Why wouldnt it? Melo and Westbrook have the highest usage rates in the NBA but Melo allows Russel to penetrate and kick, he hits 40% of his catch and shoot 3's. Westbrrok had nobody to reliably go to on offense so he just kept himself. Now he can rely on Melo and take someof the load off. Then you have George to play defense, helping out Westbrook on that end of the floor,allowing him to save energy and play more transition.
Not only that but George can create for himself too, meaning he can free up Melo and Westbrook, if not, he is a very effective scorer if he keeps the ball himself. Now they have 3 elite scorers,and 2 elite defenders. They are like Team USA lite, I can see this team competing with GS.
It's a 6 team race basically. GS, OKC, Houston, Boston, Cleveland and San Antonio. No other team has a chance, period.
I would say pre season on paper ratings would be:
GS
OKC
Boston
Cleveland
Houston
San Antonio
Golden State could be even better than last year, and OKC is winning 60-62 games easily with the addition of Melo and George. Boston is reloaded but then you have LeBron with a chip on his shoulder so the Cavs will be there in the end. This is LeBrons final superstar year IMO. 33 years young this year in December, once you hit 34 you are going to drastically decline. He has logged a ton of minutes as it is, so this is his final "best player in the world" year.
Okc's bench is terrible now. They'll lose so many possessions when 2 of the big 3 are sitting, imo.
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It's a 1 team race basically. GS. No other team has a chance, period.
Their bench is terrible "now"?Okc's bench is terrible now. They'll lose so many possessions when 2 of the big 3 are sitting, imo.
Does anyone think Kyrie Irving has another gear? Can he up his game still, or have we seen his apex?
His early years without LeBron were decent but the team wasn't winning. This Celtics team might be a good fit for him, now he can control the ball and run the offense every possession. I think he puts up career numbers.