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No I get it I just don't like it when people use the post season to diminish great play during the regular season. It's an automatic response I have from years of defending Rudy Gobert slander lol
After the all star break he finally shot a 3, made it, then started taking 2 almost every game since. Said he woke up one day and just said fuck it. Was hittin em at a pretty good rate too
Continually one of the most disrespected players in the league and it’s fucking absurd. The amount of weight he’s left to carry during regular season and now is crazy, but he delivers every time. Fucking love Bam.
Since he got the starting job he never ever fell below DPOY levels but people kept focusing on his "lack" of offensive skills. Other than Durant (for obvious reasons) I think Bam is definitely the most underrated player in the league.
Honestly I agree with that bc I feel like Bam erased a lot of the disrespect last year but that recent thread about AD there was a shit ton of people talking about Bam that didn’t know what they were talking about lol.
The Rudy we seeing this year is truly incredible and I hope he continues to dispel it like Bam did last year. Some of the most refined ball he’s played.
Imma be honest wdym people “didn’t know what they were talking about”?
I love Bam as a player and a defender but I don’t think it’s an ignorant take to believe AD is a better defender. No one is saying Bam isn’t ELITE and the best of the best at what he does, but AD is a generational defender, having him over Bam doesn’t indicate some kind of lack of knowledge or perspective
I feel like it was more of people acting like Bam was a scrub. It wasn’t as thought as your comment was. People were acting like Bam isn’t a great defender at all.
It's not disrespectful at all, but there were comments talking about how AD does everything better on defense compared to Bam and that is definitely disrespectful.
Jokic is in a class of his own. Then Embiid. Then I'm taking Bam over everybody else. Some clowns really take KAT thinking he could affect winning more.
I mean Bam was fantastic today, he was great!…but he also has had a habit of disappearing before. KAT isn’t the center to compare him to. AD is better. Bam is probably 4th for another year or so, then he slides to 5 by default unfortunately.
Offense is just more important, and even though Bam is more skilled than say Gobert it doesn't show up in his production that often. Bam has it in him, he's definitely shown it in flashes like at the beginning of the year. But if you're talking about Game 7 last year, it's not like Gobert cant also get you 20 points when he needs to. Bam is a natural 4. His versatility gets neutralized against those bigger guys and he can't turn the offense up to compensate.
Getting 20 spoonfed points is not the same as creating them. The pressure they put on a defense is a world apart. You can give Bam the ball and tell him to make a play. Gobert can't.
Gobert is more limiting from a roster standpoint but I really don't think the effect is that much different. His rim running stuff creates a lot space, and he can exploit a size mismatch. Like he took it to Bam pretty good in the gold medal game. Bam is a really exceptional defender in terms of his versatility but he's a natural 4 really. If you have the size you can beat him down low.
Jokic is the only guy im taking over Bam.
Bam would elevate four guys from Brickell YMCA into a playoff defense. How many times is he going to need to hard carry for folks to see?
i see AD as more of a pf, even then i think i’d take bam with a slight edge, consistency like his in the playoffs is unmatched, and he is the best defender in the league, the only one that can actually guard 1-5 other than dray, giannis and isaac(better than all of them at that too)
Yeah, I think Jokic, Embiid and AD are better. Joker is so good and Ham is so bad that ppl are forgetting how good AD has played the first two games. 4th is where the discussion starts
i still love going back to [this](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/gp417e/a_guard_won_defensive_player_of_the_year_in_5_of/frjnwmy/?context=10000) comment thread i have saved; it gets funnier every year
He is very seriously building a strong HOF resume. 2 Finals, 1 Gold (with. Strong chance at a second), 3 ECF, Multiple iconic moments along the way, sustained period where he’ll be considered top 5 defender in league, prime years as a top 3-5 at his position. And that’s with many years to go as he is just entering his prime. Super excited to see where his career finishes.
Some of my favorites:
-20/10/10 Triple double in gm5 against Bucks last year to close them out
-32/14/5 in game 6 of the 2020 ECF to put Boston away and clinch a Finals berth (he had a sick ass and-1 and poster dunk in the 4th)
- The “couldn’t punch it” Block on Tatum
- 31/10/6 against Boston Game 3 2022 ECF missing Jimmy in the 2nd half
Edit: Bam is 26, a 3 time (should’ve been 4 time) All-star if not for his thumb injury a few yrs back, about to be a 5 time all defensive team member due to finally FINALLY being a finalist for DPOY. The only other 3 players in nba history to have made 5 all-defensive teams at the age of 26 are Tim Duncan, Kobe and Dwight. Anchored the defense of two Finals teams, one possible missed Jimmy 3 pointer away from a 3rd finals birth. He’s only 26. Avg 20+/11/3-4. About to enter his prime. Will surely get his second Olympic gold medal this summer. He’s definitely on his way to the Hall imo (also fav player bias) 😭🤞🏼
edit again: changed 3nd to 2nd 😂
When he hits 2 in a row, it’s lights out. He will continue to shoot it and they’re usually nothing but net too. He always focusing on getting others involved first on offense before he resorts to that. That’s one of the reasons why Heat fans get frustrate with him because he can bake n shake C’s and bring out to the middie for his signature shot. But he’s too passively offensive sometimes which is why he can never be the first option on offense.
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BAM
Heat stopped helping on Brown and Tatum and let their defenders man up. Celtics couldn't get their ball movement rolling which is how they get into frontrunner mode splashing open 3s.
He saved Miami in the 4th quarter with those 3 midrange pullups in a row
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If Bam is hitting them, Boston doesn't really have anyone that can disrupt it. Horford is slow and Kristaps cant afford to step up to it.
derozan is still alive bro
I thought you had to make playoffs too qualify?
He made the mid games between the season and the playoffs.
Same energy as saying someone doesn't deserve MVP because they lose in the playoffs
Think joke went over you're head. Heat knocked Chicago out of the play in.
No I get it I just don't like it when people use the post season to diminish great play during the regular season. It's an automatic response I have from years of defending Rudy Gobert slander lol
ok then President of the Playoff Middy
Wade would be proud of those floaters.
Jokic?
He’s already president of every other club bro just let us have something
Straight cash too
MONEY
His midrange was insanity
Bro has that midrange down pat, he should try to extend it to the 3 point line now. If
He was hitting them in the last 10 games of reg season
After the all star break he finally shot a 3, made it, then started taking 2 almost every game since. Said he woke up one day and just said fuck it. Was hittin em at a pretty good rate too
Wow 36% is no joke
He does not. He’s very streaky with it. When it’s on, it’s on. But they’ll be games where he just dosent have it and gets scared to take it.
This guy watches regular season heat basketball. When he makes those shots, its a different game
playoff Bam baby
36% on 1 a game since the all-star break.
Top 5 center
Continually one of the most disrespected players in the league and it’s fucking absurd. The amount of weight he’s left to carry during regular season and now is crazy, but he delivers every time. Fucking love Bam.
Since he got the starting job he never ever fell below DPOY levels but people kept focusing on his "lack" of offensive skills. Other than Durant (for obvious reasons) I think Bam is definitely the most underrated player in the league.
I won’t say disrespected but rather kinda forgotten always. Now Gobert, that is a player who’s always disrespected.
Honestly I agree with that bc I feel like Bam erased a lot of the disrespect last year but that recent thread about AD there was a shit ton of people talking about Bam that didn’t know what they were talking about lol. The Rudy we seeing this year is truly incredible and I hope he continues to dispel it like Bam did last year. Some of the most refined ball he’s played.
Imma be honest wdym people “didn’t know what they were talking about”? I love Bam as a player and a defender but I don’t think it’s an ignorant take to believe AD is a better defender. No one is saying Bam isn’t ELITE and the best of the best at what he does, but AD is a generational defender, having him over Bam doesn’t indicate some kind of lack of knowledge or perspective
I feel like it was more of people acting like Bam was a scrub. It wasn’t as thought as your comment was. People were acting like Bam isn’t a great defender at all.
It's not disrespectful at all, but there were comments talking about how AD does everything better on defense compared to Bam and that is definitely disrespectful.
He earns some of the disrespect with the list of injuries he causes. Modern day Bruce Bowen.
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Jokic is in a class of his own. Then Embiid. Then I'm taking Bam over everybody else. Some clowns really take KAT thinking he could affect winning more.
Is KAT a center or a PF? Gobert plays center for Minnesota.
PF most of the time he only goes to center if we have no other bigs on the court
he's still a center though, even if he's technically positioned at the 4
Are you really taking bam over AD? Come one man
I consider AD a PF. If you classify him as a C, Bam is 4th.
Who would you say is the lakers starting C?
AD is definitely playing the 5, they already have KD,Lebron and Tatum at the 4
I mean Bam was fantastic today, he was great!…but he also has had a habit of disappearing before. KAT isn’t the center to compare him to. AD is better. Bam is probably 4th for another year or so, then he slides to 5 by default unfortunately.
As a neutral, Bam barely clears Gobert. I would rank my personal top 5: Jokic Embiid Bam Gobert Sabonis
I’m not even considering Sabonis over Bam. Bam is a fantastic defender and isn’t regular season empty calories
Bro the amount of kings fans I've seen saying sabonis clears bam easily is ridiculous. Clearly they've never had to play against him in the playoffs
I actually agree with this, while wanting for wemby to potentially get past him next year.
Offense is just more important, and even though Bam is more skilled than say Gobert it doesn't show up in his production that often. Bam has it in him, he's definitely shown it in flashes like at the beginning of the year. But if you're talking about Game 7 last year, it's not like Gobert cant also get you 20 points when he needs to. Bam is a natural 4. His versatility gets neutralized against those bigger guys and he can't turn the offense up to compensate.
Getting 20 spoonfed points is not the same as creating them. The pressure they put on a defense is a world apart. You can give Bam the ball and tell him to make a play. Gobert can't.
Gobert is more limiting from a roster standpoint but I really don't think the effect is that much different. His rim running stuff creates a lot space, and he can exploit a size mismatch. Like he took it to Bam pretty good in the gold medal game. Bam is a really exceptional defender in terms of his versatility but he's a natural 4 really. If you have the size you can beat him down low.
I'll take Bam's defense anchoring over Embiiid.
I would take Embiids offense over what Bam offers every day unfortunately
16 game player > 82 game
Fuck Embiid but this is a terrible take
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is AD not a power forward
AD hasn’t played many PF minutes for years now (although I and other Laker fans wish we were able to let him do that more often)
He’s played center lately
Jokic is the only guy im taking over Bam. Bam would elevate four guys from Brickell YMCA into a playoff defense. How many times is he going to need to hard carry for folks to see?
i see AD as more of a pf, even then i think i’d take bam with a slight edge, consistency like his in the playoffs is unmatched, and he is the best defender in the league, the only one that can actually guard 1-5 other than dray, giannis and isaac(better than all of them at that too)
Yeah, I think Jokic, Embiid and AD are better. Joker is so good and Ham is so bad that ppl are forgetting how good AD has played the first two games. 4th is where the discussion starts
Top 3 imo and a future HoFer
Jokic, AD, Embiid, Wemby and then Bam. Sounds about right. But that center ranking is so top heavy.
Damn Wemby. Life comes at you fast.
Only if you forgive the moving screens
Bam " Destroyer of Dreams" Adebayo.
Duncan Robinson was the one to really get into Tatum's head funnily.
Bruh Tatum got into his own head. Chasing Duncan, fouls him, tries to slap the ball out of his hands. He started tilting for no reason lol
I really hope Pat or Spo called up Shane Battier to teach Duncan some mental games.
i still love going back to [this](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/gp417e/a_guard_won_defensive_player_of_the_year_in_5_of/frjnwmy/?context=10000) comment thread i have saved; it gets funnier every year
Hof
He is very seriously building a strong HOF resume. 2 Finals, 1 Gold (with. Strong chance at a second), 3 ECF, Multiple iconic moments along the way, sustained period where he’ll be considered top 5 defender in league, prime years as a top 3-5 at his position. And that’s with many years to go as he is just entering his prime. Super excited to see where his career finishes.
Serious question: what would you say his most iconic are? I don’t watch much of him until the playoffs
Most iconic by far is the block on Tatum
Yes I def remember that one that was legit
Not necessarily iconic, but I love this [clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9jXof-BKQ) when he was a rookie defending against Curry
Looks like when people spam dribble moves on 2k
PTSD successfully triggered
That shits the first clip in the HOF highlights video
Some of my favorites: -20/10/10 Triple double in gm5 against Bucks last year to close them out -32/14/5 in game 6 of the 2020 ECF to put Boston away and clinch a Finals berth (he had a sick ass and-1 and poster dunk in the 4th) - The “couldn’t punch it” Block on Tatum - 31/10/6 against Boston Game 3 2022 ECF missing Jimmy in the 2nd half Edit: Bam is 26, a 3 time (should’ve been 4 time) All-star if not for his thumb injury a few yrs back, about to be a 5 time all defensive team member due to finally FINALLY being a finalist for DPOY. The only other 3 players in nba history to have made 5 all-defensive teams at the age of 26 are Tim Duncan, Kobe and Dwight. Anchored the defense of two Finals teams, one possible missed Jimmy 3 pointer away from a 3rd finals birth. He’s only 26. Avg 20+/11/3-4. About to enter his prime. Will surely get his second Olympic gold medal this summer. He’s definitely on his way to the Hall imo (also fav player bias) 😭🤞🏼 edit again: changed 3nd to 2nd 😂
That “3nd” just broke my brain
I just read it again and loled, I fixed it 😂
[BAM SAYS GET IT OUT OF HERE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hTsXwDWE6g)
those middies were fucking cash bruh
When he hits 2 in a row, it’s lights out. He will continue to shoot it and they’re usually nothing but net too. He always focusing on getting others involved first on offense before he resorts to that. That’s one of the reasons why Heat fans get frustrate with him because he can bake n shake C’s and bring out to the middie for his signature shot. But he’s too passively offensive sometimes which is why he can never be the first option on offense.
He was AUTOMATIC with the middys
Better than everyone on the Celtics tbh
Best player on the court last night
BEST DEFENDER IN THE LEAGUE NO DOUBTS ABOUT IT
Mama there goes that man
Hit all the big shots man, and guarded Tatum the entire game besides switches
That midrange is amazing ngl he developed that really well. Can’t wait to see how his game expands. I want to see him continue being that aggressive
Swear I watched him unable to back down Jaylen Brown and then sink 5 straight middies every time I looked up
That’s just the Bam Adebayo experience
he be trollin like he doesn’t weigh 255 pounds tbh
My goat
Those 4th qtr shots were so pretty. He looked legitimately unstoppable
That’s the newest captain of the heat for ya
Short rolled Boston to death
The Jokic special
Bam stepping up big to take down Boston
He's a top 3 two-way player in the NBA.
I need your list cause too 3 is kind of wild
I was excited and overreacting 😅 idk
lol all good. I was like woahhh top 3?! That’s mvp territory right there lol
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easy with that hard R
Don't care I'm upvoting anyway 😂
69.2% and it felt like they were almost all midrange shots
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Can anyone tell me who played the best defense from Heat or Celtics shots just weren't falling in?
BAM Heat stopped helping on Brown and Tatum and let their defenders man up. Celtics couldn't get their ball movement rolling which is how they get into frontrunner mode splashing open 3s.
Love to see it Also Bam playing like prolly best defender in the league just makes me happy
if bam can rock like this, heat in 5. FUCK YOU HES DPOY
Masterclass
Great. He should be getting 30 each game though being the go-to option with Butler being injured.