Basketball/NBA

[Windhook]

Do the Lakers have a decent shot at the championship now that Doncic plays for them ?

Hard to judge. Season and playoffs are like two divisions apart of basketball nowadays. Lakers are in great form currently, truth to be told. But so are Cleveland and Oklahoma.

 

[Windhook]

Also Golden State Warriors with the Jimmy Butler trade overturned their season.

 

[KingLeo10]

They’re wasting Jokic’s career over in Denver.

This man is a basketball genius the likes of which we’ve never seen.

Averages like 30-13-10 without any effort in 35 mins per game

 

[Windhook]

Jokic made the absolute record of 30pts-20rebs-20ast and the way he downplays it is majestic. The best player in the league for the last 4 years and some sections still ignore him because he's a white foreigner and the style of play is fundamental playbook, unattractive.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Jokic made the absolute record of 30pts-20rebs-20ast and the way he downplays it is majestic. The best player in the league for the last 4 years and some sections still ignore him because he's a white foreigner and the style of play is fundamental playbook, unattractive.

His style is surely attractive tbh, maybe not Lebron's attractive but he is a walking highlight machine IMHO.

Crazy stuff, he completed treble double in the 3rd, then by end of the game he added another treble double.

 

[Windhook]

 

[KingLeo10]

His hand size went a long way in making him an unbelievable offense and defensive force. To be able to palm the ball and just move it like it's on a string is the equivalent to the ball being glued to Messi's feet as he dribbles at high speed/acceleration. Cheat code.

And had the mental game to go with it. Easy GOAT in basketball.

 

[Windhook]

His hand size went a long way in making him an unbelievable offense and defensive force. To be able to palm the ball and just move it like it's on a string is the equivalent to the ball being glued to Messi's feet as he dribbles at high speed/acceleration. Cheat code.

And had the mental game to go with it. Easy GOAT in basketball.

Absolutely. What strikes me the most is his jump. It is out of this world, like he has some invisible parachute, floating in the air more than anyone else.

 

[TheStig]

I'm a big MJ fan and he probably had the best prime years but in the latter years I can't ignore Lebron's achivements and longevityin those GOAT debates.

I remember someone on this forum used GOAT and BOAT acronims and I think it stands in basketball more and more (but in football it doesn't of course). MJ with his status, 6/6 finals and his whole brand and aura will forever be GOAT but one could argue that Lebron's atributes, longevity, allround game, all those finals could mean he will finish his career as BOAT. If he even does something with Luka in the next years...

 

[Windhook]

I'm with Charles Barkley on this GOAT debate. It's pointless and it works against LeBron's legacy tbf. I kinda buy the steroid use accusations, both him and Dwyane Wade's jaws deformed during the Miami Heat era. Don't expect beardless LeBron this lifetime.

 

[Temptation]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1907453355980435814

 

[Windhook]

Interesting one I came across. Especially the third play where Jokic didn't run on instinct to follow the pick & roll bluff of Draymond Green.

 

[FCBfan22]

Well, Dončić has just dropped 45 on the Mavs and recieved standing ovation from the crowd.

Fire Nico chants started 4 seconds into the game...