@SamQuinnCBS You could argue the “fluke” percentage is about the same to have never jumped up a single spot in your the history of your franchise (and repeatedly move back) before last year. Lakers have a much better track records of “flukes!”
@MavsHighlights@MavsFilmRoom He did shoot 45% from 3 in the Russian league, only a couple a game but still, and over 50 FG%. Would like to see him take some more jumpers.
@KyleGilchrist_@LegionHoops@TheSteinLine Cuban said that they could pay him more than any other team. They even said it was their highest priority of the offseason (they said plan A and B), but were blindsided when he didn’t give them a chance. Yes they messed up big time, but it wasn’t a lack of matching the Knicks.
@KyleGilchrist_@LegionHoops@TheSteinLine Where did you hear that they tried to offer the same deal again? Negotiations in the offseason never happened at all. Brunson never let them try to match. He didn’t want to play under Luka, wanted to play with his dad, and never came back to the table to even consider.
@HoopAddict31@BibsCorner@bomani_jones It’s fair to say D is more important for bigs, although I think it’s much more applicable at center. But the point stands that the eye test didn’t lie when they were side-by-side. Dirk wasn’t even in his prime yet. “Metrically” everyone was better until it was time to be better.
@HoopAddict31@BibsCorner@bomani_jones Surely you don’t mean players that are more well-rounded are better players? Scoring, is the most difficult/important trait in basketball BY A LOT. That’s why you take Curry all day over guys like Westbrook who is a better passer, rebounder, defender, but not a better player.
@TDADontCha_Know @NooneLovesNunz@LakeShowYo Better scorer? 😂 no way you believe that, and no where close of a playmaker. I watched 06 finals with my own eyes. Literally only has D over Luka. And Luka’s D is underrated. Not even a better rebounder. Luka is a perennial mvp candidate, Wade was maybe top 5 for a couple years
@Jacobtheclipper You don’t know ball. Mavs primarily slowed them down because they ran an elite zone defense. If they weren’t running zone they were at least cheating toward LeBron. Both were illegal D in Jordan’s day. Being guarded by a team is much more difficult than any one-on-one defense.
@TDADontCha_Know @NooneLovesNunz@LakeShowYo Lukas peak is way higher than Wades. Wade got the luckiest chip ever. He was never in serious consideration to be the best in the game. Luka already has more 1st team all pros (6) than Wade has 1st and 2nds combined (5) for his career. Stop trying to rewrite history.
@MavsHighlights Dirk, Luka, and Nash for sure, and then guys I can’t pick between:
Kai, Dodo, and JJ
Honorable mention: ‘Trix, Tyson, 2024 PJ, D-Live, and of course Boban.
@hadi__abdallah@ketelwan@barstoolsports My point is that proximity to other nearby cities hasn’t disqualified others, including ones that are 2 and 3 times smaller than FW.
@stoolgambling@MeganMakinMoney Fort Worth is the answer.
If San Francisco & Oakland and LA & Anaheim can be independent sports cities than so can Fort Worth and Dallas.
@CJosephWright@DannyPhantom24 They also got a first rounder for Parsons next year. So roughly a wash since we will have our own or GBs. 2nd rounder was mentioned.
@WillCruz@BronMuse@statmuse Luka was nominated for defensive player of the month in March, yet people that know nothing (you) act like he’s the worst defender in the league because they just watch Inside the NBA and don’t watch games. He’s at least an above average defender.
@SR_TheInscriber@balldontTy Hornets were 3-14 without Brandon Miller this year. Don’t act like Kon was the main factor in their record.
You said it best, Kon “helped”, Cooper “led”. That’s the difference. Bus rider vs bus driver.
@chefJud3@Jwcamp@BiasedHouston “The rookie pushed them”, maybe it was that they won games when their stars were healthy. They were 3-14 without Miller this year. Kon’s a contributor for sure, but he’s not driving the bus.
Also wrong, Mavs were rarely blown out, they had the most clutch games in the NBA. 🙄
@Taysh83@KendrickPerkins It is, but the only narrative that pushed Kon is that he was contributing to winning more, despite the obv stats/eye test, justifying poor games with that narrative. Yesterday proved that the narrative never made sense. Hornets are good even without Kon. Coop had a better season.
@ShokFromTheYah@CheefBasedGod@MavsStan41 Such a lie. Per game stats exist for a reason and he’s dominating them. Cooper has been consistent and has shouldered an insane load from day one. No other rookie has done that.