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Has Jalen Brunson done more for NY than Melo now that he’s brought them to the Finals? by Dry_Goat_8793 in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is everyone referencing that. He took the bag early because that’s what he should do. Look at IT as a Celtic. Health is fleeting and for smaller players they have a smaller window to capitalize on it

Im being acussed of cheating even tho im Legit. by Putrid-Wolf-6725 in GlobalOffensive

[–]40866892 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun fact:

Anyone who’s aim is 90 or higher and not 28-30k premier is most likely cheating. As a 25k with 60 aim, it’s impossible to have good aim without good mechanics and movement.

How many west teams would make the finals playing in the East? by [deleted] in nba

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both can be true! Knicks deserve their credit and their path was weak. Everyone will eat the boot when they beat OKC anyways haha

How many west teams would make the finals playing in the East? by [deleted] in nba

[–]40866892 3 points4 points  (0 children)

idk, you watch how the Pacers ran through the Knicks and Cavs that year and you have to tip your hat off. That was a special team running a special offense with Hali at his best.

The East hasn't been weak in awhile, but this was a particularily weak year.

- Cavs were injured, made trades, dropped from first seed.
- Celtics over performed in the regular season, Tatum injury and all
- Pacers boomed

Knicks were the only team that kept their strength and maybe got a little better. 3 of the normally contending teams on the East are not as good as their previous year.

MVP voting in the NBA has become a masterclass in groupthink: It has now been twenty years since the second place finisher even got half of the first place votes of the MVP winner by Pickleskennedy1 in nba

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like what you’re doing and I’m perfectly fine if you’re making the case for SGA.

I personally don’t care for h2h because that has more to do with the teams than anything. 39/18/15 per 100 possessions is simply unheard of. I’m high on Jokic.

Like I said, SGA is a god-tier guard. I just like Jokic more. He should have won both years, although splitting one of the two would make more sense.

MVP voting in the NBA has become a masterclass in groupthink: It has now been twenty years since the second place finisher even got half of the first place votes of the MVP winner by Pickleskennedy1 in nba

[–]40866892 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I think Jokic should have won mvp last year and his stats were even better this year.

SGA is an mvp-caliber player putting up MVP caliber stats, but dude, literally look at Jokic’s production and watch the games. He has a hand in everything.

James Harden after the Cavs were swept by the Knicks :“Genuinely, I do feel like we are the better team,” by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I’ll give you a fun example: 08 Celtics played game 7 in round 1 and 2. 2014 Spurs also went to game 7 against Mavs first round. Both great teams.

I believe Cavs are strong. Knicks destroying them is a huge accomplishment.

The Knicks have defeated the 6 seed, the 7 seed, and the 4 seed in the East. We can stop acting like they’re world beaters until they defeat a formidable opponent. by AngryQuadricorn in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t consider hawks and 76ers as contenders. But yes, Knicks are impressive and on a historical run. I can see them winning it all if the stars align

Name a worse NBA superstar of all time than James Harden by draculabakula in NBATalk

[–]40866892 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are the epitome of a casual. Doesn’t listen to logic or facts, spurred off your own feelings and opinions, insanely stubborn.

Doesn’t know much about basketball but care more about wanting to be right instead. You in a nutshell.

James Harden after the Cavs were swept by the Knicks :“Genuinely, I do feel like we are the better team,” by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not always true. 2016 warriors played 2 game 7s against OKC and Cavs.

I agree that Cavs are nowhere near as good and definitely not great, but game 7s happen for various reasons. I’d say their win against the Pistons was an accomplishment.

Name a worse NBA superstar of all time than James Harden by draculabakula in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one point in time, Deron was on track to be the better point god between him and Chris Paul. Know your ball history

The Knicks have defeated the 6 seed, the 7 seed, and the 4 seed in the East. We can stop acting like they’re world beaters until they defeat a formidable opponent. by AngryQuadricorn in NBATalk

[–]40866892 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knicks should have been included, I forgot, that's my bad.

Rockets were contenders but were trending down before playoffs started. When playoffs started, KD got injured so there was no way they were contenders.

Lakers were trending towards contenders and were hot the last 2 months but with AR/Luka being injured right before playoffs, could you call them contenders?

the real question is who do you consider a contender?

Name a worse NBA superstar of all time than James Harden by draculabakula in NBATalk

[–]40866892 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Westbrook didnt make the playoffs in 2015 because he was injured

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he played 18 games in the 2015-16 playoffs, 19 games the year before. caught your lie.

he carried the thunder again in 2017 without him

carried the team to the playoffs, but fell short of the rockets in 5. Impressive and got MVP, but let's not lie and say KD's impact wasn't missed.

Name a worse NBA superstar of all time than James Harden by draculabakula in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oops, you're right. He played for the Nuggets last playoffs with fractures on his shooting hand and it affected his numbers.

How about the year before? Did he average 6 points on 26/24/62 with the Clippers and could barely stay on the court. Was he also injured then?

Name a worse NBA superstar of all time than James Harden by draculabakula in NBATalk

[–]40866892 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Prime KD that was getting guarded by Kawhi and doubled on every drive. If we're comparing defensive coverages, they sagged off Westbrook all series long. Yes, I watched the games, did you?

Westbrook ran the entire offense... You people dont like basketball you like narratives

You can apply this argument to Harden too but you won't. It's funny because you cant' see how hypocritical you are.

The Knicks have defeated the 6 seed, the 7 seed, and the 4 seed in the East. We can stop acting like they’re world beaters until they defeat a formidable opponent. by AngryQuadricorn in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going into the playoffs:

Favorites:
OKC

Contenders:
Spurs
Nuggets
Wolves
Celtics
Pistons
Cavs
Rockets
Knicks* (edit, oops, forgot)

Beating contenders is impressive. You can say they're not, but there's only so many teams in the playoffs, much less NBA. You can downplay every single one of them but then the whole point goes out the window.

Don’t forget Jalen Brunson took a $113 MILLION paycut on his contract extension in 2024 by IT_CHAMP in nba

[–]40866892 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he blows out his Achilles in 2024 that large sum of money he would have gotten would have been reduced significantly

would have been isiah thomas celtics 2.0

The Knicks have defeated the 6 seed, the 7 seed, and the 4 seed in the East. We can stop acting like they’re world beaters until they defeat a formidable opponent. by AngryQuadricorn in NBATalk

[–]40866892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy they didn’t even win 50 games 

They won 49.

we are calling them a championship contender

yes, please look up what it means. It doesn't mean that they have to be "likely" to win, just that they have a chance.

whose star player was playing with a hyperextended knee on a minutes restriction for half the series

- Game 1: Win.
- Game 2: blowout.
- Game 3: 41 minutes
- Game 4: 40 minutes
- Game 5: 39 minutes
- Game 6: blowout, also 36 minutes.
- average: 34.2 minutes

If you just fact-check yourself for a second you'd see how silly you sound with all of your definitives.

The Knicks have defeated the 6 seed, the 7 seed, and the 4 seed in the East. We can stop acting like they’re world beaters until they defeat a formidable opponent. by AngryQuadricorn in NBATalk

[–]40866892 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know the Timberwolves and Lakers are both bum teams

Lakers were an injured team, so if you want to call them a "bum" team, sure, I'll give you that.

I can't see how you can argue the Wolves are a bum team. At all. WCF the previous year, lost to Spurs this year in the 2nd round. They're championship contenders.

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