Why can't it be true?Advanced stats say Jalen Brunson is carrying the Mavs with Luka playing at barely replacement level
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Gil Scott-Heroin
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Advanced stats say Jalen Brunson is carrying the Mavs with Luka playing at barely replacement level
The differential is ridiculous.
400 minutes is a large enough sample size to get a general outlook on how the Mavs have performing, and Brunson is literally keeping the Mavs afloat, by himself, well, he and the lineups which he leads. The Mavs' record probably gives a false reading of how they're situated given that their starting lineup is drowning in the deficit.
They absolutely look like a lottery team or a team that will barely scrape their way into the play-in.
They can't wait til the deadline to make moves, they need to make moves as early as next week
With what players and assets?
The only player outside of Bron and AD that they have worth of value on the trade market is THT.
I agree with you but the Lakers have manifested players out of nothing before and they can do it again, so I have no idea.
They almost got Buddy Hield out of KCP and Kuzma who are both literally garbage so I don't put it past them at all.
Their performance in Washington thus far and the teams record says otherwise
If anyone is garbage, it's Buddy Hield and don't let the numbers fool you to thinking otherwise. Those players also were under expiring contracts as well, which makes a difference. You're going to be limited in what you can get in return because of it.
Gil Scott-Heroin
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The writing was on the wall during preseason:
The Warriors, Griz, and Mavs are locks to make the playoffs, but not the Lakers?
Terrible take
It's funny how Lakers fans were saying bu-bu-but it's just the preseason when they were losing, yet now they realize those games were actually a lot more reflective of reality than they care to admit.As I said, the Lakers are one of the oldest teams ever, so everything is going to hit a little harder over the course of a 82-game season. They've already had a number of injuries and the regular season isn't even underway. A large majority of their rotation has either been sleep walking on defense for the last few years, or been completely non-existent. All that really comes down to effort, and effort is one of the biggest factors in generating regular season wins. Nearly every single team they come up against, and in nearly every game-spot, they're going to be conceding that to their opponent.
Those teams are locks for mine because they need less to go their way to make the playoffs, and they have younger and more diverse personnel. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll finish above the Lakers, I just trust them more to. The Lakers' chances essentially fall on AD, if he can play the majority of the season and do it at an All-NBA level, that'll put them in great position to make it, but if his body can't hold up, well, they'll struggle to keep pace.
I'm projecting the Lakers to fall between 5th-9th, are you telling me that they're a lock to finish in the top-4 teams?
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Be glad when this weirdo goes into hiding again
Gil Scott-Heroin
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Gil Scott-Heroin
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Kuzma and KCP are the same players now as they were in LA. Sure, they're contributing to the team in their own way, but it's more a product of coaching and balance of depth as to why the Wizards have started the season strong. The only notable thing Kuzma and Buddy bring to the table is scoring, and Kuzma's averaging 14 points on 51 eFG% and Buddy's averaging 17 points on 57 eFG%, so I don't know how the hell you came to the conclusion that Buddy is "garbage", and yet Kuzma is this irreplaceable piece who's been integral in the Wizards having the best record in the East.Their performance in Washington thus far and the teams record says otherwise
If anyone is garbage, it's Buddy Hield and don't let the numbers fool you to thinking otherwise.
As a matter of fact, out of the nine main rotational players, Kuzma is third-to-last in net rating. They're not exactly succeeding because of his efforts.
Flex Luger
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Cornball ass dude
The only person saying that Kuzma is irreplaceable is you
I'd rather have Kuzma and KCP over Buddy Hield and I stand by that.
the dude has been unfairly hated on his entire career. shyt is weird to me
Full credit to DeMar because he’s balling right now and this is probably the best he’s ever looked in his career but we not about to rewrite history like the criticism for his playoff performances in Toronto were unfair
It wasn’t just that he couldn’t beat LeBron, nobody in the East could for an 8 year stretch. It was that he never played well in those series, as well as others.
I didn’t even know DeRozan being called the worst signing was ever a thing, I thought the consensus was the Bulls had one of the best offseasons
Gil Scott-Heroin
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It's illustrating a point.The only person saying that Kuzma is irreplaceable is you
I'd rather have Kuzma and KCP over Buddy Hield and I stand by that.
The fact you took it as literal words makes me believe you're walking back your initial statement.
You said Buddy was "garbage", and insinuated that Kuzma is more to the contrary, or that he's far beyond that where he can't be categorized as such. Nobody is saying you can't choose Kuzma and/or KCP over Buddy, but to make out there's this chasm between their abilities because of their respective team records is disingenuous. What makes Buddy's more efficient numbers on a worse team deceiving, and not Kuzma's less efficient numbers on a better team? Does Kuzma inefficiency transcend conventional wisdom and his play in the past, to now where it actually leads to winning?
Kuzma was the joke of this board last season (and for good reason because his play was a circus act), and yet now he's suddenly transformed into this winning player after 10 games, despite him being the same exact player.
Make it make sense.
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