Kawhi = Andre 3K of hoops, get put in convos without puttin in work as other greats

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Drafted to a 60 win team that was the dynastic team of that era

Always had great roster that could hold water without him. Spurs was always a machine, got Aldridge a top 3 PF after Big 3 of Spurs declined too

Raptors was always 50 win teams and even went 17-5 the season he load managed for em. They obviously DON'T win without him but that Raptors roster was STACKED specially on defense they "star" Defrozan was just a fraud and biggest playoff dropper ever.

Clippers he kept load managin and they was the deepest team and added a top 10-15 player in PG13 too who was carryin em when Kawhi missed most seasons to play in at least.

nikka always have the injury excuses. He only played 37 games in the regular season so he had plenty of stamina ready to go. No excuses. Had a DOMINANT game 2 and rest of the series he was just good. Blown the fukk out in a game 7 again by Denver. This how shyt always been. Have a special game or 2 week stretch in February and nikkas talkin Michael Jordan. He just good or mid and its crickets. Man cut it out. Some was sayin he top 3 of his era over KD lol higher peak than Steph or KD :mjlol: he was a solid 4th AT BEST but even then body of work even without rings a CP3 or Harden he career wise more in line wit than Steph or KD or Bron
 

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Raptors were playoff chokers and Kawhi took them to a championship. That game winning shot against Philly, I guarantee you Derozan bricks that shot.

Andre never carried no damn album all by himself.

We can talk about Kawhi having a very mediocre injury ridden career after Raptors chip, but he's a two time champion, facts are facts.

You talking about him having great teammates:

Shaq always had great teammates
Kobe had great teammates for majority of his career
Bron too after he left the cavs for the first time
KD always had great teammates and has two shameless ring chasing championships.
Magic and Bird had great teammates their entire career

And so on and so on. You talking like he's the only guy in NBA history to have good teammates lol.
 

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Raptors were playoff chokers and Kawhi took them to a championship. That game winning shot against Philly, I guarantee you Derozan bricks that shot.

Andre never carried no damn album all by himself.

We can talk about Kawhi having a very mediocre injury ridden career after Raptors chip, but he's a two time champion, facts are facts.

You talking about him having great teammates:

Shaq aleays had great teammates
Kobe too
Bron too after he left the cavs for the first time
KD always had great teammates and has two shameless ring chasing championships as well.
Magic and Bird had great teammates their entire career

And so on and so on. You talking like he's the only guy in NBA history to have good teammates lol.

Craptors don't win without Kawhi point is they was a great deep 50 win team already. They even went 17-5 when he load managed that season. Defrozan is the biggest playoff dropper statistically EVER. He was a shytballer in playoff. They would gotten swept by that Sixers team if it was DeMar. They had everythin but that real star leadin scorer.

Kawhi carried against Sixers but the other series was a real team effort and a lot of em went off. That was a stacked team. And 2014 team was a ring for him but it was a 2015 Iguodala type of ring. He wasn't a star or even his team best player in most those series had mid numbers too 13/6/2 playoff run lol
 

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Craptors don't win without Kawhi point is they was a great deep 50 win team already. They even went 17-5 when he load managed that season. Defrozan is the biggest playoff dropper statistically EVER. He was a shytballer in playoff. They would gotten swept by that Sixers team if it was DeMar.

Kawhi carried against Sixers but the other series was a real team effort and a lot of em went off. That was a stacked team. And 2014 team was a ring for him but it was a 2015 Iguodala type of ring. He wasn't a star or even his team best player in most those series had mid numbers too.
To keep it a buck the nikka was a role player for that 2014 FMVP, they just gave it to him because he guarded Bron. Now he earned that second one with Toronto but like you said all they had to do was replace Derozan with him on an already great regular season eastern conference team. I'm a fan of Kawhi's game but he can't be put in convos with peak Steph and KD. Those guys have sustained excellence for multiple seasons, shyt is different, he ain't in those convos. Kawhi don't even have a regular season MVP.
 

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Craptors don't win without Kawhi point is they was a great deep 50 win team already. They even went 17-5 when he load managed that season. Defrozan is the biggest playoff dropper statistically EVER. He was a shytballer in playoff. They would gotten swept by that Sixers team if it was DeMar.

Kawhi carried against Sixers but the other series was a real team effort and a lot of em went off. That was a stacked team. And 2014 team was a ring for him but it was a 2015 Iguodala type of ring. He wasn't a star or even his team best player in most those series had mid numbers too.
So Kawhi was a star who took them to a championship when they couldn't. Philly series is exactly why you need superstars to win it all. He averaged damn near 30 pts and 10 reb against 60 win Bucks.

I have made several Kawhi jokes before, but what he did in 2019 was undeniable. No other Kawhi teammate was all-nba that year and only Lowry was the only all star that year for Kawhi.
 

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To keep it a buck the nikka was a role player for that 2014 FMVP, they just gave it to him because he guarded Bron. Now he earned that second one with Toronto but like you said all they had to do was replace Derozan with him on an already great regular season eastern conference team. I'm a fan of Kawhi's game but he can't be put in convos with peak Steph and KD. Those guys have sustained excellence for multiple seasons, shyt is different, he ain't in those convos. Kawhi don't even have a regular season MVP.
Exactly. Dudes like Kawhi and Jimmy Bulter weren’t supposed to be as good as they became, they were supposed to be role players. Son got traded for George Hill… That says a lot about how far Kawhi has come in the league, & for that I can’t hate on him I only appreciate him.
 

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To keep it a buck the nikka was a role player for that 2014 FMVP, they just gave it to him because he guarded Bron. Now he earned that second one with Toronto but like you said all they had to do was replace Derozan with him on an already great regular season eastern conference team. I'm a fan of Kawhi's game but he can't be put in convos with peak Steph and KD. Those guys have sustained excellence for multiple seasons, shyt is different, he ain't in those convos. Kawhi don't even have a regular season MVP.

2014 was objectively a role player ring and FMVP. Iggy did literally the same shyt the next year. Same numbers, defense everything. Kawhi became a elite superstar after and nikkas go back and try to change the convo but nah 2014 wasn't a star ring he don't get credit for that the same as star level rings. Still a chip but same way 2015 is a chip for Iggy they was the same caliber of player.
 
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Exactly. Dudes like Kawhi and Jimmy Bulter weren’t supposed to be as good as they became, they were supposed to be role players. Son got traded for George Hill… That says a lot about how far Kawhi has come in the league, & for that I can’t hate on him I only appreciate him.

Let’s not talk about all the nikkax cut down by injuries that were never the same he reps for

LJ
Penny
D Rose
G Hill
Ralph Sampson

It’s cool to see the nikka still out there doing his thing
 

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Let’s not talk about all the nikkax cut down by injuries that were never the same he reps for

LJ
Penny
D Rose
G Hill
Ralph Sampson

It’s cool to see the nikka still out there doing his thing

THE DIFFERENCE IS
HE GOT HIS INJURIES
AFTER THE SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IMPROVED

:devil:
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