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That's true. But that can be said about a lot of the star "ball stoppers" in the league to me.
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That's true. But that can be said about a lot of the star "ball stoppers" in the league to me.
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Not really, you can see it in the SportsVu stats, some guys stop the ball to islate and shoot 90% of the time.
Carmelo is the platonic ideal of a ball stopper.
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Reuben Patterson used to give Kobe fits though
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Cleveland doesnt scare me at all. Good team, but they can be beaten.
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Agreed. I still like the Bulls in the east. Better blend of experience and youth overall with good defense and rebounding, and has enough scoring now to get it done.
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by a Western Conference team, sure
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Like I said, I enjoyed watching Harden play even after his first year in Houston. He was everything you described here, and I have already stated as much. McHale has allowed the ISO Harden to come out excessively and enabled Harden to have sticky hands.
Coming into the league Harden was Manu 2.0 and created so much. Now a days he's content with flopping himself into defenders, holding the ball, taking up 20 seconds of the shot clock, jab stepping aimlessly etc. He operates a lot differently than he used to and his evolution as a franchise player isn't something I've enjoyed over the past two years.
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Chicago doesn't scare me at all.
Hobbles, Neck Beard, Chewbacca.
Ain't worried bout nuthin
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No rim protection = no championship.
I will go to my grave believing this, maybe the Cavs come out the east, but I can't see them winning.
I will go to my grave believing this, maybe the Cavs come out the east, but I can't see them winning.
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the spurs also play in the western conference and key contributors are much older
chicago isn't that good. They don't have the offense to truly compete.
the east is offensively challenged
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2012 & 13 heat didnt have rim protection
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It's ideal to have a rim protector but unless you consider Bosh a rim protector, Miami won 2 rings without one and made 4 straight with the best offering of J. Anthony, Haslem and Bosh (and Birdman as a reserve)
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I don't think my heart could take getting to the finals and losing.
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Cavs don't have enough experience to win the ship
Kyrie, Love, TT, Waiters, etc will crumble in the big stages. Of course they're gonna beast in the reg season because they pressure isn't there but when they hit the playoffs you'll see the inexperience shine.
Kyrie, Love, TT, Waiters, etc will crumble in the big stages. Of course they're gonna beast in the reg season because they pressure isn't there but when they hit the playoffs you'll see the inexperience shine.
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I knew youd chime in....no surprise with your response. Bring it!!!!!!
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Just like Cp0 and Blake
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i understand all that... but who the hell in the east will beat them?
are people banking on rose having an MVP season or something? I don't get it
maybe..... the knicks are back?
after that it really just depends on the match up that comes out west and they will have alot of vets on that team anyway
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The Cavs are flying high with LeBron coming back and all, but the fact that being overlooked is the Cavs is going to be lackluster on defense as a team, and get manhandled on the boards by teams with big front lines (Spurs, Wizards, Bulls) etc.
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Outside of Bron, Mike Miller and AV who else on the Cavs been to the playoffs before?
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marion and ray allen. so 5 guys. that aint too bad.
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Wade and Lebron provided the rim protection, their decline in athleticism initiated the decline of Miami's defense.
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i understand all that... but who the hell in the east will beat them?
are people banking on rose having an MVP season or something? I don't get it
maybe..... the knicks are back?
after that it really just depends on the match up that comes out west and they will have alot of vets on that team anyway
Wizards coming out the east
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Ray didn't sign yet
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I see, well LeBron, Marion and Andy aren't the best but not too ******
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