Giannis and the Bucks Are NBA Champions | The Bill Simmons Podcast

[@jackspooner7333]

Russillo found this camera in the back of his garage 15 minutes before taping

[@10PALKI10]

“50 points, this is Wilt Chamberlain stuff except he WON!” I love Rusillo

[@chiecheung25]

And he is rite

[@RLSmith-jt8qj]

Man has two championships and all yall got are jokes.

[@chiecheung25]

@@RLSmith-jt8qj wilt with that God given talent should have won many more. At least 5. But he choked a lot. And not only vs celtics. Also against a knicks team WITHOUT reed. Frazier destroyed the lakers that night. AND wilt never played with bums. He played with supreme talent around him. Look it up, why not educate urself?

[@RLSmith-jt8qj]

@@chiecheung25 I'm sorry. 2 time champs aren't called chokes in my house. Especially when he beat both of those teams for his rings. In 67 wilt peaks as arguably the best player in the history of the sport and they send Boston home in 5. Same season they set a new record in wins and were the best offensive team to that point in history. Then his 2nd ring he's still one of the better 2 way forces in the league and they set the league record for wins AGAIN. Not to mention that the 72 team still has the record for most consecutive wins at 33. Why not educate yourself? Gtfo

[@chiecheung25]

@@RLSmith-jt8qj like i said he played with absolute elite players almost his whole career and only 2 chips. Smh Best ever. ROTFLOL. I personally like wilt but he couldnt beat an ancient mr bill russel WITH logo. Personal preference I guess. But me personally thinks that wilt should have won way more 1 MJ 2 Kareem 3 Mr russel 4 Magic 5 Duncan 6 Shaq 7-9 No particular order Kb8, Larry, lbj, 10-13 wilt, dream, Oscar, zeke

[@jasondaley718]

One of the most important podcasts of the year...and they do it on 56k or dsl

[@razkable]

if booker won i bet it would be in 1080p

[@Primenumber19]

They have no understanding of lighting

[@cactusman999]

audio is all that matters. anything we get on youtube is just a bonus lol

[@jasondaley718]

@@cactusman999 yea when I had an MP3 player back in high school.. up your standards

[@cactusman999]

@@jasondaley718 HAHAHAH. Was that supposed to some sort of "gotcha"? What part of The Ringer being a podcast network don't you understand? They don't HAVE to provide video content, anything they put on here is a bonus. Their audience is mostly podcast listens. Like I said, anything they put on KZbin is just a bonus.

[@floydmadeconoreathiswords6016]

Absolutely CEMENTED in all of NBA History! 1 of 3 players to earn a finals MVP, a regular season MVP and a Defensive Player of the year! Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwan and GIANNIS!!! Congrats to the Greek Freak!

[@Henryvieira]

This is some high quality video here

[@jasondaley718]

Lol ikr

[@maddinenprimetime]

Didn't know youtube could handle 16K

[@pedrochorao8952]

Better to do it online if it is going to be with this video quality

[@ali_noore]

😂😂😂

[@YouCallThataKnife253]

What's that, 480p? Top notch stuff

[@bsherbine]

Flow of the pod better when ryen and bill are in same room together

[@dimitargospodinov5745]

My guy got paid hundreds of millions of dollars for the Ringer, yet he is recording it with a 10$ phone. That's how you stay rich, kids 😂

[@imnotkevinbrennan5955]

100 mill is IDGAF money

[@derrickj127]

Giannis Antetokounmpo went Wilt Chamberlain to close out the NBA Finals 😳 (Game 6 at Home) 😂 He could Retire tomorrow and be a FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER AT AGE 26 !!!!!!!!!! Wow

[@jayesonmack3108]

One of the problems with this positionless Basketball is they are judging Giannis the same way they Judge KD..When in reality Giannis is a PF and KD is a SF...Traditionally a SF will have a different Skill set than a PF...But that doesn't mean the SF is better..Shaq was the most dominant..He never was the most skilled..And we never expected Shaq to have skills like a SF..Now Giannis is dominant and they are holding it against him that he doesn't have skills like a SF...When Giannis is this generation Shaq..

[@apostolostvable]

How dare you bring nuance and logic??

[@richfoster4369]

Yes Giannis has more post moves and a better driving game then durant (post hooks, euros, spin moves) all better then kds but NOBODY bring that shit up

[@Weaponator18]

Glad they feel comfortable enough to do this in person! Plus, Giannis was absolutely fantastic in these finals. Good pod today gents.

[@abdullahkaanturker4656]

My 7 years old smartphone's camera can record in better quality.

[@piteusx8440]

I'm okay with a blurry visual of gray beard and baldi.

[@myselfmyself3872]

You’re special.

[@blessembreaks]

why is nobody mentioning that down the stretch, Giannis was guarding Chris Paul. A 7 footer guarding a 6 footer...and locking him down !! Just unbelievable

[@fufuman27]

He got cooked by Paul earlier in the series multiple times and he was not letting that happen again when he was so close. Massive respect to Giannis.

[@AceTheCap823]

Giannis’ mid range game is actually pretty solid….the jump hook from 7-10 ft, the turnaround post jumper from 10-15 ft, the one legged Dirk fadeaway from 13-16 ft, and pull up mid range from 15-20 ft are lowkey turning into go to shots of his and it’ll get a lot better from here…..not to mention the other parts of his game he can improve

[@AceTheCap823]

Giannis is a career 72% FT shooter and shot 76% from the line in the second half of the regular season….he may not consistently go 17-19 but he definitely won’t shoot 55% from the line again fun fact: Giannis has a game where he shot 17/17 from the line

[@wumbojet]

I think he just gets in his head too much, he could be an amazing free throw shooter if he finds consistency

[@apostolostvable]

The lowkey huge development moving forward. Now he has a post-season where he knows what to do when doubled, singled, etc. His confidence will show in his offense.

[@pancon5]

These recaps with Russillo were great fun. Bill, don't tease us like that, give us high-def vids next year!

[@dudemanjack98]

It doesn't get said enough Anthony Bennett was drafted ahead of Giannis.

[@brendansomerville2412]

i mean a lot of dudes were, shabazz fucking muhammad was the pick before him, look back at that draft it was rough lol. there wasn't really any sure fire picks so they just took a flier on the guy they thought might have the most potential

[@yunan9610]

The NBA scouts barely knew Giannis, that's why, they only scouted him like 1 month before the draft. Only the Hawks and The Bucks were interested in him. The Hawks expressively want him but the Bucks got the pick before them. So really, he's not exactly a common prospect.

[@mylesjulius4742]

@Yunan Cuban said on the redick pod that if Giannis dropped to where the mavs were selecting they would've picked him

[@zaynrivers7433]

Yunan raptors wanted him too but couldn’t trade up

[@andreedipo6356]

If Giannis were the number one he wouldn’t be who he is now. Different pressure.

[@CoolTy23]

1. Giannis 2. Lebron 3. Durant 4. Steph 5. Kawhi 6. Harden 7. Jokic 8. Dame 9. Davis 10. Luka

[@elitheeconomist5674]

steph > Durant but other then that not too bad

[@benjaminan1183]

AD is way too low.

[@georgelong881]

Nice list

[@kheldaryt]

Respect. Compared to all of the other assessments out there, this was actually a contextual appreciation of Giannis. Not too much, not too little, not too sensational. Reminded me of good Bill Simmons content back in the day.

[@tombystander]

All time favorite duo in sports. 3 weeks and we finally back. And it's not over zoom! Can't wait for next Thursday

[@BasketballJunkie1324]

Bill Simmons just said that this was as good as any Larry Bird performance ever???? This honestly equals that Giannis has just played the best game ever, for real

[@brewer921]

He'll say something to contradict it tomorrow.

[@DarkMAGABrownconservative05]

People don’t understand Giannis! You know how hard it is to win with one team and doing the right way and he’s finally did it and it was just a relief and unreal for him! I think, Giannis never thought that he was going to win with Milwaukee Bucks because it’s not super team and small market! But he did it and it was the emotion that has been built up for a very long time and it shows on his face and he was just happy and enjoyed the moment!

[@evansashina6226]

Filmed with the first ever iPhone

[@yuvraj94]

This was filmed with a Motorola...

[@Braves14]

They are finally together on the last day of the NBA season ☹️

[@LaskInHD]

Yeah, It's ridiculous. Bill needs to grow a pair.

[@turk3sh]

Need more rewatchables 🙏🏾

[@TheLastWalenta]

When Bill Simmons says, "That was as good as any Larry Bird game I have ever seen," wow.

[@MrTwi11y]

I came into the comments section just to read the comments on the video quality ... I was not disappointed

[@razkable]

giannis had a 2006 d wade finals like run..for sure...or walton in 1977...down 2-0 to win 4 in a row as a underdog is insane but unlike the 06 heat the bucks did not have 3 in a row at home or get a suspension so its much harder to win 4 in a row now a days ala 1977 but back then it was a different sport...to me what the bucks did was much harder then what miami or the blazers did

[@blessembreaks]

Buy his rookie cards !!!

[@benjaminan1183]

Middleton and Jrue are both better than 06 Shaq. I'd say considering that + the comp, 06>20>77. Maybe it's my Heat/Wade bias though.

[@buckwildboys1]

Bill Simmons, and Rusilo are fucking awesome. Basketball nerds that have backbone and truth in their opinions. Simmons loves his damn Celtics and can fanboy now and then, but hes earned that right because of his majority of work. I LOVE BASKETBALL!!

[@CT-ln2im]

Excellent podcast

[@freddygaulman5493]

Ryen/Bill > Every "analyst" on ESPN/Fox Sports

[@jayesonmack3108]

Giannis realized if he played a certain way he is unstoppable..But basically Barkley and Shaq was telling him this all year lol..When Giannis plays like a 90s 00s Power Forward he is unstoppable.

[@noah2time]

These guys know basketball

[@jdankerdake]

Don’t overlook the superior value Giannis brings on the defensive end compared to KD.

[@thebestrapperindcthebestra6429]

Giannis is Shaq KG and and kemp combined... him scoring 50 is no Surprise ! .... UNSTOPPABLE

[@samonas1484]

"Let's be Giannis"

[@AngelGonzalezLove]

Hey, love the podcast, guys, also try not to use the laptop camera for a video podcast next time-your iphone can do 4k...

[@michlo3393]

I feel like without Rusillo, every Bill Simmons podcast would just devolve into a memory lane rant about the Celtics.

[@yunan9610]

Yea, for the last two games, Giannis just reach another level of mastery where he knows what to do and the counters to stuff he's been thrown at for the past recent year, be it shooting midranges, pump fake from 3pt line into drive and spin moves. And his hook shots is just something unstoppable when he gets to the spot.

[@fufuman27]

Ayton fell for that 3pt pump fake with one foot in the paint and it didn’t even matters Giannis is too damn quick. He was in the spin move so damn fast.

[@brewer921]

Bill Simmons voice never changed.

[@rawbebaba]

The way they describe Giannis' play it's like they didn't watch. Go watch the highlights, Giannis was using agility, balance, and grace to go AROUND ayton. Euros, spins, crossovers, pass fakes, how they describe it at about the 8 minute mark is kinda just nonsense

[@FlintlockAnonymous]

Did they just use the security camera footage for this?

[@pancon5]

😁

[@razkable]

that may go down as a top 2-3 closeout finals victory ever for giannis in the finals...right next to mj's last game as a bull and magic's 1980 rookie masterpiece on the road without the mvp....its right there...duncan's game 6 2003 is up there but not top 3...i would put giannis 2nd behind magic...doing it as a rookie is insane but even then he did get 37 10 from wilkes a hofer...the thing with giannis is he did it without anyone for like 44 minutes showing up besides portis on offense much outside of moments...2 guys played 26-36 minutes each and scored combined 0 for the bucks jrue was 4-19 and brook barley scored and khris for a long time was floating....mj's 15-35 was not that amazing but its mj going 3 straight and 6 for 6 so it has historic context on a night pippen was hurt rodman was banged up and the team was off besides toni really

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

I have an idea... you should just repeat everything they said verbatim

[@joelg1706]

You guys went with the Motorola Razor camera with this one, noice

[@sergeynazaro1768]

Love when Bill and Russell do this, awesome fucking content

[@ckq]

Bill Russell lol

[@sergeynazaro1768]

@@ckq damn 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@kz1000ps]

240potato, we meet again!

[@razkable]

there was a point giannis had 49 his team had 100

[@obikenkwoch4866]

I love how Ryan checks Bill every time he tries discrediting Lebron😂 Bill always uses other people’s accomplishments to knock and Lebron and Ryan’s always like “Okay pause…”

[@Kalinbuggs]

Same lol

[@iank3924]

Lebron had to leave and stack a team to win. The Greek Freak stayed in Milwaukee and won. It is what it is. When both careers are over and done with it will be a thing.

[@KobaniacMinded]

@@iank3924 he didn't HAVE to leave and stack a team he tried to get them to come to Cleveland and they said no his management didn't make good trades and bring talent to the team he took his career in his hands

[@iank3924]

@@KobaniacMinded Or he failed, things were hard, he has been spoiled since age 14, and he took the easy way out. Giannis is such a better competitor and is mentally tougher. He had every reason to leave the Bucks and stuck it out and won in an era where the NBA players are always taking the easy way out.

[@KobaniacMinded]

@@iank3924 you do realize that if other teams were not hurt namely the nets who they still almost lost to, he'd probably have requested a trade by now dont be brainwashed by the moment and narrative

[@razkable]

its unfair for people to say injuries effected the playoffs..the nets were unfair so expecting giannis with no super team to beat a super duper team is unfair..and even if trae young plays the hawks lose for sure...the clippers with kawhi may beat the bucks who knows but besides that its unfair to say giannis had an easy run...he got hurt and dominated the finals...his team still mostly sucks, we know this..thats why hes a top 27 player all time now cause that run is hard to pull off ala 2011 mavs...after khris and giannis its a bunch of randomness but hey thats old school ala the 2001 lakers..2 guys and a bunch of random...2006 wade shaq..2009 kobe gasol and random heroes from fisher to ariza to odom...2011 dirk terry and randomness...

[@morganzimmerglass9925]

I think the lebron game 1 loss against warriors and iverson game 1 against lakers were better finals performances. But Giannis was unbelievable. P

[@usmanfarooq96]

They were just more iconic and memorable, not nearly as good. Look at what giannis did both defensively and offensively whilst shutting up his critics about FT and scoring half his teams points (50 out of 105) AI is my fav player but that game is the only finals game he won and the stepover is why we all remember it.

[@highlightcenter5651]

@@usmanfarooq96 I don’t think lebrons is more iconic just because they ended up losing and got swept. So the magnitude of this game was so much greater that it overtook the “lebron effect”

[@DanUnfiltered]

Damn what mics do they use? Great quality

[@Dondez]

Props to Bill on his coffee mug selection, I have that same mug and it is the best. :D

[@AB-yt8yt]

Best finals in years 2011 even though 12 13 14 will always be my favorite

[@the1980dex]

I think the free throws got him the rhythm..

[@Bossanovawitcha]

Saric injury and Suns not closing game 4 = Giannis deserving coming out party as best athlete in the world

[@sharpshooter2430]

Although I'm croatian and LOVE Saric, I couldn't in my wildest dreams imagine just how much the Suns would miss him

[@razkable]

frank gave them good minutes they just did not play him in other games plus donte has been out for 3 rounds for the bucks so they had a bigger injury loss then saric is for the suns..hes just a body..he barley plays..stop it...he may get a dnp if giannis scores 35 on him

[@sharpshooter2430]

@@razkable Saric is, compared to Frank, a great passer, playmaker and screen setter. He played sparingly for whatever reason, but he would be valuable in this series, especially since Phx didn't have anyone to give Ayton a meaningful break. And his skillset would allow Phx to play differently and move the ball faster.

[@LaskInHD]

Strongly agree. Had the same opinion, he's by far the best athlete in the world.

[@Bossanovawitcha]

Asmosis Jones fair waited too long to go deeper

[@brewer921]

There was no time in the last three seasons in which Anthony Davis was better than Giannis.

[@masonrahal6980]

Giannis winning this championship “organically” tarnishes Lebron 3 colluded/manipulated/schemed championship. Giannis’ 1 chip is greater than LeScheme’s 3. By a mile.

[@slavemonkey5063]

Why does Giannis' team having a competent front office who surrounded him with good pieces make LeBron bad at basketball?

[@mrmacross]

@@slavemonkey5063 I don't think LeBron's first run should necessarily be blamed on the front staff. They won 66 in 2009 and 61 in 2010. There was good reason in 2010 to believe that with some experience, they could make the jump. But then the team was terrible again against Boston and the NBA was forever changed.

[@samjackson3940]

Why can’t you put the whole podcast on. You lied to us bill about the ringer not changing under Spotify. I miss the full podcasts. Thanks for selling your company and changing.

[@fighterck6241]

Guys this is two guys sitting across a table from each other talking basketball. Why the f does the video quality matter?!

[@MrRufusRToyota]

The greatest close out game is still Magic’s. Played all five positions, including center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and was just a rookie who had won the NCAA the year before as a sophomore.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Fmvp should’ve went to Kareem tho. Mans was torching everyone in that run. One game nullified everything he did and it shouldn’t have.

[@shutupjoeshawn]

T O G E T H E R A G A I N 🚀! that ipod cam tho lol...

[@raavenzen6100]

Adam Sliver needs to introduce Most Skilled Player to the NBA awards list so Harden can get the REAL title

[@peacegawd5192]

Why does it look like the video wasnt done buffering

[@razkable]

giannis 50 khris jrue pat teague tucker and brook combined 39 lol ...portis brook jrue pat teague tucker combined 38 lol...

[@kalinwang1]

Didn't Giannis score in game 7 a minute left down by 2 in overtime against KD?

[@bigsmoke7381]

Yup and the most skilled KD had a whooping zero points in the 5 min overtime

[@kalinwang1]

@@bigsmoke7381 but people ignore that and say KD was 1 shoe size away from winning! KD couldn't even win against France with Kris and Jure.

[@bigsmoke7381]

@@kalinwang1 it’s crazy KD is the best offensive player in the world but all around player you got to go with Giannis people will realize that eventually

[@kalinwang1]

@@bigsmoke7381 Heck, I would rather have Giannis because 40 points from KD would be from 50% shooting. 40 from Giannis would be from 65% shooting.

[@bigsmoke7381]

@@kalinwang1 yeah I’m taking Giannis over everyone else rn as well he’s got a good 7 year run where he will dominate I think

[@Dman4901]

That performance by lebron was nasty as shit but giannis bully the shit out of PHX in game 6 He had like 3 blocks that was on some grown man shit 😂

[@fufuman27]

5 blocks

[@Dman4901]

@@fufuman27 all together yes but for me 3 of them stood out more than the other 2

[@brewer921]

I don't like Rodman, but it's kind of fucked to call someone an alcoholic like it's nothing. BS

[@thebestrapperindcthebestra6429]

all the relevant teams have a 7 footer who is a difference maker ...

[@ridersofrohan13]

The Hakeem comparison is actually perfect but not for the reason Bill mentioned. I can’t say with certainty or confidence that Hakeem would have those two rings if Jordan was in the league the same way I can’t confidently say (and no one said) the bucks would win the chip with a healthy NBA.

[@the1980dex]

Don't forget people after the last games without giannis against hawks were talking how the bucks were better without him!!! Crazy some get paid big telling this bull

[@davincerica7232]

Let me guess... The game slowed down for him?

[@anshgombar7173]

Lol 😂

[@activelivingchallenger4298]

The Alexandria Dodorio podcast. Not sure why I was listening to a couple old guys talk about some random actress.

[@slade1234]

Fear the Deer

[@thatguywesmaranan]

i see they recorded this video in 8K ultra HD...

[@ecoterrorism_liker7251]

the camera quality LMFAO

[@aG-td2uu]

Part of the reason nobody hates Giannis is that the bucks don't really have a rival, we have never been good at the same time as the bulls, or anyone else for that matter in the entire midwest

[@xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx]

i was rooting for the suns but im still happy for sure

[@OldenPolyNate]

Did they record this with a potato camera?

[@swpdisciple]

Straight Sega CD FMV here

[@PatrickMHoey]

Are they streaming this with a PS2 camera?

[@razkable]

its great to see kd lebron kawhi giannis curry have dominated this era since 2012 and should be 2011...its been their decade...now lets see what harden jokic lillard embiid and tatum can do...guys people put in the top 5 too early and top 10 all the time..

[@brendansomerville2412]

HARDEN HAHAHA

[@pancon5]

Phenomenal talents, all five of them (the first five you mentioned, that is).

[@floydmadeconoreathiswords6016]

Giannis is in the same era as the Lillard, Jokic, embiid. The guy is only 26

[@benjaminan1183]

AD

[@Hendrix.Robinson]

what in the camera 0.5K is this LOL!!!!???

[@ThorfinnMacbeth]

Im a Giannis guy all day.... but Durant is still the best player in a league.

[@kicka11]

Humility counts for so much. LeBron’s arrogant ass could learn from Giannis

[@ecuhus]

Do NOT besmirch the hallowed name of Suddenly, Susan!

[@LaskInHD]

Giannis beat the shit out of everyone. His teammates missing virtually every shot didn't matter. That was the apex of his career and it was a thing of beauty.

[@DJDALTON71]

This performance was all time great but let's pump the brakes on saying giannis is better than kd

[@benjaminan1183]

Exactly, but he's #2.

[@CT-ln2im]

Giannis is a much better defender so he is a better OVERALL player

[@benjaminan1183]

Nevermind, Giannis is 3 until I'm sure healthy LeBron has fallen off from 2020 form. LeBron/KD at 1.

[@CoolTy23]

Giannis ring > KD rings

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Bill do you ever feel humbled that you were on the panel when Giannis was drafted?

[@razkable]

its unfair how giannis has number 1 pick top 20 player all time type pressure put on him from the media because of 2 mvps but he was not even a top 12 pick...or born in the usa..and came from poverty....

[@YOLO___]

Why is this filmed with a potato?

[@JUNNY923]

The audio quality was recorded with 2021 tech while the video was recorded with a nokia flip phone.

[@LoveSensationnn]

Might as well take out my Nokia with irda

[@benjihuynh2970]

Sweet

[@2Muchpjp]

Yall shot this on a trap phone?

[@intruda119]

Didn't bill get like 1 billion or something. Why the quality so bad.

[@tom80]

Suns didn’t develop Frank K and they paid for it in this series. Suns are too small.

[@arcellmcgowan1517]

Giannis went into his James Harden bag 💼 😩😂😂😂🤧😉

[@bjensen]

Simmons likes to slip in the shots at Lebron. Simmons is who Skippy B wishes he was.

[@michlo3393]

Bill, tilt your potato forward, you have too much head room in the shot.

[@robtaggore9931]

1080p? You must be having a laugh mate

[@FlankRoosevelt]

Alll the people who disliked are Chris Paul fans