In my basketball experience, the best one on one players weren’t always the best player on the team. You would think so, but some dudes can play better in 5 on 5. You got some dudes who kill in half court games, but are trash during fulls. If there was a 1on tourney in the ASG, it most likely won’t be a superstar who wins.
this like if Jokic got smacked 12-0 in 1 on 1 vs Caris Levert
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Apprentice
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It’s a nation wide hooper thing
If you been to any camps or played for teams all the 1v1 half court dribbles are limited to 3 dribbles perimeter or post
True.1 on 1 and 5 on 5 can be two different worlds
If there was an NBA 1 on 1 tournament I might put money on Cam Thomas
Driving to the hoop is more difficult when you ain't got shooters spotted in the corner.
Suspect handles become more exposed as well.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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UCONN and UCONN 
Peruvian Connect
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I would expect Levert to smoke slow ass Joki
I was a dominate 1v1 player. I was struggling to get PT in college playing 5v5. Same nikkas I would beat 21-0 are the same ones averaging 20ppg and being consistent1 on 1 and 5 on 5 can be two different worlds
If there was an NBA 1 on 1 tournament I might put money on Cam Thomas
Playaz Eyez
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Austin Rivers would give LeBron that work
LeBron a 5v5 player.
YoungSimpson
RIP Strika
Absolutely if Lebron can't call that screen he's lunch.
Exactly . If you ask someone to play 1on1 in Houston, the most consistent/universal thing they may say is make-it-take-it/“winner’s out”, but otherwise it’s just hooping… with however many dribbles, rebounds, what have you.
In a camp environment its clear why they put rules in place (i.e. 5 second shot clock) to work on certain skills (or just to speed things along
) but basketball is so circumstantial that 1on1 in that context can be meaningless when translated to the actual game.I.e. Luka and SGA will take however many cotdamn iso dribbles they want in an nba game
T-K-G
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this is thread worthyAnd this is the exact type of fukkery the NBA needs, showcase who the best 1v1 guys are
T-K-G
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or a dunk contestPro Hoops is not a game of 21.
or a 3pt contest off the racks
or a skills challenge
But we still have them, because the all star game is more than just a regular game of basketball
you ain't even try to think this throughAin’t no necessarily about it. It’s apples and oranges
Only nggas that don’t hoop would be surprised. I even side eyed the title. I can’t definitively tell you Jokic would beat Caris Levert 1 on 1 my boy
Which is why I don’t even want this. We are at the peak of sports discourse being led by non hoopers. Just disingenuous absolute shyt takes. So the minute a highly regarded player loses to a lesser one—-which would happen a lot— they’d be ready to disregard his entire career accolades. No, no, no. It’d be annoying and would not be respectful of the craft it could literally ruin the game.
‘And the 2025 finals MVP Jayson Tatum!’
‘lol Don’t care, you lost to Jordan Poole’
