p_flakes
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name 1 sport thats not a genetic lottery.
R.@Rzj77_
Most talentless sport itw. A genetic lottery
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@Flameroid_ @LukaDoncicStanD @1CarolinaCenter Genuinely what the fuck are you talking about. Best finisher? He shoots worse than Kon, who basically only takes 3s. Best distributor is also insane, because Walter Clayton jr plays for the grizzlies, and still has more assists than Harper.
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@pflakes3 @LukaDoncicStanD @1CarolinaCenter Huh? He's the best finisher and the best distributor in this rookie class, don't forget that he's also great at guarding his position.
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Only reason Dylan Harper is not in ROTY talks is because hes on a contending team already 🤷♂️
Hoop Central@TheHoopCentral
DYLAN HARPER TONIGHT: 24 POINTS 4 REBOUNDS 3 ASSISTS 9/13 FGM +21 +/- 28 MINUTES
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@Cwilliams3210 @JoshEberley Cade Cunningham has played better than wemby and Kawhi and Jaylen brown, but some bullshit collapsed lung will keep him out. THATS why the 65 game rule is bullshit. If you don’t play 65 games you don’t deserve mvp. If you don’t play 65 games you still deserve 1st team
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@Cwilliams3210 @JoshEberley Who’s the better player? Kawhi. Who has played better this season? Jaylen Brown. If either make first team, they’ll give it to Kawhi. But I don’t think either will make it.
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NBA 1st team:
Jokic
Wemby
Kawhi
SGA
Luka
(If the above are eligible, any other five feels wrong.)
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@JamesWilli33657 @wembygotme Scottie Barnes is a top 15 player on a bad team. Chet got his charity all star but Scottier Barney is genuinely top 5 defensive player and top 20 offensive player, and Chet doesn’t crack either of those lists
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@wembygotme Chet is a great player. Top 25 player easily when you combine offense and defense. It’s not fair to compare him to something nobody has ever seen in this world. Only thing stopping Wemby is injuries.
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Chet genuinely clears them all the wemby standard will ruin his perception for his whole career
Polymarket Hoops@PolymarketHoops
RANK THEM 1-4. 👀🍿
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@dlee4three Youre looking at this with the most optimistic eyes. Hes going to be Aaron Gordon. He can change a franchise, but he isn’t going to be Steph or Luka or Jokic or Shai or bron. He won’t carry the team, but he will be an incredible role player
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The revisionist history considering his collegiate dominance will be so nasty
His ascension in the league has been written in the stars for half a decade, the sad part is even his eventual triumph over these narratives will be hand waved by his Teflon pre-NBA profile
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Boozer is so clearly going to be the most legendary iteration of “false ceiling/high-floor” prospects such as Chet, Clingan, Kon, Franz, etc.
He will emphatically obliterate the glass ceiling so many are placing on him so much earlier than most think!
Nate Jones@JonesOnTheNBA
Cam Boozer summed up: smart, skilled, and unselfish with the perfect size for an NBA 4. I don’t see him being the featured offensive player at the next level, but he’s going to fuel winning.
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@LukaDoncicStanD @1CarolinaCenter Talking out your ass rn. Give me hamstring strain Zion before I listen to “Harper roty” speech
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@1CarolinaCenter Hes honestly the most polished rookies in years. Next to Kon too
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@jac20667 @borris_k @The_Uncontested No one mentioned Luka and yet here he is in your comment. Just pure hate
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@borris_k @The_Uncontested you realise literally tonight Luka had 33 on 30 shots?
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SGA has only taken 30+ shots 5 times in his career
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It’s funny what people can do when they take a ton of shots. Just not SGA’s game. He knows what it takes to win.
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@theblockspot Thoughts on Mara? Same age as Philon and hes looked incredible this tournament. I don’t throw this around lightly but he looks like a baby Jokic
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@AndrewDBailey You say this and act like he isn’t 6’8 with one of the best whistles in the league. Hes not a 6’3 scrappy guard, he’s a huge man falling on the ground and then bitching to the ref that they didn’t call it a foul
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Luka Dončić’s touch at the rim and in the very short mid-range may be the most underrated aspect of his game.
This is the leaderboard for FG% on shots within 4 feet of the hoop.
Consider the size and position of just about everyone else in this top 20.
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@eazytrade100 @AndrewDBailey This does piss me off but it’s gone on so long that refs are afraid to call it. If it happens in the 2nd quarter in a 4 point game in November, sure whatever. When it happens in a 4 point game in the 4th quarter in game 78, you HAVE to call it, and they don’t
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@AndrewDBailey Not to mention line violations. Just like how the players treat refs, another example of how players don't want to respect boundaries.
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The “gather step” is really out of control in the NBA. “Floating” the ball in your hand should not give you liberty to five-step into a pull-up jumper. Bring old-school traveling back.
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@AbsolutelyMalc1 @AndrewDBailey I hate blatant traveling as much as the next guy, but I think that is a legitimate move. It gets blocked very often, and when it’s a good move it’s unblockable. Did they ban the sky hook because it was unblockable?
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@AndrewDBailey and that bullshit step thru where you get a step after you pick up the dribble and establish a pivot foot
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@AndrewDBailey I don’t think we need old school traveling back, but we do need to bring back “if it looks like a travel, it is a travel.” Not a perfect system but it’s better than whatever the fuck is going on rn
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@Hyperjack13 @werm21 Transfer portal has been around, and was around when we had a 4 5 5 9 final four, immediately before NIL
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@griptoalfie @Nealerrr Actually completely disregard everything I just said, I was wrong
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@griptoalfie @Nealerrr I agree if it was dirty, but rewatch slow mo how he hits him, it doesn’t look like he’s intentionally pushing down. I don’t have a dog in this fight so I’m looking at just the video, and it looks like dude was going in for a normal pin and then dude on offense started a crouch
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20 games and I'm completely serious. That's how you paralyze someone.
Sportsnet@Sportsnet
Connor Zary leaves the game following a hit from A.J. Greer
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@ReillyHolmes3 @ThomasMart31732 @Savageboston True but I think that will even out. It’s the evolution since the Bucs dominated the chiefs with 2 high safeties since they had no run game. It’s what allowed KWIII to win Super Bowl mvp. Teams lean too much into pass protection since, allowing the run game to go crazy
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@StrawtherOnReal @SeanelKM @YeahWrld Be honest with yourself, hes a 3&d without the 3 or the d. if he gets hot he scorches the earth, but 80% of the time hes straight up bad on o and d
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I didn’t even notice Strawther only got 6 minutes, that’s INSANE.
He’s been playing so well.
Zac - Immortal@WhosImmortal
@NBABlackburn rotation being so short and Jonas/Julian barely getting any minutes seemed like a really bizarre choice given the circumstances
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@joelmorin @suepafan @Shapalicious Zeke has been playing great in his opportunities recently. Im a MEGA Nnaji contract hater but he needs to be playing in these games
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@suepafan @Shapalicious If you’ve watched Zeke over the past 4 years, you’d know why he’s not playing.
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