Could Giannis Leave the Bucks? Monday Night Surprises, NBA Cup, and More Observations | The Mismatch
Verno and Jacoby debate Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision to scrub anything Bucks related from his social media accounts and what this means for Giannis and the Bucks going forward. How much longer will Giannis remain in Milwaukee? They then recap the Monday night slate of NBA action before sharing six observations as we pass the quarter mark of the season.
(00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!
(00:30) Giannis has scrubbed his socials; what happens next?
(14:00) The Jazz beat the Rockets
(17:05) The Mavs withstand Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets
(24:13) Cade Cunningham turns it on late in the game as the Pistons beat the Hawks
(26:51) Dillon Brooks and the Suns snap the Lakers’ win streak
(34:27) Desmond Bane lifts the Magic past the Bulls
(37:48) Clippers lose fifth straight to the Heat
(44:33) Verno and Jacoby’s first observation
(52:31) Verno and Jacoby’s second observation
(59:25) Verno and Jacoby’s third observation
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17 Comments
STOP WITH THE FANDUEL ADD AFTER 2 MINUTES!!! It's absolutely asinine!! Either start with it, or have it like 15 min in like everyone else. This is like giving us a meal and then ripping it away after the first taste. Just rude. Other than that, u guys rock, all love.
Bless this upload on a snow day. 🙂
Boy oh boy, was I wrong about Kyle kuzma. I didn't have crazy high hopes for him, but I thought he would remain a productive player. He was always such a good rebounder and always seem to find a way to stay in the mix. I guess that was a long time ago.
How about talking about the fact that this is going to be a complicated trade, cuz you have to figure out how to get his brothers on your team too. (Giannis)
Luka being Luka
28:06 smh verno 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Verno, I'm pretty sure Jalen Duren wen to Roman Catholic in Philly.
These two covering everything about the Lakers vs Suns game except for LeBron talking to Suns' bench during the game and ignoring JJ Reddick when timeout was called. How convenient.
The fact that the Thunder drafted Senguen who is elite and Giddy who’s breaking MJ records…their eye for talent is wild.
I was at that Grizzlies/Kings game, Edey just had his way with the Kings. There was just nothing they could do to deter him.
People look too much into this "social media" thing. This isn't the first time he's done something like this. After the Bubble, he unfollowed all his Bucks teammates, & they went on to win the Chip that following season. As a Bucks fan, accountability falls on Giannis too. He has to stay healthy. They were doing good prior to him getting hurt & everyone was 'surprised' by it, many videos were made about how great the Bucks were playing to start out the season. Giannis & the Bucks not being healthy has been the story the past few years, Khris got hurt in '22 Playoffs, Giannis in '23, Giannis in '24, Dame in '25. Imo, Bucks do need a legitimate 2nd option too, someone to take the load off of Giannis. But again, will Giannis even allow that? When we had Dame, Giannis still played way too ball dominant, basically took Dame out of his game & made Dame defer too much. Giannis needs to let others run the show at times, it doesn't always have to be him. Ideally, you'd think the PnR would be all day with him, like how it was with Nash & Amare, & that would make Giannis' life so much easier.
Not mentioning Collin Gillespie with the suns is travesty
The Lakers did not come out flat. The score was tied after 1. The Suns athleticism took over and exposed the Lakers lack of athletic wings. Lakers record is misleading.
1:05:05 The only thing about Edey that is shocking is people being surprised a super skilled and productive 7'4" giant would not make a huge impact in the league.
I said before the draft if Hawks were afraid to take Sarr then they should take Edey #1.
I could not fathom why Edey wasnt being discussed as the potential 1st pick last year at all. And I think it was bcuz nobody actually watched him play and didnt understand how nimble and polished he was.
1:05:46 Bingo. I said samething like Edeys build, skillset and even body movements are exactly like Yao which is why I was pounding table for Canadian Yao to go 1st.
Hard to call Denver's schedule among the easiest when they've had so many back to backs
Can the Mismatch address where the heck Bol Bol is? 1:07:54 If Zack Eddy, the new white chocolate (Chet Holgren), Wemby and other ridiculously tall people can get playing time why can’t Bol Bol get some?
Oh, I just checked: Giannis+Poris for Caruso+Dort+Hartenstein works 😂. Its so over for the rest of us