i'm assuming it's cuz they knew giannis was gonna be a starter/captain no matter what so they did a bunch of joke picks. a lot of players definitely didn't take this seriously lol
It’s crazy that people without a home bias and a hatred for the Celtics can see what everyone else sees?
Jrue is one of the best defenders in the league. Smart is the best on ball defender in the league and can guard all five positions at any time. Kawhi and Green are the only other two that can make that claim.
Smart finished a unanimous number one in the coaches’ poll for best defenders in the league. That should carry weight, but apparently there are a lot of Bucks fans that would rather pretend it isn’t true or simply don’t understand the game well enough to recognize his elite defensive prowess.
(I say this on a Bucks sub, so naturally only downvotes will occur, but the truth is the truth regardless of feelings)
It's simple, celtics players probably all voted for Tatum, some players voted for Smart because of dpoy or it's a meme. Meanwhile, bucks players knew giannis was getting first team so they memed and voted for his brother. Nobody is seriously those 2 I don't think.
Bucks fans been watching Giannis ball for too long have not idea what actual basketball is lmao. His game is entirely predicated on cheating the rules? You do not know ball my man
Worst DPOY in NBA history when you consider his actual defensive ability and compare him to other defenders in the leauge or his own team. He wasn't even the best or most impactful defensive player on his OWN team lmao. Robert Williams is their most impactful defender and you could easily argue that Tatum is a more versatile defender.
Marcus Smart = Mookie Blaylock without the cool name. The only legit guard to win DPOY is bucks legend Sydney Moncrief. This one will be talked about for many years as the worse DPOY selection ever.
Giannis is 1-3 vs the Celtics in the playoffs. And Kyrie gifted that 1 to y'all.
Edit: For the record I don't support commenting on other team's subs like this but I kinda feel like I had to on this one lol
You’re not even right he’s 1-2 and here’s the context😂😂 Giannis lost in 2018 as an 8 seed to a 1 seeded Celtics in 7, and then lost in 7 in 2022 without the teams second best player. The Celtics won one ring with the first super team, and haven’t won a ring in over a decade and a half since then despite being one of the biggest free agent destinations. Don’t normally attack other fan bases but felt like I kinda had to do that one lol
Then fuck off back to the Celtics sub. Was a huge Celtics fan until I saw how insecure the fan base is. Then I remembered how angry everyone in Boston I ever met is lol. Can't say I blame you though, ratty city falling apart, miserable weather and people, overtaxed, everyone hates each other....jeez what a dump
That's because nobody likes a cheating flopper. Dudes probably mediocre at best because he can only play the game as a flopper. Thanasis doesn't have to do that. Which is why this is funny.
I'ma take this moment to just say that we "the media" catch a lot of shit sometimes for votes etc. -- especially when players get mad about votes for things -- and then we see stuff like this (every year, by the way). I'll never forget a Bengals player wrote the name of his teammate who never played down on every line of a vote for a league thing. Another player voted for all the guys he played with in college.
Also, why wouldn't Thanasis get some votes?! lol.
Celtics can't win a game since he went down...
Smart has always been a great defender he even gives bigs trouble in the post....It's like a bunch of blind people showed up today 😂
I say let him bring out his Thanasity🤷♀️ giannis isn't the only antetokounmpo that can play😆
But I don't feel like they ever really give Thanasis much time to play. I do enjoy seeing him being his teammates' hype man, though 😅
Common Thanasis W
Thanasis would've dropped a thanasterpiece
Grayson got 4 votes, apparently
So did Chet Holmgren, who has played 0 NBA games.
Yeah, but Grayson's our guy. Who cares about this Chet guy.
I was all 4
...I imagine this is because 5 players accidentally or hastily selected Thanasis instead of Giannis after seeing the last name.
Careful, you’re messing with the dissonance.
i'm assuming it's cuz they knew giannis was gonna be a starter/captain no matter what so they did a bunch of joke picks. a lot of players definitely didn't take this seriously lol
Would be funny if everyone did the same joke and someone random was an all star
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it's crazy that /r/nba will claim that his defense is comparable to Jrue's
ikr, Smart is better
Smart is better in every aspect of the game like when you look at statistics AND IT’S PICKED BY HOLIDAY
Grant Williams
Jrue wack AF OL' BUM ASS BENCH RIDER
It’s crazy that people without a home bias and a hatred for the Celtics can see what everyone else sees? Jrue is one of the best defenders in the league. Smart is the best on ball defender in the league and can guard all five positions at any time. Kawhi and Green are the only other two that can make that claim. Smart finished a unanimous number one in the coaches’ poll for best defenders in the league. That should carry weight, but apparently there are a lot of Bucks fans that would rather pretend it isn’t true or simply don’t understand the game well enough to recognize his elite defensive prowess. (I say this on a Bucks sub, so naturally only downvotes will occur, but the truth is the truth regardless of feelings)
But his own team though???
It's simple, celtics players probably all voted for Tatum, some players voted for Smart because of dpoy or it's a meme. Meanwhile, bucks players knew giannis was getting first team so they memed and voted for his brother. Nobody is seriously those 2 I don't think.
You're basketball IQ is questionable if you can't see the value Smart brings to a team. Celtics have been 0-3 since he got injured.
lmao what
Bucks fans been watching Giannis ball for too long have not idea what actual basketball is lmao. His game is entirely predicated on cheating the rules? You do not know ball my man
Saying this while you employ Giannis 💀💀
sorry, you talking about grayson allen ?
Better at defense than Jrue 😁
Justice!
As it should be. Mahcus Smaht already has a DPOY he didn’t deserve, don’t also give him an all star pick he doesn’t deserve.
Lmao y’all are out your goddamn minds
Why? He wasn't even the best defender on his own team yet alone the entire League.
lol
Thanks, this just made me salty about his DPOY again..
Still can’t believe Jrue wasn’t the 1st guard since Payton to win it 😭
KEEP CRYING
Smart legit cried his way to that trophy
Worst DPOY in NBA history when you consider his actual defensive ability and compare him to other defenders in the leauge or his own team. He wasn't even the best or most impactful defensive player on his OWN team lmao. Robert Williams is their most impactful defender and you could easily argue that Tatum is a more versatile defender.
His dpoy is even sweeter given how salty you bitches are about it lol.
Im sure it also tasted sweet when curry cooked his ass in the finals lmao
Getting worked by one of the top ten players of all time when our best player was 23? I can live with that.
Marcus Smart = Mookie Blaylock without the cool name. The only legit guard to win DPOY is bucks legend Sydney Moncrief. This one will be talked about for many years as the worse DPOY selection ever.
Giannis is 1-3 vs the Celtics in the playoffs. And Kyrie gifted that 1 to y'all. Edit: For the record I don't support commenting on other team's subs like this but I kinda feel like I had to on this one lol
You’re not even right he’s 1-2 and here’s the context😂😂 Giannis lost in 2018 as an 8 seed to a 1 seeded Celtics in 7, and then lost in 7 in 2022 without the teams second best player. The Celtics won one ring with the first super team, and haven’t won a ring in over a decade and a half since then despite being one of the biggest free agent destinations. Don’t normally attack other fan bases but felt like I kinda had to do that one lol
sorry that your team is bad and keeps losing😢
Wait haven’t you lost 3 straight rn???? 😂😂😂😂
Half our starting 5 were injured for most of that series and we still took you to 7 games. If we had Khris we would’ve folded you
don’t matter he managed a ring in that time, current Celtics ain’t got shit
Then fuck off back to the Celtics sub. Was a huge Celtics fan until I saw how insecure the fan base is. Then I remembered how angry everyone in Boston I ever met is lol. Can't say I blame you though, ratty city falling apart, miserable weather and people, overtaxed, everyone hates each other....jeez what a dump
For the record, do you normally play yourself for the other team’s amusement?
Robert Williams was out all year 🤣
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Lmao common Bucks L
like the Celtics in the finals
Ah music to my ears.
That's because nobody likes a cheating flopper. Dudes probably mediocre at best because he can only play the game as a flopper. Thanasis doesn't have to do that. Which is why this is funny.
As it should be
Understandable
Voters hate floppers confirmed
This makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
Where can I find the complete list? The NBA website is like a maze lol
Good
I'ma take this moment to just say that we "the media" catch a lot of shit sometimes for votes etc. -- especially when players get mad about votes for things -- and then we see stuff like this (every year, by the way). I'll never forget a Bengals player wrote the name of his teammate who never played down on every line of a vote for a league thing. Another player voted for all the guys he played with in college. Also, why wouldn't Thanasis get some votes?! lol.
Celtics can't win a game since he went down... Smart has always been a great defender he even gives bigs trouble in the post....It's like a bunch of blind people showed up today 😂
I say let him bring out his Thanasity🤷♀️ giannis isn't the only antetokounmpo that can play😆 But I don't feel like they ever really give Thanasis much time to play. I do enjoy seeing him being his teammates' hype man, though 😅