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Stacker Sports- Day 154- "Stone Cold" or "the Wolfpack"
807 sats \ 6 comments \ @grayruby 7 May Stacker_Sports
"Stone Cold" or "the Wolfpack"
Anyone who was into late 90s, early 2000s wrestling will recognize these names from WWE and WCW. I think they are perfect fits to describe a couple phenomena in current NBA playoffs.
"Stone Cold" is the perfect moniker for Knicks guard, Jalen Brunson, who last night became only the fourth player ever to have 40 or more points in 4 straight playoff games. Not only is he scoring at a high level, he is taking over games when they are on the line in the fourth quarter. Hence the "stone cold" nickname.
"The Wolf Pack" of course is the Minnesota Timberwolves on the defensive side of the ball. Man oh man are they giving the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets fits. At halftime yesterday Charles Barkley said "they are one of the best defensive teams I have ever seen".
I am not sure either of these phenomena can keep this up all playoffs but it is sure fun to watch.
So, who do you like to carry this play forward Stone Cold Brunson or the Wolfpack Wolves D?
It's the playoffs so anything can happen. Maybe someone will do a run-in and end their title runs.
Sats for all, GR
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60 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 May
At the start of these playoffs, I started noticing the similarities between this Wolf Pack and those 00's Pistons that I love so much.
C: 4x DPOY rim protector PF: Huge Stretch-4 with fouling issues SF: Long athletic defensive wing SG: Primary scorer (This is where they're pretty different. No offense Rip, but you're no Ant-Man) PG: Smart veteran all-star level floor general
What I've seen so far, has given me no reasons to think they can't keep this up.
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79 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby OP 7 May freebie
Good comparison. I wonder if the team was intentionally constructed this way or if it was happenstance.
We all know the Cavs are going to defeat the Celtics but how do you think the TWolves would match up against the Celtics? Part of me wonders if the Nuggets are just an ideal matchup for them and maybe they wouldn't look as good against other elite teams.
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50 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 May
I think the Celtics are praying for Denver to make it out of this series. These Celtics can be rattled by physical play and I'm sure they want no part of what Denver's dealing with right now.
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69 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby OP 7 May
Celtics better look out for Mitchell. He might be their 2024 Jimmy Buckets style kryptonite.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 7 May
Maybe, but I think White and Holiday are better suited to guard him than anyone was against Butler.
I actually think this is a terrible matchup for the Cavs, unless Mitchell does go fully superhuman. The Cavs have great rim protection, but that's not where Boston does their damage. On the other end, Cleveland has two guys who don't have to be guarded on the perimeter, so spacing's going to be terrible.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby OP 8 May
Mitchell looking good but White is torching the Cavs.
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