Isiah Thomas says KD 30 pts aint the same 30 pts "the dominance isnt there anymore"

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It’s schematic too. Like Nash came out of a time out yesterday with a lead and decided the best defense was Kyrie on Luka to avoid giving up 3s. If you’re going to do that then why are you rotating on to Luka later in the game and leaving shooters wide open? Udoka should be the coach of this team.
I have a bridge to sell you if you think the same problems won't remain with a different coach.

Whatever you think Udoka is responsible for, Rob Williams, Smart, Tatum, Jaylen, Horford etc were all notable defenders before he was HC. Nobody is miraculously turning this current Nets squad into a defensive juggernaut.

Besides, Luka forces switches to get himself on the weaker/smaller defenders against every team. It's not the fault of the coach that this happens. What happened in the 4th quarter and OT was more a lack of communication from the Nets players than anything else; the PnR defense between O'Neale and Watanbe was especially bad.
 

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Team isn't built well. Really seems to be the beginning and end of the conversation. :yeshrug:

But if you want to maybe low key tin foil hat it, breh asked to either be traded, or have the coach and GM fired, and got neither. Players have checked out on teams for less.
 

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We saw him transform Golden State from a championship team to arguably the greatest team of all time. :dwillhuh:
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This is just a trash ass post

Cmon man

You tryin to tell me if you put Kawhi or Paul George on that Warrior team the results would’ve been different?
 

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THis is an awful post because its not relevant to the conversation and it doesn't make sense.
I read your post like you giving him special credit in signing with the Warriors :hubie:

KD cannot lead which is what @Brandsdale said and you respond with some bu bu bu bu he made them the greatest team of all time shyt

:mjlol:

Nah we not doin that
 

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30 is still 30, but the team around him are also a big part in making that 30 effective.

If you can't stop the other team from scoring as easily, via team defense then it don't matter.

A 30 point outburst don't mean shyt when everybody else lets the other team score 35.

Go ahead and make the craziest batshyt layups back-to-back, but who got the lead when the other team hits two spot up 3 pointers?
 
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I read your post like you giving him special credit in signing with the Warriors :hubie:

KD cannot lead which is what @Brandsdale said and you respond with some bu bu bu bu he made them the greatest team of all time shyt

:mjlol:

Nah we not doin that
nikkas DO NOT gave a rats ass bout that 73-9 season or steph winning a unaminous MVP title :mjlol:
 

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and if KD stops getting his 30 where would the Nets be.
the Nets nneed every bit of them 30 because if it was just Kyrie only, they'd be a bottom team with the way they built offensively and defensively
Nets been lousy on D since he's been there. Y'all just didn't care about that part of it.
 

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30 is still 30, but the team around him are also a big part in making that 30 effective.

If you can't stop the other team from scoring as easily, via team defense then it don't matter.

A 30 point outburst don't mean shyt when everybody else lets the other team score 35.
thats also a huge problem that in this case makes it looks worse for KD

Teams Defense | Stats | NBA.com

outside of 20-21 season their rating keeps in them in bottom 10 teams in the league. Defense takes a lot of energy exertion tho, so its prob why they can still score high volume.
 
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