**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[Peep Game]

I'm dumb

Sigh you’re not supposed to post this for everyone to see

 

[alchemist iq]

More lethal move, Jordan’s fade-away or Harden’s step back?

The step back gets your defender off you as long as you not taking 3 steps back.

But isolation basketball can only take you so far.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Kobe in april of that same year

41 on 51/41/82

You going to post those assists numbers?

Gotchu

Harden 7.6 ast and 5.5 turnovers

 

[noblekane]

Na not when there is an actual clear cut mvp. Those years there weren't so they had to gas up that other stuff to make certain candidates more appealing. The fellow from Greece is the correct answer this year.

i think harden gets mvp and bucks coach gets coach of year

 

[Quincy McCall]

Harden's impressive, just not as impressive as other guys

Run-of-the-mill impressive

 

[noblekane]

Trae was really good last night..

dont do this...

 

[Lizakers]

Hardens numbers are impressive OF COURSE

The issue is his style of play manipulating the rules and playing like a ***** to the point where defenders are so scared to swipe at a ball or put a hand on him. How he snaps his neck back giving himself whiplash at the slightest contact. How he drives in the paint searching for arms he can get tangled up with. Just a ***** made *** way to play the game

 

[noblekane]

dont think hardens foul antics really negate his merit in the eyes of voters because he won it last year

 

[don ramon]

 

[SpittaJetLife]

Harden has an old man’s game which makes what he’s doing super impressive.

 

[lawdog1]

I miss Tobi and Bobi more than CP3 and Blake...

 

[antidope]

Can I get an update on who's leading the league in Fear of the opposing defender?

 

[MVP]

dont think hardens foul antics really negate his merit in the eyes of voters because he won it last year

It was his turn last season and they really couldn't ignore the Rockets team success last year.

 

[SpittaJetLife]

I miss Tobi and Bobi more than CP3 and Blake...

Lamelo coming to clip set soon. You guys will be ok.

 

[MVP]

Thanks Anthony

 

[SpittaJetLife]

Thanks Anthony

Lakers gonna get the 8th seed and get washed by the Warriors. Y’all better off missing the playoffs and letting Lebron get more rest for next season.

 

[everysingletime]

dont think hardens foul antics really negate his merit in the eyes of voters because he won it last year

Last yr his team was much better.

 

[moe200069]

in regards to dray receiving the max, very few teams would/should be willing to offer him that. he and the warriors are the epitome of a mutually beneficial relationship. this warriors' team plays 100% to his strengths. he can be a facilitator on offense but doesn't need to score, set hard picks and cut to the rim on off ball screens. his inability to create his own shot or hit open jumpers is completely muted by steph, klay, and kd. no other team has a luxury where one of your max players can't consistently score. conversely he helps make the warriors significantly better defensively. leadership on defense, ability to switch on everything, being willing to guard 5s despite being a 3/4 tweener sized big. warriors getting even more pummeled in the paint and out-rebounded without dray.

crazy thing is, the warriors are probably the only team that realistically should offer dray the max but not sure if they need to.

 

[everysingletime]

I miss Tobi and Bobi more than CP3 and Blake...

They have a bro mance for the ages

It's crazy to see.

 

[MVP]

Lakers gonna get the 8th seed and get washed by the Warriors. Y’all better off missing the playoffs and letting Lebron get more rest for next season.

Yea I'm sure an extra week is going to make a ton of difference. Asinine thinking.

 

[Lizakers]

Harden has an amazing first step
Great core strength
Beautiful step back

Which makes it even more upsetting that he has to pull these antics to get him even more space to operate since defenders have to back off from fear of him baiting them into a foul

 

[everysingletime]

Harden's game in a nutshell

 

[MVP]

Wasn't Ben Simmons dating one of them Westbrook chicks? He goofed.

 

[sohi 23]

Lakers get the 7 seed and I can see them going to the conference Finals. That’s invaluable experience for the young cats.

Anybody that thinks the Lakers should tank for a better draft pick is an imbecile.

 

[lawdog1]

TBH, while his focus on drawing fouls is annoying, all the dribbling Harden does may be an even bigger issue for me. I think the prettiest kind of basketball involves a lot of passing, the ball touching multiple hands and finding a good shot or cutter. Dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, step-back is not that....