NBA 25/26
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The NBA have chickened out from a proper World vs US All Star Game and resorted to some gimmicky three team version instead. Opportunity lost I reckon, the US would actually be the underdogs in that game
It seems like the All Star concept is so moribund and whatever they try and do with it nothing stimulates additional excitement.
It was a real highlight of the season back in the day but I couldn't tell you the last time I bothered watching it.
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@nonpartizan said in NBA 25/26:
The NBA have chickened out from a proper World vs US All Star Game and resorted to some gimmicky three team version instead. Opportunity lost I reckon, the US would actually be the underdogs in that game
It seems like the All Star concept is so moribund and whatever they try and do with it nothing stimulates additional excitement.
It was a real highlight of the season back in the day but I couldn't tell you the last time I bothered watching it.
It's because the players don't try. A US vs the world game worked for ice hockey. I reckon it could stir the players' competitive fire but the league don't want it
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Starting 5 for the International team are basically the 5 best players in the league.
PG - Doncic
SG - SGA
SF - Giannis
PF - Wemby
C - JokicProbably doesn't matter what the NBA do to spice up the All Star game because the players won't play hard anyway. It'll only ever be good if the players play seriously.
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Mavs down by 7 end of 3rd
They keep threatening to go on a run and cut that deficit but Cippers holding them off.
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An airball layup, it's true what @gt12 said about the Mavs..... They are bad.
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Mavs went on their run. Tied game, if they can play with poise Clippers are there to be beaten.
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Double OT loss, Mavs just make too many basic errors - errant passes, shot clock violation, blown layups.
Got to look at Kidd, with or without their stars, the team does not give off the look of being well coached or in synch.
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Yeah well.
I think any guard would have looked fantastic in that particular team.
It was the "team" that was fantastic.
One of the most dominant regular season teams ever.
And they still got taken to seven by the most overrated player in the league, in what really was a one man team.Lets see how the rest of his career plays out.
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Jokic did win an MVP finishing 6th in the West.
I think Jokic was better than SGA, but I can understand them giving MVP to someone on a 68 win team. No matter who won between the two, there were gonna be a lot of complaints.
Jokic is clearly more important to the Nuggets than SGA is to the Thunder though. Thunder still won 5 of their 6 games without SGA last season. They won those games by an average of 22.6 points. They are loaded compared to the Nuggets.
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Yeah well.
I think any guard would have looked fantastic in that particular team.
It was the "team" that was fantastic.
One of the most dominant regular season teams ever.
And they still got taken to seven by the most overrated player in the league, in what really was a one man team.Lets see how the rest of his career plays out.
I’ll take the overs on SGA’s career if that’s what you’re offering. He’s already the 3rd best SG in history. Amazing scorer. Incredible defender. And a galvanising leader. You’re mad - actually, I’ll rephrase - fucking delusional - if you think that “any guard “ could have led that team to the title.
None of that is to diminish the player that Joker is.
But equally don’t diminish OKC getting over the line for their first title just because Indy were plucky. It’s dangerous ground
Take a look at Joker in the playoffs - stats can really paint a picture:
Joker playoffs
7 years
16 series
10-6 overall
1-6 vs 1-3 seed
9-0 vs 4-8 seed
0-5 vs >50 win teams
10-1 vs <50 win teamsWe can all write a story to suit.
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Jokic did win an MVP finishing 6th in the West.
I think Jokic was better than SGA, but I can understand them giving MVP to someone on a 68 win team. No matter who won between the two, there were gonna be a lot of complaints.
Jokic is clearly more important to the Nuggets than SGA is to the Thunder though. Thunder still won 5 of their 6 games without SGA last season. They won those games by an average of 22.6 points. They are loaded compared to the Nuggets.
That year Philly and Bucks only won 51 games too. Suns won 64 but Booker wasn’t worthy.
You have to remember that “MVP” isn’t a literal award -it doesn’t matter that you won 40 games but your team would have only won 12 without you - and there is no “best player of the regular season” award either - so it’s always been a hybrid. Otherwise LeBron doesn’t lose to DRose, Jordan doesn’t lose to Malone etc.
But the golden rule has always been that if it’s even remotely close, then the dude leading the team that is killing the league gets it over the guy sitting mid-table
SGA absolutely worthy last year
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Yeah SGA was always going to win it when OKCs record was so brilliant. I’m more a fan of Joker than SGA and I’m pretty cool with how it played out. Giannis has been phenomenal over the past few seasons too.
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The OKC team was the best NBA team since the GSW in 2016, and before that you have to back to the Bulls in the 90's.
They could fit all the great players around him because they were young and cheap.
That situation aint guna last, and the contract that SGA has got now, and the rest of the players needing to be paid, will insure that the team is broken up in the next season or two.The ultra slurping that everyone gave him took away from the outstanding performance of the team, and made me fuckin sick.
I could name half dozen scoring guards that could have done the same job, with that particular team.
And they almost got rolled by a team of no names in the finals.
Led by the most overrated player in the NBA.
Overrated, that made me fuckin sick too.
And none of those weak fluffybunnies who voted him overrated ever fessed up either. -
The OKC team was the best NBA team since the GSW in 2016, and before that you have to back to the Bulls in the 90's.
They could fit all the great players around him because they were young and cheap.
That situation aint guna last, and the contract that SGA has got now, and the rest of the players needing to be paid, will insure that the team is broken up in the next season or two.The ultra slurping that everyone gave him took away from the outstanding performance of the team, and made me fuckin sick.
I could name half dozen scoring guards that could have done the same job, with that particular team.
And they almost got rolled by a team of no names in the finals.
Led by the most overrated player in the NBA.
Overrated, that made me fuckin sick too.
And none of those weak fluffybunnies who voted him overrated ever fessed up either.Gosh, I’ve not read a more pathetic and angry take in a while. Sad to be you bro!
Looking forward to hearing about the half-dozen guards that could have done the same thing, and I’ll be especially excited to see you melt down if he wins again!
One of the genuinely saddest and strangest posts I’ve seen here - fun times.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA 25/26:
Yeah SGA was always going to win it when OKCs record was so brilliant. I’m more a fan of Joker than SGA and I’m pretty cool with how it played out. Giannis has been phenomenal over the past few seasons too.
Again this season. Sad that he’s just not had the help
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@mohikamo great team and yet SGA still averaged 30. He has one of the most unguardable step back mid range shots we have seen. If two guards you are thinking are named Mike, Kobe, Steph or D Wade, yeah sure. But no other current 2 guards would’ve done what he did.
