Steph Curry being the GOAT? Yeah we know he’s the greatest shooter ever. But Steph Curry, the Greatest Player of all time? No way. That’s crazy, right? No. Stephen Curry is a one of a kind player. The greatest shooter ever, and also the best player without the ball in his hands ever, Curry adds […]
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Kobe Bryant is a basketball legend and icon worldwide. We don’t even need to review the luster of his accomplishments – 5x NBA Championships, 2x Finals MVPs, 18 All-Stars, 9x All-Defensive teams, etc. In fact, some of Kobe’s accolades sell him short – he only has 1 MVP to his name, but many consider Kobe
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Look at some of the guy who have won rings: Jordan, LeBron, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Shaq, Giannis, Duncan, Hakeem, Curry, Kareem, etc. They each have experienced winning championships as a number 1 option. They all have things in common. We’ll explain what that is in a minute. Generally speaking, there are three fundamental components that
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Generally speaking, rings are a reflection of a player’s greatness. (This mostly applies to the NBA, where an individual player does have a large, outsized impact on his team’s ability to win games, and also for NFL QBs, who also have an outlier impact on a team’s ability to win games.) We can call this
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Statistics record information about what is happening. This person scored points, blocked shots, caught passes, etc. But they cannot be used exclusively to draw conclusions. They do not actually tell the whole story. This is because statistics – especially basic counting statistics – are inherently vague and blurry. They are not precise because they only
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Over the past 15 months, Kawhi Leonard’s stock has soared all the way up. His two rings and two Finals MVPs with two different teams, along with his multiple DPOY awards has earned him the distinction of being included in possible top 10 all time debates. I’m writing this to tell you this is a
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LeBron James. LeBron. Bron Bron. King James. The GOAT (lol). No matter what nickname you prefer to call him, there’s no denying that LeBron James is one of the best NBA players to ever play the game. The numbers speak for themselves. The man led perhaps the greatest NBA Finals victory in recent memory, coming
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Read the title. … … Oh… wait, you want an explanation or rationale for the title? My bad. I’ll get right to it. The Golden State Warriors NEED a small forward. They don’t have a starting caliber wing. Kevin Durant left to join Kyrie Irving for some reason to play for the Brooklyn Nets. And
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Why use championships to grade players? Is Basketball not a team sport? Are there not other variables involved in the game?
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LeBron James. LeBron. Bron Bron. King James. The GOAT (lol). No matter what nickname you prefer to call him, there’s no denying that LeBron James is one of the best NBA players to ever play the game. The numbers speak for themselves. The man led perhaps the greatest NBA Finals victory in recent memory, coming
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