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

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

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

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!

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 😂

This is some high quality video here

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

Filmed with the first ever iPhone

This was filmed with a Motorola...

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

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.

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

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!

Need more rewatchables 🙏🏾

Excellent podcast

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

240potato, we meet again!

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

These guys know basketball

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

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

Love when Bill and Russell do this, awesome fucking content

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

Bill Simmons voice never changed.

"Let's be Giannis"

there was a point giannis had 49 his team had 100

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.

Damn what mics do they use? Great quality

Did they just use the security camera footage for this?

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!!

I think the free throws got him the rhythm..

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

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

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…”

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Straight Sega CD FMV here

Why does it look like the video wasnt done buffering

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

They even got the camera from the bucks first win

Sweet

Are they streaming this with a PS2 camera?

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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 😂

the camera quality LMFAO

Did they record this with a potato camera?

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

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.

Do NOT besmirch the hallowed name of Suddenly, Susan!

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

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

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

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

Yall shot this on a trap phone?

Might as well take out my Nokia with irda

1080p? You must be having a laugh mate

Fear the Deer

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

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

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

Why is this filmed with a potato?

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..

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

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

“Pettit top 25” bruh

Giannis ring > KD rings

Alll the people who disliked are Chris Paul fans

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.

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

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

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

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

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