Since 2019, no defending NBA champion has gotten past the second round…

[Bboystyle]

It shows how hard it is to repeat. One year all the breaks you get don't come around 2x in a row.

Now imagine 3 peating twice in 8 years


Goat shyt

 

[FTBS]

The 3 not the issue

Talent is so spread out. Its no one dominant team.

All eyes are on OKC imo. They possibly could ruin all the parity with their assests and possibly draft luck

The 3 counteracts individual talent. An inferior team talent wise can get hot from 3 or a superior team can go cold and that can tilt a series. Thats exactly what happened to OKC last year. fukkin PJ Washington went stupid from 3. It wasnt Luka and Kyrie dominating like that. Its not the only factor but its the only new one along with the aprons.

 

[Cladyclad]

The 3 counteracts individual talent. An inferior team talent wise can get hot from 3 or a superior team can go cold and that can tilt a series. Thats exactly what happened to OKC last year. fukkin PJ Washington went stupid from 3. It wasnt Luka and Kyrie dominating like that. Its not the only factor but its the only new one along with the aprons.

Denver just was 15/35 from 3 but lost by 43 lol

 

[FTBS]

Denver just was 15/35 from 3 but lost by 43 lol

And their opponent made more 3s on less attempts. In previous eras its damn near impossible to lose like that when shooting like that.

 

[Cladyclad]

And their opponent made more 3s on less attempts. In previous eras its damn near impossible to lose like that when shooting like that.

So 16/36 vs 15/35 =43pt loss lol

 

[FTBS]

So 16/36 vs 15/35 =43pt loss lol

Well its one game. And obviously if the teams are basically even from 3 other factors are impacting the out come. Impact of 3s is demonstrated over time.

 

[SchoolboyC]

The 3 not the issue

Talent is so spread out. Its no one dominant team.

All eyes are on OKC imo. They possibly could ruin all the parity with their assests and possibly draft luck

No because the 2nd apron is gonna fukk over OKC too once Jalen & Chet come off their rookie deals next summer and SGA is supermax eligible

The 2nd apron is essentially a pseudo hard cap

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Repeating is hard. 82 regular season games + 20ish playoff games - then to do it all over again the next year, it takes a toll, mentally and physically. You hear it all the time.

 

[Diondon]

Repeating is hard af and MJ is the GOAT lol

 

[Don Homer]

stop stealing from reddit

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

It means he played in the most watered down era in NBA history.

I heard the NBA actually did something about tanking after he retired…Boy oh boy was it hurting the game in 00s & 10s

 

[High quality poster]

Still think they win the series.

 

[Harry B]

Besides Raptors losing their star, how many of these were due to injuries?

It's reasonable to assume that Bucks would've won if Middleton didn't get dropped early in the playoffs

 

[Jazzy B.]

Kawhi left the raptors in 2019.

AD went down injured in game 4 in 2021 against Phoenix.

K Midd went down in the first round in 2022.

You can have The Warriors and The Nuggets but let’s actually add context

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