re: Best NBA players to never win a ring?

Posted by blackandgolddude

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:11 am to Cosmo

Stockton and Malone might of won 2 rings if they didn't have to play in the Jordan era.

Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:28 am to Cosmo

Barkley
Stockton
Malone
Nash
Ewing

We will see after this year with Paul

Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:30 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan

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Kevin Durant

Tell me you dont understand the nba without telling me you don’t understand the nba

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Posted by yallgood

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:31 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

Stockton
Malone
Barkley
Ewing
Maravich
Paul

Posted by cubsfan5150

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:43 am to Cosmo

Dan Marino

Mike Trout

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:49 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

The warriors wion 70 games before Durant got there.

Harrison Barnes went 5/35 in the last 3 games of the Cavs series.

In actuality, all they had to do was improve on Barnes. There is 25 players in between Durant and Barnes that the warriors could have gotten and they still would have been able to beat lebron and the Cavs.

Even with no replacement for KD at all, they managed to sweep the blazers and would have won the title had Klay not got hurt too v the raptors.

Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:49 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

quote:

Tell me you dont understand the nba without telling me you don’t understand the nba

Tell me you dont understand soft without telling me you don't understand soft.

Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 9:59 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan

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Tell me you dont understand soft without telling me you don't understand soft.

Yes, the guy who’s made the greatest comeback from the most devastating injury basketball is soft, lol.
I mean we can keep going:

Tell me you don’t understand Context without telling you don’t understand context.

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Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:04 am to Boomshockalocka

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The warriors wion 70 games before Durant got there. Harrison Barnes went 5/35 in the last 3 games of the Cavs series.

I know this all about defending Harden at some point for you, but…

The Warriors never should’ve won in 2015. The got lucky that Kyrie got injured in OT of game 1, didn’t have Love, & were down 2-1 to the Cavs.

Cavs were better both years. Warriors pre and maybe post KD are the epitome of a regular season team.

You need a big time scoring wing to win in the NBA.

Durant dominated the defending champs. He’s a winner.

it’s clear that he made the right call on Westbrook and now the talking heads are saying he never should’ve left Curry. Lol. Clown show narratives.

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:04 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

Achilles injuries have had lots of advancements in both surgery and rehab that have made it anything But a career killer. 10 years ago, yes it would be amazing what he is doing. Now a days, nah.

ACL used to be a career ender,
Now it is basically not a big deal. Achilles is trending the same way.

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:06 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

Warriors were up 3-1-

League suspends green
Barnes shoots 5/35
Bogut out with injury
iggy back locks up on him
Steph is as banged up as he has been his whole career

If either of those don’t happen it is GSW in 5. Warriors were a vastly superior team to the CAVS.

Posted by LSUChamps03

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:21 am to Cosmo

World B. Free

Honestly, I’d say Karl Malone.

Posted by therick711

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:30 am to Cosmo

Tracy McGrady would be up there.

Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:31 am to Boomshockalocka

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Achilles injuries have had lots of advancements in both surgery and rehab that have made it anything But a career killer. 10 years ago, yes it would be amazing what he is doing. Now a days, nah. ACL used to be a career ender, Now it is basically not a big deal. Achilles is trending the same way.

There is not a single player today or before to comeback to play at the level that Durant plays at, which is at the top of the league.

Stop with that nonsense.

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Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:32 am to Boomshockalocka

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Warriors were up 3-1- League suspends green Barnes shoots 5/35 Bogut out with injury iggy back locks up on him Steph is as banged up as he has been his whole career If either of those don’t happen it is GSW in 5. Warriors were a vastly superior team to the CAVS.

a team with Kyrie and Love out were up 2-1. They would have SWEPT the Warriors in 15

Posted by therick711

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:33 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

Zach Randolph would be another to consider in the conversation.

Melo

The Human Highlight Reel

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Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:37 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

There was also no player at that level BEFORE the injury lol.

Posted by Boomshockalocka

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Posted on 2/11/22 at 10:38 am to ThanosIsADemocrat

there is hundred of minutes of lineup data that season showing that they had the same net rating with those guys as without. What they lost on offense they gained in defense. This is well documented.