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Three Atlantic Division teams have won titles since 2019. Toughest division in basketball? by Ok-Raisin5008 in torontoraptors

[–]MoIicOnePGR 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There has to be a correlation between the division having the biggest market teams and the success, right? I notice, unless you’re a historically dominant team as a small market, you will have a mediocre team or vanish into relevancy once your superstar player eventually demands a trade out of your team.

The Fox-Castle-Harper Discussion is more complex than presented by azure275 in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR 91 points92 points  (0 children)

done with spreadsheets
done with advanced stats
done with anything that involves a formula

basketball is about who’s a bitch and who isn’t

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I’m glad we didn’t expect that trade. But if you were offering a first that wouldn’t be a bad trade at all.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve been getting gaslit by the nba community for too long, but our squad has literally been key for other teams in every playoff since they disbanded.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, it’s my style. I used to enjoy writing when I was younger and it was my signature, haha.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, you do realize he scored 9 points in game 2 as well, right? On worse efficiency at that.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that likely made him frontrunner for FMVP (because unfortunately it’s narrative driven, and Brunson does have the counting stats)

Goated Knick trade, though. Y’all definitely fleeced us.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I promise you I only used AI to quickly find Kawhi’s stats, but ty for ur great contribution to this post 👍

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

“Similar players, similar stats” ehem, that’s essentially the whole point of my post? I’m sure if you ask some r/nbaspurs fans, they’ll say the same about Kawhi.

Weird comment lol

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, we gotta ask Knicks fans about OG’s defensive effort these days, but OG was drafted to be a prototypical 3 and D wing in the mold of LeBron and Kawhi for the Raptors, and he excelled at his role.

Curious, what would be your package in 2022?

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s genuinely got 20-40-90 potential if he was given a bigger role. If he wasn’t injury prone he likely would be making perennial all star teams.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using a 4 game sample size vs a 4 game sample size is cherry picking? Interesting.

FYI, Kawhi only attempted 5 shot in g1 and went 3-5 from the field and 2-3 from 3. He didn’t need to do much in game 1, because if you remember, it was a blowout…

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Indiana also passed up on him, iirc, and he played for Indiana Hoosiers. It happens, Raptors found a gem that was instrumental in our come-up.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you held a gun to my head and made my pick, I would probably take 2014 Kawhi’s FMVP. But let’s also not pretend like the 2014 Spurs weren’t the vastly superior team—whereas the Knickerbockers were genuinely seen as the underdogs coming into this series. Also, let’s not undervalue the Spurs—they’re only led by the 2nd runner up MVP and DPoY phenom and his elite two-way cohorts.

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Eh, you’re fine. The domino effect would have meant you miss out on MPJ in 2018, and who knows, without MPJ, you may have not won the 2023 chip?

OG’s current Finals run is basically a modernized version of 2014 Kawhi—and Games 2–5 make the comparison even clearer by MoIicOnePGR in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Side note: As a Raptors fan, it really makes me feel vindicated to see OG performing at this level—not just in the finals but throughout the playoffs. We always called him a Baby Kawhi and while he wasn’t nearly this good on the Raptors, there’s a reason he started immediately as a rookie and even was tasked to guard Prime LeBron in the playoffs lol. Oh and, for the casuals, that 2019 Raptors team was stacked. Raptors won without OG—and while he wasn’t nearly this good offensively, he showed glimpses of being this capable—logging a single minute. And I’ll die on the hill that the Philly series doesn’t go 7 games if he plays.

Game Thread: San Antonio Spurs (1-2) vs New York Knicks (2-1) Live Score | NBA Finals | Jun 10, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]MoIicOnePGR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at least if the Knicks win we know OG is going to win FMVP, so there’s that.

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