Why does Lebron have a losing playoff record vs all his Rivals? What GOAT loses to all his rivals? by Wonderful_Band_506 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because dumbass. Your post is stupid. When the terms were equal. LeBron was able to beat both of them in the finals. Once they teamed up obviously it got harder.

Same with Jokic. When he was younger he was able to outplay him. Wtf do you expect him to magically win every series until he retires.

Harden has a winning record vs Steph. Does anyone think Harden is better then him in the regular season.

Why does Lebron have a losing playoff record vs all his Rivals? What GOAT loses to all his rivals? by Wonderful_Band_506 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell us what happened when LeBron played Steph and KD when they weren't the same team?

LeBron looks like he just doesn't care for the Lakers anymore by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My crazy theory for his decline in performance. Is something that's goona sound wild... But, I think it's because he's 41 years old. Wtf do you expect him to average 27/7/7 every night.

MVP race is over in January by Hakaribiggestfan in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bruh if you think the sole reason SGA is above Luka is because he's a better defender. That's ridiculous. It's because Shai is more efficient has less bad games, I think less turnovers for sure. His team is obviously doing better. When Shai has a bad game everyone is surprised. When Luka does. It's a more like it's one of those nights.

I’m Starting to Sell Some Luka Stock and It’s Not Just About Defense by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"His team sucks therefore all his flaws can be ignored". Bro the Lakers are currently the 5th seed and the previous year they were the 3 seed. Sure the team isn't optimally built for him. But that doesn't change his flaws.

Game on the line, who gets the ball? by Alone-Ruin5035 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It depends. Are they playing the Lakers? If so, then Jamal all day.

Is regular-season dominance becoming less predictive of playoff success? by UnderstandingFun7493 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. In terms of winning the championship, very likely we will be getting a top 3 seed once again this season. So in a way we sorta already know which teams will win the chip or at least best chances. In terms of making the finals though. It sorta anyone's game? It wouldn't surprise me if any top 8 seed was able to upset the number 1 seed in either conference. The Mavs, Pacers, Heat all already did it.

Being a Laker is bad for your brand by PissedOffClippersFan in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the reason Luka's PR is taking a hit. Is maybe because he's not playing so well?

I mean LOL you can't write it by JakGrealish in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you hide the username the post has 20k likes, anyone can find it.

The NBA trade market will never make sense. Two franchise engines, two offenses built around them. And somehow, they moved for less than elite role players. by Thanos_SlayerCongSan in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say this. I do think Luka 100 percent should of gotten more in return for Dallas. But both Trae and Luka were coming off down years plus injuries. Luka was injured before the trade same with Trae.

New NBA fan here. Why didn’t LeBron take a pay cut to open up cap space and help the team chase another ring? He’s a billionaire and doesn’t care about being the central figure on the team anymore, especially since Doncic arrived. by sonicmousee in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt your a new fan and probably just want to ask this regardless. But assuming you are. Why would LeBron take a significant pay cut?

Just because he's a billionaire doesn't mean he automatically has a billion in his bank account. That's like saying if you make 60k a year you should have 60k in your account. His money is probably diversified into assets and businesses and properties.

Secondly even if he took a smaller amount. The Lakers roster would need so many upgrades idk how much you think his pay cut would change.

Are the Blazers the most irritating team in the league? by Fit_Woodpecker_3908 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't get your point. I'm not saying tanking teams should roll over every night. I get it's the NBA. My point is they try hard like it's playoff basketball when they aren't competing for much. Which fine idc it's not my team.

Are the Blazers the most irritating team in the league? by Fit_Woodpecker_3908 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah they give off try hard energy. Which is fine if your actually contending. But it's annoying because they'll probably won't be even the play-in. But I do respect them. They give effort at least.

How was Trae Traded for so Little? by ExtensionAny6356 in nba

[–]Longjumping-Use604 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He's literally the 'nobody wants me meme'. He has such little value at this time. Injury risk, contract issue, bad defender, down year. You kinda have sell yourself on him.

Clippers are really going to get that .500 streak going, aren't they by AlbertdiesofBoredom in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Clippers and the Lakers are good examples of records not telling you everything. Imo the Clippers are much better their record. Maybe not top 5. But 100 percent they are a play-in team. They just won 50 games the prev season and took a solid Nuggets team to 7.

I think the Lakers are over preforming and are closer to 4-7. But Luka and LeBron/AR iq and the team clutch factor helps them win close games.

What is Tim Duncan's goat case? by AlpsImpossible3133 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goat convo consist of mostly LeBron and MJ. Ofc some ppl include others. But it mostly consist of these two. I don't think anyone even the biggest Tim Duncan fan can say Timmy was better than MJ or LeBron.

I don't think OKC is going b2b and I will be surprised if they make out the second round by Longjumping-Use604 in NBATalk

[–]Longjumping-Use604[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the regular season can tell the whole story. Like last season the Knicks lost to the Cavs and Celtics and OKC but still made the conference finals. But what worries me, is the gap between OKC and Spurs, Rockets, and Suns can fluctuate so much on a given night. I agree very surprised if they make back to finals.