NBA Season - now 24/25
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Mac's come from up to 18 points behind and win G2. Ant Man is a shadow of himself, the team were defensively poor and allowed Luka and Kyrie to pick them apart
I’m not sure they “allowed” much - Luka in particular just too good when it counted today. They are struggling defending the 2 big guys rolling to the rim though - they might need to play a big zone for stretches to close the paint.
But It’s offensively where the Wolves have really fallen off a cliff. Ant was so tentative today, he was literally hiding in the corner in the 4th. I wonder if he’s carrying some sort of injury - I can barely remember him really attacking the rim like he has done all season. Every drive ends with him missing a layup and trying to get a foul call.
And seeing them bench KAT like that was pretty wild.
How did they come this far to now rely on McDaniels and Naz to carry the offense???
I called Dallas in 7 - might need to refresh that…does @gt12 believe yet???
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He's not.the only one
A.few.guys are going to get paid
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
He's not.the only one
A.few.guys are going to get paid
Like this guy?
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And so the Celtics take just 14 games to make the finals. This Pacers series was way closer than the 4-0 makes it look.
And baring a complete miracle, they will play the Mavs.
I am not sure there is a more disrespected player in the game than Jason Tatum. NBA 1st team. In the playoffs leads his team in points, rebounds and assists as they cruise through. And people make out he is an overrated bum. Are his muscles not big enough? Because what i find is NBA fans only think a player is elite is if they have huge arms, hence the constant Curry slander.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
So arrogant he arrives at preseason out of shape, and doesn't use the season to get into shape....
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
So arrogant he arrives at preseason out of shape, and doesn't use the season to get into shape....
Is he out of shape though? He's averaging 41mpg in this series (and 42mpg for the whole playoffs) and he's looked fantastic in the 4th quarter of each (Hi Ant!). He has also played better D than I've ever seen him play these playoffs.
I actually think he's just figured out how to use his body perfectly. Take this series for example - McDaniels was great last round V Denver, but Luka has absolutely owned him this series - and the difference is about 20kgs of weight. When Luka puts a little shoulder into him, he gets all the separation he needs to shoot over the long bastard. And once he goes around him and sticks his fat ass into him, there is no recovering.
I don't think we will ever see a slim version of Luka unless his body decides it doesn't like the strain.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
So arrogant he arrives at preseason out of shape, and doesn't use the season to get into shape....
Is he out of shape though? He's averaging 41mpg in this series (and 42mpg for the whole playoffs) and he's looked fantastic in the 4th quarter of each (Hi Ant!). He has also played better D than I've ever seen him play these playoffs.
I actually think he's just figured out how to use his body perfectly. Take this series for example - McDaniels was great last round V Denver, but Luka has absolutely owned him this series - and the difference is about 20kgs of weight. When Luka puts a little shoulder into him, he gets all the separation he needs to shoot over the long bastard. And once he goes around him and sticks his fat ass into him, there is no recovering.
I don't think we will ever see a slim version of Luka unless his body decides it doesn't like the strain.
I was being glib. It was the word from pundits early in the season. In fact, his bulk appears to be an advantage, he doesn't get pushed about so much when he attacks the bigs
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@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
So arrogant he arrives at preseason out of shape, and doesn't use the season to get into shape....
Is he out of shape though? He's averaging 41mpg in this series (and 42mpg for the whole playoffs) and he's looked fantastic in the 4th quarter of each (Hi Ant!). He has also played better D than I've ever seen him play these playoffs.
I actually think he's just figured out how to use his body perfectly. Take this series for example - McDaniels was great last round V Denver, but Luka has absolutely owned him this series - and the difference is about 20kgs of weight. When Luka puts a little shoulder into him, he gets all the separation he needs to shoot over the long bastard. And once he goes around him and sticks his fat ass into him, there is no recovering.
I don't think we will ever see a slim version of Luka unless his body decides it doesn't like the strain.
I was being glib. It was the word from pundits early in the season. In fact, his bulk appears to be an advantage, he doesn't get pushed about so much when he attacks the bigs
Ah, sorry, my bad. Probably obvious in hindsight!
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@canefan said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
Must be time for an NBA hot take
Luka Doncic, for all his offensive skill, is not a player who can lead a team to success. His brand of basketball does nothing for his teammates, and he puts in absolutely zero effort at the defensive end. It might be possible to build a winning roster with Luka in it, but it would need very specific guys to do it, and your star is not raising anyones floor.
hey everyone, laugh at this fucking idiot.
Luka is a killer. A fat eastern european killer who is ridiculous at basketball and will heckle you the whole time he is burying you.
So arrogant he arrives at preseason out of shape, and doesn't use the season to get into shape....
Is he out of shape though? He's averaging 41mpg in this series (and 42mpg for the whole playoffs) and he's looked fantastic in the 4th quarter of each (Hi Ant!). He has also played better D than I've ever seen him play these playoffs.
I actually think he's just figured out how to use his body perfectly. Take this series for example - McDaniels was great last round V Denver, but Luka has absolutely owned him this series - and the difference is about 20kgs of weight. When Luka puts a little shoulder into him, he gets all the separation he needs to shoot over the long bastard. And once he goes around him and sticks his fat ass into him, there is no recovering.
I don't think we will ever see a slim version of Luka unless his body decides it doesn't like the strain.
I was being glib. It was the word from pundits early in the season. In fact, his bulk appears to be an advantage, he doesn't get pushed about so much when he attacks the bigs
Ah, sorry, my bad. Probably obvious in hindsight!
Perhaps I should have added a wink emoji. But you're better than that 😉
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He really isn't
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For once in his life, @mariner4life is right
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The Lively injury is a big loss for how the Mavs rotation was humming and for what he brings. A good mover on switches, so active on the O boards, sets good picks and is an alley option every time so creates oodles of space for Luka and Kyrie.
Gafford stepped up in game 4 but it’s not the same.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 23/24:
The Lively injury is a big loss for how the Mavs rotation was humming and for what he brings. A good mover on switches, so active on the O boards, sets good picks and is an alley option every time so creates oodles of space for Luka and Kyrie.
Gafford stepped up in game 4 but it’s not the same.
Absolutely massive loss. Kleber wouldn't have played another minute of these playoffs if Lively hadn't been injured. Wild that it took the Kleber injury for Kidd to play the kid!
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Luka came out breathing fire and Kyrie put the foot on the throat.
What a performance by the Mavs. Completely took the life out of the Wolves in the first half and then the bridge was way too far to overcome.
Great to see Lively back and his value when they high trap Luka was on full display.
@voodoo I’m not as critical on JKidd for stick with Maxi because he spreads the floor and is a pretty decent perimeter defender so that helps on the switching. But Lively has been the find of the entire playoffs
From an Aussie watch perspective, I thought Josh Green did a great job with his speed, intensity and heads up plays.
A couple more Aussies get their chance to win a ring.
