Celtics really tryna get people to doubt them against Philly acting like they would be to tired then suddenly whoop sixers in game 1 or go up 2-1 in the series I refuse to believe hawks would come back force a game 7 and win Tatum and brown career would take a huge hit sorry you gotta deal with this @Roo lol
Yea, GSW/Kings is the only great series. I should have excluded them.
Lakers/Grizz is ass. Boring basketball. I don't like Ja Morant's game. Bane bricking 3s. Just awful basketball from two overachieving teams.
Only thing interesting about Bucks/Heat is Jimmy fucking Butler. My favorite player. Giannis is way too limited offensively. People keep claiming he is the best player in the league, hell no.
Lakers/Grizz is ass. Boring basketball. I don't like Ja Morant's game. Bane bricking 3s. Just awful basketball from two overachieving teams.
Only thing interesting about Bucks/Heat is Jimmy fucking Butler. My favorite player. Giannis is way too limited offensively. People keep claiming he is the best player in the league, hell no.
I think they lose to the Nuggets, and the Lakers/Warriors if they make it that far.
If Kawhi and PG hadnt been hurt we'd be having best first round series' ever conversations
I got Giannis 1 and Steph 2 personally. I still don't know if I'm taking anyone over a healthy LeBron in the playoffs though.
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I got Giannis 1 and Steph 2 personally. I still don't know if I'm taking anyone over a healthy LeBron in the playoffs though.
Fox has been a beast I agree.
Embiid doesn't belong anywhere near Steph in a debate, he's like 2 tiers below the guy. Embiid hasn't even made the conference finals in the East with a stacked roster year in year out. Steph almost single handedly beat the shit out of the Celtics who swept the soul out of KD and Kyrie, and handled Giannis.
Giannis yes, Jokic maybe (he's just too damn impactful to deny, but he just needs to prove it in the playoffs and this is the year to do it, he has the best squad in the West).
Healthy Kawhi is a myth, but even so the difference between Kawhi and those other names (Steph, Giannis) is that their impact goes well beyond themselves, those players are a walking offensive system that completely warp defenses. Kawhi is not, he can get his buckets on auto but he does not effect his teammates or make them better. For that reason Kawhi is a notch below imo.
If we were strictly talking as 1v1 players, I'd place Kawhi > everyone in the league except maybe KD. But 5v5, it's between Steph, Giannis. LBJ has declined, so he's not there rn either. But he's still someone you don't want to face in the playoffs obviously, as he can pick his spots.
Embiid doesn't belong anywhere near Steph in a debate, he's like 2 tiers below the guy. Embiid hasn't even made the conference finals in the East with a stacked roster year in year out. Steph almost single handedly beat the shit out of the Celtics who swept the soul out of KD and Kyrie, and handled Giannis.
Giannis yes, Jokic maybe (he's just too damn impactful to deny, but he just needs to prove it in the playoffs and this is the year to do it, he has the best squad in the West).
Healthy Kawhi is a myth, but even so the difference between Kawhi and those other names (Steph, Giannis) is that their impact goes well beyond themselves, those players are a walking offensive system that completely warp defenses. Kawhi is not, he can get his buckets on auto but he does not effect his teammates or make them better. For that reason Kawhi is a notch below imo.
If we were strictly talking as 1v1 players, I'd place Kawhi > everyone in the league except maybe KD. But 5v5, it's between Steph, Giannis. LBJ has declined, so he's not there rn either. But he's still someone you don't want to face in the playoffs obviously, as he can pick his spots.
I'm not talking about who had the best or is having the best season.
I'm simply talking who in actuality is the best player in the league. Embiid has to prove a whole lot before he gets to even be in the debate imo, let alone take the crown. There is a reason Celtics and Bucks are the clear favourites in the East, if Embiid was that dude, then with his squad (which make no mistake is pretty loaded) should be favoured just as much. It's because we've seen the same song and dance from Embiid year in year out, somehow he manages to escape criticism everytime. No one talks about how Embiid hasn't even made the ECF in the historically weaker conference, this man let Trae Young and Kevin Huerter come back from 3-1.
You can make the argument that Giannis' defense offsets this, that's where Giannis has a decent argument. Even though in my eyes individual defense is massively overrated in overall impact discussions. Team and help defense can more than makeup for those holes.
Individuals have much much more say on the offensive end in this league. Defense is more on team build.
I'm simply talking who in actuality is the best player in the league. Embiid has to prove a whole lot before he gets to even be in the debate imo, let alone take the crown. There is a reason Celtics and Bucks are the clear favourites in the East, if Embiid was that dude, then with his squad (which make no mistake is pretty loaded) should be favoured just as much. It's because we've seen the same song and dance from Embiid year in year out, somehow he manages to escape criticism everytime. No one talks about how Embiid hasn't even made the ECF in the historically weaker conference, this man let Trae Young and Kevin Huerter come back from 3-1.
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You can make the argument that Giannis' defense offsets this, that's where Giannis has a decent argument. Even though in my eyes individual defense is massively overrated in overall impact discussions. Team and help defense can more than makeup for those holes.
Individuals have much much more say on the offensive end in this league. Defense is more on team build.