Optimistic outlooks often create premature NBA phenomenons, inflating immediate performances with trendy expectations belying experience and merit, manufacturing greatness that simultaneously idealizes and compromises budding promise.
Has highly touted Milwaukee Bucks sophomore Giannis Antetokounmpo reached such a point, sporting a forcibly fabricated crown that doesn't fit?
Optimistic Analysis
Arguments outlining his awesomeness abound. He's gone from relative obscurity to far-flung acclaim in roughly one year. His rise in recognition has been meteoric and inspiring and even refreshing.
Perhaps reflexive, too.
Almost everything about Antetokounmpo is worth noting these days. The size of his hands is news. His growth spurts are national treasures. Milwaukee's transition from mediocrity-trapped laughingstock to legitimate threat looks brighter and easier with him in tow.
Yes, the takes have been hot.
Searing, even.
Basketball sage David B. Thorpe said this of Antetokounmpo in October:
"Rookie Gianni ...
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Are We Prematurely Crowning Giannis Antetokounmpo as NBA’s Next Great Player?
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