2025 NBA Season Thread aka Draymond's Annual Wealth Destruction Tour

[zjcvols]

@n_huffhines when do we start the LeBron MVP talks

 

[n_huffhines]

@n_huffhines when do we start the LeBron MVP talks

It is crazy what he's doing. His body must feel pretty good right now, but it's like he's got this new elite skill of knowing when to go. I think he's had a good sense of this for well over a decade, but in recent years it felt like it was a little stat-padding-ish. He picked his moments so he could strategically rest...and then later, because the team was just treading water and he was out to get his numbers. These last couple months it really does feel like he's harnessed it for the ultimate good of the team. He's been so good at trying to get other guys going and figuring out who is on each given night, and picking up the slack where needed.

I think now that he has more reps with Reaves, and the addition of Luka, Lebron as a cutter has become more devastating, even in his old age. I would watch the Lakers in the past and Lebron would make a good cut and not get the ball and he'd be so mad, like "I'm 38/39/40. I can't just be sprinting for cardio." and now it doesn't seem like any of those cuts are going to waste.

 

[zjcvols]

After I finished a couple MLB tiers list, I think I’m writing a long Bill Simmons-esque legacy piece on Durant. I have so many thoughts on his career

 

[n_huffhines]

After I finished a couple MLB tiers list, I think I’m writing a long Bill Simmons-esque legacy piece on Durant. I have so many thoughts on his career

He might be the most disappointing elite player of all-time.

OKC - built a team from shambles into a contender but then dipped. I would not hold this against him, except for the fact that every other stop had problems.
GSW - wasn't happy hitching his wagon to a championship team, and dipped after much drama.
BKN - didn't have the leadership to make more of this situation, then tried to get everybody fired, and then demanded a trade before his extension kicked in.
PHX - didn't make us better, hasn't been a leader, and surprise, surprise, the locker room is garbage.

He was at #12 when ESPN did their top 75 ranking. I thought it was insane to have him ahead of Steph, and it's even dumber now. He probably shouldn't be ahead of Hakeem, Dr. J, Steph, or Dirk, Moses Malone, or Jerry West.