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2020-21 NBA Offseason thread: Officially a wrap
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METH!
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If you’re gonna purposely misinterpret what I said just to get likes... don’t engage with me
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Sport wise it's football>>>basketball>baseball>hockey
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Does everyone really assume KD will come back the same though? I think most people have him as a question mark. On the optimistic side people have been saying he might come back as Dirk. I don't think people expect him to be 2017 KD.
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HOU$TON
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Teams look even in terms of talent. Harden will outperform curry this season. Easily
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Mental block is gonna be a big hurdle. And hope his other leg doesnt overcompensate and pulls a Klay. That injury probably shook KD a bit since hes a similar situation.
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I guess I assumed people picking Brooklyn to be one of the best teams in the league (and winning the East) meant that they felt KD would return pretty close to form (I never said 2017 KD either).... maybe that’s not a fair assumption
The conversations about him and Wall returning are definitely different from my observation
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Curry >>> Harden
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The folks who think BK's gonna run away with the East easily seem to
Good thing for him is that he's got the frame and playing style that never really relied on crazy athleticism like a lot of guys so I still think his game will age real gracefully even if he's never back at 100%
70-80% KD is still a top 10 player too IMO
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Durant definitely relied on his athleticism. Having that slim frame at his height facilitated that. I can't even think of another 6'10"+ player outside Freak who is/was as athletic.
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You do a lot of lil passive aggressive whining in here, man. I peeped it with your engagement with
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. That take wasn’t it. Period. Ain’t doing **** for likes.
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He was athletic for sure but he wasn't really reliant on it.
I mean like he's never had a super physical game that put constant strain on his lower body like a lot of other guys in the league.
Still think he'll be elite on the offensive end regardless, just might be on the defensive end that losing a step might hurt.
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Bingo. And KD is a top 10 talent ever, who is a 7 foot wing. Comparing apples to oranges for no reason.
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KD's athleticism is more of a luxury. He has enough old man game to be great without it. Pretty much single handedly swung that finals game and he could barely move
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We're recovering now and don't appreciate you bringing up past mistakes to predict future onesHey, don’t act like it’s out of character.
How are we ever supposed to successfully rehabilitate if no one believes we'll stop drinking?
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Fantastic rebuttal
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EmotionalYou do a lot of lil passive aggressive whining in here, man. I peeped it with your engagement with
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Yes KD is better than John Wall obviously lol
Like I said y’all are missing what I was trying to say
It’s not apples to oranges if they both have the same injury
Like I said y’all are missing what I was trying to say
It’s not apples to oranges if they both have the same injury
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I'm not really talking about physicality, more his quickness and agility. Crossovers, first step, etc.
Not saying he can't evolve his game to jive with his injury history and limitations, but he was definitely ridiculously athletic in his prime which he relied on to do what made him an all-time great.
