Kolek planning to go pro
So Alphas win every game? Must only be one alpha in the league.I said he needs to be the alpha. Part of that has to be on the coach, getting him the touches.
He’s not good enough.
Thanks Jerry West. Go have another drink.
Imo here are the 10 franchise players in the NBA right now in no particular order:GiannisJokicEmbiidTatumDoncicLebronDurantBookerMorant Curry*Garland and Edwards could get there.
I think the Bucks win the next three. They figured out Chicago’s defense in the 2nd half. It took a Middleton injury and Lavine, NV and Derozan all being efficient at high volume to win that game.Bulls can steal one more with the same formula. Keep shooting a high volume of threes at a high percentage and Derozan hitting tough shots.
I don’t know that I would put Booker and Morant on the list. Great players, but it’s hard for a guard to be that guy. Curry is the exception.
Booker maybe, but Morant just averaged 27/6/7 as a 22 year old on the 2 seed in the better conference and arguably still has a fair bit more ceiling ahead of him.
Curry's last play highlights why I think he is one of the best of all time, unique, and the clear best player on the GSW teams, even when KD was there.He was guarded by 3 players most of the possession, still scores a huge closeout basket.When KD was there, he'd get wide open looks decently often, because the whole defense was focused on Curry. There are pictures/videos of 4 defenders focusing on Curry.He's really one of a kind.
Stop it. Anyone who didn’t have KD at the top of their scouting report should’ve been fired. He’s the greatest scorer to ever play the game.
Curry led his team to an NBA title without Durant. Yes Durant is the best offensive player in the world, but he only won when he played with Steph.
He’s the greatest scorer to ever play the game.
Wade led his team to a title without LeBron. That doesn’t mean Wade was a better player than LeBron on the “Heatles” teams/until 2016.
Did you know that once upon a time there was this fellow who averaged 50 points a game for a full season? And the next year he averaged 44? And he once scored 100 points in one game? Durant is a great scorer but come on.
Durant led his team to a title without Steph. Oh wait. He has never done that.KD's career numbers are slightly better than Steph. I think leadership & intangibles are on Steph's side by a decent margin.
That was a pretty silly statement he made. They had to change the rules of the game to 'stop' Wilt. Kareem was a better offensive player despite the rules of the time where he got beat up every game and there was no 3 point line to spread the defense. Oscar was a better offensive player by a decent margin. Lebron in his prime was better. Shaq in his prime was better despite never making a FT in his career. And of course, MJ was clearly better.I saw one fun stat for offensive value which was 2*assists + PPG as a way to measure how good a player was on offense. Obviously there are flaws using a metric like that (it relies too much on other guys adding value to your total among other things), but Durant isn't even top 25.I'm not demeaning Durant in any way - just pushing back on the notion that he is the greatest offensive player ever. One MVP award is about right.