Kawhi > LeBron
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:46 pm
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wco81 wrote:You know what makes Kawhi so valuable in the playoffs?
He gets to push off with impunity or he initiates contact by dipping his shoulder into the defender and get put on the line over and over again.
Him and Harden, they snowed the NBA officials.
They're great and skilled enough as it is, but they get officiated the most favorably in the NBA right now.
lautreamont wrote:wco81 wrote:You know what makes Kawhi so valuable in the playoffs?
He gets to push off with impunity or he initiates contact by dipping his shoulder into the defender and get put on the line over and over again.
Him and Harden, they snowed the NBA officials.
They're great and skilled enough as it is, but they get officiated the most favorably in the NBA right now.
The shoulder bump is almost never called on anyone, but KL does at times push off with the arm to shed defenders and it's never called when it should be. He has also been flopping more lately as well. As strong as he is a little bump sometimes sends him flying. He's been learning how to work the refs, no doubt about it.
NippySudz wrote:lautreamont wrote:wco81 wrote:You know what makes Kawhi so valuable in the playoffs?
He gets to push off with impunity or he initiates contact by dipping his shoulder into the defender and get put on the line over and over again.
Him and Harden, they snowed the NBA officials.
They're great and skilled enough as it is, but they get officiated the most favorably in the NBA right now.
The shoulder bump is almost never called on anyone, but KL does at times push off with the arm to shed defenders and it's never called when it should be. He has also been flopping more lately as well. As strong as he is a little bump sometimes sends him flying. He's been learning how to work the refs, no doubt about it.
You can push off as log its not extended. Its a legal move.
wco81 wrote:Lebron seemed to have no ideas in game 1 vs. Houston....
lautreamont wrote:wco81 wrote:Lebron seemed to have no ideas in game 1 vs. Houston....
LeBron apparently figured things out in games 2 through 5.
wco81 wrote:Lakers role players really stepped up after the first game loss to Houston.
A lot of it due to Lebron finding them for good looks.
When Kawhi is going one on one, the other players stand around and watch. It's no secret that he emulates Kobe's approach and ball-dominant game.
Kobe could score a lot of points but he wouldn't have rings without playing with Shaq and then Gasol. But those years were before the dominance of wings today.
For the most part, Kawhi doesn't get double-teamed. The Nuggets did swarm to him in game 2 and contested all his shot attempts at the basket, resulting in blocks and him shooting a low percentage for that game.
I don't know that Kawhi has to be the one to try to create shots for other players. But you need some kind of playmaking and you really don't have that except Lou setting up pick and roll easy shots for Harrell.
Clippers move the ball well enough when needed to get good looks but if the other players have been watching Kawhi go to work for half the game, maybe they're not ready to take big shots in the fourth quarter.
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