Isiah Thomas says KD 30 pts aint the same 30 pts "the dominance isnt there anymore"

[Tribal Outkast]

His team sucks so there’s really no reason to talk about them. If he did that on the Lakers or any other team that’s constantly talked about on ESPN they’d be all on his nuts. It won’t be “just 30” if they turn it around at some point.

 

[Stone]

There’s like 10 players averaging 30 right now so it’s not as rare as it used to be. And the Nets aren’t good around him right now so the perception will be different

 

[KidJSoul]

Durant is a great scorer, but he lacks that special playmaking like LeBron or that gravity or offball presence Giannis and Curry have that can bend a defense and create easy looks for others.

He's too iso, and Kyrie is too iso, they're playing lineups with non-shooters, and Steve Nash is struggling to coach around that. That setup is a recipe for failure.

So when Durant scores 30, it ends up being non-impactful.

Especially when Bum Simmons is on the court.

 

[MoneyTron]

He’s not the only SF scoring 30 without the same level of dominance…

Regardless, the Nets just suck. If he was on a properly built team no one would be saying this.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

But when did KD ever exert his DOMINANCE like that?

He scores almost entirely with his midrange (which is razor sharp) and shooting 3s

His middy game is tight I can’t even front but to me dominance can really only be exerted through strength and power.

KD never backs anyone down because he’s 135 lbs..

He wakes up and gets 30 for breakfast so to me he’s playing like he always has been playing so I don‘t know what Isiah is talking about

 

[bzb]

it: kd scored 30, but didn't really impact the game

lebron groupies: but what about lebron??




truth is kd hasn't looked energetic, but he's an undisputed scoring machine even at 3/4 speed. i dont think his mind is really in it at bk.

 

[Collateral]

I was just telling my son this. Dude just a non factor and he doesn't even look explosive. Every basket looks like it hurts

He lost his explosion after the ankle surgery. It’s not there anymore, he doesn’t jump as high anymore and his posture has gotten worse since 2019. You can see it when he’s dribbling the ball he hunches his back. And his handle is terrible now, he’s averaging 3 turnovers a game. Sometimes he just looses the rock, or like in the playoffs against Boston if you pressure him enough and body him up he will fumble every time. His game isn’t as sharp as it use to be and that bald spot is growing everyday.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

His 30+ and scoring in general always seemed so matter of fact like it was baked into the game score and thus didn't really ever have the impact like that.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

The coaching.

Still the same player, an all time great scorer in terms of production and efficiency. But the system and the parts are not conducive to winning.

The coaching isn't the cause of KD not being an elite playmaker, it's not the cause of him losing a step, and it's not the cause of the flawed roster and lack of player-leadership. Or are you going to start telling me him shytting the bed in the playoffs last season was because of coaching?

 

[mozichrome]

and if KD stops getting his 30 where would the Nets be.
the Nets nneed every bit of them 30 because if it was just Kyrie only, they'd be a bottom team with the way they built offensively and defensively

 

[MicIsGod]

It’s not his fault.

 

[Trojan 24]

I swear I was just posting the same thing about another player, IT where you at?

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Bet that 30 would matter if he went to LA to play with Lebron and AD.. or back to Golden State

 

[Trojan 24]

He lost his explosion after the ankle surgery. It’s not there anymore, he doesn’t jump as high anymore and his posture has gotten worse since 2019. You can see it when he’s dribbling the ball he hunches his back. And his handle is terrible now, he’s averaging 3 turnovers a game. Sometimes he just looses the rock, or like in the playoffs against Boston if you pressure him enough and body him up he will fumble every time. His game isn’t as sharp as it use to be and that bald spot is growing everyday.

That series he went solo vs the Bucks may have been his swan song

 

[Koapa]

This is what happens when you two non-scoring players on the court. Teams are wearing KD and Kyrie down.

This shyt aint rocket science.