{"id":4417,"date":"2017-07-26T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2018-08-20T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T21:54:39","slug":"giannis-leaving-nothing-more-than-clickbait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/giannis-leaving-nothing-more-than-clickbait\/","title":{"rendered":"“Giannis leaving” is nothing more than reactionary clickbait"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m one of those weirdos whose favorite Wisconsin sports team is the Milwaukee Bucks. I didn\u2019t go to college here, so I really only watch the Badgers for football, as my school didn\u2019t have a team (I went to DePaul, so Marquette can go kick rocks, too). And while I do like the Packers and Brewers, I reserve my deepest love for my favorite sport: basketball, and the Bucks.<\/p>\n

And thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo, I finally have a reason to be excited about the Bucks for probably the first time since Ray Allen got jettisoned to Seattle<\/a> in 2003. The Greek Freak put up truly freakish numbers this past season, shooting .522 from the field and averaging 22.9 points, 8.7 boards and 5.4 assists per game, cruising to the league\u2019s Most Improved Player Award and bona fide superstar status.<\/p>\n

But as with anything good in the world, there\u2019s always going to be someone out there waiting to shit in the punch bowl.<\/p>\n

In the past three weeks, The Ringer<\/em> \u2014 the sports and culture website started by Bill Simmons \u2014 has posted not one<\/a> but two articles<\/a> (both by writer Haley O\u2019Shaughnessy, who just made herself a totally powerless enemy) speculating on Giannis\u2019 inevitable departure from Milwaukee, mainly by twisting comments the young star made about Kevin Durant\u2019s move to Golden State.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people say they\u2019re going to stay on a team,\u201d the 22-year-old told a Philippine interviewer, \u201cand decide to move to a different team. But you guys got to remember: A guy might want to stay on a team, but the team [may not] do the right things and the right moves for the player to become great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many took this as a subtle swipe at the Bucks, who have been marred by front office drama throughout this off-season. When general manager John Hammond left for the Orlando Magic<\/a>, the Bucks\u2019 ownership group failed to promote his intended replacement<\/a> \u2014 Justin Zanik, whom the Bucks hired away from the Utah Jazz specifically to succeed Hammond<\/em> \u2014 and instead went with Jon Horst, a complete unknown<\/a> to many.<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s problematic about O\u2019Shaughnessy\u2019s articles is that they\u2019re really nothing more than reactionary clickbait. Is it possible that Giannis will eventually leave the team? Absolutely. Sports are a business, and the Bucks \u2014 never forget \u2014 have a history of doing completely knuckleheaded things (like trading away<\/a> arguably the greatest three-point shooter in history at the prime of his career, or drafting yahoos like Joe Alexander and Yi Jianlan). But there are still four years left on Giannis\u2019 contract, and to speculate about what he\u2019ll be doing four years from now is pointless. Four years is a lifetime in basketball \u2014 if you don\u2019t believe me, just ask the New York Knicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ll let Ringer<\/em> commenter<\/a> PJHIV take it from here:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such a trash article. At least two years too early for this. We are finally exciting to watch for the first time in 15 years. Can all the pundits just STFU about a Giannis departure and let us worry about that when the time comes. All you\u2019re doing by putting it out there is planting it in his head that he \u201cshould leave\u201d Imagine 4 years of articles saying why he might leave, he\u2019s going to start thinking \u201cshit, if everybody is saying it, maybe there\u2019s a reason and I should.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Ringer is going to pick apart every single quote, tweet, interaction with Giannis for the next 4 years, that\u2019s going to be super irritating. This isn\u2019t reporting, this is straight up fabricated speculation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hey dude, you ever wanted to write for The Bozho<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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