If he gets a brain transplant by thenNow next season it will be Anthony Edwards.
NBA 2022-2023
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That's just wrong.
If he unlocks more neural pathways then, better ?
You are on my ignore list.
On a serious note there is no brain issue with Edwards, he has improved every year, he has developed into a two way player, improved his shot selection, playmaking abilities and efficiency. And he is 21 years old.
Anyone who likes social media posts slating his teammate is a clown to meYou are on my ignore list.
On a serious note there is no brain issue with Edwards, he has improved every year, he has developed into a two way player, improved his shot selection, playmaking abilities and efficiency. And he is 21 years old.
Never mentioned performancesThat's fair but has little to do with performances.
You french are soft.
You know it and I know itNow, that's just pure dishonesty.
Mmm, the ball sharing with Brunson worked well last season, they lost to the Warriors because they went cold and most importantly they just couldn't get a stop when it mattered. And that's my biggest issua with Doncic, not so much that he's so ball dominant, but that he can be an outright liability on defence. He's a supernova on offence and no offence he leads can be stopped - by now we have enough evidence of this - but then there's always the chance the offence he leads is the second best in the world - because the best is the offence that hunts him on switches
Until that's fixed....
Tatum is way easier to build around because he's become a very good playmaker, and even on nights where his shot isn't falling, his defence, rebounding and playmaking can make up for it
Booker less so, but he's more than capable of playing off the ball as well
My dream pairing is for Butler and Doncic to play together
would the mavs be interested in taking Robinson, Herro and some change? Steph is in my opinion the greatest offensive threat of his generation, MJ the goat was that as well as one of the best defensive players of his generation.
Steph is the greatest shooter of all time and one of the greatest scorers of all time, who can spam PnR and be unstoppable as a scorer, can be an assist machine when he plays as a conventional PG and can create open looks for everyone with his gravity and movement.
Jokic if he wins a couple of championships will be considered an all time top-3 offensive player as well.
KD has always needed superstars with him - there is no comparison.
Steph is the greatest shooter of all time and one of the greatest scorers of all time, who can spam PnR and be unstoppable as a scorer, can be an assist machine when he plays as a conventional PG and can create open looks for everyone with his gravity and movement.
Jokic if he wins a couple of championships will be considered an all time top-3 offensive player as well.
KD has always needed superstars with him - there is no comparison.
While that's true, as @JPRouve mentioned, he can accomplish more with lesser players (like taking them to the West Finals last year). He's the white James Harden and also similar to Jokic, both are high volume players but pair them with a bunch of good role players and they'll elevate the team.
Dallas were missing a higher level 3nD player and center to Finney-Smith and Powell respectively. They've messed that squad up now so no idea how Dallas will make it back to a higher level.
My dream pairing is for Butler and Doncic to play together
Bro, that needs to happen. Butler with Doncic would be a title challenging pairing. Not only Butler's great ability at both ends but his mentally.
Doncic is better at elevating role players but on a real contender right now I'd take Tatum over him. Easier fit and you don't have to scheme to protect him on defence, gives you both more breath in how to fill the roster, plus he's not as heliocentric, can fit into whatever offence you want to run, as opposed to Doncic pounding the air out of the ball for 15 seconds before attacking either in ISO or P&R.
Would still take him over Booker though. I mean we're only 1 year removed from Luka snatching Booker's soul. Book was great in these playoffs right until games 5&6 where he collapsed. Blame fatigue if you want, but this is the third post-season in a row that he lays an egg in an elimination game...
Would still take him over Booker though. I mean we're only 1 year removed from Luka snatching Booker's soul. Book was great in these playoffs right until games 5&6 where he collapsed. Blame fatigue if you want, but this is the third post-season in a row that he lays an egg in an elimination game...
Booker was brilliant in these playoffs. KD was supposed to take the Suns over the top but it just never happened. Durant scored a decent amount of points but was 45% from the field (decent) but 22% from 3 (pitiful). Booker, on the other hand, led the team in both points and assists and shot over 50% from the field and from 3 while playing 40+ minutes per game. The Suns losing was definitely not Bookers fault.
There's only so much of a load you can carry.
Yep, Booker was shit last night but this cannot be blamed on him. He was better than KD in both playoff ties. KD has massively slowed down and it is possible to guard him.
Seems that Suns bet might have gone wrong. KD is not anymore one of the best players in the NBA and they sacrificed their future for him.
Seems that Suns bet might have gone wrong. KD is not anymore one of the best players in the NBA and they sacrificed their future for him.
I agree! But again, third season in a row, elimination game, and he seemingly doesn't even try. I get that he was awesome against the Clippers and downright miraculous in games 3 and 4 - and the suns get swept if he wasn't - that he probably got to game 6 with a completely empty tank...but it's the third season in a row. Tatum can't buy a bucket for 3 and 1/2 qts in an elimination game and he keeps trying - and eventually wins the game. Doncic drops 46 on Kawhi and PG in a losing effort in game 7, on the road. Booker takes 13 shots while his team is getting blown out of the building. Last season against the Mavs he took 14 shots...
To be clear, I am absolutely not blaming the Suns loss, or even this blowout specifically, on Booker, but you're getting blown out, your only chance is you turn supernova hot, at least try. At the end of day, my point is I trust Doncic not to let me down, while I don't quite trust Booker not to
Anyways, on to tonight's games. Can we end the dynasty pretty please with fries on top???
I don't rate his playmaking and I don't really know how someone that has a career average of 3.3 assists per game and a best average of 4.6 assists per game with 32% usage can be very good. Also the Celtics have struggled to close games because none of their stars are actually very good playmakers/distributors, they are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
Doncic is easier to built around because his skillset is easy to accomodate, it's straightforward. He is the main ball handler and you put defenders, shooters, and rebounders around him, he is one of these players that can be used with specialist instead of having to find hybrid players.
There ain't no way this sorry ass Golden State team beat the Lakers.
It's crazy how Poole has become their worst player
It was crazy that they gave him a massive contact after one good season, or rather one good post season.
I haven't watched a full nba playoff game in one and a half decades. Did they end commercial time outs?
Great block and half court shot.
Great block and half court shot.
That last 20 seconds summed up the series basically. Warriors had the chance to cut it down to 4/5 but end up being down 10 somehow
For a team with so much experience, they really do play "dumb" basketball
That last 5 seconds was brutal. Klay misses a three to make it a four point game and then a heave ho from the Lakers sends it back to ten.
This has been a rather disappointing series tbh no thanks to the woeful Warriors
Ok 15 years later the nba refs are still the same. Disappointing.
The feck was that by ref?
I hope GSW get torched by Lakers. awful ref.
I hope GSW get torched by Lakers. awful ref.
Game 6 Klay has gone fishing.
I think it’s fair to say that Warriors can’t win if they make 24% on 3’s and lakers make 50%. Just a great performance by the lakers and a truly awful one by the warriors
Warriors have a big decision to make on Klay. This has been absolutely embarrassing from him over the last 4 games. Bricking shot after shot
Lakers have just been better. I was at least hoping for a close game but this one was over a while ago.
It was over in the first 4mins of the game. It's crazy how predictable it was that the Warriors would struggle shooting and yet they keep bricking shots after shots. Ridiculous coaching
Time for a trade. Their team needs a shake up
Great performance but can't help but feel the warriors just layed down and died. Not even the egregious Schroeder ejection could save them.
40 free throwss babyy
I think it’s difficult to blame the coaching. You expect players like Klay & Steph to make those shots. Warriors have missed a ton of wide open 3’s this game
As terrible as the Warriors were, impressive stuff by the Lakers. Deciding game and they never trailed.
Yes and no. On their ability, you can expect them but on recent form ? Klay specially ? If your formula isn't working, you cannot just keep repeating it. It's pure madness
Klay shot over 40% from 3 this season. You have a style of play which you can’t just dump in the middle of the series. Also it’s not like they didn’t attack the paint but lakers played good defence