2026 NBA Playoffs - first round series

[TOO]

He definitely is as bad as the narrative is. He was bad last year before KD and KD is a good defender, so is Thompson, Sengun has lead feet on defense and has no verticality. He'd be a fun PF next to a athletic 5, but you're not winning anything with him at 5.

[wpmiller42]

He definitely is as bad as the narrative is. He was bad last year before KD and KD is a good defender, so is Thompson, Sengun has lead feet on defense and has no verticality. He'd be a fun PF next to a athletic 5, but you're not winning anything with him at 5.

KD used to be a good defender. But he was terrible for us and he's been terrible for the Rockets.

[TOO]

KD was not terrible for the Suns defensively, it was probably his best attribute while he was here tbh.

[Split T]

Terrible transition defense though…

The book is out on KD. He’s a phenomenal 1on1 scorer, but if you double and blitz him, he doesn’t have the ball handling or playmaking to beat it anymore. Ya he’ll shoot 60% on mid range shots, but it’s when he doesn’t shoot(turnovers) that it’s a problem.

[Charlie Smithy!]

Coach is a dick head, KD is a dick head, fans suck butt, I want nothing but the worst for Houston.

What do you think sucking butt would be like.... what would it feel like?

[Superbone]

And I don't want to hear from you, Charlie!

[Shabazz]

KD in the second half: 3 pts, 5 TOs. 1-5 shooting

Reddit is full of Sengun hate. lololol

Sengun is fun to watch. I'd take him on the Suns in a heartbeat.

I’d take Reed and Eason.

[Charlie Smithy!]

And I don't want to hear from you, Charlie!

I hear you, and yet, I'm even more worried about Wally reading this tweet.

[Superbone]

And I don't want to hear from you, Charlie!

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I hear you, and yet, I'm even more worried about Wally reading this tweet.

You fear that it would not be good for his impressionable mind? I think it's too late for that.

[Shabazz]

Terrible transition defense though…

The book is out on KD. He’s a phenomenal 1on1 scorer, but if you double and blitz him, he doesn’t have the ball handling or playmaking to beat it anymore. Ya he’ll shoot 60% on mid range shots, but it’s when he doesn’t shoot(turnovers) that it’s a problem.

He was decent on the interior when he felt like providing help but was awful at rotating to shooters on the perimeter. The way our team closed out on shooters this year, or our contest %, was probably the area we improved the most according to my unofficial eye test. And that was a direct result of shedding KD and BB and upgrading our whack center rotation.

[ShelC]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

[Charlie Smithy!]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

What do you think is Hall of Fame speech is going to be like?

[Superbone]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

You forgot the part where he gets angry at his teammates.

[Superbone]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

What do you think is Hall of Fame speech is going to be like?

What will it feel like? What will it taste like? (Am I doing it right, CS?)

[Charlie Smithy!]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

What do you think is Hall of Fame speech is going to be like?

What will it feel like? What will it taste like? (Am I doing it right, CS?)

Those are all good questions, and to be honest, I'm waiting on the original Original's feedback before I feel like I will have those answers, even for myself

[Split T]

KD's a fake try-hard. Plays 5 feet off his man standing flat footed with his hands down, then when his man gets the ball he runs out only to get beat. No ball denial, no pressure defense, no hustle to his game.

He had pretty good defensive metrics though when he was defending the shooter. People don’t shoot well against him…but maybe the problem was him not defending enough shots

[pickle]

Hawks take another one! I guess it’s been discussed in the Around the NBA thread.

[Mori Chu]

Are the Wolves for real? And/or, are the Nuggets washed? Minny leads that series 2-1 and looks strong.

[pickle]

Nuggets have not been right all season and they lost Gordon for this game. Shame as he’s basically the perfect 4 for the modern game if only he could stay healthy.

[Superbone]

I'm not sure if this has been posted or not: