The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[WASHED KING]

Show me Luka doing this……

How them highlights helping Ant this series? Y'all thought EYE forgot.

Still have yet to define Generational.......

Ant has elite athleticism: vertically and horizontally, elite shotmaking at all 3 levels, elite defense and is 3 years away from his prime.

He is also averaging more points this playoffs in less minutes than your generational Luka
He is also shooting 43% from 3, nearly 20% points better than Luka

EYE tried to tell y'all. Ant isn't there yet.

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His talent, skill, mindset, leadership, he's generational.

More importantly his game raises to another level in the playoffs.

Not even close to his peak yet...

 

[addict4sneakers]

How them highlights helping Ant this series? Y'all thought EYE forgot.



EYE tried to tell y'all. Ant isn't there yet.

But is it still SGA>>> Luka?

 

[pums]

Maxi will help against the C’s.

I still dont know how THjr all of a sudden lost his bbiq. Dude looks lost when he played . He wasnt that bad when he was younger

 

[WASHED KING]

But is it still SGA>>> Luka?

You admitted Ant wasn't generational so this smoke isn't for you right now.

Really its SGA = Luka, same tier. OKC would be doing Minny the same way.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Luka a better offensive player, SGA a better defensive player.

it's pretty close tho, I'd be good with either on my team.

 

[pums]

Luka a better offensive player, SGA a better defensive player.

it's pretty close tho, I'd be good with either on my team.

We all know offense > defense
When it comes to first options.

Luka is a much better playmaker and that really is the difference . Shai prolly can add a pull up 3 to even things out but as of right now the gap in play - making is crazy

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

I'm taking Luka based off his trash talking

 

[N41D]

Demon home

Will ease the loss of Lively some.

Maxi/PJ defensive lineups been insanely good all year.

 

[WASHED KING]

If I speak.

B Sox y'all gotta get Jaylen to fly to Turkey in the off-season to get his thinning braids fixed to improve his rating on the aura scale and maybe he will get the same love Ant gets.

 

[Coupé It]

Ants 22.

Needs to put in more work. (Which he has, he’s gotten better every year).

He’ll be ight.

 

[rolaholic]

Throwback

 

[osh kosh bosh]

We all know offense > defense
When it comes to first options.

Luka is a much better playmaker and that really is the difference . Shai prolly can add a pull up 3 to even things out but as of right now the gap in play - making is crazy

sure I agree BUT some of this is matchup dependant.
Minnesota is a great matchup for Luka.

but against an elite switch defense GSW in 2021, Luka got his numbers but they totally locked them up,
Dallas put up of their worst offensive rating for a series with Luka.


I think SGA with his isolation scoring would be better at taking on an elite switching defense.

 

[lawdog1]

Throwback

LOL WUT? That really happened?

 

[B Sox]

Anthony Man will be fine. It’s extremely rare that young guys are even on this stage let alone win. This includes generational level talents.

Folks expectations get out of wack.

 

[WASHED KING]

If only Minnesotta had the DPOY to slow down Dallas.

 

[pums]

sure I agree BUT some of this is matchup dependant.
Minnesota is a great matchup for Luka.

but against an elite switch defense GSW in 2021, Luka got his numbers but they totally locked them up,
Dallas put up of their worst offensive rating for a series with Luka.


I think SGA with his isolation scoring would be better at taking on an elite switching defense.

i dont think theres a matchup where a healthy luka doesnt have the answers too.

Hes elite with the matchup hunting and the isos

 

[rolaholic]

LOL WUT? That really happened?

Indeed

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[nick.]

Luka a better offensive player, SGA a better defensive player.

it's pretty close tho, I'd be good with either on my team.

is it a hot take to say Luka & Shai are #SameTier defenders?

 

[rolaholic]

If only Minnesotta had the DPOY to slow down Dallas.

 

[wavycrocket]

This one for geno90221

I still remember when LeBron called him “Byrie” at the parade

 

[N41D]

sure I agree BUT some of this is matchup dependant.
Minnesota is a great matchup for Luka.

but against an elite switch defense GSW in 2021, Luka got his numbers but they totally locked them up,
Dallas put up of their worst offensive rating for a series with Luka.


I think SGA with his isolation scoring would be better at taking on an elite switching defense.

On a team where literally nobody outside him and Brunson could dribble a basketball, Spencer Dinwiddie was their third best player and they got throttled on the boards constantly...

That may not be a reference point with a ton of value.

is it a hot take to say Luka & Shai are #SameTier defenders?

He's not gonna like this but we just watched a series where Shai was given buckets on buckets from PJ and Derrick Jones Jr as their primary defender.

 

[DripNick]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

i dont think theres a matchup where a healthy luka doesnt have the answers too.

Hes elite with the matchup hunting and the isos

Im not saying Luka is bad at it, we are splitting hairs here. Im just saying if the game devolves into switch hunting 1 on 1 isos,

I think SGA is a little bit better.

is it a hot take to say Luka & Shai are #SameTier defenders?

naah, Shai is pretty awesome. great help defender, actually makes a lot of plays at the rim, which is pretty valuable from a PG.
adds so much positional size.

Luka is fine, generally but he has to guard the worst offensive player, generally a forward.

 

[headdetective]

Luka better than shai and ant by miles

 

[osh kosh bosh]

On a team where literally nobody outside him and Brunson could dribble a basketball, Spencer Dinwiddie was their third best player and they got throttled on the boards constantly...

That may not be a reference point with a ton of value.

Everyone other the SGA was scared to dribble by the end of the Mavs series.

SGA put up better numbers, and the teams scored more efficiently than Mavs in 2021.


we are splitting hairs here, I already said Luka is a better offensive player, I just think against a switch defense (not a lot of those)
SGA is a tiny bit better.