OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

Which Kobe was better

  • No. 8

    Votes: 29 49.2%
  • No. 24

    Votes: 30 50.8%

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Like shoeking mentioned, the Cavs are going through Finals fatigue.

They look listless out there, especially on the defense end.

After Lebby got him paid, Tristan Thompson has been giving piss poor effort.

He seems content collecting checks and letting the Kardashian succubus Shang Tsung him.

On the real though, the defensive effort begins and ends with Lebby. He has been mediocre at best on that end for years. Given the mileage on his body it's understandable if he takes plays off here or there but he is literally a turnstyle at this point.

Him having to exert so much effort on the offensive end also adds to his defensive efficiencies. Maybe if Kevin Love were more of a focal part of the offense like Lue and Bron said he would be with Myrie's departure maybe that would ease the burden a bit for Bron on that end :emoji_thinking:but I digress.

Cavs are a dumpster fire right now and while IT coming back will help them a bit he's not gonna do a thing for their defensive deficiencies.

And to be fair, the Warriors are going through Finals fatigue too as evidenced by their "slow" start this season.

Their slippage isn't as bad as the Cavs because:

1. They have 2 of the top 3 players in the league while the Cavs have 1
2. They have 4 of the top 15 - 20 players, 3 of whom are outstanding defensive players
3. They are as good defensively as they are offensively
4. Unlike Cleveland they can turn the switch on when they need to
 
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