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Osmosis

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"Look at Wade's last 20 games, compare the # of good games to the number of games where Wade didn't play well (box score wise)"

Numerous posters (from all different fanbases) have commented on how flabby Wade has looked this season, I mean shyt there's a reason why the muh'fukka has scheduled rest games, there's a reason why he barely plays 20 minutes a game, there's a reason why he struggles to get his shot off, there's a reason why he's inconsistent, there's a reason why he's coming off the bench, there's a reason why he struggles to defend for a sustained period of time. And yet you still think I'm the one who's "hating" when I'm just acknowledging the reality of the situation.

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Still been their best 2 guard :yeshrug:
 

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Petty Vandross.. fukk Yall

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Ryan Anderson:russ::mjlol::ehh::deadmanny:
 

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Kia MVP Ladder: Assessing state of MVP chase as season hits its midpoint | NBA.com


In all seriousness - the MVP race is wide open. Harden is unlikely to return anytime soon (James Harden's return to Rockets still not considered imminent), and the Rockets are ballin' without him, and he'll suffer from having missed games, and lack of votes with CP3's/Gordon's play, that he'll basically be in the same boat that others think Durant/Curry are in.

Kyrie? DeRozan? Butler?

Who's y'all pick?

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We will be the third seed after we beat the spurs this weekend :sas2:
 
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Still been their best 2 guard :yeshrug:
Based on what?
and that's the point, but this dude is on a mission for the 30mpg multiple 0 and 2pt a game JR Smith
He's only had ONE zero-point game this season. Stop exaggerating.

His low scoring performances are down to him being streaky, minimal time of possession and touches to develop rhythm, and given the ball in difficult situations to score (I counted about 5-6 times in yesterday's game where he was thrown the ball with the shot clock dwindling down). Yes, he definitely hasn't been playing up to par this season, but again, it's pathetic how he only gets to touch the ball 34 times per game + 1.3 mins time of possession when he's playing 30 minutes a game - you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who touches the ball less while averaging 30 mins. It's no wonder he can't develop any rhythm and has little to no confidence when he's being used like that; someone who's tasked with doing the donkey work on defense with little to no payoff on offense.

Meanwhile, Wade has the ball in his hands for nearly 3x the amount of time (against second units + handle when he likes it, and not been given the ball on dead-end possessions), and yet he's only scoring a measly three points more per game. Let that sink in, Wade handles the ball for nearly 3x the amount of time that JR does (3.4 minutes to JR's 1.3 minutes), yet only score three more points.

I wouldn't be surprised if JR was one of the players frustrated with "Bron ball", as he has the most reason to out of anyone on that team.
 
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