is he saw the game on the line and took that championship like it wasn't supposed to be anyone else's but his

50 in a closeout game GOAT shyt

 

[ISO]

Giannis has won a title without another superstar. LeBron hasn't done it, KD hasn't. He joins Steph and Kwahi as the only ones in a decade to win without another superstar(s).

This is irrelevant the superstar designation is based upon past accolades and name brands

I already broke down in pages back how Middleton and Jrue have been more productive, more available/healthy, and more clutch than the D-Wade and Bosh pairing, not only that but they’re more compatible this is a FACT

The “super team” narrative is some super casual shyt what matters is how your supporting cast performs not their fukking names go on somewhere with that LeBron rings aren’t any less valuable than anyone else’s

 

[ISO]

You forgot that Dirk took down Miami big 3?

Meh, the 2011 Heat weren’t that good lack of shooting and depth, lots of growing pains in pecking order and Spo growing as a coach, not even a 60 win team or top seed, Bron not playing close to his standard is another issue but I’ll credit Dallas defense

Dirk won in a parity year so did Giannis but I think the whole Dirk beat the Big 3 thing is really overstated, considering this is a guy who shot 41% in the series and was hid in a zone defense, Def showed up major in 4Q’s with tough shot making for sure and could not miss from FT but I don’t like how his supporting cast gets underrated and his past playoff failures are brushed over

To me it’s easy with Giannis and Dirk. Both are elite on offense. One may value Dirk’s ability to close games with his shot making but ultimately both are elite. On the defensive end one is a monster and the other simply isn’t.

 

[BigTyme Records]

Interested to see how people react to this thread after he just had a dominant finals.

 

[qnsfinest]

I don’t see how anyone can vote top 50 lmao. Have you all looked at a top 50 list. Consists of dozens of players who have never won an mvp, defensive player, ring or a fmvp.

I voted top 20, but top 25 is the worst I’m willing to go. And the only PF he chasing is Duncan.

 

[Mastamimd]

I don’t see how anyone can vote top 50 lmao. Have you all looked at a top 50 list. Consists of dozens of players who have never won an mvp, defensive player, ring or a fmvp.

I voted top 20, but top 25 is the worst I’m willing to go. And the only PF he chasing is Duncan.

I said too 30, but I'm willing to revise it to 25 after looking at the accolades. I'm cool with that.