Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era?

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Re: Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era? 

Post#81 » by Mirotic12 » Sat May 31, 2025 7:52 am

As of right now, it's very obviously Chris Paul and James Harden.
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Post#82 » by SFrush » Sat May 31, 2025 7:59 am

Embiid for sure. His knees are running out of time.
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Post#83 » by GiannisAnte34 » Sat May 31, 2025 12:39 pm

tonyreyes123 wrote:Lol why are people naming players whose careers are 80-90% over?

For the new guys:
Embiid
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Booker
Trae


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Post#84 » by kenwood3333 » Sat May 31, 2025 12:48 pm

many options: cp3, pg13, wb, demar, butler, dame
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Re: Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era? 

Post#85 » by GQ Hot Dog » Sat May 31, 2025 1:02 pm

Kingdibs19 wrote:Not a Kobe fan at all, don’t even have him top 10. But it’s undeniable that he’s in a different class than Nash. Shaq is the most dominant player of all time. It’s amazing you guys can say with a straight face that Steve no D Nash with 0 playoff success deserves the same amount of MVPs as Kobe & Shaq. Embarrassing really, guys will bend straws to justify giving a guy averaging 15.5ppg an MVP and again we all know why you guys do that.


I don't know why. Give us your opinion.
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Post#86 » by Swift21 » Sat May 31, 2025 5:39 pm

Embiid for sure because his knees are shot. Luka would be my next pick.


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Re: Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era? 

Post#87 » by Johnny Bball » Sat May 31, 2025 5:53 pm

Kingdibs19 wrote:
Quattro wrote:
Kingdibs19 wrote:Nash was just overrated.


Casual


The media told you Nash deserved two MVPs and you believed them. The same amount as Shaq and Kobe combined :lol: Moving goal posts to pretend Nash is an ATG is casual and we all know why you and everyone and 1 you wants to pretend he is an ATG.


That is supremely obtuse. If he doesn't win MVP, it does not change how great those seasons were just because someone thought one other guy was better.

But sure, pretend other people are the ones moving goalposts.

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Post#88 » by durden_tyler » Mon Jun 2, 2025 6:13 am

Pacers run is impressive but you have a feeling that this could be a one time miracle considering parity and all. Will Haliburton be another Nash... That's a sad possibility.
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Re: Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era? 

Post#89 » by Wargreymon » Mon Jun 2, 2025 9:19 am

Paul George
James Harden
Chris Paul
Damian Lillard
Joel Embiid
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Post#90 » by SpreeS » Mon Jun 2, 2025 1:08 pm

most likely old guys

Harden, Westbrook, Paul, Lillard, Butler, George, Embiid

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Post#91 » by Big_Aristotle » Mon Jun 2, 2025 1:13 pm

I'm surprised that Devin Booker hasn't been mentioned more.

Trae Young for sure as well.
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Post#92 » by schnakenpopanz » Mon Jun 2, 2025 1:52 pm

Big_Aristotle wrote:I'm surprised that Devin Booker hasn't been mentioned more.

Trae Young for sure as well.

He is not that great. He is a star. Had one Top 5 season. And since that regressed.
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Re: Who will likely end up as the Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone of this era? 

Post#93 » by NO-KG-AI » Mon Jun 2, 2025 1:59 pm

Kingdibs19 wrote:
Quattro wrote:
Kingdibs19 wrote:Nash was just overrated.


Casual


The media told you Nash deserved two MVPs and you believed them. The same amount as Shaq and Kobe combined :lol: Moving goal posts to pretend Nash is an ATG is casual and we all know why you and everyone and 1 you wants to pretend he is an ATG.


Bro Kobe was 4th in one of those Nash MVP years, and didn’t make the top 15 MVP list in another. He wasn’t getting either MVP even if you wipe Nash from existence :lol:
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Post#94 » by Effigy » Mon Jun 9, 2025 5:34 pm

Those guys all won MVPs. So it’s got to be someone like Harden, Westbrook or Embiid. Luka doesn’t have an MVP yet so he’s not in the conversation.
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Post#95 » by Optms » Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:23 pm

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Kingdibs19 wrote:Not a Kobe fan at all, don’t even have him top 10. But it’s undeniable that he’s in a different class than Nash. Shaq is the most dominant player of all time. It’s amazing you guys can say with a straight face that Steve no D Nash with 0 playoff success deserves the same amount of MVPs as Kobe & Shaq. Embarrassing really, guys will bend straws to justify giving a guy averaging 15.5ppg an MVP and again we all know why you guys do that.


I don't know why. Give us your opinion.


I think he's suggesting because Steve Nash is white or because people can't allow themselves to give Kobe credit for anything, which is par for the course around here. The thread that broke news on his death was disgustingly filled with hate and bigotry. Maybe race does have something to do with it though. I don't know. But that hate was not normal.

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