NBA Bubble Thread
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I don’t think he ever wore one and I definitely didn’t lol but I still see them on there
Lebron is a great player for sure. Davis is as well, though he reminds me of those dudes you play pickup with who have a catastrophic ankle injury every time you play and then are fine like 3 minutes later. Very happy for Danny to get another title.
Despite the loss, Butler is an absolute stud as well. That team will be legit for a few years along with LA.
Despite the loss, Butler is an absolute stud as well. That team will be legit for a few years along with LA.
The Heat can run it back, and I bet their you g players like Bam, Herro, Duncan Robinson, and Kendrick Nunn will only improve.
Yep. If they can keep their young core together the Heat will be a problem for years to come.
LeBron is a bitch but he’s really good at basketball. Hard to not have him at two in the goat discussion
Oh? Guess that’s why the ratings fell 67% since last year? A whopping 3/5 million people watched the finals in a country of over 300 million? Yep, makes perfectly sense. Being WOKE , and promoting a terrorist organization had zero to do with it, I am sure.
Roy had experience and that means a lot. OAD is not a good plan for nattys.
Yeah but Roy can talk em into staying that extra year, right? Winking
Actually, it goes to show if he told em to stay, he was probably right, not to mention being honest. None of em have done much at all in the NBA.
Okay, it’s been 9 months from these posts and this thread last year.
I’m curious now, how does this board see Jokic vs AD?
Is AD still a top 10 player? Not talent, player. Is Jokic a top 5 player in yalls eyes now?
Does AD’s obvious lack of durability knock him down a peg now?
And while we are revisiting this, how about Luka? Seemed like last year most posters had him outside the top 5 but rising. What about now?
What about Tatum? Is the hype warranted on him now?
Fun thread to look back on.
Okay same question now. You’re a GM. Do you take 27 year old AD or 25 year old Jokic to start your team?
I’ll stick with my exact answer from last year. Taking the younger, more durable player seems like a pretty straightforward decision to me.
This was extremely well said last year, and holds up even better now. Nice job.
Biggest surprise of all is that Westbrook actually willed the Wizards into the playoffs.
If he could stay healthy I would still take Davis. But at this point that is a huge question.
Yeah he’s not gonna stay healthy. Maybe for a 50 game stretch. But not for consecutive seasons. Last year he benefited from the huge Covid pause during the season.
He simply has zero track record for staying healthy for extended periods of time. This has been known for quite a few years and it’s not gonna get better as he closes out his 20s and rounds 30.
Don't think any reasonable person would take AD over Jokic at this point.
Is LeBron going to finish his career with the Lakers? Hard to imagine them making it back to the finals. If you take LBJ's 2021 scoring average of 25.0 ppg, he'll only need 121 regular season games to surpass Kareem as the all-time leading scorers. So, we're looking at maybe March of 2023.
Is LeBron going to finish his career with the Lakers? Hard to imagine them making it back to the finals. If you take LBJ's 2021 scoring average of 25.0 ppg, he'll only need 121 regular season games to surpass Kareem as the all-time leading scorers. So, we're looking at maybe March of 2023.
He has one more year on his deal, right? Not sure where else he would go. He's got talent around him in LA, the only thing I can think is he might want to trade AD for another star. I know he's been recruiting Steph to come to LA, and at this point maybe Dame is sick and tired of Portland. He's got some options.
Realistically though, he's only going down hill as far as production. He took a noticeable step back this season from last, and he's only getting older. Father time is finally catching him. I don't expect him to average 25 next year or ever again. But I do think he takes good enough care of himself to pass Kareem before he hangs it up.
He's got two years left on his contract. If he can play 65 games and average 23.5 ppg, he could still break the scoring record before the end of the 2023 season. April of 2023 is probably a better prediction. But yes, you got to think his production is going to slip a bit over these next few years.
Just hard to imagine the Lakers returning to the finals, given AD's health and LeBron's age. So, curious if maybe he takes one more shot at a title with a more promising group of players. Of course, he could always stay put in LA and have management recruit better talent to LA.
The last part of your post is probably correct. LeBron can basically get who he wants and trade who he wants. Which blows my mind when I hear "he's never had any help"
The guy hand picks his teams every season.
Now, yes. Not back in the first stint with Cleveland. Those teams were basically Lebron and G league teams. But he was such an imposing, unstoppable force back in those days he drug their asses to the finals anyway.
If a frog had wings he wouldn’t bump his ass on the ground.
I certainly disagree with the “by a lot” statement and the stats and playoff record for Jokic vs AD when they are the best player on their team support Jokic.
But the reality is, health is a factor. A big one. Everyone loves to toss around the “if this guy was healthy or if this player could play more.” Well, that’s part of being a great player. Staying on the court.
Doesn’t matter if you’re Shaq and Larry Bird combined. If you are on the bench hurt you’re not helping.
Sure....I still think Davis is better....Much better, TBH.....IF healthy. But you are right---health is a factor. So by default, I'd take Jokic----but simply due to health.
Not sure how the stats lean toward Jokic....AD is an 8X All-Star....4X All NBA 1st team...3X leader in blocks...2X 1st team all defensive....2X, 3rd team all defensive...
AD has averaged 23/10for his career....Jokic 18/9.....In the playoffs, AD is at 27/10...Jokic 24/11...
Healthy---I take AD, and IMO, it ain't close.
Jokic is about to be MVP. He’s led his team deep into the playoffs. His stats aren’t quite as good because he’s several years younger and just entering his prime. AD could barely even get his team to the playoffs when he was being asked to carry the load.
Jokic is better than AD at basically every offensive category and equal to AD rebound wise. AD blocks more shots when he’s able to play.
Also debatable at this time even if healthy to take AD. No knock on him. Jokic is kind of good.
Didn't help that he would never commit to stay here that time. 2.0 he did (even though he lied) and Love wanted to come.
But, yeah, that 2007 team easily his worst Finals' team.
It is? Yet with arguably better teammates AD could not take NO farther than Jokic has taken this Denver team.
Yeah he conveniently leaves out that Jokic is one of the best playmakers in the entire NBA.
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