Around the NBA - playoff bubble continued

[Capn'O]

Lakers should tidily take the title

[3toheadmelo]

Murray led the Nuggets in scoring. AD led the Lakers in scoring.

Lebron is obviously the best player on the Lakers and Jokic is obviously the best player on the Nuggets. PPG really doesn't tell the entire story

It does, if you look at it in terms of this series. AD was the series MVP. He hit a game winner. Outside of that Lebron flurry in garbage time he hadn't really had the best series. And Jokic was made to be invisible. The one game they did win was on Murray's shoulders.

Murray was better than Jokic in this series.

I’m not convinced Jokic is the best player on the Nuggets. Murray was the best player in the Utah series and was the only reason why the Nuggets didn’t get swept, had a 40 point game 7 against the Clippers and was also better than Jokic in the Lakers series.

This is why I can’t say Joker is the best big man in the league when I’m not even sold on him being the best player on his team.

[Worst_to_First]

Was this the last game that we have to listen to Webber and Reggie? Nice.

[mpharris36]

Milsap is trending on twitter

[3toheadmelo]

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And Mel...ya boy Murry - just might be your top dog...

Probably Tatum or Murray right now. I basically have 2 #1 options on my team

[dakomish23]

So

What’s the final verdict?

AD or Jokic?

Jokic better #1 option, but debatable if a team with him as the #1 can get over the hump

AD better #2 option.

Is Jokic a #1 option though? Didn’t really seem like it in these playoffs

I get what you’re saying. He can be the primary facilitator/ engine of the offense, but not necessarily the guy to put up big points every night.

I also think Murray is a championship level #2 scorer.

Ironically, the #1 guy who’d fit in perfectly is AD. DEN fans kept talking about it last year, with AD being an absolute perfect fit, but they felt their organization wouldn’t bother to call about him b/c they assumed he wouldn’t re-sign.

Talk about a dynasty (if AD stayed after they traded for him). They’d win 5 rings in the 2020s

[3toheadmelo]

Jokic could be better but here needs to take over important games. He just doesn't.

Chanel was saying Jokic was gonna take over games while AD was gonna be passive..

[Deeeez Knicks]

Murray led the Nuggets in scoring. AD led the Lakers in scoring.

Lebron is obviously the best player on the Lakers and Jokic is obviously the best player on the Nuggets. PPG really doesn't tell the entire story

It does, if you look at it in terms of this series. AD was the series MVP. He hit a game winner. Outside of that Lebron flurry in garbage time he hadn't really had the best series. And Jokic was made to be invisible. The one game they did win was on Murray's shoulders.

Murray was better than Jokic in this series.

Not really the entire story though. The #1 guy they game planned against was Jokic and they did everything they could to get the ball out of his hands and thru multiple goons at him. Denver really had nobody to match up against AD...part of that is on Jokic for not being a good defender but denver also really had nobody else.

AD was def the mvp. But Lebron is def the better player.

Jokic could have asserted himself more offensively but that is also just part of his game where he will look to pass out of the doubles and not force too much.

[AllanHoustonFan]

Jokic could be better but here needs to take over important games. He just doesn't.

Chanel was saying Jokic was gonna take over games while AD was gonna be passive..

A lot of people on Knicks Twitter kept gassin' Jokic up. It's not just Chanel.

[Worst_to_First]

Oh it was Jeannie Buss' birthday lol.

[robillionaire]

Lebron is obviously the best player on the Lakers and Jokic is obviously the best player on the Nuggets. PPG really doesn't tell the entire story

It does, if you look at it in terms of this series. AD was the series MVP. He hit a game winner. Outside of that Lebron flurry in garbage time he hadn't really had the best series. And Jokic was made to be invisible. The one game they did win was on Murray's shoulders.

Murray was better than Jokic in this series.

Not really the entire story though. The #1 guy they game planned against was Jokic and they did everything they could to get the ball out of his hands and thru multiple goons at him. Denver really had nobody to match up against AD...part of that is on Jokic for not being a good defender but denver also really had nobody else.

AD was def the mvp. But Lebron is def the better player.

Jokic could have asserted himself more offensively but that is also just part of his game where he will look to pass out of the doubles and not force too much.

That's true. AD has been dealing with multiple goons on him his entire career though in NO and nobody gave him any sympathy so Jokic gonna have to just learn from this, and he'll bounce back and be better next time. And the Nuggets need to get an enforcer to put near him in times like this. Howard really did have him shook. Reminded me of Dennis Rodman in this series.

[3toheadmelo]

Jokic better #1 option, but debatable if a team with him as the #1 can get over the hump

AD better #2 option.

Is Jokic a #1 option though? Didn’t really seem like it in these playoffs

I get what you’re saying. He can be the primary facilitator/ engine of the offense, but not necessarily the guy to put up big points every night.

I also think Murray is a championship level #2 scorer.

Ironically, the #1 guy who’d fit in perfectly is AD. DEN fans kept talking about it last year, with AD being an absolute perfect fit, but they felt their organization wouldn’t bother to call about him b/c they assumed he wouldn’t re-sign.

Talk about a dynasty (if AD stayed after they traded for him). They’d win 5 rings in the 2020s

As a #1 option you have to take over games though. Jokic was invisible these last 3 games when they needed him the most. He has to step it up. That’s why I don’t believe in him as a #1 option. Hopefully next year he will bounce back.

[Worst_to_First]

Read on Twitter

Whew.

[HEZI]

Lebron makes scrubs look good so we see what he can do with AD who was a beast already. Lebron won with KLove he could win with Jokic too

[3toheadmelo]

Jokic could be better but here needs to take over important games. He just doesn't.

Chanel was saying Jokic was gonna take over games while AD was gonna be passive..

A lot of people on Knicks Twitter kept gassin' Jokic up. It's not just Chanel.

Yeah I know. But Chanel was talkin the most schit here so I’m ready for the smoke

[mpharris36]

Read on Twitter

Whew.

stop it....lakers don't know pain

[AllanHoustonFan]

Read on Twitter

Whew.

Man get that **** out of my face. I can't stand Laker fans.

[Worst_to_First]

Obviously it is the Lakers quick fix model that Dolan had been wanting to follow.

[AllanHoustonFan]

Obviously it is the Lakers quick fix model that Dolan had been wanting to follow.

The league doesn't fix for the Knicks like they do for the Lakers though.

[DaGawd]

Obviously it is the Lakers quick fix model that Dolan had been wanting to follow.

The league doesn't fix for the Knicks like they do for the Lakers though.

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