Again, that’s just incorrect. He COULD be the 3rd best player on a team, but he is still so good that he is 1st or 2nd. He was better overall than Luka this series, if you take all-around game into account.
Celtics obviously wouldn't do that and in that hypothetical the Lakers still wouldn't win it all. We would get the same excuses, too many players who do the same things, no big guy, not deep enough. The guy is great but everything surrounding him gets tiring. His fans are always making excuses for what he doesn't have when he's always got Hall of Famers on his teams.
This is hilarious!
He’s not at that same level anymore- especially in a 7 Game Series- he’s 40 years old & doesn’t have the stamina or energy to play both sides & have a such positive impact on each game any longer- maybe a 3rd or 4th best on a championship team- no longer the 1st or 2nd best- pretty obvious- you can give me all the stats- if you watch each game you quickly realize.
This is hilarious! You're doing exactly what I just described.
No, see I can be realistic. I think LeBron played relatively poorly games 1+2, was tremendous is game 3, and was very good in 4+5 other than the 4th Quarters where he deferred and was evidently tired/somewhat injured.
The main issue is he likes to operate in the same areas that Brunson does in the mid range. So when Brunson is playing well which is almost always, Bridges' impact is limited. And with Thibs small rotations there's limited opportunities to stagger their minutes
On this team-Yes. The team wasn’t set up well enough to win a championship, which I think everyone knew.
They just know how to win. Underrated team characteristic
The way this one played out was very reminiscent of the Kings series two years ago where they got blown out in game six at home and then stormed back with a resounding road win in game seven. Slightly different circumstances, but these game 7s that feature a vet-laden team against an up-and-comer all seem to play out the same way regardless of who's at home. Everyone's so spent physically that nothing will go down from deep and since the refs swallow their whistles it's hard to score at the rim. I think knowing how those games are called and what your body's capable of and what its not puts the more experienced team at a huge advantage.
Is there a more boring form of basketball
The classic boneyard jinx Knicks still got no chance in this series
