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Pelicans floor is dope as hell :banderas:

Knicks entire offense + defense are apparently ON dope:mindblown:
 
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there is NO reason for these bytches to be this garbage.
Im sorry.
That tank shyt...?
2 #1 picks since 96 Won a ring in this league
you gonna chill... wait for these HIGHLY "underdeveloped" 1/2 scrubs to save your franchises?:deadmanny:
I smoke some insane Cypress Hill type shyt, but apparently the Coli smoke that NEXT shyt:deadmanny::deadmanny:


tanking to tank lol
 
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All three guys have to make adjustments, it is what it is. You got three stars teaming up, it's up to them to figure it out and make it work, ain't no "as well as he could be" as if he is carrying some cumbersome burden in playing with an ATG and an allstar. His ass "could be" rolling with Dion Waters as his best teammate, headed to yet another lottery.
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That's not why I highlighted that, we've seen both Love and Bron struggle to find their rhythm playing with each other, yet Kyrie has been the most consistent/effective one over the first 18 games.
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If you don't think that Bron's presence on the team and the court has positively impacted Kyrie then I really don't now what to tell you. :yeshrug: Based on that 127 minute sample (out of 684 total minutes) Bron is actually holding him back and they should get rid of him :heh:..
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Where did I say that Bron's presence hasn't had a positive impact on Kyrie's play - I simply said you were overvaluing the effect he had on Kyrie's game by stating "Kyrie is arguably the best one-on-one player in the league, there isn't any player that can make the game easier for him, that he can't already do for himself (it's the distribution of offensive workloads more than anything else)". And where the hell did I say that Bron is holding him back or even ALLUDE to the notion that they should get rid of him? This is what you typed out -

"Having Bron demanding the attention he demands is gonna make it easier to break down a defense. No matter how well Kyrie is playing, Bron is gonna be the focus of the opposing teams defense"

I provided those #s when Bron wasn't on the court to show you that Bron isn't making it easier for Kyrie to the extent you made it out to be.

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Kyrie isn't playing as well as the shell of Wade we saw a couple years ago. You are severely overrating dude's performance and impact here breh. Kyrie has performed better at shooting, that's it..
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Why are you constantly taking everything I said outta context, this is what I stated -

"Well the problem with that comparison is, Kyrie isn't playing as well as Wade did in 10/11 (although the margin is minimal), however Bron isn't playing close to where he was in 10/11. There's a bigger gap between Bron's play now and 10/11, than there is in Wade's 10/11 play and Kyrie's this season."

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He's always been a better shooter and now he's getting to play one on one more and not be the main focus of the opposing teams defense due to the presence of Bron and Love as well. Meanwhile Bron is the main focus and he's struggling and they have been comparable in every area but 3pt shooting. Every other facet of the game is advantage Bron. It takes more of a drop from Lebron and more of a spike from Kyrie to say that Kyrie has been better.
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And that's what has happened overall in the first 18 games.

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Kyrie is a better shooter. Bron is not just a better passer he's a better playmaker. Meaning you put the ball in his hands and he will make the right play whether it is scoring himself (top 5 in the L) or setting someone else up (top 5 in the L), making sure other guys are in rhythm, getting guys that aren't great one on one players going.
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I think we all know this, but aside from the bench and Love not stepping up (you'll find this in part also due to Bron's struggles), you'll see that the bulk of games where they've lost - it's been because when Bron dominated the ball he was ineffective and killed whatever momentum they had or were going to build (or didn't involve himself enough). In 90% of those 18 games, Kyrie was the leading 4th quarter points scorer across the league - the kick they needed to push through that period of inertness, when everything was moving at a snail's pace - when they needed him he was there.

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I will say it for the third and final time, if these two guys switched performances, with Kyrie top 5 in ppg an apg, you would be saying the exact same shyt. This is all about the players and reputations and level of scrutiny.
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Nah, because it's past the box score stats (Bron is incredibly smart and knows still how to get #s even if he isn't in tune with what impact he has on the floor) and a take on how they've actually performed, plus as I said before his highs have been better than Kyrie's where his lows have been considerably worse. I'm not disputing that their previous standards of play aren't a factor in the situation, or that I'm blind to them 'influencing' my decision.

The fact is this, on an even playing field with no preconceived standards, Kyrie's level of play was more consistent through those course of games, and given the fact that their output (both tangible and intangible) was near equal - I believe he was their best performer.
 
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Kingpin prediction: Kobe's sucka ass WILL get over 60 points tonight.
Why not?!
 
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