LUKA DONCIC PROVIDES IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT THE NEW NBA IS SOFT AND WATERED DOWN

Jalether

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I WOULD SAY THIS PUT A TARGET ON HIS BACK, BUT THE NEW NBA DONT MOVE LIKE THAT ANYMORE

yep this generation led by bron are all about the money and buddy buddy shyt. imagine doncic making that comment in the gary payton,mj,pippen era.
 

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It only looks that way if you ignore that they're playing more minutes in the playoffs. Their per-36 scoring numbers and their FG% go down or stay the same:

MJ per-36 in regular season for Chicago: 29.4ppg on 50.5% shooting
MJ per-36 in playoffs for Chicago: 28.8ppg on 48.7% shooting

Shaq per-36 in regular season: 24.6ppg on 58.2% shooting
Shaq per-36 in playoffs: 23.3ppg on 56.3% shooting

Duncan per-36 in regular season: 20.1ppg on 50.1% shooting
Duncan per-36 in playoffs: 20.6ppg on 50.1% shooting

Dirk per-36 in regular season: 22.2ppg on 47.2% shooting
Dirk per-36 in playoffs: 22.4ppg on 46.2% shooting

Wade per-36 in regular season: 23.3ppg on 48.1% shooting
Wade per-36 in playoffs: 21.3ppg on 47.4% shooting

Lebron per-36 in regular season: 25.3ppg on 50.3% shooting
Lebron per-36 in playoffs: 24.8ppg on 49.1% shooting

Durant per-36 in regular season: 26.4ppg on 49.1% shooting
Durant per-36 in playoffs: 25.5ppg on 47.1% shooting

Kyrie per-36 in regular season: 23.6ppg on 46.5% shooting
Kyrie per-36 in playoffs: 23.7ppg on 46.5% shooting


All of those guys saw their per-36 scoring numbers drop in the playoffs except for Duncan, Dirk, and Kyrie, and those three only increased by a fraction of a point. And ALL of those players saw their fg% drop or stay the same in the playoffs.


I only found one star whose numbers actually went up in the playoffs:

Hakeem per-36 in regular season for Houston: 22.3ppg on 51.3% shooting
Hakeem per-36 in the playoffs for Houstong: 23.5ppg on 52.8% shooting

That's a pretty impressive jump.
I stand corrected. It’s still impressive that they numbers even stay the same when defenses can lock in on you but your right when it comes to per 36 but they do play more minutes so I don’t think that should be taken against them.
 

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It's cus the players surrounding him are better. Floor is more spaced/ more guys that can create/ better finishers. For a guy that good at scoring 1 on 1 of course it's easier. Less help defense.
 

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YEP, WE CANT GUARD YOU WE'LL JUST BEAT YOU UP
DO U THINK MCHALE HAD AN ISSUE GUARDING RAMBIS?

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In Europe you see real defensive schemes consistently. In the NBA it's just in the playoffs. Which is why guys like Kobe and LeBron say real basketball is the playoffs.

is that why Kobe #'s shrink during the playoffs, crunch time, finals time :jbhmm:
 
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