What Kyrie & Luka wants vs What Shai & Chet needs - Official (1) OKC Thunder vs. (5) Mavericks Round 2 Thread

Who will win this series?

  • OKC Thunder in 4

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • OKC Thunder in 5

    Votes: 10 9.8%
  • OKC Thunder in 6

    Votes: 10 9.8%
  • OKC Thunder in 7

    Votes: 14 13.7%
  • Mavericks in 4

    Votes: 2 2.0%
  • Mavericks in 5

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Mavericks in 6

    Votes: 47 46.1%
  • Mavericks in 7

    Votes: 15 14.7%

  • Total voters
    102

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So is Kyrie still playing well now that they took an L with him being completely passive on offense again?

Him and Luka need to wake up and start producing. It's a miracle the series is 2-2 with the way they've played through four games.

TBF THE GAME PLAN
WAS WORKING AGAIN TONIGHT
THEN SGA JUST DECIDED HE WASNT LOSING



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One thing this series made clear is Luka really got hit the weight room and also get in better shape overall.
Funny thing is that dude is so strong and a mismatch, but honestly, I think he's also a little overrated.

Makes some good passes and hits some nice shots, but overall decision making and BBIQ is not on Jokic's level. It's not just Jokic's supporting cast either.

The game doesn't come as easily to him as it does for Jokic so he forces a lot more. I think Jokic not having as high of a usage his first few years has made him become to much more of an overall better basketball player.
 
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He can do all of that. He's just fat and out of shape.
If he was, he wouldn't have all of these lower leg injuries.

That's on him.
Luka stands in the corner when he doesnt have the ball. Makes them easier to guard. I never seen luka on the block like that but i take your word for it
 
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Dort had me pissed earlier. He letting Luka get into his head. Seems he calmed down a lot in the 2nd half. Playing Wallace was a smart move he only hit a pair of 3's, but good defense.

Chet, J Dub, and Dort hit a few shots. Also their energy went up. Better rotations and more hustle for loose balls.

Won shooting 38% from 2, and 26% from 3. Wow.
 
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Funny thing is that dude is so strong and a mismatch, but honestly, I think he's also a little overrated.

Makes some good passes and hits some nice shots, but overall decision making and BBIQ is not on Jokic's level.

Yeah he's got some decent strength, but it does him no good if he's gassed every game shooting flat step back 3s.

He could be a lot quicker and mobile with less weight and some lower body training.
 
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Can y'all explain why Kyrie, "the most skilled player ever", only had 9 points?

Anyone gonna slander him like he's the 1st option? Cuz when he be going off, he gets that 1st option praise.

nikkas been saying he was a superstar. Remember that? Then they went into a whole ass schpeal on how a superstar is defined.

Then they were saying he's a lockdown defender.

Then they were saying how him having like 5 points at the half, and scoring 0 points in a quarter is actually a good thing.

Then they were saying how he's doing a great job getting his teammates involved. But let that be Draymond green, and nikkas will just say it's a triple single. HMMMM, that's very interesting. Y'all don't find that interesting? Cuz it's VERY interesting to this guy :sas1:

I just wanna get the facts straight. Is Kyrie a superstar? If so, how come he only scoring 9 points at home with a chance to go up 3-1. If that's Jokic or Curry (actual superstars), They getting slandered all day long.

Is he a lockdown defender? If so, how come he let Shai go off like that? That's very interesting to the kid :sas2:

Like the dumbass commentators were saying earlier, is it a good thing that Kyrie isn't scoring? If so, what's the benefit of losing a close game at home, with a chance to go up 3-1 and essentially end the series? Did the Superstar/lockdown defender/Super point guard just choke? :lupe:


I just need my Coli brethren to make some sense of all this! I was told that Kyrie is a magician with the ball and that he's a superstar. But how can a superstar score 9 points on 4-11 shooting at home, with a chance to go up 3-1 and nobody's even surprised? :lupe:

Am I missing something???
 
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