NBA 2015-2016 Season thread
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popsicledeath
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Alex
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Cavs are very good, but I still think the Spurs and Dubs are a cut above them.
Pigbenis
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That's a stretch. They are 24 and 9 though and played like the first 20 something games with a bunch of starters hurt.
Djay
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Cleveland's wins carry less weight than Chicago's and Toronto's to this point (the Cavs wins have been against lower quality opponents in comparison - 6 wins against the 76ers and Knicks for example), but I agree they'll be the favorites if everyone is healthy come playoff time. The East has been beating up on the West so far this year, but Golden State and San Antonio are crushing it. I want to root for other teams to make it, but I'm just not seeing it right now...a lot can happen between now and the playoffs, though.
Alex
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Yeah it's so tiring to see the Warriors win all these one championships in the last 40 years.
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As in, it would be awesome if more teams like the Warriors were to win championships.
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Angelwatch
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And Cleveland has yet to win a Championship...
Kyrie looks to be back to his old self. He was fantastic against the Wizards and Raptors. Curry is, probably, the best PG in the NBA but Kyrie is definitely top 3.
Kyrie looks to be back to his old self. He was fantastic against the Wizards and Raptors. Curry is, probably, the best PG in the NBA but Kyrie is definitely top 3.
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If you want to tell me Kyrie iscapableof being a top 3 PG in the league I might buy that but he certainly hasn't ever played like one. This season I don't expect him to shoot 25% from behind the arc all year. He's a much better shooter than that.
The problem with him though, is that's all he does. He is a gifted scorer, but it's really unfair to put him in the same discussion as other two way PGs in the league that also are much better playmakers. It's really damning for a PG with his usage to only average 5 APG. Even the other "scoring" PGs find a way to get that number up around 7 or more.
In short, your post reeks of homerism. Curry isprobablythe best PG in the NBA? News flash, buddy. Curry is the best player in the entire league. Kyrie isdefinitelytop 3? Whatever. He falls behind all these guys:
Curry
Westbrook
Lowry
Paul
Wall
Jackson
Bledsoe
Lillard
There's even a case for Rubio as well as he's playing this year.
Now Kyrie is only 23, so you'd probably build around him above some of those guys, but he's certainly, at this moment, not better than any of them.
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On that topic, I'll eat a ton of crow when it comes to Westbrook. I was never a big fan and always thought his chaotic play style took touches that should have been going to Durant. I also didn't think he'd be able to keep up that amazing tear he went on at the end of last season. Dude is a stud and putting up another MVP level season through 36 games.
Angelwatch
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News flash: Sports is all about homerism. I know you find the analytics and statistics of sports fun but homerism IS sports.
Pigbenis
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Wat? Behind Westbrook you're kinda stretching. Plus Kyrie has only played like 7 games this season.
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It definitely goes Curry (maybe), then Westbrook and Paul. After that I'd put Kyrie in the same group as those other guys.
Gilgamel
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DickTrickle
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Homerism is the worst part about sports. Abdication of rational thought shouldn't be lauded.