@Updatesforfree@CourtSideTakes5@realacufffan@MattGeorgeSAC 15ppg isn’t terrible, it’s average. How many 37 year olds outside the top 10-20 greatest players of all time are averaging 15, 7, 6
Honestly yall need to win more games because of the new tanking rules being applied
@TheServant357@CourtSideTakes5@BiasedHouston Like I said, blacklisted. Same thing happened to Carmelo, Iverson, could’ve been Jaylen brown if he wasn’t a top 15 player in the nba right now. General managers only look at analytics and think they know how basketball works
@TheServant357@CourtSideTakes5@BiasedHouston What qualifies as a winner? He has no ring?
- Defense you got, turnovers you got
- Russ (Better rim pressure, scorer, playmaker, more versatile on ball defender, rebounder, leader, cheaper contract)
- All big men had career years with Russ
@TheServant357@CourtSideTakes5@BiasedHouston Blacklisted, everything smart does, Russ does it better on way cheaper money. Smart plays better defense, but don’t act like Russ is a liability. There’s way more Russ does better than smart on cheaper money
@TheServant357@CourtSideTakes5@BiasedHouston Russ on kings had to shoot because they had no one else. On the rockets he would be more of a playmaker meaning less shot attempts. Russ on a limited role is far better than any player you’re gonna bring in especially if he’s on a minimum contract. That’s basically free
@CourtSideTakes5@TheServant357@BiasedHouston Comparing smart and Russ middies is insane coping 😭, dude couldn’t justify why smart is better so he’s pulling out the most insane takes
@alfcbert@CourtSideTakes5@BiasedHouston On ball defense, we’ve seen him guard Kat, Giannis, wemby. He can guard 1-5 especially for 1 possession. We’ve seen him lock up SGA in the playoffs, there’s so many clips of him locking up on ball
@superboredtoday@hezuhron@KlutchBron23 - Okc (2020)(44-28), Okc (2019)(49-33), okc(2018)(48-34), just straight lying
- Did Kawhi and PG play in 2024? Why you relying on a 36 year old to be the reason you win or lose, especially if he’s coming off the bench?
- 2025Denver took Okc to game 7, this year denver lost badly
@thage4242@KlutchBron23 Some of those all defense selections were reputation based kinda like Derrick white this year or Kobe in his later years. Russ is more versatile defender but cp is better perimeter defender. I believe it’s a toss up of what you value.
@ReverendBruno@idcstfumaynee@TheWestbrookEra How are you a thunder fan and not respect the heart and soul of the thunder franchise. You’re actively going out of your way to bash the most beloved player in your franchise history. Ask any okc fan and they all love Russ except you
@idcstfumaynee@Hoopss @BallTalkO Cp is notoriously known for hogging the ball and only passing when it’s a guaranteed assist, it’s documented and joked around by teammates of his