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Post by John Stockton on Feb 20, 2018 15:56:25 GMT -5
Current rating: 77 Currently the 6th highest rated player in sim, while he obviously should be in the top 2 or 3 as evidenced by the fact that he was the first player picked in the All-star game. Not only does he deserve a decent boost in points, but his defensive presence inside the paint should be highlighted. As a 7 footer, he has blossomed into an amazing rim protector IRL. Some of those extra points should also be used to boost his 3pt, as he is shooting 42% from behind the arc this season, good for second best in his career.
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Post by Allan Houston on Feb 20, 2018 17:28:06 GMT -5
He's fifth highest rated, behind LeBron (currently being SWed), Kawhi (would be SWed if healthy and relevant), Curry and Harden. Tied with Giannis.
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Post by billy on Feb 20, 2018 18:15:39 GMT -5
KD is closer to AD and Curry and CP3 and RW than he is to Lebron and Giannis this year imo
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Post by John Stockton on Feb 20, 2018 18:29:23 GMT -5
KD is closer to AD and Curry and CP3 and RW than he is to Lebron and Giannis this year imo so are ratings only based off what players do during that season?
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Post by billy on Feb 20, 2018 18:43:37 GMT -5
KD is closer to AD and Curry and CP3 and RW than he is to Lebron and Giannis this year imo so are ratings only based off what players do during that season? Nope, because if they were he'd be below all of them instead of "closer" to them.
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Post by Ron Artest(1x Champ) on Feb 21, 2018 12:31:44 GMT -5
Then by your logic he should definitely be the second highest rated player in the game. Is Kd really an inferior player to anyone besides Lebron realistically speaking?
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Post by billy on Feb 21, 2018 14:31:56 GMT -5
Then by your logic he should definitely be the second highest rated player in the game. Is Kd really an inferior player to anyone besides Lebron realistically speaking? You'd take 2018 KD over 2018 Giannis or AD or Harden or LeBron? KDs only shot at being rated higher than anyone there is because of previous seasons performance. Giving the benefit of that he is "closer" to them in overall rating than he would be to LeBron.
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Post by Ron Artest(1x Champ) on Feb 21, 2018 15:09:32 GMT -5
I’m still taking Kd over any of those guys, you have to remember KD is playing on a team with 3 other all stars, one of whom happens to be a top 5 player. Plus you said these ratings aren’t for a specific year, but overall, I’d still consider Kd the second best player in the world. Harden, Curry, AD, and Giannis are close, but definitely not better.
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Post by John Stockton on Feb 21, 2018 15:17:53 GMT -5
I’m still taking Kd over any of those guys, you have to remember KD is playing on a team with 3 other all stars, one of whom happens to be a top 5 player. Plus you said these ratings aren’t for a specific year, but overall, I’d still consider Kd the second best player in the world. Harden, Curry, AD, and Giannis are close, but definitely not better. agree on all points. The fact that he was chosen first by lebron in the all star game should tell you all you need to know about what the rest of the league thinks
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Post by Pete Maravich on Feb 21, 2018 15:41:24 GMT -5
The SW sniping by the top teams towards the end of the year has gotten a little silly in the last couple of years.
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Post by Ron Artest(1x Champ) on Feb 21, 2018 16:04:01 GMT -5
I just don’t buy the whole kd is closer to harden, ad, Giannis argument. He’s like universally considered the second best player in the world, and was even beginning to be considered THE BEST before Lebron came back with a crazy regular season this year. We must not downplay someone due to context. If he weren’t playing with his current team, his stats would elevate.
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Post by Justin Timberlake on Feb 21, 2018 16:53:53 GMT -5
I think I agree that KD is a top 2-3 player. After LeBron, I think it's hard to find a more complete elite player than him. In the sim, I can see KD doing well in everything, which guys like Giannis, Harden, Steph, etc can't say.
KD is a great shooter, ball handler, defender, solid rebounder, passer, play maker, etc. It's really hard to find faults in his game like you can with the others.
For his rating tho, that is a toss up. I think this shows that maybe some of the other top rated players need to be SWed to match the rating changes that have occurred.
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Post by billy on Feb 21, 2018 16:54:20 GMT -5
The SW sniping by the top teams towards the end of the year has gotten a little silly in the last couple of years. I agree, in this case John made his own thread this time.
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Post by Allan Houston on Feb 21, 2018 17:53:14 GMT -5
The SW sniping by the top teams towards the end of the year has gotten a little silly in the last couple of years. I think that's a feature, not a bug. Top teams should be targeted for nerding by other tops teams. And bottom teams should be targeted for buffing by other bottom teams. And we have a voting procedure that ensures the result isn't arbitrary. The "truth" should be well represented in the outcome.
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Post by billy on Feb 21, 2018 19:14:29 GMT -5
For his rating tho, that is a toss up. I think this shows that maybe some of the other top rated players need to be SWed to match the rating changes that have occurred. This is my attitude. I think KD needs to come down a point or so to be more in line with his "top 5" player ranking in my eyes. If ya'll think he is the 2nd best player in the world, then his rating is prob right where it should be for that. I think he isn't challenging for the MVP, and there should be a point or two difference between KD and Kawhi/Giannis/Harden. That's just me though, ive been wrong many times before
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