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  1. Pioneer10

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    I guess I'm more sympathetic to Durant here. KD isn't a PG and he's not the same type of playmaker like a comparison like Lebron. He's more like Kawhii. Just not that great of a passer or create for others type of guy. JJ strategy is to blitz guys - he's done it to Murray, Ant particularly if the don't have a secondary creator

    Lakers main defensive strategy is the amoeba zone switch to man defense and this hard blitz strategy. If the Rockets don't have Reed and maybe Sengun as an outlet it may have been better to try to free up Durant to post up or come off a pindown. Hell I've yelled at the Lakers for not putting Luka into better positions when it comes too heliocentric

    Twolves and Rockets really seem vulnerable to this type of defense.
     
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    Counterpoint, f*** him, he took the easy way out and ruined the league for years by joining a 73-win team. He’s also a loser who argues with random people on Twitter. Also this

     
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    new burner incoming
     
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    I don't mind seeing Durant looking bad. Finally!! He pissed me off back in the day when he took some shots at Lebron basically saying everything around him is a shiitshow. He is not, nor ever will be, in the GOAT discussion and that is completely on him. He could have accomplished a lot more than he did but his ego wouldn't let him.
     
    Wino, Mar 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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    Sure - unfortunately a******* sometimes win in basketball - MJ pretty clearly was one to a lot of folks lol.
    In this case credit should just to Lakers defensive strategy and the Rockets personnel issues.
     
    Pioneer10, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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