but Randle has had more impact years where he’s made his team better.
Has he really? He's a decent player but the advanced metrics say KP is a far more valuable player when healthy.
And it's pretty tough to ignore Randle's postseason performances at this point. He may just be a guy who struggles when defenses start putting in full effort.
IMO KP is clearly the better player when healthy. So if you're talking about ceilings of a player, I don't know how you don't say KP.
It’s preseason and new teams need time to gel.
That said, I think people are really overstating the impact of adding Lillard. I have a lot of concerns about what the Bucks did and it falls on deaf ears amidst the hype. This team is going to be bad on defense, and as good as Lillard is on offense, they already had a guy to go to in crunch time when you needed a bucket so much of what Lillard brings to the table is redundant.
I’m not convinced Bucks even make it to the ECF for the much hyped series against Boston. That defense is going to cost them.
But that’s the extreme minority view. Most citizens don’t care - that’s why this happens endlessly and people get all pissed off when they lose a team.
Just democracy in a nutshell. Majority wins and way more voters want a team badly than those who don’t.
I think it’s pretty clear that Harden has no intentions of playing an honest season. Even if he shows up eventually, Morey can’t be dumb enough to expect him to give 100% effort.
Realistically less. Luka is the only name here I'd write in pen.
Embiid could certainly do it again but he's got his MVP and Philly REALLY needs to figure out how to keep his stamina up for the postseason so taking on less in game load is probably a good idea.
Lillard and Giannis are almost impossible to both score 30.
Chet is gonna need some shots, so SGA might see a downtick but I wouldn't rule it out.
Tatum will likely be close but hard to say how the offense shake out in Boston.
It would really be something if the Thunder relocate back to Seattle. Certainly would keep the record book neat and tidy vs giving them an expansion team.
I'll never understand why people don't understand why this happens. It's so absurdly simple:
People can debate the positive/negative economics of it all day long, but it's really neither here nor there. Bringing in a pro sports team to your city is a politically super popular move, and politicians only care about whatever helps them win their next election.
Totally depends on how he looks this year. Absolutely nobody is giving him $100M+ for a 4th straight 10/5-ish season.
To get paid for potential you have to actually display you're making steps towards that potential.
Iggy is so very very very far from any serious HoF argument. 1x All-Star and won a few rings as a role player.
Meh. Not convinced he’s even a positive player at 30 points a game. Traffic cone caliber defense and horrible inefficiency. He became very unplayable at times for the Warriors.
The average fan was priced out of stadiums a long time ago.
It’s all people with plenty of disposable income or those spending over their heads who go to games now.