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Isiah Thomas says KD 30 pts aint the same 30 pts "the dominance isnt there anymore"
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He was never dominant. His teams were just better. Like when people were saying he was a DPOY level defender on the Warriors. No. His team defense was great and that allowed him to play gaps better and close out stronger because of better weakside gap strength. He's a step slower but he's still him. Nothings changed but the optics.
Controversy
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It's not necessarily how much you score, it's when you score
That's what made Kobe great...he got buckets when his team needed him to...to stop a team's run, to pull away late, at the end of a shot clock, a barrage of baskets to give his team energy, etc...it was always when he scored...so even if he ended up with 25-27, he made those baskets count
KD doesn't force the issue, he lets the game come to him....he defers to Kyrie quite a bit
That's what made Kobe great...he got buckets when his team needed him to...to stop a team's run, to pull away late, at the end of a shot clock, a barrage of baskets to give his team energy, etc...it was always when he scored...so even if he ended up with 25-27, he made those baskets count
KD doesn't force the issue, he lets the game come to him....he defers to Kyrie quite a bit
I don't really see how this makes sense given KD has always been an effortless scorer. He's not tearing down the lane or running the break on the regular to score his points. I remember this being a talking point ever since he was in OKC, when someone would be surprised when they were watching the game, looked at the box score and couldn't believe he had put up that many points, and/or they questioned his impact on the game.
Just look at what was said about his scoring back in 2013:
The dominance of his scoring, in relation to the now, and in the past, isn't the reason for why he's not dominating.
It's everything else that's happening for the Nets. They've currently got a 120.7 defensive rating, which although is a small sample size, would be the worst
mark in recorded NBA history. They're that bad on that end to start the season. That same feel that Zeke was getting when he was scoring the same points was when the team was dominating. The truth is, he doesn't show the same hunger on defense and other parts of the game like he used to. That partly could be due to the fact he's aging and trying to protect his body.
Just look at what was said about his scoring back in 2013:
What LeBron did to him in the finals speaks to it.
KD will still get you 30 but his impact on the game can be limited.
Outside of Game 1, all those games I wasat the box score and seeing him get 28-29 points after being in foul trouble... and I'm
when did those happen?
What Zeke is saying is what folks said about his scoring/game a decade ago. That's why it doesn't make sense.Alot of people have said this breh. I show them the boxscore of KD in the finals and they be like wtf when did that happen?
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54% from the field/39% from 3/89% from the line. Overall 65%TS
But if you watched the series from 2-5 you would never believe that
The dominance of his scoring, in relation to the now, and in the past, isn't the reason for why he's not dominating.
It's everything else that's happening for the Nets. They've currently got a 120.7 defensive rating, which although is a small sample size, would be the worst
mark in recorded NBA history. They're that bad on that end to start the season. That same feel that Zeke was getting when he was scoring the same points was when the team was dominating. The truth is, he doesn't show the same hunger on defense and other parts of the game like he used to. That partly could be due to the fact he's aging and trying to protect his body.
the next guy
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He's 34, it is what it is
Should’ve stayed in GS and continue to eat
Brandsdale
Big Yella
iso hoopers dont really make teams better and KD cant lead
Brandsdale
Big Yella
ngl, he shuts down late game same way as he always does lol
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Now heads out here saying KD never exerted dominance “like that.”
Now heads out here saying KD never exerted dominance “like that.”
Prisoners of the moment.
In The Zone '98
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When Warren and Curry come back. That 30 gonna be real dominant.
Stop it manNow heads out here saying KD never exerted dominance “like that.”
Stop it I clearly defined what dominance is
KD uses his length to score. He can take you off the dribble and score and kill you with his midrange but he has no power in his game
He shoots over people you can‘t dominate games in my opinion when you have no strength. He can’t back anybody down and just yam on you like Giannis or LeBron
He has no real physical component to his game other then his length..
Physical meaning STRENGTH
LMAO
THIS IS A HILARIOUS TAKE.
KYRIE HAD 39 AND KD HAD 37
LAST NIGHT.
GAME BEFORE THAT
KD 33, KYRIE 27....
GAME BEFORE THAT KD 37, KYRIE 37...
ALL LOSSES
ITS CLEARLY A DEFENSE
AND ROSTER ISSUE.
NETS ARE A BOTTOM 5 3P% TEAM
RIGHT NOW.
THEY NEED A GUY LIKE JOE HARRIS
TO FIND HIS FORM
AND THEY NEED BEN SIMMONS
TO FIND HIS BALLS.
He literally dominated the western playoffs at all 3 levels in OKC.