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 trust the coaches that they will know how to utilize him. Even if that means having him mostly roaming/free safety and throwing him at stars to make them adjust, or even guarding a player for the whole game if offense is not a problem without much of his contributions, or things remain as is. Coach made a point to film and study the opponent, making adjustments, etc, so having many options and trying stuff in the regular season is very good.