The output of Giannis Antetokounmpo about the fact that he didn’t consider Milwaukee’s premature elimination a failure caused a lot of talk. If the clear position of the “Greek Freak” was debated, the Bucks player was able to count on a support of choice, that of Steve Kerr.
The Warriors coach admired the courageous outing of the “Greek Freak” and gave him his full support.
A winner and 29 failures?
“My reaction is to see how lucky we are to have Giannis among the big stars in the league. Not only for his talent, but also for his humanity… He is absolutely right,” launched coach Kerr before Game 6 between the Warriors and the Kings. “Are there really 29 failures in the league every year and one winning team? It can’t be reduced to that.”, did he declare.
Steve Kerr summed up the exit of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the synthesis of high-level sport, where you “lose” more than you win. However, like every year, the NBA season cannot be summed up as coldly as one winner and 29 losers.
“I watch the guys work every day, and they work so hard and put in so much. So when they hear words like “embarrassed” or “ashamed”… But why should someone from Milwaukee be ashamed because they lost a playoff series? Giannis is right, no one should be. From the moment you have trained, that you have made the necessary efforts, what we know they have done is high-level sport that is like that. We can say what we want, “upset”, the 8e against the 1st, it’s still the best players on the planet who compete against each other. There will be a winner and a loser. So I think we’re really lucky to have a guy like Giannis at the top of our league, speaking sensibly and providing perspective, because it’s a very difficult job for these players.” he added.
The example of Bickerstaff at the Cavaliers
If Giannis Antetokounmpo took the example of Michael Jordan’s career to justify his point. Steve Kerr chose him to cite as an example the exceptional work of JB Bickerstaff in Cleveland since taking power. This did not prevent the Cavs from losing in the first round, and also conceding an “upset”.
“I opened ESPN this morning and I read that JB Bickerstaff’s position was not threatened. I was like, “Oh, really? “. I mean, this guy completely turned the franchise around, if you think back to where Cleveland was two years ago. JB is one of the best coaches in the league, he’s done a phenomenal job, and so when you read stuff like that, it’s kind of confusing. But it’s the world we live in, and we all know what we signed up for when we signed up for it. So it’s good to have representatives like Giannis”.
