MugiwaraCole
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No one said anything about quality of play. Just how long he'd be in the league lol
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No one said anything about quality of play. Just how long he'd be in the league lol
Lee Chaolan
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Cavs in 6!
Let's go!
Let's go!
That is exactly what LeBron has been doing for the past 8 years.
The Cavs team is stacked as fuck on offense.
soundahfekz
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Yeah Lebron is otherworldly right now. I can't see the Cavs losing this year.
Hyperactivity
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Deron Williams, Kyrie, and Frye aren't, but Korver, Shumpert (shooter?), JR, and Love are good to great on D
-tetsuo-
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The warriors would roast this lineup
Bam Bam Baklava
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Yes, Kevin Love is a good to great defender...
And Kyle Korver too. Do me a favor and google Kyle Korver defense and see what the top articles are on his defensive prowess.
my name is ed
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you thought it was illegal for a team to be too good?
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It's not illegal. But the fact is, most players would rather get paid than chase rings.
Bam Bam Baklava
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People who think Kyle Korver and Kevin Love are good to great defenders are the kind of people I imagine consume all their NBA from twitter clips.
friskykillface
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If Love bullies you he's a good defender, if you can bully love then he's dead
Like when he has to guard Draymond or Z-bo
Like when he has to guard Draymond or Z-bo
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BassForever
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For all the hardcore nba fans out there what is worse for the league? A warriors sweep? Or a cavs sweep? If the super team gets swept by Lebron, how do you compete with a guy who's continues to make a case he's the best ever. If the cavs get swept does the league turn into nothing but bigger and bigger super teams?
Ninja Scooter
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Super teams are good for the league.
Syphon Filter
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yea but not 4 superstars, too much.
Bullshit. I remember when Jordan was crushing the competition solo. He didn't need help.
polyh3dron
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This will be the first post in the sequel image.
Syphon Filter
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He had pippen. Dirk is the only one who did it alone.
Cloudy 2.0. RIP in Peace Dubs.
Solo?
Lee Chaolan
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PeterLegend
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They drafted 3 of them and arguably none of them were predicted to be as good as they've been
Pippen was a role-player at best. Rodman was only good for rebounds. Paxon was a marginal spot up shooter.
At least Lebron has help on D.
You don't remember the nights he told the team to stay in the locker room and just played 1 on 4?
Syphon Filter
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His flu won at least one game. Let's be srs.
Korver is, at best, mediocre. But Love has been a legitimately solid defender in the playoffs the last two years. Both advanced stats and simple eye test suggest as much.
BlackNMild2k1
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I don't see Lebron leaving the comfort of the East, as the East still goes through him.
and assuming he got swept this year, he would probably make another run w/ a retooled Cavs team adding 1 more piece. If he lost to the Dubs (or some other West team)... them maybe he jumps ship, but it will be to somewhere in the East, not that I think he'll leave the Cavs again, unless he can take certain people w/ him.
That's why 2011 was so damn satisfying.
Syphon Filter
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lmao at pippen a role player.
Warriors sweep would be worse simply because LeBron is on the wrong side of 30 & father time is undefeated. Other teams will try to make their own super rosters but timing is too late
BassForever
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Steph was the only one some people thought would be special and he still slipped in that draft iirc. Also I know everyone here loves hot takes and skip bayless and he's the only guy who said steph was a first overall quality draft pick better then blake griffin (who's laughing now I guess?). It'd be like saying it wasn't fair the cowboys (gag) got zeke and dak last year when nobody expected dak to be what he was hence him falling to the 4th round.
Perfect Blue
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Pippen was a 7 time allstar and is in the HoF. wtf
Syphon Filter
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How is he on the wrong side of 30. Have you not watched him in these playoffs?
ryutaro's mama
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As obsessed as he is about passing MJ, dude is also gonna drag himself to KAJ's scoring record. Also, he is durable af.
If there was anyone I can see making it to age 40, it would be LBJ and as my post history will tell you, I am no LBJ fan.
Hyperactivity
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I've been watching the games this posy-season. They're both defenders that typically know where they need to be, and when to be there, and both are good at securing rebounds (Love is actually great at it, in that he has a really solid understanding of where the ball is going and how he needs to position himself for the rebound)
As for JR
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/j-r-smiths-defense-is-upside-down/
It varies.
I'm gonna trust this dude about basketball more than you. Love is a decent to good help defender, eh on man to man, and great at rebounding.
Even Hitta had his moment of being right. Bam Bam can't claim that
It was pretty fair. Dak played like a 4th rounder when the games mattered.
Good grief. Yes, he's been killing it. Father time still undefeated or are you going to argue that a Cavs sweep would be worse?
Ninja Scooter
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Pippen was the best player on 6 championship teams. Show some respect.
Ninja Scooter
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Ratings say it's not bullshit. The league loves these super team storylines. It turns the NBA into a year-round sport.
ryutaro's mama
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Solo...oh you sweet young child. How many chips Solo MJ win before and after Pippen?
I'll wait.
Also, Rodman was beasting during that second 3Peat.
spermatic cord
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Slim Reaper comin'
Warriors in 5
Warriors in 5
Pistons won with no superstars vs Kobe and Shaq 🤔
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