He got worse by the round this postseason. It is what it is. Ain't nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade...
And we can acknowledge his ankle injury, but everyone is hurting in the playoffs. He was well enough to miss just one game and in the previous two rounds still score over 24+ per game. Same thing I said with Giannis in Rd1, came back and averaged like 30 in the last two games...
When you're healthy enough to play and still put up big numbers, the injury is a contributing factor but isn't the REASON you lose...
All you older dudes on here who've been watching The Game for years should know better, but since yall didn't and gassed fam-------->this is why you don't crown players in The First Round...
Especially veteran players well over a decade in, where there is no strong track record of dominating postseasons. In 2020 Jimmy's only GREAT series was The Finals. He was good and outplayed Giannis in the Semis, but he wasn't anything outstanding the other two rounds...
Was terrible in the '21 loss to Milwaukee. Last season, the season he lost in the ECF, was the season he was the best player in every series he played in, the year he was great in every round. Muhfukkas talk about these two Finals seasons but his '22 playoff run is his greatest playoff run...
This season he had one of the GOAT Rd1 series, then not a single other series could be considered close to that level.
Championships areny won in Rd1. An All-Time playoff run isnt had by a Rd1 series...
I still like Butler but dudes are allowed to keep it real on his game and his resume...