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⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐
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Benjamin is definitely the Kirkland Bron. He has the unique physical skills and basketball ability to be able to do that so its not even necessarily a diss.
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formerly convertibleburt
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Where do you think Trae young learned the jumping back into a defender on the midrange shot from? Not from harden...
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Ben Simmons is light skinned Anthony mason
- Oct 13, 2001
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Iverson influenced how some players played.
Steph influenced how the entire LEAGUE plays.
Teams are attempting 35+ 3's per game because of HIS influence.
I don't think it is close to be honest.
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It’s damn near mandatory to be able to hit the long ball now
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The league was trending that way with or without Steph. The Nash suns pushed it that way
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but Steph influenced shooting them off the dribble
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Mans the Blog Boy Bill Russell when it comes to the hot take game
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Been in this thread 5 minutes and hear Kobe wasn't one of the most influential players of the past 30, Webber isn't revered like KG because he's missing a ring, James Harden "understanding" the game like Kobe.
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There was still a lot more pushback and reluctance from other teams to buy into that style since PHO never won anything.
GSW dominated so it was much easier for the league to fall in line with that style.
Not sure if/when the League would have ended up HERE had Steph not come along.
But yes, those Suns team did spark things. I am not taking THAT away from them.
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Him at his weight won’t work for longevity. He’s still a kid, so he’s a bit more durable than he’d be in say 5 years.
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Make your argument for Kobe.
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This move should be called the Chris Paul
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Come on man
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Those Suns squads really were ahead of their time
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Nah. That’s the Rockets when it comes to the sheer volume of 3s.
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The move should be called the Joe Dumars.
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I disagree bro
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If you never shot a paper ball in a garbage can and shouted "Kobe" your not apart of da kultcha
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As an individual team, sure they were in on it well before anyone else.
It started: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015.html
But as you notice, everyone else wasn't moving towards that until they saw the success of GSW.
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For me it was always, "Reggie."
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there's no way you watched Kobe retire, then ultimately pass... hear all the countless players stories about him & their admiration & come off with nah he wasn't that influential
Does influential = beloved?
We need to define the word influential because a lot of people seem to have different criteria and that's where the disconnect is.
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