Mike Redd was more beautifulKlay has the most beautiful jump shot in the history of the game
GSW - OKC Game 6. Everybody brings up Klay's 3s or Steph's 4th qtr...
imo kd can't be defended. when he has a bad game it's because his shot was off or he emotionally checked out. he's at his best when he finds other ways to contribute when he's having an off night. getting to the stripe, setting up teammates, etc.
I have never seen a player of that caliber skate like that before. People straight moved right past the choke job to "ok where's he going". Then he doubles down by going to the team he choked against and while he caught backlash, he still had his fair share of "hey it's his life/Bron and Bosh joined a 45 win team that had to be gutted in order to get them...this is the same thing" plea cops. Any other player of his caliber gets the "double agent/threw the series" shyt after that. Instead I don't recall (doesn't mean it didn't happen, just I didn't see it) anyone ever connecting these dots in the last 4 years.
Suggesting that KD threw that game means he made his decision to purposely lose and leave at the point in the series where his team held a 3-2 lead and was thoroughly dominating a 73 win team.
That's one of the worst takes I've ever seen.
What's the difference between how KD played in this game and LeBron in Game 7 of the Finals that same year?
Bron shot poorly (9/24), was outplayed by Kyrie and Draymond, but still came out victorious because Klay and Steph only combined for 31 points and his running mate hit what is arguably the biggest shot in Finals history.
Besides, he and Westbrook had to get lucky three times (67-win Spurs, 73-win Warriors and then the Cavs), whilst Bron only had to have the dice roll in his favor just once which was the Finals.
Bron shot poorly (9/24), was outplayed by Kyrie and Draymond, but still came out victorious because Klay and Steph only combined for 31 points and his running mate hit what is arguably the biggest shot in Finals history.
Besides, he and Westbrook had to get lucky three times (67-win Spurs, 73-win Warriors and then the Cavs), whilst Bron only had to have the dice roll in his favor just once which was the Finals.
KD wins that series and he beats:
a 67-15 Spurs team
a 73-9 Warriors team
and has one more crack at prime Lebron with literally everything on the table...
...best player, GOAT playoff run, immortalized for winning your small market team a 'ship and doing it before Lebron...
EVERYTHING was right there for him...
Everything!
That was a crossroads for the public’s view of him all-time
luckily you get multiple forks when you’re a certain level of great. Like Bron did the same yr[QUOTE="DillaTUDE, post: 37826492, member: 20549"]What's the difference between how KD played in this game and LeBron in Game 7 of the Finals that same year?
Bron shot poorly (9/24), was outplayed by Kyrie and Draymond, but still came out victorious because Klay and Steph only combined for 31 points and his running mate hit what is arguably the biggest shot in Finals history.
Besides, he and Westbrook had to get lucky three times (67-win Spurs, 73-win Warriors and then the Cavs), whilst Bron only had to have the dice roll in his favor just once which was the Finals.[/QUOTE] This a serious question?
Bron shot poorly (9/24), was outplayed by Kyrie and Draymond, but still came out victorious because Klay and Steph only combined for 31 points and his running mate hit what is arguably the biggest shot in Finals history.
Besides, he and Westbrook had to get lucky three times (67-win Spurs, 73-win Warriors and then the Cavs), whilst Bron only had to have the dice roll in his favor just once which was the Finals.[/QUOTE] This a serious question?
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act like bron didnt had one of the biggest defensive plays in finals history brehs.
He had one highlight the entire game. Had Klay or Steph showed up that 9/24 performance would've been viewed just as badly as KD's Game 6.
KD shot poorly that entire playoff run. The defense and rebounding the thunder had was what got them that far that year.
and this take was going around as soon as he went to the warriors. What happened was the Warriors had an even bigger choke just a couple weeks later, then he went there so the Thunder losing was never really put in the proper context
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You just gonna ignore the 11 rebounds, 11 assists, the iconic block on Iggy, and the free throw at the end to ice the game huh. Nevermind that this was a do-or-die game in hostile territory
If he threw the game why play well enough to go up 3-1 In the first place?
