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  As you may have noticed Warriors star player Stephen Curry is having yet another great season currently launching 29.7 points, 6.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds on 64.6% TS. Outside from his outrageous numbers Curry not only is showing how impactful he is to Golden State but showing why he just might be the best offensive player in entire league... Curry is having an historic offensive season and majority of his damage comes from that end. Per 75 possessions he is averaging over 30 points and is also leading all guards in TS%. With the defensive attention Curry gets his teammates such as Andrew Wiggins get to play more freely. As an example last season when Curry was out Andrew Wiggins got 47% of his shots open and yet that number has rose to 54% this year. (At the time of this writing) when Curry is on the Court Andrew Wiggins has a TS% of 56.9% which is about league average. However in the 600 minutes Wiggins has played without Curry on the floor this season Wiggins has a TS% of just ...

  We hear it time and time again...the claim tends to be that Michael Jordan played weak finals competition or what some people refer to as "plumbers" and ''mailmen". Although of the criticisms in the world this one falls far from reality... 1991: In the 1991 NBA season everyone shaped  Michael Jordan   to be the best in league. However Magic Johnson didn't trail to far behind. Some might perceive Johnson as washed by 1991 but he was still good for a near 20 point double double as well as 7 rebounds. This production from Johnson led him to make the all NBA 1st team while almost winning his 4th MVP award.  The Trail Blazers were expected to win the NBA title in this season. They would lead all teams in wins with 63. Although they were sent home by the Lakers in a short 6 game series . Further showing the dominance of Magics Lakers . Magic stood by hall of famer James Worthy who was an all star and who got on to an all NBA team. Overall the lakers were a 5...

  There seems to be an on going topic right now about Michael Jordan vs LeBron...however unlike usual this debate is about the abilities on the defensive end and not as overall basketball players. Defensive has always been a very important aspect of the sport so you'll be glad to know that Michael Jordan is the player that is truly the better defender in this scenario.  To prove it let's begin with their defensive longevity. LeBron just turned 36 and his defense is quite questionable at times. LeBron made his last all defensive team 7 years ago at the age of 29. However Jordan played at an all defensive level for the course of 9 years, making 1st team for all those as well. Even at age 35 Jordan was named to an all defensive 1st team. However it didn't stop there because believe it or not Jordan's defensive impact followed him even into his Wizards days.  In 2001 the year before the Wizards would pick up Jordan they were the 28th best defensive team in the league (of 29...

  On a Sunday night special the Blazers matchup with the Dallas Mavericks went down to the wire but ended up a being a 121-118 win for Portland. Giving the Blazers a 4 game winning streak and a 16-10 record. Damian Lillard set the tone with 34 points and 11 assists in 36 minutes of play time. Although the highlight of the game happened with just over 30 seconds on the clock when Lillard waited until seconds remained to hit a classic one two step back 3 pointer that sank the hearts of everyone of the Mavericks roster.  "We played the kind of game we played against what we've been up against through the game. It's rewarding in the end." Said Lillard after the matchup However with 6.9 seconds left of play time Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle had time to draw up one last play for his star Luka Doncic. In an attempt to push Lillard and the Blazers to overtime Luka came off a screen and had an open look at the basket with the shot going in and out. Moving the Mavericks t...

  Heading into the past 2 NBA seasons fans wanted Steph Curry to "prove himself." What they mean by this is that they wanted to see if Curry could lead an average roster to a good record and a good season. While being well unaware of the fact that Curry has already been able to accomplish this feat a couple of years before his MVP season. So you'll be glad to know that Curry in the 2 seasons before 2015 was able to lead 2 average roster to 47 and 51 win seasons.  All that's really needed to do here is date back to the 2 previous seasons and you can see examples of Steph Curry leading average rosters to the NBA playoffs and a good record. In fact I would as far as to say that those Warrior teams over achieved. In 2013 many fans and analyst didn't believe that the Warriors were a playoff team. Despite the misbelief Curry led Golden State to 47 wins which was good enough for the 6th in the Western Conference.  Curry had statistical outputs of 22.9 points per game, 6....

  How many points would Michael Jordan average if he were a player in the modern NBA? 30? 35? Could he even acclude even 40? Considering this is a hypothetical there's no true right answer. However, many people who we refer to as "old heads" say a prime  Michael Jordan  would average 40 points in the Modern era. But why do they think this? Is it just because they're big fans or is a prime Michael Jordan really capable of averaging 40 points in this era...well that's take a statical approach and try to come to a conclusion...  To understand the following text one thing that is worthy of a mention is that  Michael Jordan  is the greatest scorer the NBA has ever laid their eyes on. Establishing Jordan as the greatest scorer should be as nice starting point as nobody in the history of this sport could match his dominance in that aspect of basketball wether were looking at eye test or on the stat sheet. Michael has the highest regular season PPG average ever ...

                                                  Why Kobe WAS NOT carried by Shaq Let's face it the Shaq and Kobe duo is probably the most interesting duo to look at in NBA history because of the relationship they shared. They had a player in Shaq were nobody could physically match him and on the other hand they had Kobe who was determine to win no matter the cost. The success these two had while wearing the same uniform is something that hasn't been matched since. 99% of NBA fans all agree that Shaq was the better in this 2 man duo and that much i can stand by. However the problem i've noticed is  people tend to fall into this narrative that Shaq  carried Kobe because Shaq was  the one holding up the FMVPs for the 3 championships. Bare with me because i will enclose how bombared this argument honestly is. But before we go...

  When talking about perfect careers Tim Duncans name is often the first to come to mind. In fact, I would argue that Tim Duncan had the most flawless career in NBA history. Duncan played his whole career with the San Antonio Spurs winning 5 championships along with 2 most valuable player awards and 15 all NBA selections . However, that's Just the tip of the iceberg. Certain aspects of Duncans career often don't get enough spotlight. Duncan isn't top 10 in some peoples eyes but Duncan should be recognized as a top 5 player in NBA history. Everyone will have different different opinions about this claim but one things certain: Tim Duncans career will always be remembered for the rest of NBA history.....   Longevity : Let's face it...in the longevity aspect of basketball not many players accomplished what Duncan did. Tim Duncan is the only player in NBA history to make an All NBA 1st team and win a championship in 3 different decades. But in addition to that Duncan ...

  The most valuable player award also known as the NBA MVP award is one of the most honoring awards in sports and given to only the best of the best and the players that shine that little bit brighter than everyone else. Year in and year out there is a ton of hype surrounding who will win MVP..so much so that fans try and guess who the award will be given to months before the NBAs arrival. Numerous factors go into the MVP award such as team success, narrative, individual play etc. But what is holding each superstar back from getting the privilege to be the 2021 MVP? Let's find out... Giannis Antetokounmpo : Over the past 2 season Giannis has presented himself in a manner that proves he should now be held to susperstar status. He accomplished this by averaging statical numbers of over 28 points and 13 rebounds and leading his team to the best record in the NBA for the last 2 seasons now. Because of this Giannis was awarded the privilege to hold up both the 2019 and 2020 Kia NBA M...

  " Michael Jordan  was 1-9 in the playoffs before the  Chicago Bulls  acquired  Scottie Pippen  in 1988"....this is the criticism that non-stop circles Michael Jordans  NBA  career. And considering Jordan is the greatest player to ever touch the hardwood his career will always be under inspection. 1-9 seems bad at face value but taking a deeper look into this assessment it's not hard to find the cherry picking here.  In 1985 Jordan lost in the first round to the Milwaukee Bucks winning just 1 of the 4 games leaving him with a 1-3 playoff record before having to face Larry Bird's Celtics. When the Bulls and the Celtics matched up in 1986 and 1987 Chicago was swept both times now leaving Jordan with a 1-9 playoff record before Pippen arrived and that's about as much entail as people will ever tell you. However, despite the lack of context there are a couple things that make this an illogical statent.  1.) 1988 season:  Pippen is the ...

  Kareem Abdul Jabbar. .the man with the most career points..the most career MVPs ...and 6 championships ..he is overrated. Kareem by most fans is considered to be a top 3 player in NBA history but due to his lack of competition for his accolades, along with the a few other aspects of his career Kareem being in the top 3 pedestal is a place in history were Kareem  doesn't  deserve to be ranked. However, Kareem is easily a top 10 player in history. Although Kareem might be overrated being overrated  doesn't  mean you suck and it definitely doesn't mean you are not a great player. It simply means fans and analyst think you are better than you truly were and it is in no way a hateful term. There are multiple aspects of Kareem's career that shouldn't be overlooked but are and holes in his career that most people have ever heard about. And the following text is simply a personal opinion. With that being established let's get into the actually purpose for this claim.....