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Carson Wells@CarsonWells
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People really don’t get this point. It’s not that Shai is guarding the best player & shutting them down, it’s that he can be tasked with back line rim protection & succeed in that role. Luka/Jokic literally could not. They couldn’t, even if they their teams had better perimeter D
JPOSU@JPOSU
@SamQuinnCBS You could build a near GOAT-level defense while including Shai. This is also true of Wemby, Giannis, Cade, and Ant. It is notably not true of Luka, Jokic, Brunson, etc.
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@Brian18525761 @SamQuinnCBS You do not understand. It’s only because OKC has ~6 all D level players that this would ever happen (& maybe literally 2-3 times over the course of 82 game season). It matters that he can fit into a great defense & not be exploited. Luka, Jokic, could not, regardless of personnel
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@JPOSU @SamQuinnCBS Absolutely not Shai is not nearly that good at defence which is why his coach has taken him out for a last defensive play multiple times this year
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… Most MVP candidates aren’t the best defender on their own team and Luka certainly isn’t.
🪄🐴@Luka77_x
@SamQuinnCBS Shai isn't even the best defender on his own team that title would go to Dort and Caruso and he also has a DPOTY candidate in Chet who is able to clean up Shai's mistakes
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@twowayshai @SpyrosVelentzas @ajay25hoops Shai actually gets the ball out of his hands quickly to get the ball moving and let his teammates play advantage basketball, whereas Luka strings out the double until he has a fancy pass he can make, which often leads to turnovers.
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@SpyrosVelentzas @ajay25hoops because he handles double teams better than anyone in the league, what is so hard for you klan members to grasp about this?
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Klan 77 when you tell them Shai has a worse *offensive* supporting cast so he carries a heavier load on that end
Fluka Magic@FlukaMagic
Thunder fans when you tell them playing on a much worse team demands tougher shots, more ball dominance, and more volume
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@OKCDreamTeam How many more years of data do we need before the organization realizes that Shai + shooters/offense is even better overall than Shai surrounded by defensive players? The lineup data is clear going back to Mike Muscala, and the same persists today with Joe/McCain/Ajay.
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Luka spent weeks this season pouting about the refs & jacking up bad 3s, to the extent that every story about the Lakers was how bad vibes were, & smart people were leaving him off of 1st team All NBA. So no, he’s not back in serious MVP conversations off a good stretch in March.
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Chris Fisher absolutely sold this call lol. Sounds like a random end of 3rd quarter possession at best.
databallr@databallr
In terms of win probability added, this was the best shot of Shai's career. Never seen him celebrate like that lol.
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