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they need a star they don’t need better role players. Marcus Smart isn’t going to make Dame happy and don’t blame Dame at all.
I think Dame is good enough to carry a massive offensive usage on high efficiency. What he needs is roster construction to cover for his weaknesses. Smart is a good enough open shooter and secondary playmaker next to a deadeye like Lillard. On defense he is massively valuable in a playoff setting: him and Covington would instantly vault Portland’s wing defense into the top5 of the league. Norm Powell is a good fit next to those pieces as well.
McCollum is a star and they’re capped right now. He is now a great playmaker and his skill set, high volume good efficiency is redundant with Lillard’s better skill set in the similar player type.
If I was Olshey I would first offer McCollum for Smart and Williams. That would be highway robbery.
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Is a really dynamic and balanced team. Nurkic would have acres of space on the short roll, surrounded by shooters who can all put the ball on the floor and make a play (exception RoCo) and Williams would absolutely feast alongside Lillard in pick and roll with his elite vertical spacing.
1 CJ is not a star let’s get that straight right now and I don’t think anyone considers him a star.
Let me know how your Iverson 76ers work out in the 2021 NBA.
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Harden out for Game 1 with a hammy.
these playoffs are a war of attrition at this point. Last healthiest team standing probably wins.
these playoffs are a war of attrition at this point. Last healthiest team standing probably wins.
I was thinking the same.. some decisions on scheduling will have to be made I'd assume at some point.
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No team can match the talent of the Nets but the circumstances have not been in their favor. They're almost like an all star team - all talent, no cohesion. They just haven't practiced or played together enough to match their talent level. The Bucks may well beat them especially if Harden isn't there or up to speed.
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Hmm. Harden came back this year fat and out of shape. Then he injured his right hammie and now he injures it again. Amazing how these things come back to bite you in the butt.
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This appears to be the play where Harden was injured.
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Lillard is better than Iverson, for starters.
Norm Powell and Smart are better than anyone Iverson had. McKie, Eric Snow? Lol. Nurkic better, too.
And roster construction around a superstar just led to a team winning 73 games in a season. No, Klay isn’t a star. Look his numbers up in 2015 and he’s worse than CJ now.
Blake is so bad. Fake hustle scrub. Cannot wait to see Bucks send these lame Nets packing.
So Klay Thompson who has multiple 50 point games and even a 60 point game and a 3 point contest champion isn’t as good as CJ?
Draymond has a defensive player of the year award
Iggy, Barbosa, Bogut, Livingston
you are going to sit here and with a straight face try to compare this Blazers roster with the Golden State championship run rosters
I can’t even take this serious
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i don’t see it. This has Nets in 6 written all over it. Even without Harden.
Klay has 11 games with more than 40
CJ has 8. Shorter career, too.
Last 6 years, CJ averages 22ppg on 56% TS, and Klay averages 21ppg on 57% TS. CJ is a better playmaker. They are comparable on offense. Klay’s advantage is that he is versatile and good on defense.
3-pt shooting champion? Lol
Of course their roster was better. You’re making my point: roster construction was key. Steph around a great short roll playmaker in Dray, who could be versatile on defense, along with shooters and defenders is optimal.
I’m not saying the Blazers would be 73 win good, but they could be consistently high 50s with Dame and elite roster construction, without another clear #1 type player.
Bucks will not shoot nearly as bad all series. Bucks in 6.
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Klay in addition to being one of the best offensive weapons in the league was an excellent defender too and that team was far more than just a superstar plus role players. I agree on Lillard versus Iverson though, Dame is much better but some of that is the way the game is played today.
I agree. Klay’s overall versatility and fit, as opposed to his “star” traits (which CJ mostly shares), are why the Warriors were so deadly. Klay is a weapon on offense that opponents cannot exploit on defense. He is, in a way, similar to Ayton: he has a major skill on offense and you cannot target him on defense. Ayton is mega valuable in the playoffs because he has no leaks.
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Reportedly Damian Lillard wants Jason Kidd as the Trail Blazers next head coach.
By Chris Haynes, Yahoo Sports:
Damian Lillard’s top preference to become the next head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers is Los Angeles Lakers assistant Jason Kidd.
“Jason Kidd is the guy I want,” Lillard told Yahoo Sports on Friday night.
https://sports.yahoo.com/damian-lil...g-jason-kidd-is-the-guy-i-want-043651102.html
By Chris Haynes, Yahoo Sports:
Damian Lillard’s top preference to become the next head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers is Los Angeles Lakers assistant Jason Kidd.
“Jason Kidd is the guy I want,” Lillard told Yahoo Sports on Friday night.
https://sports.yahoo.com/damian-lil...g-jason-kidd-is-the-guy-i-want-043651102.html
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I’d love to see peak AI play in the current NBA or current Curry play 20 years ago.
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AI would have to change his dribble a little but I suspect if 3 pointers were a priority he'd practice them more often (career 31%). As long as it's not a team "practice", he'd probably be willing.
Curry would still be a very good player, regardless of era, but the game today is better suited for him than any other era.
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I don’t think Iverson’s 3pt shooting would change much but the shooters around him would make things a lot easier. There’s plenty of guys who played in both eras who just never improved their shooting; Kobe, Wade, Rose etc.
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Maybe you're right but the shot just wasn't prioritized even when Rose was winning his MVP so players were less likely to seriously work on their range. And taking that long 3 with a high percentage would open up the court for Iverson, more than offsetting the advantage he'd lose if they called his crossover illegal.
Kobe and Wade didn't really play in this era IMO, the league takes more than twice as many 3's now as they did in Wade's rookie year. Plus they were near the end of their careers when the rules (or interpretations) were altered to more closely protect the outside shooters and to discourage contact that restricts movement on the perimeter.
