Giannis Antetokounmpo’s thoughts on playoffs

By: Aimee Barsa Giannis Antetokounmpo is a well-known basketball player who plays for the Bucks. He has won many awards such as the NBA defensive player of the year, the NBA’s most valuable player award, and NBA most improved player of the year. Giannis was asked if this year will be different for the Bucks and he answered very honestly. He said that he doesn’t “know if this year is gonna be different. I’m not gonna lie to you. It might be the same. Who knows. The results are gonna talk for themselves in the end. But at the end of the day, I don’t get too high, don’t get too low. I feel like last year, probably because of the bubble I wasn’t able to get away from basketball. Like, losing a game and just going to the hotel and seeing the players that just beat you, you got too low” (CBS). Athletes usually do not answer these questions very honestly so this was shocking to hear from Giannis at a press conference on Thursday. Even though the Bucks do not know if this year is going to be different they have tried their best to make it different. They have created a whole new approach in order to be ready for the playoffs. They switched their defensive approach to limit the ability of teams to make three-pointers against them. Hopefully, the Bucks’ new strategy that they are using to make this year’s playoffs different is effective.