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He is getting practice shots and open lanes from the unprecedented attention defenses give to Curry..
pretty remarkable that KD shot 56% for the entire playoffs
He is getting practice shots and open lanes from the unprecedented attention defenses give to Curry
He's been really good this year. Consistenty very good every night.
Supposing injuries haven't on players:
1-Lebron
2-Curry
3-Durant
4-Kawhi
5-Harden
6-Davis
7-Westbrook
8-Giannis
9-Paul
10-Cousins/Butler
Chris Paul is the 2nd best PG in the game
1-Lebron
2-Curry
3-Durant
4-Kawhi
5-Harden
6-Davis
7-Giannis
8-Embiid
9-Westbrook
10-Lillard/Jokic/Blake
Curry, Durant, Kawhi, Davis are all better than harden now
Lebron i meant
Could be. I still need a bigger sample size to definitely declare that. Untill then, Lebron gets the benefit of the doubt from me.
I was very tempted to put DeRozan at 10 but didn't want to be a homer. He's definitely playing as a top 10 player so far though.
1. Davis
2. Durant
3. Kawhi
4. Curry
5. Harden
6. LeBron
7. Giannis
8. Embiid
9. Jokic
10. Westbrook
Love Kawhi, but my god is hard to put him in any list with his uncle making him a total . He's practiclly playing games and the main goal is to not get injured.
Solid list. I feel like people just robotically/reflexively call LeBron the best player in the league at this point, but Davis looks like that guy now. The guy is an absolute freak with near-GOAT talent, and he started to realize that last year.
Durant is making a case for being the 3rd-best scorer of all time after Mike and Kareem. As for Kawhi, I can't stand him, but he's balling after clearly holding out on us last year. His playmaking has improved too.
At James at 6 because he went to a franchise and situation you despise. Coming off an all-time postseason, until he's no longer capable of ramping it up to that level, he's clearly 1 . . .
Tier 1: James
Tier 2: Curry, Durant, Harden, Davis, Leonard
Tier 3: Jokic, Paul, Antetokounmpo, Westbrook, Embiid
If Paul can't revert to previous form, he finally falls out of the top 10. But as a long time member, he's earned the benefit of the doubt until further notice.
Solid list. I feel like people just robotically/reflexively call LeBron the best player in the league at this point, but Davis looks like that guy now. The guy is an absolute freak with near-GOAT talent, and he started to realize that last year.
Durant is making a case for being the 3rd-best scorer of all time after Mike and Kareem. As for Kawhi, I can't stand him, but he's balling after clearly holding out on us last year. His playmaking has improved too.
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My list was a combination of now + what I expect by the end of the season..Davis has actually been pretty bad lately and I wouldn't be surprised if he wants a trade soon, but I think he has the highest peak of any player in the league right now..
LeBron is just so bad on defense and the overall drop-off has to be imminent with all that mileage and a bad supporting cast..
That's what I figured when looking at your post, but yeah I can already see some of the drop-off for LeBron. He's not beating guys off the drive nearly as much as he used to and he's not even pretending to try on D anymore. Davis has been meh to start though... didn't see that coming
Curry is the most dominant player in the NBA currently. It's his era. He defined the current style of play, and he's the prototypical player for that style.
Kawhi could have been #1, but he ed out, so that's all over now.
Update February' 2019..
1- Lebron: Until proven otherwise-- possibly this year's playoffs-- the crown is still his..
2- KD : still think he is tad more important/valuable for playoffs basketball than Steph who gets the edge here over 82-game season.
3- Curry: see above for explanation.
4- Giannis: Still can't shoot. So his "unguardability" still questionable in the playoffs, but he's proving how good and uplifting (to his team) he is with elite coaching..
5- Harden: Meh not falling again for gaudy numbers in the regular season on a D'Antoni-coached team. Still an offensive juggernaut..
6- Kawhi : His drastic defensive slippage is truly worrisome. Health-wise, he is the least reliable superstar in league; yes more fargile than AD (he will likely never play more than 75 games in season ONCE in his career
7- Davis: His inability to win enough basketball games is starting to look awkward..probably the wrong era of basketball for him, but still..
8- Paul George: Biggest leap this season..A more consistent two-way monster that leaves you wonderig what could have been for PG without that gruesome leg injury.
9- Embiid: Best big man in the league
10- Jokic: Only defense or lack there of will limit his ceiling.
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1. 96 Bulls
2. 86 Celtics
3. discuss
Update February' 2019..
1- Lebron: Until proven otherwise-- possibly this year's playoffs-- the crown is still his..
2- KD : still think he is tad more important/valuable for playoffs basketball than Steph who gets the edge here over 82-game season.
3- Curry: see above for explanation.
4- Giannis: Still can't shoot. So his "unguardability" still questionable in the playoffs, but he's proving how good and uplifting (to his team) he is with elite coaching..
5- Harden: Meh not falling again for gaudy numbers in the regular season on a D'Antoni-coached team. Still an offensive juggernaut..
6- Kawhi : His drastic defensive slippage is truly worrisome. Health-wise, he is the least reliable superstar in league; yes more fargile than AD (he will likely never play more than 75 games in season ONCE in his career
7- Davis: His inability to win enough basketball games is starting to look awkward..probably the wrong era of basketball for him, but still..
8- Paul George: Biggest leap this season..A more consistent two-way monster that leaves you wonderig what could have been for PG without that gruesome leg injury.
9- Embiid: Best big man in the league
10- Jokic: Only defense or lack there of will limit his ceiling.
Just put up a 47/12/10 triple double and his last 12 games are bonkers.
If not for that pathetic series against Jazz still fresh in memory, I would put him over Kawhi, tbh..He's been a superior two-way player this year, even my some margin considering his load.
Strictly based on this season so far:
1. Giannis
2. Harden
3. Durant
4. LeBron
5. George
6. Curry
7. Jokic
8. Leonard
9. Davis
10. Embiid
LeBron will likely turn it up in the playoffs so this is just as in the 2019 RS so far. Several players have been notably better than him thus fur imo
1. LeBron - it's the last year for sure, but until the playoffs come along the crown is still his his.Update February' 2019..
1- Lebron: Until proven otherwise-- possibly this year's playoffs-- the crown is still his..
2- KD : still think he is tad more important/valuable for playoffs basketball than Steph who gets the edge here over 82-game season.
3- Curry: see above for explanation.
4- Giannis: Still can't shoot. So his "unguardability" still questionable in the playoffs, but he's proving how good and uplifting (to his team) he is with elite coaching..
5- Harden: Meh not falling again for gaudy numbers in the regular season on a D'Antoni-coached team. Still an offensive juggernaut..
6- Kawhi : His drastic defensive slippage is truly worrisome. Health-wise, he is the least reliable superstar in league; yes more fargile than AD (he will likely never play more than 75 games in season ONCE in his career
7- Davis: His inability to win enough basketball games is starting to look awkward..probably the wrong era of basketball for him, but still..
8- Paul George: Biggest leap this season..A more consistent two-way monster that leaves you wonderig what could have been for PG without that gruesome leg injury.
9- Embiid: Best big man in the league
10- Jokic: Only defense or lack there of will limit his ceiling.
2a. KD
2b. Steph - I agree with the conclusion regarding these two as well. Curry is what makes the GS team go, but KD still seems to have a more unique talent. I do go back and forth though.
4. Embiid - He, not AD, is the best big man in the league and is about as complete as anyone to have played the role. He needs to carry the Sixers into the finals now, but the talent is all there.
5. Giannis - Unless he can show that this style of bball can win in the playoffs, I am still skeptical. If the keeps dunking on everyone in the playoffs, he might just be number one. I'd still vote him for MVP though.
6. Harden - Sometimes I feel the Rockets are the the ones overusing him, sometimes I feel like he is the problem with dominating the ball so much. He's a monster of a scorer, but he needs to win a big series very soon to validate his career. If he knocks even OKC this year, he'll get major props.
7. Paul George - Incredible year, he's bypassed Kawhi for sure.
8. AD - He's 25 and has won only one playoff series. He's a great talent but he needs to make a great decision in the summer or else that's all people will remember him for.
Kyrie, Westbrook, Kawhi - not sure how to rank them right now, they have had up and down seasons the last couple of years. Bar Westbrook, they have injury concerns as well. They wanted to be the MAN in their teams, now they need to show they deserve that and I am not sure anyone is quite living up to it.
Jokic - I don't know, seems a bit like a product of the system, but we'll see more in the playoffs.
Doncic, KP - they are coming for them all next year.
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