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[DCAllAfrican]

AD scores a lot by just being active around the rim and moving without the ball.

Jokic has a post game, midrange, 3pt, etc. He can score in a variety of ways with the ball in his hand.

Can you please provide data to support this claim?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I mainly root against Lebron.

Idk if AD would sniff a WCF with this team. Like I said he had good talent in New Orleans, yet he barely cracked 40 wins.

He put up 30 and 12 in Nola on a team where maybe 5 guys are still in the league

Edit - I just counted and there's actually 4 guys still in the league. Good talent tho

 

[ballinsam23]

He put up 30 and 12 in Nola on a team where maybe 5 guys are still in the league

And the Nuggets are depending on PJ Dozier and are without their 3rd best player. Meanwhile, before 2 months ago no one besides wavycrocket cared about Jamal Murray.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I mainly root against Lebron.

Idk if AD would sniff a WCF with this team. Like I said he had good talent in New Orleans, yet he barely cracked 40 wins.

So are you indirectly blaming AD for this? If yes, please explain what he could/should have done differently.

 

[ballinsam23]

AD doesn't make his teammates better. Playing with Lebron changes narratives.

 

[HOU$TON]

You know the reason.

I do but I don’t want to take the thread there

Question for you.... Is Harden better now than in 2018? Cause that to me was Peak Harden.

Skill wise he actually has gotten better, he was already a good finisher and improved on that, but he’s in too deep into the mda/morey system at this point to where his play style has been capped. Really anxious about the next coach we bring in. My favorite version of harden was 2016-2017 season.

While I agree with the first part. The numbers don't tell the whole story. Luka a better floor general I feel. It's not just the output but the mentality.

Luka is playing the role of floor general now and harden really isn’t.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

And the Nuggets are depending on PJ Dozier and are without their 3rd best player. Meanwhile, before 2 months ago no one besides wavycrocket cared about Jamal Murray.

Do the Lakers even have a 3rd best player? That's been the story all year. Just a bunch of bums up and down the lineup

antidope

 

[atlsfinest]

There have been some weird visual glitches in the bubble. From this angle, it clearly looks like Jokic airballed this jumper late in the fourth quarter (actually a pretty important bucket)


But from another angle it's clear that he swished it

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Agreed. The Nuggets would be worse with AD than Jokic too, IMO.

Are you simply substituting AD for Jokic and visualizing an outcome?

Or

Are you going to also create an imaginary situation where The Nuggets front office were able to plan a team around the talents of AD and THEN visualize an outcome?

 

[MajinZuub]

AD scores a lot by just being active around the rim and moving without the ball.

Jokic has a post game, midrange, 3pt, etc. He can score in a variety of ways with the ball in his hand.

You gonna defend this asinine take or just let it sit?

 

[MVP]

AD scores a lot by just being active around the rim and moving without the ball.

Jokic has a post game, midrange, 3pt, etc. He can score in a variety of ways with the ball in his hand.

KniCk FaNs ArE tHe MoSt KnOwLeDgEaBlE FaNs In ThE sPoRt

 

[ballinsam23]

But from another angle it's clear that he swished it

I remember watching that and I swore it was an airball. Thought they'd get the ball back because LA went to inbound (technically out of bounds). Wild how the other angle and it's a swish.

 

[g-time]

Don’t know if is say harden improved

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Agreed. The Nuggets would be worse with AD than Jokic too, IMO.

What was you willing to trade to bring AD to the Celtics again?

 

[bostoiah]

There have been some weird visual glitches in the bubble. From this angle, it clearly looks like Jokic airballed this jumper late in the fourth quarter (actually a pretty important bucket)


But from another angle it's clear that he swished it

no one on the court noticed that? Especially the Lakers bench? Felt like it would’ve been clear as day from the bench POV.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

AD doesn't make his teammates better

What are you using to come to this conclusion?

Just a reminder, you said he DOESN'T ( 0% ) make his teammates better.

 

[WASHED KING]

Best other teammate AD had before LA was who Boogie pre-injury? Holiday second?

If my memory serves correctly he never actually got a chance to play in the playoffs with Demarcus either.

 

[MVP]

 

[B Sox]

What was you willing to trade to bring AD to the Celtics again?

Don't know, but I'm definitely glad Ainge didn't do it.

 

[ballinsam23]

I rather have Jokic. I've stated my reasoning.

We can switch topics though, dont feel like going back and forth with a bunch of bias Laker fans and the robot DCAllAfrican .

 

[atlsfinest]

no one on the court noticed that? Especially the Lakers bench? Felt like it would’ve been clear as day from the bench POV.

He swished it. It was just a weird camera glitch. I thought it was an air ball too until I saw the replay

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I rather have Jokic. I've stated my reasoning.

We can switch topics though, dont feel like going back and forth with a bunch of bias Laker fans and the robot DCAllAfrican .

If you make claims, it is responsible to provide evidence.

If you don't have evidence to support your claims, don't make them.

Don't flip this on us.

 

[MajinZuub]

I rather have Jokic. I've stated my reasoning.

We can switch topics though, dont feel like going back and forth with a bunch of bias Laker fans and the robot DCAllAfrican .

at saying something that is blatantly untrue then deflecting when called out on it

 

[WASHED KING]

We just want it to make sense.

 

[ballinsam23]

Just because you dont agree with it makes it untrue? Logic.