Most of us — myself included — have wanted this for years and it seems like we’re finally getting it if AG’s post-game presser is anything to go by as AG said Giannis requested to guard Embiid.
This is the third time in 6 months that Giannis has made remarks about guarding the ball more often. If you’ve been a Bucks fan since 2019, then you know how surprising that is considering that Bud’s game-plan was for Giannis to do the exact opposite.
Like I said, I and many others have wanted this for years. He guarded Embiid much better than I thought he would have.
i feel great. giannis is the best 2way player in the league, so defending the best players wont be a problem ( especially now when jrue left, giannis might have to take that respobsibility a bit more)
also, giannis is never the type who only plays offense, he has never been someone who doesnt take defense seriously. so i believe he is open to this
last but not least, before the addition of dame, giannis has to be the best scorer/ the engine of the offense, but now with dame, we dont have to worry too much about the balance between offense and fefense for giannis