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Guys. Don’t lump cheese beef and ouchie as one person. They are two different people.

And please don’t make it personal

How did I get lumped into this? Haven’t said anything personal to anyone.
 

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I wasn't trying to be negative or take a personal shot. I know 2 posters who often remark on the same thing and since they're brothers, I mentioned that rather than naming you both individually. Really didn't think it would be contentious or need addressed.
 

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Warriors have not yet commented on a report before game 5 that said Steve Kerr was "pissed at Kuminga for not passing to Curry several times during the season" and that's what led to him being benched. That Kerr feels Curry should be the primary guy(duh) and if you're not going to pass the ball to him, you're not going to play.
If true that would go a long way to explaining why Kuminga got buried and then resurrected when Curry was out

Too bad if true. You won't find a more unselfish superstar than Steph Curry, if you can't play with him you've got some issues
 

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Warriors have not yet commented on a report before game 5 that said Steve Kerr was "pissed at Kuminga for not passing to Curry several times during the season" and that's what led to him being benched. That Kerr feels Curry should be the primary guy(duh) and if you're not going to pass the ball to him, you're not going to play.
If true that would go a long way to explaining why Kuminga got buried and then resurrected when Curry was out

Too bad if true. You won't find a more unselfish superstar than Steph Curry, if you can't play with him you've got some issues
kinda turns kuminga into a troubled poole if true
 

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Westbrook smh
He destroyed what they worked for in less than 2 minutes.
 

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Ok. No one cut Lillard slack when he was doing it alone in Portland, for example. Jokic isn't the first guy who doesn't have All-Star's flanking him. I'm not even arguing it's hard to make an All-Star team next to Jokic. I'm asking for someone to name another top flight player who has failed to win consistently in the postseason without taking heat for it. Jokic stands alone. Why? Plenty of stars have led their team to 50 win seasons but eventually that's expected and analysts start overlooking it. Jokic has 1 ring, same as Dirk, and is around the same tier until he wins more. He's not above guys like Dirk and KG until he wins more. He's not in the same tier as Duncan, Kobe, Lebron, etc. You need multiple championships to get there. Bash his teammates, it doesn't change the results.

I really don't get this Jokic love here. He's a great player but I don't believe he's a guy who throws his team on his back and wins series. He did that one time vs an 8 seed, 4 seed, 7 seed, and 8th seed. People here still dismiss the Suns finals run due to who they played but laud Jokic for playing underdogs. Yes, they won and deserve credit for that but I'm not going to place Jokic or the Nuggets in a higher tier when they've failed to overcome any adversity since.

This level of hate is honestly impressive lol

He’s literally a champion comparing him to Lillard is hilarious
 

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This level of hate is honestly impressive lol

He’s literally a champion comparing him to Lillard is hilarious

It's not hate but you hyper focusing on one name tells me you can't rebuke what I said. I respect his game but don't believe he's really better than Dirk. Great player but not a generational talent.
 

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Ok. No one cut Lillard slack when he was doing it alone in Portland, for example. Jokic isn't the first guy who doesn't have All-Star's flanking him. I'm not even arguing it's hard to make an All-Star team next to Jokic. I'm asking for someone to name another top flight player who has failed to win consistently in the postseason without taking heat for it. Jokic stands alone. Why? Plenty of stars have led their team to 50 win seasons but eventually that's expected and analysts start overlooking it. Jokic has 1 ring, same as Dirk, and is around the same tier until he wins more. He's not above guys like Dirk and KG until he wins more. He's not in the same tier as Duncan, Kobe, Lebron, etc. You need multiple championships to get there. Bash his teammates, it doesn't change the results.

I really don't get this Jokic love here. He's a great player but I don't believe he's a guy who throws his team on his back and wins series. He did that one time vs an 8 seed, 4 seed, 7 seed, and 8th seed. People here still dismiss the Suns finals run due to who they played but laud Jokic for playing underdogs. Yes, they won and deserve credit for that but I'm not going to place Jokic or the Nuggets in a higher tier when they've failed to overcome any adversity since.

Huh? He carried them to a title. Only the Celtics have won more playoff games during this decade.
 
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