Lmao..it's actually the opposite, them stomping Clippers proved your theory of them throwing this game (and looking like they're struggling to the Clippers on purpose) wrong.
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I mean before he got injured, he was leading the Lakers to a winning record without having Reaves, AD, having to deal with Westbrick and terroristic coaching lmao. And his playoff pedigree, plus the way his style of game translates to the playoffs, It's just hard for me to pick anyone else. Like if you dont consider health, I think LeBron at age 38 is still at worst a top 5 player in the league, and arguably still top 3. Which is completely absurd and unprecedented.
Kawhi when healthy is absolutely in that conversation, the issue is just that even though guys like LeBron, KD, etc. miss time, he is missing playoff games, he is almost never healthy. its actually ridiculous. So it's hard for me to go there
I disagree here, Giannis is a great passer and an underrated playmaker. I think some of Giannis' struggles are coaching related, but I think he's in his late first cavs LeBron stint of his career, where he's a freakish physical force, but can still be gameplanned for. If he can develop an even somewhat respectable midrange its over for the league.
As far as Steph vs Giannis, Steph is miles clear of him offensively, but Giannis is still able to give you 30 a night, with great efficiency, and good playmaking, while also being ALL WORLD on defense. That's what sets him apart for me.
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Kawhi when healthy is absolutely in that conversation, the issue is just that even though guys like LeBron, KD, etc. miss time, he is missing playoff games, he is almost never healthy. its actually ridiculous. So it's hard for me to go there
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I disagree here, Giannis is a great passer and an underrated playmaker. I think some of Giannis' struggles are coaching related, but I think he's in his late first cavs LeBron stint of his career, where he's a freakish physical force, but can still be gameplanned for. If he can develop an even somewhat respectable midrange its over for the league.
As far as Steph vs Giannis, Steph is miles clear of him offensively, but Giannis is still able to give you 30 a night, with great efficiency, and good playmaking, while also being ALL WORLD on defense. That's what sets him apart for me.