***NBA Thread - All Hail Giannis***

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BAM said:
he's quite possibly the best athlete to ever go into the NBA, so that will translate and if anything improve with modern medicine and training techniques. That said, the athleticism gap would be closed with the modern athletes. He relied heavily on that advantage.

His skill, even in the highlight package isn't that great, uncoordinated in his dribbling, jumped unnecessarily and passed the ball midair a few times (decision making), no real post moves. But, he had enough touch that he could do a fadeaway in the paint and hit wide open mid range shots.

A guy that athletic would definitely be employed, but how effective he would be today, unclear. I think he'd be a solid 20 and 15, get some blocks. Like a Dwight Howard in his prime.
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Fair enough assessment. I believe he would be a little better than that but still, he's a guy that could play in any era and there aren't many from the 1960's you could say that about.
 
MusterX said:
Fair enough assessment. I believe he would be a little better than that but still, he's a guy that could play in any era and there aren't many from the 1960's you could say that about.
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Prime Dwight was a multiple time defensive player of the year, first team all NBA every year, a slam dunk champion, perennial MVP candidate, and led his team to the finals by breaking LeBron's Cavs. Once his back gave out, the athleticism advantage went out the window and he was just another guy due to his lack of skill. Maybe Wilt averages 25 or so a game, but he's not averaging anything ridiculous.
 
Chris Kyle is a liar said:
He knew the warriors didn't have a 42 cross play because Mark Jackson only has one play, iso iso iso!
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Hahahah yes Jackson is an idiot imo.

Rondo def a smart guy; def an interesting persona, but def a genius. Dude loves playing connect-4 of all things lol
 
Btw having Kuminga and Wiseman is gonna give the warriors explosive athleticism they've never had during their first dynasty run. Hella stupid ass warriors fans were complaining about last night's game not knowing shit about what Kerr was doing. He's playing 11 guys because he's trying to get them experience so they could have a deeper bench and get players in game shape for when we hit the playoffs. Expecting a playoff rotation during the regular season shows how little they know about basketball and player development.
 
Rather warriors go 50-32 and develop Wiseman and Kuminga into contributors than going 62-20 and ran their horses into the ground.
 
Btw it wasn't even on Kerr, if steph scored in the fourth quarter in either losses this season the warriors would have won or if they had hit their free throws late. Don't see how any of that is on Kerr.
 
Chris Kyle is a liar said:
Btw having Kuminga and Wiseman is gonna give the warriors explosive athleticism they've never had during their first dynasty run. Hella stupid ass warriors fans were complaining about last night's game not knowing shit about what Kerr was doing. He's playing 11 guys because he's trying to get them experience so they could have a deeper bench and get players in game shape for when we hit the playoffs. Expecting a playoff rotation during the regular season shows how little they know about basketball and player development.
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If the last few playoffs have told us anything, durability and availability have been key. Especially this season they probably won't need to win that many games to secure the 1 seed the way 2-10 are playing at the moment.


But obligatory Fuck Golden State.
 
brackis1 said:
Hahahah yes Jackson is an idiot imo.

Rondo def a smart guy; def an interesting persona, but def a genius. Dude loves playing connect-4 of all things lol
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I’m pretty sure it was Robin Lopez (when him and Brook were on JJ Redicks podcast) but he said he thought Rondo was going to be a huge asshole given his prior history but he said he was an awesome teammate and didn’t see anything from the reputation he has
 
Partlow said:
I’m pretty sure it was Robin Lopez (when him and Brook were on JJ Redicks podcast) but he said he thought Rondo was going to be a huge asshole given his prior history but he said he was an awesome teammate and didn’t see anything from the reputation he has
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I always thought he was just wildly dialed in to his own mind, which 95% of the time was very accurate. Definitely gives off "savant"/analytically gift/spectrum vibes.

One of the most underrated players in the history of the game imo; could have been starting on an NBA team at 19. Him and Posey were the secret sauce for the celtics nba title.
 
Partlow said:
I’m pretty sure it was Robin Lopez (when him and Brook were on JJ Redicks podcast) but he said he thought Rondo was going to be a huge asshole given his prior history but he said he was an awesome teammate and didn’t see anything from the reputation he has
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based on what happened in Chicago w/ him vs Jimmy Butler and Wade, it seems Rondo is a man of the people and looks out for the younger guys and butts heads with arrogant self-absorbed assholes. Dwayne Wade was kinda throwing the young guys under the bus in interviews and acting like he was above them, Jimmy was being Jimmy.

He had a pretty disastrous run in Dallas, but otherwise, teammates rave about him.
 
BAM said:
based on what happened in Chicago w/ him vs Jimmy Butler and Wade, it seems Rondo is a man of the people and looks out for the younger guys and butts heads with arrogant self-absorbed assholes. Dwayne Wade was kinda throwing the young guys under the bus in interviews and acting like he was above them, Jimmy was being Jimmy.

He had a pretty disastrous run in Dallas, but otherwise, teammates rave about him.
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I wouldn't read too much into that Chicago situation. Ronda was clearly still salty from getting his glass elbow destroyed when he tried mixing it up with Wad

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faustian said:
I wouldn't read too much into that Chicago situation. Rondo was clearly still salty from getting his glass elbow destroyed when he tried mixing it up with Wad

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looks like Wade did some sort of scissors takedown with his legs. Wade putting the judo on him. No can defend.
 
It looked like Luka rolled his ankle with about a minute to go in the Nuggets game. I hope that's not a serious injury, they ran him back to the locker room immediately when it happened.
 
Lonzo is 27/7/7 and 7/9 from three. Against the Lakers. Washington is 10-3 led by former Lakers. Fuck the Lakers!!!

They can't develop players for shit!
 
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