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Turbo Slayer
10-22-2019, 07:41 AM
1. LeBron 2. Westbrook 3. Embiid 4. Harden 5. Idk
BigTicket
10-22-2019, 07:49 AM
Lebron was under much higher pressure than this in Miami/Cleveland, he is not the one under the microscope this season.

The pressure is on Harden/Westbrook to prove they can put up more than just stats, and on Giannis/Embiid/Davis to show that they can move on from being young and promising to actually achieving something in the playoffs.
Wally450
10-22-2019, 10:06 AM
Steph Curry. He said he's feeling the best he's ever felt. Let's see if there's a drop off in his game, or he flourishes without KD.
Rico2016
10-22-2019, 10:38 AM
Curry should be there somewhere?
brooks_thompson
10-22-2019, 11:18 AM
Tony Davis/Harden-Westbrook/Irving/the Clippers big men

Edit: oh and PJ Tucker. THE definition of “rode hard and put up wet”. Poor guy. Get him a backup for gods sakes!
DoctorP
10-22-2019, 03:32 PM
lebrons falling off, i think everything at this point on is icing on the cake so, nah pressures not on him. or curry. i will say GAnus and Harden, then embiid
LoneyROY7
10-22-2019, 03:33 PM
Gimme all that pressure.

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ImKobe
10-22-2019, 04:05 PM
Curry should be there somewhere?

Where's the pressure with Curry? He's already won a title and he's won MVPs without Durant and he proved it in the Playoffs this year that he could compete at the highest level without him. No one expects the Warriors to really contend this season as far as media and most NBA fans go. They can have a sub-par season and blame it on lack of depth and Klay's injury or just overall fatigue from having made 5 straight Finals with 3 titles.

I'd say the pressure is on James Harden as far as winning the title goes. He's been playing at a high level but has come up short in a lot of Playoff series and he's at that age where you'd expect an all-time great player to win a championship.

Now that the Warriors aren't loaded and the competition is pretty even around the league, you'd expect the Rockets to finally break through and at least make the Finals. They were arguably the 2nd best team in the league from 2017-19 and now replaced Chris Paul with a younger star player who's put up a triple-double for 3 straight seasons so I'd put the most pressure on them to win.
Bankaii
10-22-2019, 04:12 PM
Why does Kawhi never have pressure?
He went to an already established playoff team and
Rico2016
10-22-2019, 04:14 PM
[QUOTE=Bankaii]Why does Kawhi never have pressure?
He went to an already established playoff team and
ImKobe
10-22-2019, 04:15 PM
Because no one cares about him. He isnt top 10 worthy so no one cares. Same with Curry

Lakers would have a trio of PG/AD/Kawhi right now if we never signed Lebron.

Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson :facepalm
Smoke117
10-22-2019, 04:18 PM
Where's the pressure with Curry? He's already won a title and he's won MVPs without Durant and he proved it in the Playoffs this year that he could compete at the highest level without him. No one expects the Warriors to really contend this season as far as media and most NBA fans go. They can have a sub-par season and blame it on lack of depth and Klay's injury or just overall fatigue from having made 5 straight Finals with 3 titles.

I'd say the pressure is on James Harden as far as winning the title goes. He's been playing at a high level but has come up short in a lot of Playoff series and he's at that age where you'd expect an all-time great player to win a championship.

Now that the Warriors aren't loaded and the competition is pretty even around the league, you'd expect the Rockets to finally break through and at least make the Finals. They were arguably the 2nd best team in the league from 2017-19 and now replaced Chris Paul with a younger star player who's put up a triple-double for 3 straight seasons so I'd put the most pressure on them to win.

Yeah, Curry has no pressure. Nobody expects them to win. Also, I'd much rather have 2018 Chris Paul over 2020 Westbrook...especially when it comes to this team. Westbrook is now playing with the biggest iso ball hog in the league and he's an atrocious off the ball player. At least when Harden and Paul were on the court together Paul could spread the floor when he didn't have the ball. It would help if Westbrook would cut to the basket a lot like Dwyane Wade used to with LeBron, but he's never been a guy who has before when he didn't have the ball.
Rico2016
10-22-2019, 04:20 PM
Lakers would have a trio of PG/AD/Kawhi right now if we never signed Lebron.

Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson :facepalm


So you're not a LeBron fan? Nice profile pic then dude...
ImKobe
10-22-2019, 04:22 PM
So you're not a LeBron fan? Nice profile pic then dude...

I'm a huge Lebron fan but I'd be an idiot to choose Lebron over prime Kawhi AND PG.
superduper
10-22-2019, 04:32 PM
It's funny seeing Bran stans say no one cares about Kawhi when they would've literally slobbered his sweaty game 6 ball.sack if it meant he wouldve teamed up with Bran :roll:
superduper
10-22-2019, 04:34 PM
[QUOTE=Bankaii]Why does Kawhi never have pressure?
He went to an already established playoff team and
fourkicks44
10-22-2019, 04:36 PM
Embiid and Simmons.

No excuses this year. Time to produce.

They know if they don't their coach is going to get fired also.
Celtics 1825
10-22-2019, 05:14 PM
1. Harden
2. Westbrook
3. Lebron
4. PG
5. Kyrie
Manny98
10-22-2019, 06:05 PM
1. Kyrie (can he lead a team)

2. Siakam (can he live up to his massive contract)

3. Brown (can he live up to his massive contract)

4. Westbrook (after choking in the first round 3 consecutive years if he doesn't have a decent playoff run in Houston it will hurt his legacy)

5. LeBron (pressure from Laker fans to deliver a championship now that he has the help)
DoctorP
10-22-2019, 06:47 PM
The pressure has to be on AD. He hasn't done jack shit. Now he has a good team is he gonna get injured and flake again??


Pressssssurreee
AirBonner
10-22-2019, 06:54 PM
1. Kyrie (can he lead a team)

2. Siakam (can he live up to his massive contract)

3. Brown (can he live up to his massive contract)

4. Westbrook (after choking in the first round 3 consecutive years if he doesn't have a decent playoff run in Houston it will hurt his legacy)

5. LeBron (pressure from Laker fans to deliver a championship now that he has the help)
Uh he already has tried (and failed) two times. He
imdaman99
10-22-2019, 08:34 PM
It's on Westbrook. If he makes them worse, I won't stick up for him anymore.
Rico2016
10-22-2019, 08:43 PM
Where's the pressure with Curry? He's already won a title and he's won MVPs without Durant and he proved it in the Playoffs this year that he could compete at the highest level without him. No one expects the Warriors to really contend this season as far as media and most NBA fans go. They can have a sub-par season and blame it on lack of depth and Klay's injury or just overall fatigue from having made 5 straight Finals with 3 titles.

I'd say the pressure is on James Harden as far as winning the title goes. He's been playing at a high level but has come up short in a lot of Playoff series and he's at that age where you'd expect an all-time great player to win a championship.

Now that the Warriors aren't loaded and the competition is pretty even around the league, you'd expect the Rockets to finally break through and at least make the Finals. They were arguably the 2nd best team in the league from 2017-19 and now replaced Chris Paul with a younger star player who's put up a triple-double for 3 straight seasons so I'd put the most pressure on them to win.

Curry still has ZERO FMVPs

This is his 1st year without KD

The West is wde open

He flopped in the Finals again last year

Lots of pressure on Curry