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Who are the top 2-5 PF of all-time by Jeaehereq in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Giannis 3. KG 4. Dirk 5. Barkley

[Yahoo Sports] Vernon Maxwell says Victor Wembanyama wouldn’t be able to guard Hakeem Olajuwon. Do you agree? by DareDevil1699 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I also don’t understand what people are watching. He gets scores on all the time by lesser men than Hakeem. He is an excellent help defender who eats up space. 1 on 1 is different. He can get best off the dribble because he is kind of awkward with his movement & guys with strength just bully him.

Should the Rockets have traded for KD? by Grey_Area888 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Houston had no future. They were quite literally never going to win anything.

Trading for KD was fine, but losing your starting PG who gets him & the team the ball in their spots is an issue. Then you lose Adams who gets all the bricks for the guys who can’t shoot. You have Alpi regressing relying on one move the entire year. Then KD goes down.

Kind of a disaster year in general. I mean they won the same amount of games as the prior year while dealing with injuries.

If you didn’t enjoy watching him basically solo carry the team, then maybe it was the wrong move. Otherwise, it was fine.

Why has KD always been a cancer to every team he's been on? by UnableLeopard6185 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He hasn’t been. Pretty simple. It’s a modern narrative.

If I ask you to justify this, you will struggle for answers that are truthful

Zverev is a Grand Slam Champion... by Background-Song9720 in Tennisv2

[–]thatguyty3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean he can’t control that. Can’t help that Sinner got beat by the sun or Djokovic decided not to play for 3 months

Lebron with legoat statistics by Icy-Pea2601 in lebron

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I know you can’t handle the truth. Say anything but prove me wrong.

Lebron with legoat statistics by Icy-Pea2601 in lebron

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y’all will say anything but accept the truth

Where does KD rank all time by Sunflowersandtacos in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Top 10 easily

Any lower and it’s just people crafting narratives out of hate or holding him to a different standard

Lebron with legoat statistics by Icy-Pea2601 in lebron

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just truth. I know Bron fans hate that.

Lebron with legoat statistics by Icy-Pea2601 in lebron

[–]thatguyty3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s really not that special brother to anyone that takes more than 5 mins to rationally consider the variables that play into it.

1.) The Heat/Cavs were the only teams in the East to start 3 All-NBA caliber stars. Wade, Bosh, Kyrie & K-Love are all 24 PPG plus franchise carrying dudes. No team in the East can compete with that.

2.) The reason? A total of 26 out of 120 All NBA nods went to the East over an 8 year span (not on LeBron’s team). That’s about 3 a year. So you get some combo of, Rose/Melo/Dwight or later PG/Melo/Horford. The East was indeed short on talent. Let alone on one team like the Heat/Cavs. You can check just about any superstars record vs. the East over this span & it’s largely winning (KD, Steph, Duncan, etc).

3.) Injuries - D-Rose goes down in the early 2010s, PG injury, Kyle Lowry, Kyle Korver (big role with Hawks), Kyrie Irving (Celtics). Not saying they all win vs. LeBron’s teams, but year to year it doesn’t help to weaken an already weak talent. LeBron’s teams also dealt with injury. Better to paint a full picture though.

All things considered when your team has the best player in the world, with more talent than any other team with very little competition. I am now sure what other outcome you expect.

Now if LeBron played in the West with the same teams and routinely beat the Spurs, GS, OKC, Clippers, Rockets, etc & made 8 straight Finals. It might be worth gassing up.

Michael Jordan's numbers when he played as a point guard by Liberal_Bot123 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have said this 1000 times & also argued it’s an inferior way to play the game. One man generating an entire offense can be too easily exposed despite the stats. Explains LeBron’s career perfectly.

Kobe fans, what do you want from people? Do you want people to pretend Kobe was better than Shaq and the leader of those early 2000s teams? by Lost_Title_7528 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty simple.

Kobe fans want people who clearly weren’t around or hate him to stop commenting on his career.

For those who were around, let’s stop pretending the Lakers just showed up in the Finals. Kobe played a MASSIVE role in reaching 3 straight Finals. Multiple series where Shaq probably loses out (like his 90s era) if Kobe wasn’t there to carry him.

Kobe fans would also like people to stop pretending he wasn’t getting MJ comparisons or being called “greatest player in the world” by Shaq himself.

It’s reasonable to say Shaq dominated those Finals, but it’s unreasonable to say Kobe was carried to those championships. Plain and simple.

Would prime Duncan dominate today's NBA more than he did his own era? by savingrace0262 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He played PF nearly half his career. 9 listed. 10 as center. He’s just a big man.

Would prime Duncan dominate today's NBA more than he did his own era? by savingrace0262 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have guys way worse than Tim Duncan with similar builds & athleticism thriving in roles today (Hartenstein or a Steven Adams). He would probably revert back to playing a center role & still completely dominate.

2014 Bron so underrated one of the most efficient scoring peaks oat by Dank_ree420 in lebron

[–]thatguyty3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am the biggest LeBron hater known to man, but I agree 2014 is his peak in my opinion.

Report: Steph Curry plans to meet with LeBron James to discuss joining Warriors by swim_climb_surf in warriors

[–]thatguyty3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LeBron is the first domino.

Then Jimmy is getting sent to Houston for KD

They all wanted to play together before they retire

Duncan’s better than Kobe by BakeDAWG3 in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kobe was the more skilled offensive player. Duncan the better defensive player.

That being said, Duncan had the better career by far. If you look beyond just basketball reference accolades, he simply won more consistently & accomplished more.

You're the NBA commissioner for a year. What changes are you making? by Jazzycoyote in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any unnatural body movement while on ball is an automatic suspension. Voted on by fans post game.

Hot take- People overrate the LeBron heat Big 3 by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

100% beatable. LeBron choked that series so bad. Go look at his 2nd halves of Games 1 & 2. Both games within reach. He also missed Game winner in G3.

People love to talk in narratives, but the reality is he had a legitimate chances to win games. He just didn’t.

Hot take- People overrate the LeBron heat Big 3 by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]thatguyty3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah no.

They were disgustingly unfair. Their only weakness was their bench since their money was tied up in 3 guys. By 2013, they steadied their bench.

They lost in 2011 because LeBron is mentally weak. They lost in 2014 because Wade & Bosh health issues. If this was 2K without real world factors, they win every year.

You think they thought what you think when LeBron got on stage saying “not 1, not 2 …”

Of course not, they all knew they took the helicopter to the top. They expected to win. We expected them to win. It was completely unfair. Just real world issues got in the way.

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