It's difficult to pin down the Bucks this season, and Giannis Antetokounmpo does not hide the fact that he is having a difficult season. On an individual and collective level, the “Greek Freak” would be one of the potential MVPs if Milwaukee was not connected to alternating current. But now, this season is not a long, quiet river, and beyond the integration of Damian Lillard, Giannis recalls that he was coming out of knee surgery when it was time to start the season.
” Yes it is difficult…. This season is the most difficult I have played, not only physically, because I had an operation on my left knee at the end of June.” highlights Bucks superstar. “I had to become who I was again. I feel like when the season started I wasn't myself. The reason was that I hadn't played basketball until the second week of training camp. I had to get back to playing on my own. But emotionally and mentally it was exhausting.”
Excelling in adversity
Another important element in this mental and physical fatigue, the changes of coaches.
“I'm not going to lie to you. It's been really hard since Coach Bud left. [Mike Budenholzer] until Coach Griff arrived [Adrian Griffin]his departure, then the arrival of Coach Joe [Prunty] for an interim period of three matches… Then the arrival of Coach Doc [Rivers], and finally there was the arrival of Dame. It was difficult.”
But in the end, he assures that he will grow from it, and that it is part of the experience of an NBA star. Especially since he is no stranger to changes within his franchise after putting a lot of pressure on its leaders.
“Ultimately, we excel most when we face adversity in life.” he concludes. “So I try, as a leader, as a basketball player, as a person, to do what I do, to continue to enjoy the game of basketball, to hang in there, to try to improve my game, to try to do the right thing. And I hope that step by step I will get to where I want to go and I can help the team get to where they want to go. »
