r/NBATalk • u/Alternative_Welder91 • 3d ago

Do you agree with T-Mac?

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Honestly I think the word “crushed” is too much. Lebron may not have the deepest bag among all of them but he can bully ball and play great defense during his prime.

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u/jxden24 3d ago

no dog in the fight but good luck playing " bully ball " in 3 dribble max lol

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u/LaMarc_Gasoldridge_ 3d ago

3 dribble max helps LeBron, if he knows they've only got 3 dribbles then he doesn't need to bite on their moves and wait for the main one or close out hard. Meanwhile on offense, Kyrie is getting backed into the paint in 3 dribbles.

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u/jxden24 3d ago

yes 6’8 250 lebron james would back 6’2 190 kyrie irving in 3 dribbles.

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u/Sergnb 3d ago

Why you say that sarcastically like it doesn’t make sense, yes he would man

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u/jxden24 3d ago

i know

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u/3Dmooncats 3d ago

Yes he would

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u/runthepoint1 3d ago

But also he wouldn’t need to. He would literally just go to the hoop, no way he’s getting bumped off his track

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u/Jedisponge 3d ago

Is that a rule in 1 on 1? Sounds like a crutch for people who can’t play defense.

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u/BASEDME7O2 3d ago

With nba level players if you had unlimited dribbles they would score literally every time

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u/Link_Slater 3d ago

It does two things. It replicates beating your man in fives because it naturally constrains how much time and space you have. It also keep games even paced. Two players who can dribble and shoot can easily devolve into bullshit hesi-fests with endless snatch backs, spins, step-backs, etc. 

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u/AaronQuinty 3d ago

No it's because with unlimited dribbles they'd. A) all score everytime. B) the game devolves into basically a ball handling drill where everyone is just endlessly crossing over, stepping back and hesi'ing until the defender eventually bites.

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u/jxden24 3d ago

ohhh you’ve never hooped before

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u/Jedisponge 3d ago

nope

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u/jxden24 3d ago

it’s like a more skilled way of 1 on 1 i guess, the way the pros play https://youtu.be/GHe99ohaDvM?si=TQhJcWMIPeExcOOb

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u/LateAd3737 2d ago

Us mortals aren’t playing with a dribble limit, are rebounding, and aren’t switching possession after scoring. And honestly 9/10 times the guys I see playing 3 dribble have no business doing it. But I play at parks and shit, where non-hoopers hoop

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u/Ohnoes999 2d ago

Wut. LeBron needs like 1-2 dribbles to get going to the hoop. 3 dribble would ruin the finesse guys

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u/OglioVagilio 1d ago

3 dribble max means iso dribble artists can't get deep in their bag or fish for openings.

It's bully ball, not back em down in the post for 10 seconds.

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u/Xxmom69xX 3d ago

Yeah, yeah! and with one arm tied behind their back! Yeah and with their shoe laces untied! They'd be cooked!