let's not act like kawhi isn't already better than bron

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Imagine Leonard playing for Lue?
 

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If I'm starting a team today, I'd build around Kawhi over everyone else.

Dude is unreal and not even in/barely into his prime.

I can definitely see a current superstar with or without rings four years from now wanting to team up with Kawhi for one last push to get themselves one more/a ring.
 
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It helps he's with the greatest organization in the association. This Spurs team is stacked they have great players from the 1 guy all the way to the reserves.

On his individual accolades alone heavily going i to the Hall Of Fame.

He won't have an impact on the game like Lebron because of his personality.
 

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Bron's a better passer

Kawhi is a better defender

The gap between the two is about even...

Nobody is better than Bane Bron that destroyed the warriors on both ends of the court the last 3 games of the finals...

But...Bane Bron is what it is going to take to out duel Kawhi now...regular season bron is not good enough...regular season bron got 40 dropped on him in one game and got his team destroyed in the second game...and playoff lebron is not good enough...kawhi sent playoff lebron running back to cleveland years ago...

Bron is still number one...but he got to take the whole vat of venom right before game time and hope that shyt last 48 minutes...

The real funny part about this is how as soon as Kawhi started going at KD neck on the court that nikka jumped ship quick to a better team :mjlol:...he didn't want any parts of battling Kawhi dolo for the next 5 to 7 years:mjlol:
 

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Bron's a better passer

Kawhi is a better defender

The gap between the two is about even...

Nobody is better than Bane Bron that destroyed the warriors on both ends of the court the last 3 games of the finals...

But...Bane Bron is what it is going to take to out duel Kawhi now...regular season bron is not good enough...regular season bron got 40 dropped on him in one game and got his team destroyed in the second game...and playoff lebron is not good enough...kawhi sent playoff lebron running back to cleveland years ago...

Bron is still number one...but he got to take the whole vat of venom right before game time and hope that shyt last 48 minutes...

The real funny part about this is how as soon as Kawhi started going at KD neck on the court that nikka jumped ship quick to a better team :mjlol:...he didn't want any parts of battling Kawhi dolo for the next 5 to 7 years:mjlol:
kd destroyed kawhi on both ends of the floor in the playoffs last year
 

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kd destroyed kawhi on both ends of the floor in the playoffs last year
Facts


Kawhi is top 3 to me and KD was shytting on him in last years WCSF.

When the Spurs were going after KD in the off season I was like :lupe:


Now I'm see Kawhi Improving and my imagination of the two teaming up :ohlawd:
 

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kd destroyed kawhi on both ends of the floor in the playoffs last year

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Kawhi is top 3 to me and KD was shytting on him in last years WCSF.

When the Spurs were going after KD in the off season I was like :lupe:


Now I'm see Kawhi Improving and my imagination of the two teaming up :ohlawd:

That's easy to say when kawhi was guarding him and :russ: and still put up points and defense as much as he could with no help

Who kd gonna guard that's hard and russ that's hard

2 against 1 hell yeah he gonna go off easier

Not saying kd couldn't regardless but keep things in perspective

Kawhi guarded both kd and Russ while being the 1 scoring option
 

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Pop shytting on the reporter at the end :russ:

"Could you give him your notes" :mjlol:


I know dude got to his car after press let out like...

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But...Bane Bron is what it is going to take to out duel Kawhi now...regular season bron is not good enough...regular season bron got 40 dropped on him in one game and got his team destroyed in the second game...and playoff lebron is not good enough...kawhi sent playoff lebron running back to cleveland years ago...

Bron is still number one...but he got to take the whole vat of venom right before game time and hope that shyt last 48 minutes...

The real funny part about this is how as soon as Kawhi started going at KD neck on the court that nikka jumped ship quick to a better team ...he didn't want any parts of battling Kawhi dolo for the next 5 to 7 years

kd destroyed kawhi on both ends of the floor in the playoffs last year


And Bron was averaging nearly 30ppg on close to 60% shooting and 50% from three against the Spurs in 2014. :mjlol:


Kawhi wasn't 2017 Kawhi yet back in 2014. He was a great defender already, but he did NOT shut Lebron down. The Spurs won because they were working the ball on offense every possession and Heat were too old/hurt to guard shyt. (start 38yo Ray, 34yo Rashaad, and an injured Wade in the same game brehs) Duncan or TP could have been named Finals MVP just as easily as Kawhi, Ginobli wasn't far behind, and even Danny Green and Patty were hitting everything.

Lebron left Miami because his team still didn't have a real center or a point guard and it looked like Wade was done. Not because a Spurs team that was also about to age out had him shook.
 

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The real funny part about this is how as soon as Kawhi started going at KD neck on the court that nikka jumped ship quick to a better team :mjlol:...he didn't want any parts of battling Kawhi dolo for the next 5 to 7 years:mjlol:

I am pretty sure he went to warriors because he was scared of facing warriors every year, not the spurs. That bum ass aldridge needs to lose some weight if spurs are really thinking of challenging this warriors squad

KD is 2-1 against spurs so far
 

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lebron is a better

scorer
rebounder
passer

......and still has the ability to be a better defender than khawi when locks in



LeBron James wasn't Paul George's primary defender, that was J.R. Smith. But when LeBron was put in situations where he had to guard George, he did a substantial job. Through video tracking I accumulated George's FG/FGA - TO(s) when guarded by LeBron and here's what I got:

Game 1 - 2/5 (40%), 1 turnover
Game 2 - 2/3 (66%), 2 turnovers
Game 3 - 3/8 (37%)
Game 4 - 1/4 (25%) 1 turnover

TOTAL: 8/20 (40%), 4 turnovers




Last season, while it went unnoticed, lebron was better than khawi on defense





2015-2016 season


The usual field goal percent of the shooter that the player is defending
LeBron - 44.8%
Kawhi - 44.9%

Defense Dashboard

2pt FGs - Players shot 8.2% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
2pt FGs - Players shot 7.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
3pt FGs - Players shots 2.7% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
3pt FGs - Players shot 1.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
Overall - Players shot 7.4% worse than their average when defended by LeBron on 8.4 Defended FGs Per Game
Overall - Players shot 5.7% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi on 9.4 Defended FGs Per Game

Play type

When they were the closest isolation defender
LeBron - 69 possessions, .59 points per possession allowed, 28.8% eFG
Kawhi - 61 possessions, .69 points per possession allowed, 31% eFG

When they were the closest defender to the PnR ball handler
LeBron - 144 possessions, .66 ppp allowed, 37.1 eFG
Kawhi - 243 possessions, .65 ppp allowed, 35.8 eFG

When they were the roll man defender
LeBron - 10 possessions, .7 ppp, 38.9 eFG
Kawhi - 30 possessions, .5 ppp, 27.8 eFG

Post defense
LeBron - 43 possessions, .77 ppp, 40 eFG
Kawhi - 31 possessions, .77 ppp, 41.7 eFG

On spot up shooters
LeBron - 210 possessions, .8 ppp, 41.6 eFG
Kawhi - 200 possessions, .88 ppp, 43.6 eFG

Hand-offs
LeBron - 43 possessions, .49 ppp, 33.9 eFG
Leonard - 58 possessions, .72 ppp, 39.5 eFG

Off screens
LeBron - 78 possessions, .74 ppp, 40.8 eFG
Kawhi - 96 possessions, 1.05 ppp, 51.2 eFG


Finals Averages...
2.3 Blocks a game
2.6 Steals a game

2016 Playoff Averages
2.3 Steals a game
1.3 Blocks a game

In the last 3 games, LeBron averaged 3 blocks and 3 steals per game

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also....lebron is still the best help/open court defender


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQv7zZa42Q










 

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lebron is a better

scorer
rebounder
passer

......and still has the ability to be a better defender than khawi when locks in








Last season, while it went unnoticed, lebron was better than khawi on defense





2015-2016 season


The usual field goal percent of the shooter that the player is defending
LeBron - 44.8%
Kawhi - 44.9%

Defense Dashboard

2pt FGs - Players shot 8.2% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
2pt FGs - Players shot 7.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
3pt FGs - Players shots 2.7% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
3pt FGs - Players shot 1.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
Overall - Players shot 7.4% worse than their average when defended by LeBron on 8.4 Defended FGs Per Game
Overall - Players shot 5.7% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi on 9.4 Defended FGs Per Game

Play type

When they were the closest isolation defender
LeBron - 69 possessions, .59 points per possession allowed, 28.8% eFG
Kawhi - 61 possessions, .69 points per possession allowed, 31% eFG

When they were the closest defender to the PnR ball handler
LeBron - 144 possessions, .66 ppp allowed, 37.1 eFG
Kawhi - 243 possessions, .65 ppp allowed, 35.8 eFG

When they were the roll man defender
LeBron - 10 possessions, .7 ppp, 38.9 eFG
Kawhi - 30 possessions, .5 ppp, 27.8 eFG

Post defense
LeBron - 43 possessions, .77 ppp, 40 eFG
Kawhi - 31 possessions, .77 ppp, 41.7 eFG

On spot up shooters
LeBron - 210 possessions, .8 ppp, 41.6 eFG
Kawhi - 200 possessions, .88 ppp, 43.6 eFG

Hand-offs
LeBron - 43 possessions, .49 ppp, 33.9 eFG
Leonard - 58 possessions, .72 ppp, 39.5 eFG

Off screens
LeBron - 78 possessions, .74 ppp, 40.8 eFG
Kawhi - 96 possessions, 1.05 ppp, 51.2 eFG


Finals Averages...
2.3 Blocks a game
2.6 Steals a game

2016 Playoff Averages
2.3 Steals a game
1.3 Blocks a game

In the last 3 games, LeBron averaged 3 blocks and 3 steals per game

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also....lebron is still the best help/open court defender


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQv7zZa42Q













STOP POSTING THIS DUMB ASS shyt BOY.

BRON SPENT THE LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS GUARDING THE DEMARE CARROLS OF THE WORLD
WHILE KAWHI WAS GUARDING THE OPPOSING TEAMS BEST PERIMETER PLAYER EVERY NIGHT
:mjlol:AND YOU WANNA POST SHOOTING %

:devil:
:evil:

 
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