While Bobby Portis got angry with the coaches and his teammates in the locker room, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not hesitate to share his frustration with the press. Author of 37 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat against the Pacers, the “Greek Freak” no longer recognizes his team.
“Our talent level is incredible but we need to be more organized” he says. “I feel like sometimes we're not organized at all. We don't know what we're trying to get on offense, or sometimes on defense we don't sprint on the dropback. We don't take a lot of 3-pointers early in the game. In the end, you have to protect the ball. You have to know where the ball is. We had a lot of situations today where they had a lot of dunks, open 3-pointers, 3-pointers early in the game. We have to be better. »
“Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner or Aaron Nesmith will not give us the match”
Giannis reminds us that in the NBA, nothing is taken for granted! More modest teams can get by because there are only good players in the NBA, and they are just waiting to take the spotlight.
“No one will give you anything. Sometimes I feel like we're just waiting because we have some great players… But the likes of Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner or Aaron Nesmith aren't going to give us the game. We have to be better. We have to go for the match. At the end of the day, I think we're great players, but if we don't go out on the field and we're not competitive, they're not going to respect us. They will give their best against us. »
“If you don’t ensure the withdrawal in defense, it’s not the coaches’ fault”
Is the Bucks superstar targeting his coach and staff when he talks about a disorganized team?
“It’s the players who play…”he replies. “We’re the ones on the ground, right? The coaches can say whatever they want and put us in a position to succeed, and we want them to do that. But you have to know how to play, right? For example, if you don't get the defense down, it's not the coaches' fault… If you're not able to execute a system late in the match or you lose the ball, it's not the fault of the coaches. It's not the coaches' fault. You only have yourself to blame! “.
