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moniss

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1. Crazy in my eyes because the Lakers
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 04:33 AM
Feb 2025

suffer defensively as it is in the other positions on the floor. The idea of needing to score huge points every game because you can't play any effective defense is about as short-sighted as can be. But it does highlight a general problem in so many of today's NBA players, coaches and front office people.

Pitch up 3 point shots like no tomorrow but almost nobody can shoot a decent percentage from mid-range. It also partly explains not hitting free-throws. But in a league where Giannis, for example, gets to pick up his dribble just inside the 3 point line and then take 4 steps to the basket and have the play considered an example of "greatness" the idea that any of this should "make sense" is not even in the picture.

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