Kawhi Leonard is living off reputation. He is not "like that" anymore

[Im so nba'd out]

This dude has been coming up small and getting carried by PG13 (quietly as it is kept) since he got to LA.He is also no longer a lockdown defense since he is muscle-bound now and much much slower since his 2016 season with the Spurs.....Dude is a shell of himself but he can still score...ill give him that #roids

[Axe]

Imho he should have stayed in the east with the raptors.

At least they've proven that their championship roster is quite formidable.

[DoctorP]

I agree. I don't know why Kawhi is delegating closing duties to one of the least clutch superstars in the league. Idiotic and weak.

[SATAN]

He's a great player but I've been thinking the same thing lately. Something seems off. Dudes have been going straight at him without hesitation.

Maybe he will rise in the playoffs.

[imdaman99]

You're right he does look off. Dunno if he's hurt or just the intensity is lacking or if he's on the decline. I guess he's letting PG do his thing in the regular season. I don't judge multiple ring winners on their regular seasons any more.

[3ball]

Imho he should have stayed in the east with the raptors.

At least they've proven that their championship roster is quite formidable.


It's the same roster DeRozan had

Imagine if Lowry was Lebron's sidekick - everyone would say he had no help.

IT anyone???... Rose anyone???... Ingram anyone???... Lebron destroys a lot of ball-handlers that don't have supreme talent to overcome it or make Lebron the "pippen" (Wade or Kyrie - both made lebron the statistical pippen in various series or playoff runs)

[SATAN]

You're an idiot.

[Axe]

It's the same roster DeRozan had

Imagine if Lowry was Lebron's sidekick - everyone would say he had no help.

IT anyone???... Rose anyone???... Ingram anyone???... Lebron destroys a lot of ball-handlers that don't have supreme talent to overcome it or make Lebron the "pippen" (Wade or Kyrie - both made lebron the statistical pippen in various series or playoff runs)
Fyfi king kong bran has nothing to do with this thread you sick

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[DoctorP]

You're right he does look off. Dunno if he's hurt or just the intensity is lacking or if he's on the decline. I guess he's letting PG do his thing in the regular season. I don't judge multiple ring winners on their regular seasons any more.
Yeah that makes sense. Kawhis history with leg issues may be a factor

[HBK_Kliq_2]

All of Kawhi's stats are better then Paul George this season. Kawhi has a career high in TS%. Also Kawhi owns Luka's soul and just beat dallas today. Paul George got blown out by 50 points to dallas when Kawhi wasn't playing. Paul George has the offensive consistency as Scottie Pippen and Kawhi always has to carry his ass. You must be trolling or an idiot. Kawhi also had the best defensive rating for any starter during the raptors title run.

[TheGoatest]

Kawhi's reputation has been of a player who doesn't care about the regular season and only cares about the playoffs. That reputation was shattered last playoffs, although there was plenty of evidence that reputation wasn't deserved long before that - see 2013 finals, 2015 first round and 2016 second round.

[CTbasketball92]

Kawhi's been amazing this year, but after that collapse against Nuggets, the whole mystique surrounding him evaporated. A lot of people including me bought into that too easily. He's not better than Harden, KD, Steph, etc. he never was. He's not a great passer and he looks incredibly stiff and un-dynamic at times, and so does PG. They all lack speed. The nets without KD just looked like they outclassed the clippers.

[Axe]

All of Kawhi's stats are better then Paul George this season. Kawhi has a career high in TS%. Also Kawhi owns Luka's soul and just beat dallas today. Paul George got blown out by 50 points to dallas when Kawhi wasn't playing. Paul George has the offensive consistency as Scottie Pippen and Kawhi always has to carry his ass. You must be trolling or an idiot. Kawhi also had the best defensive rating for any starter during the raptors title run.
His decision for choosing pandemic p over spicy p as teammate sucks big time

[Mr. Woke]

His decision for choosing pandemic p over spicy p as teammate sucks big time

Don't be a delusional retard.

George is better than Siakam, period.

[warriorfan]

Kawhi's reputation has been of a player who doesn't care about the regular season and only cares about the playoffs. That reputation was shattered last playoffs, although there was plenty of evidence that reputation wasn't deserved long before that - see 2013 finals, 2015 first round and 2016 second round.

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Jason Terry

[k0kakw0rld]

Don't be a delusional retard.

George is better than Siakam, period.

Paul George is not a running mate. He is a #1 option who chose to take a backseat to Kawhi. Pg's game is underrated period.

[FireDavidKahn]

Got sonned by a white boi.

[FireDavidKahn]

It's the same roster DeRozan had

Imagine if Lowry was Lebron's sidekick - everyone would say he had no help.

IT anyone???... Rose anyone???... Ingram anyone???... Lebron destroys a lot of ball-handlers that don't have supreme talent to overcome it or make Lebron the "pippen" (Wade or Kyrie - both made lebron the statistical pippen in various series or playoff runs)

If only LeBron had the luxury of joining a team that averaged 55 wins the previous 3 years before he joined:hammerhead:

[8Ball]

If only LeBron had the luxury of joining a team that averaged 55 wins the previous 3 years before he joined:hammerhead:

Only Jordan has luxury of joining a 55 to 60 win team.

[FireDavidKahn]

Only Jordan has luxury of joining a 55 to 60 win team.

LeBron is the only one that can go to a new horseshit team and turn them into champions in only his second year...as he has done his entire career.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

kawhi is the only one that can go to a new horseshit team and turn them into champions in only his first year...as he had done in 2019 with raptors

Fixed that for ya. How's that 12th seed feeling raptors Hahahaha.

Also OP, Kawhi is still destroying LeBron in defensive RAPTOR this season.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Paul George is not a running mate. He is a #1 option who chose to take a backseat to Kawhi. Pg's game is underrated period.

He's really not. He's a 3rd team all NBA guy who had 1 mvp level season. So he's pretty much a tony parker or manu level player. Tim Duncan had two of these level of players on his team! Kawhi only has one.

[8Ball]

LeBron is the only one that can go to a new horseshit team and turn them into champions in only his second year...as he has done his entire career.

Kawhi's entire career is basically being parachuted into great teams.

- Was garbage in college so drafted to the dynasty Spurs still competing for championships and winning 50 games before Kawhi got drafted.
- Quit on the Spurs and got sent to a 55 win Raptors team (60 win team after he left).
- Joined a 48 win team in Clippers.


- LeBron dominated in High School and was sent to the worst team in the league in Cleveland.
- Joined a Miami team that didn't make the playoffs the year before and had no bench. Won championship year 2.
- Joined a garbage ass Cleveland team that was so garbage that there were targeting the number 1 draft pick. Won championship year 2.
- Joined a garbage ass Lakers team that was scrounging in the lottery. Won a championship year 2.

Sometimes I wish LeBron had just joined Golden State in 2014, rip off 6 rings in a row. But LeBron doesn't take the easy way out.

[LoneyROY7]

Clippers keep piling up Ls.

The duo of Kawhi and PG just isn't an intimidating one.

[FireDavidKahn]

Fixed that for ya. How's that 12th seed feeling raptors Hahahaha.

Also OP, Kawhi is still destroying LeBron in defensive RAPTOR this season.

Raptors won 53 games the first year after Kawhi left.

[red1]

kawhi is a bitch


incredible basketball talent - retard of a human being. clippers need a real leader if they want to win a ring with this group.

[8Ball]

kawhi is a bitch


incredible basketball talent - retard of a human being. clippers need a real leader if they want to win a ring with this group.

It feels good to see a Raptors fan say this. :oldlol:


Kawhi told the Raptors front office their team wasn't good enough unless they traded for Paul George. Then the Raptors won 60 game pace without him.

[dankok8]

Kawhi has regressed defensively. I've watched him in more than a few games this year and his motor on D has declined to the point where I'd consider him a positive defender but not elite anymore. Offensively though, he's still at his best.

[red1]

It feels good to see a Raptors fan say this. :oldlol:


Kawhi told the Raptors front office their team wasn't good enough unless they traded for Paul George. Then the Raptors won 60 game pace without him.

he needs special treatment, him and his team they ask to be treated with kid gloves. we INVENTED load management because of this kid. it was worth it obviously, he's a baller possibly the best 1on1 scorer in the league.


still you can never compare him to true GOATs. true GOATs aren't made out of glass.


an extra fragile-type of glass.

[Jasper]

This dude has been coming up small and getting carried by PG13 (quietly as it is kept) since he got to LA.He is also no longer a lockdown defense since he is muscle-bound now and much much slower since his 2016 season with the Spurs.....Dude is a shell of himself but he can still score...ill give him that #roids

I saw this last year , where he would walk up the floor 1/3 of the game and no one said anything.
A bballer runs , which means he has to pick his spots.
He can lock down if he attenpts it / but falters then on offense where his team needs him.

[90sgoat]

Kawhi had a catastrophic injury with the Spurs and hid it, so he could get a max contract.

He is a shell of what he could have been.

[Mask the Embiid]

https://i.postimg.cc/bvk9Sczh/o2n1o2q7-pq84-4q15-o08s-n0348pnno4p8-s.jpg


i resized this image why is it not working? #roids


edit i give up idc anymore

[Solidsnake]

Leonard is overrated boring layer

[kawhileonard2]

Kawhi is still the best player in the league.

[SATAN]

Wow, Kawit Leotard really taking a beat down itt