- 37,104
- 38,350
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2006
The Official NBA Thread: Lakers Fire Darvin Ham
- Thread in 'Sports & Training' Thread starter Started by pmatic,
- Start date
- 32,081
- 26,377
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2006
eh that's just a match up thing, Boston doesn't put pressure on the rim and doesn't pass that well.
being able to switch everything, is just more useful against Boston.
Bam is uniquely valuable against Boston but I don't think that means he's auto best defender in the league.
- 25,474
- 36,364
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2007
- 32,081
- 26,377
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2006
I think the steel man version of this argument is;
KD led teams tend towards dysfunction, they don't have a good structure because building your offense around an ISO player has inherent limitations.
KD on GSW was slotted into a system built around Curry, and that's why they won,
if it was built around KD, you would have had all the issues you always have with KD teams and they wouldn't have won.
- 24,318
- 21,065
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2014
Nasty work indeed.It's twitter....you know it doesn't have to make sense..
If not for KD, Warriors “dynasty” wouldn’t be a thing.
- 32,081
- 26,377
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2006
all fine arguments. Im just saying, it's totally reasonble to have Gobert 1, or Bam 1.
I don't think the fact that he's throttling boston (a team he's uniquely positioned to throttle) says all that much one way or the other.
- 59,397
- 127,521
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2003
3 finals without KD did indeed happen
- 24,318
- 21,065
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2014
Huh? They don’t give dynasty labels for finals appearances.
Just rings.
2 rings 7 years apart don’t make a dynasty
- 70,343
- 111,684
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2011
He’s definitely not “best defender and it’s not even close” levels. AD operates pretty similarly.
I think the defensive versatility they both bring is what makes them more valuable than Goober. He can be good switching, but I feel like those two are great.
I think the defensive versatility they both bring is what makes them more valuable than Goober. He can be good switching, but I feel like those two are great.
- 53,173
- 20,724
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2009
sheed’s podcast is pretty good.
garnett is entertaining based just on how he talks. It’s like he created his own language but we still understand most of it.
garnett is entertaining based just on how he talks. It’s like he created his own language but we still understand most of it.
Last edited:
- 25,218
- 44,797
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2010
KAT to the Warriors, Steph finally gets to play with a legit big…Wolves can add Kuminga/Klay/TJD or Podz to the rotation making them the deepest squad in the league
- 135,496
- 154,653
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2010
- 17,071
- 8,029
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2008
Thats a pretty good 21-30. I never really realized before.
- 86,319
- 113,188
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2010
I was calling for this early in the season, but knew the Warriors wouldn't do it because they're trying to get their payroll under control and the T'Wolves were really good and deserved to see things through.
- 25,218
- 44,797
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2010
Yea depends on how it ends for the wolves but it would a win win for both teams imo
- 135,496
- 154,653
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2010
The Suns are kinda screwed when it comes t the Beal deal huh? $200M+ left on his contract and he's got a NTC...
- 21,799
- 15,892
- Joined
- May 25, 2001
Darius Bazley or Jonathan Isaac
- 21,959
- 44,294
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2014
2015 everyone was hurt and it was a fluke.
2016 they got walked down
17-18 KD did that
19- No KD so they lost
22- Rebuilt the team from trading KD.
Long story short, KD doesn't join GS so they're a 1 ring wonder.
- 135,496
- 154,653
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2010
- 32,814
- 38,441
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2012
- 79,627
- 54,320
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2012
Edit- not a bad idea for both
I was saying siakam to the warriors so it makes sense in that way
I still think the warriors wouldn’t have enough but you clearly need a change there
- 79,627
- 54,320
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2012
- 54,414
- 143,595
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2012
I remember when I thought Shai couldn’t dribble, and I didn’t trust point guards, with this type cut (Elfrid Payton let me down)….especially from Canada.
Shorty impressive!
Shorty impressive!
- 8,008
- 8,467
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2017
u realize that team wasn't winning without kd right?
so how is it a steph system
u put kd around that much talent they win on any team or "system"
- 54,414
- 143,595
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2012
Between Fultz, Simmons, Process stuff. Losing Jimmy Butler. Trading Mikal for Zaire Smith
. Coaching decisions (Brett/Doc)Philly made a lot of head scratching decisions that put them farther away from the margin. In hindsight, it all looks terrible. But the concerns were there at the time too.
Is Kormaz still there? Feel like he was a Sixers for a decade.
