Rudy's playoff on/off is crazy! +22.8 net rating with a +16.2 on-court. That's comfortably the most out of all the rotation guys and it doesn't include game 2 against Denver! The next highest is Conley with a +13.7 net rating with a +13.8 on-court.
Now, these numbers might not mean much when compared to players from other teams. However, they...
To be fair, they were getting what they wanted around the rim with him in the game. Kyrie and Luka would drive and make Gobert commit to them, then dump if off to someone around the rim for an easy bucket.
The Euro bragging rights is only a competition between Luka or Jokic, Porzingis is still a role player. Right now Jokic is the Euro king as the MVP and champion. Luka could take that away if he wins the title this year since he already won the scoring title and was close to being MVP
All your points being about Kyrie are a bit dumb since...
Also, a chance for Tatum to go apeshit ham and silence a bunch of critics. But the scoring has been relatively balanced across the team so I expect his current playoff numbers to be about what he'd average in the Finals.
I guess that's why they're comparing him to MJ
Jordan shriveled under pressure until Big Scottie and ref rigging lifted his fragile mental state enough to perform well in the playoffs
The Euro bragging rights is only a competition between Luka or Jokic, Porzingis is still a role player. Right now Jokic is the Euro king as the MVP and champion. Luka could take that away if he wins the title this year since he already won the scoring title and was close to being MVP
All your points being about Kyrie are a bit dumb since...
I can agree with this generalization. They said the same thing with Blatt and others. Diva/demanding players get coaches fired unnecessarily all the time.
Playing devil's advocate...
Durant skirted any coach killer rep while the narrative on Nash and Vogel was they were incompetent with no bass in their voice... i mean nice guys.
Edit: you already replied to fultz. I should read before posting :lol
He weighs 168lbs
No way his frail skinny hips and tiny ribcage can ever maintain stability in the air, when getting fouled by a PF/C.
Rose weighed 220-225 for most of his prime.
Wade weighed 242 at one point in Miami.
When they got hit in the air by a big, they didn’t get derailed into an out of control death spiral down to the hardwood...
I'm not surprised you posted a couple irrelevant comparison. Vogel was not painted as the bad communicator, it was framed that KD was the diva superstar.
I also never mentioned Ham being fired because of player conflicts. Just because I am calling out a persistent generalization doesn't mean it has to apply to EVERY single black coach firing....
In the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Denver Nuggets in a thrilling Game 7 comeback to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2004. :coleman:
Jesus F. Cringe.
It was reported on ESPN that Vogel was out in Phoenix because KD refused to acknowledge him. Is that "race based?" Mitchell had the say here, and he sent JB packin. Giannis was slamming Griffin in his own press conferences, how are you finding a way to blame that on the media? The Lakers are absolutely bent over to their...
Besides the unusual expectations, I know that a lot of posters hate race victimization discussions, but it is worth pointing out that when many of the black coaches get fired, it magically comes out the personality clashes that they had.
We've heard it with Bickerstaff, Griffin, McMillan, Fizdale, Watson, Mike Brown, Jackson, etc, etc.
It's...
Sabonis is an absolute horse in the regular season, plays 82 games full throttle and can score, pass and rebound. Outside of Fox, who had a down year compared to last, the Kings dont have a ton on the roster. Monk is a nice sixth man, but in the bloodbath West the Kings stayed in the hunt largely because of Domas. I dont have a problem with the...
Aint the question.
They have a star to retain, and they're gonna make whatever move they've got the impression will accommodate him. They dont go in either direction without takin Mitchell's temperature on the matter.
Very similar to the situation in Lakerland. It doesnt matter what the front office thinks about Ham. They do not axe him...
I think this is a case where it’s justified to ask “What more should I have done?”. They kinda have to admit he maxed out what he had to work with don’t they? Hes supposed to beat the Celtics? With 3 injured key players?
This was my prediction before the game,
I legitimately thought they could win game one hence why I stated it as there best possibility to win in this series.
Minnesota won 3 games in Denver last series proving to themselves that HCA isn't some huge advantage for them. I felt game one in Minnesota was going to mean more to Dallas and...
I think you could probably do it.
Its just so uncommon to us.
He came up as an absolute role player guy.
Its just about setting him free.
I think the same for Derrick White, Norman Powell. Maybe OG too.