Luka def doesn't take as seriously as some of the other greats.
Life is unfair, sometimes people have have so much talent they can be fat, and not in great shape
and still dominate the best athletes on the planet earth.
I thought it was a good pick but no matter how big of a fan you were of lively the history of the NBA says rookie C struggle initially with the demands of nba defense.
let alone high level playoff scheming and adjustments,
by any estimate he is performing better than even the most positive...
The replacement level remember is
"the level of performance an average team can expect when trying to replace a player/coach at minimal cost"
Who is a coach you can get for like cheap salary who is available and you could hire instantly without cost.
Who is that, I don't even think Darvin...
I wasn't the biggest J Kidd, but it seems crazy to call him replacement level.
Could the replacement level coach
- have a rookie center anchoring an elite playoff defense
- Turn Kyrie into an above average defensive PG.
- PJ Washington turning into a high level switch big
- have an elite...
basketball always been the sport of the youth so i think it naturally just respects what's young and cool.
in a way more conservative sports like football and baseball don't.
I do wish that younger players were forced to play with 1960's rules once.
- No 3 point line,
- smaller paint
- Strict carrying rules, (hands must be on top of the ball, palms down at all times)
- strict travel rules, (no euro steps, nothing that looks weird)
I think if they had to do that...
IMO just about every era of basketball is underrated at this point.
- You have the 90's and early 2000's legends who have transitioned to commentary constantly ****ting on modern players.
- You have young people who have no context for 60's 70's, 80's basketball ****ting on the legends of the...