PMTPMT DB
Kenny the Jet Smith

Kenny the Jet Smith

Guest
2020
1W·1L·0P·0 open
.500
AVG
1.000
SLG
30K
SHU
-0.00
TVOA
SHRP
BNKRL
1W
STRK
0.0
ENTR
basketball2 scored

All Takes

Void
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0717-4317
Kenny the Jet SmithKenny the Jet Smith

LeBron James is not currently a top-five player of all time

Is [LeBron James] on a trajectory to jump into the top five of all time? For sure. But with three championships and he's still on that trajectory, he's not there yet, in my opinion... I would have Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain [ahead of him].

Win
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0717-4318
Kenny the Jet SmithKenny the Jet Smith

NBA players will play better in the bubble because there is no away crowd or travel anxiety

The lack of anxiety is going to allow players that you probably didn't think were great players go out... they're going to play better. So if you want your things, some guys are going to average more than 10 points that typically don't.

The 2020 bubble saw significantly higher offensive efficiency and several 'bubble breakout' stars like TJ Warren and Tyler Herro, validating this take.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0717-4319
Kenny the Jet SmithKenny the Jet Smith

Ben Simmons will hit a three-pointer in his first game back in the NBA bubble

I guarantee in [Ben Simmons'] first game, he'll hit a three... in this environment, he'll shoot it because the anxiety won't be there.

Ben Simmons did not hit a three-pointer in his first bubble game against the Indiana Pacers on August 1, 2020. He finished 0-0 from deep.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0717-4320
Kenny the Jet SmithKenny the Jet Smith

The Rockets would have beaten Michael Jordan's Bulls in the mid-90s because the Bulls were too small without Horace Grant

I think the reason they lost to Orlando, even when Michael [Jordan] came back... I just think his team wasn't good enough because Horace [Grant] was in Orlando. So they were small, Shaq killing him inside... If they had Rodman, I'd have been like, I don't know... but without Horace Grant and without Rodman, no, I don't think they would have done it.