NBA 20-21

Have you not noticed this for the past 3-4 years?

'Load Management'.

Teams have NOW figured out - just play well enough, win enough, to make it into the post-season.
Where you are in the standings does not matter.

Once in the post-season, all hands on deck and play your ass off.....

 

I love Kawhi but KD is just more skilled...
And for being a teammate of Tony when we were 16 i can tell u he was amazing.
Tony Parker trust me u are mistaken in saying kawhi only had tim... in 2013 and 2014 Tony was the leader and finished 4th in mvp voting. He was a beast...
I once went for a layup and was around top of the key and he was around mid court, he was so fast that he managed to catch me at the basket and bother my layup , so fast.


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I love me some Tony Parker. Some years, I said he was way underrated and best PG in the league. One year, I believe he had most buckets in the paint for a PG. I have mad respect for Tony’s game. I simply said Tim Duncan was his Kawhi’s best teammate... till this day. TD, TP, Ginobli were at the tail end of their careers when they won a chip. Barely even considered all star players. That was a collective effort with a bunch of old guys going ham with some help Kawhi. Kawhi was surely not the man but stepped up big as a role player.

 

Exactly—-KD was the man in Oklahoma and no matter how much I love Steph... step underperformed in the finals...KD was the man ...
I’ll tell u who is overrated and runs his mouth too much... Draymond! And I live in the bay... bust defensive player ever ? I take pippen and Kawhi other him& they can score too!


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I think a fair assessment between KD and Kawhi would be to swap them and gauge the likelihood of the results.

Kawhi in that Warriors team in place of KD. 2 chips?

Kawhi on Nets in place of KD today... chip?


KD in Toronto... chip?

KD in Clippers today... chip?

 

Draymond is annoying ... I don’t think he doesn’t that well without klay and Steph. Definitely a good player...but Charles Barkley calls him the triple single for a reason!


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What I do love about Kawhi is his body strength & the fact that he is always balanced and under control. He goes to his spot and is very efficient.
KD is another millennial entitle Brat...but his size is just incredible... u don’t see many 7footer being so agile.


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That's the thing. Kawhi is the silent assassin. Let's look at the numbers for the last 7 playoff games.


Points Per Game: CLAW - 32.1 KD - 32

FG%: Claw - 61.2% KD - 55%

Effective FG%: Claw - 67.5% KD- 61.%

2p FG%: Claw - 69.1% KD- 56.9 % (Claw is the more skilled inside / midrange player. Michael Jordan said the 3 pts shot is a bail out shot if you can't get anything going on the inside).


3p FG% Claw- 42.5 % KD - 50% (3 point chucker)


Free throw%: Claw - 89.8% KD- 91.1%



If you want an offensive player who can get inside the 3 point line , create pressure on the defense and make plays for his teammates, with Kawhi's midrange and post up game consistency... that's the guy you want to go with.


If you want someone who can chuck 3's at will and make them at a high percentage because he's 7 foot tall, then KD is your man. Don't have an offense going? Chuck a 3 (like college basketball). But if he gets cold in a game 6 and 7 ... you live and die by the sword. Great for padding regular season stats, but reliable for winning a playoff series? Remember when Steph, the "greatest shooter of all time" couldn't hit 3's in the Finals? Or Harden's 3's in game 6/7s?

 

The Claw remembers.

 

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Is this a carry or this a carry? Are we mistakening carrying for handles?

 

They all Carry since Allen Iverson got in the league in 96


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Kawhi doesnt carry

 

Well he does have huge hands


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Clippers aren’t gonna win anything with George Paul playing like that. Not a natural shooter.

 

They let that one slip away... Mitchell pretty much won by himself!


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Durant is taking over end of game 3 right now...crazy.

 

What stupid decision making. Last two shot attempts by Nets were not by Durant. What a waste.

 

Exactly

 

Well Steve Nash imo isn’t a good coach. I mean that team is so talented any fool could take it far.

What Kyrie needs, aside a good shrink, is a popovich!


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Harden will be back, Now we have a somewhat equal fight between Net and Clippers. KD/Harden vs Claw/George Paul. Now what??