Thats not just me saying it. Thats coming from a lot of sports talk shows. I dont think a title team ever closed out on a 14 game win streak with probably a 20pt margin of victory.
They are putting up stats snd analytics that no other team has done.
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Thats not just me saying it. Thats coming from a lot of sports talk shows. I dont think a title team ever closed out on a 14 game win streak with probably a 20pt margin of victory.
They are putting up stats snd analytics that no other team has done.
He's probably a top 30 player. 33rd in career BPM, 15th in VORP, 21st in Win Shares, 32nd in PER.
Yeah the 2017 team only lost one game in the finals. Thats probably the closest example in modern basketball. The Knicks will have more losses no matter what, but they *could* close out the final 3 series in sweeps.
All the mythologizing of Kobe since his death has definitely resulted in him becoming a bit overrated. He’s now remembered as both a better player and person than he actually was.
The NBA Playoffs and the Finals have been fantastic as has the NHL Finals. I probably won't watch a random NBA game in winter but when it matters in these moments, it's amazing to watch. Take last night - Spurs lead then Knicks claw back to lead by double digits. Spurs go on a big run, crowd going insane, they take the lead with less than a minute left. Brunson, Wemby mistake, Brunson again. Last second shot doesn't go. Knicks have complete control of the series as the most famous city in the world celebrates and the rest of us are like, "oh, this may actually happen for New York." Incredible stuff.
Because missed shots are missed shots.
And he missed more than any other player in NBA history until Lebron passed him. He shot below 45% for his career, below 33% on threes (LeBron is over 50% for his career overall). There are 42 guys who have scored 25,000 points in the NBA (+ABA) if you include the playoffs. Kobe's shooting % is 38th on that list, ahead of Russell Westbrook, Allen Iverson, John Havlicek, and Elgin Baylor. And Baylor began his career in a league where the average was below 40%, Kobe's FG% was worse than league average the majority of the years he played.
Great player for a marquee NBA franchise. Not in any serious conversation for top 10, and top 20 is very arguable.
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Greatest team ever is 100% ridiculous hyperbole. But they are on an unbelievable run. Since they fell behind Atlanta 2-1, they've won 13 in a row with an average margin of 21 ppg.
Good argument; Kobe stills passes the eyes test but I just subbed Kareem for him in my top five. He's now on my second five along with Magic, Curry, Shaq, and Logo Man.