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(04-11-2022, 05:39 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/stat...5430415360
Tatum over KD? I know KD was hurt this year, but everything being equal, I don't think so.
(04-11-2022, 04:55 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Nah.
DFS is a good defender. A very hard working defender who has some great nights. But he is not an elite defender IMO.
I happen to agree. He's no Kawhi Leonard when healthy. Or Mikal Bridges. He's probably equal to Matisse Thybulle both are on most people's All-Defense list, except DFS is the better shooter than Thybulle. This is not disparaging him. He's certainly the Mav's best defender.
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(04-11-2022, 04:55 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Nah.
DFS is a good defender. A very hard working defender who has some great nights. But he is not an elite defender IMO. I know it’s a hot take on a Mavs message board, but I think too many Mavs fans compare him against his teammates and think elite defender. In that sense, they are right. I’m not so sure when comparing him with the league though. If he is on that level, don’t forget, league recognition awards start coming after a player starts getting league recognition for that category. If he has gotten to that point this year, he might start building that up for a placement next year. This is the case for most players to knock guys off the list 90% of the time.
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(04-12-2022, 12:26 PM)Kammrath Wrote:
I'm in Texas.
2022 NBA MVP:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Joel Embiid
4. Luka Doncic
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(04-12-2022, 12:36 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: 2022 NBA MVP:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Joel Embiid
4. Luka Doncic
100% with you.
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I'd vote Booker in my top spot simply because of how often he gets overlooked and dismissed.
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(04-12-2022, 01:29 PM)cow Wrote: I'd vote Booker in my top spot simply because of how often he gets overlooked and dismissed.
It looks like he's less of an after thought than Luka, according to the chart. He has fans in Hawaii and Louisiana, I guess!
The guy who I feel is becoming weirdly underrated is Giannis! He has almost doubled in offensive skill since he won his MVP.
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(04-12-2022, 01:31 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: It looks like he's less of an after thought than Luka, according to the chart. He has fans in Hawaii and Louisiana, I guess!
The guy who I feel is becoming weirdly underrated is Giannis! He has almost doubled in offensive skill since he won his MVP.
I think the "fat Luka" narrative spoiled any chance of him being an MVP which is mostly a shame. The trouble moving forward is that people will be spoiled by his monstrous stats. He'll probably need to average a 30 point triple double before he gets real consideration.
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(04-12-2022, 12:36 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: I'm in Texas.
2022 NBA MVP:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Joel Embiid
4. Luka Doncic
Biased opinion:
1. Luka (Had a better record than all of those guys while averaging 30/10/9 since January).
2. Jokic.
3. Giannis
4. Embiid
Realistic opinion:
1.Jokic
2. Giannis
3. Luka
4. Embiid.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.
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(04-12-2022, 07:15 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/...tic/595033
The East is closing the gap.
"The league released a head-spinning statistic on Monday revealing that the Eastern Conference won the season series against the Western Conference (226 wins for the East versus 224 wins for the West) for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign."
Head-spinning? Seriously? The East won the season series against the West by ½ of an eyelash [226-224].
The best team in the East had the same W-L record as the third-best team in the West. [ELEVEN GAMES behind the best in the West.]
Four out of the top five W-L records in the NBA belong to Western Conference teams.
The sixth-best team in the West had the same record as the fifth-best team in the East.
The seventh-best team in the West had the same record as the sixth-best team in the East.
Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, etc.
Yes, the Eastern Conference has indeed "closed the gap," and my head is SPINNING!!!
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Nets v Celtics
Is Cle set on playing both Allen and Mobley together? Man, I'd love to get one of those guys.
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(04-12-2022, 06:30 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: "The league released a head-spinning statistic on Monday revealing that the Eastern Conference won the season series against the Western Conference (226 wins for the East versus 224 wins for the West) for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign."
Head-spinning? Seriously? The East won the season series against the West by ½ of an eyelash [226-224].
The best team in the East had the same W-L record as the third-best team in the West. [ELEVEN GAMES behind the best in the West.]
Four out of the top five W-L records in the NBA belong to Western Conference teams.
The sixth-best team in the West had the same record as the fifth-best team in the East.
The seventh-best team in the West had the same record as the sixth-best team in the East.
Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, etc.
Yes, the Eastern Conference has indeed "closed the gap," and my head is SPINNING!!!
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Don't shoot the messenger. I didn't write the story. ?
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(04-12-2022, 09:34 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Don't shoot the messenger.
Huh? I'm not shooting the messenger or anybody else.
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(04-12-2022, 09:44 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: Huh? I'm not shooting the messenger or anybody else.
Figure of speech. Take it up with who wrote the story. I just shared it. Not getting into a back and forth with you bruh. You can think what you want, but the East has improved, even if it was by two more wins. That hasn't happened since 09.
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(04-12-2022, 10:06 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Figure of speech. Take it up with who wrote the story. I just shared it. Not getting into a back and forth with you bruh. You can think what you want, but the East has improved, even if it was by two more wins. That hasn't happened since 09.
When you posted the article, HoosierDaddyKid, the only words you wrote were "The East is closing the gap," and I AGREED UNEQUIVOCALLY with those words ("Yes, the Eastern Conference has indeed 'closed the gap,' ....").
I thought the choice of words ["head-spinning statistic"] by the author of the article was funny, because the East won the season series against the West by the smallest margin possible. So I explained my thoughts on that topic and posted a funny (but relevant) GIF. That is all.
(I think Luka's injury may have shortened some of the fuses around here.)
Peace.
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04-12-2022, 11:17 PM
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AntMan is a stud. T-Wolves on the verge of beating the favored Clips with KAT on the bench after he fouled out. PatBev revenge game.
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(04-12-2022, 10:22 PM)Hogmelon Wrote: When you posted the article, HoosierDaddyKid, the only words you wrote were "The East is closing the gap," and I AGREED UNEQUIVOCALLY with those words ("Yes, the Eastern Conference has indeed 'closed the gap,' ....").
I thought the choice of words ["head-spinning statistic"] by the author of the article was funny, because the East won the season series against the West by the smallest margin possible. So I explained my thoughts on that topic and posted a funny (but relevant) GIF. That is all.
(I think Luka's injury may have shortened some of the fuses around here.)
Peace.
It's all good man...
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