Considering two ways and everything I imagine it’s very loose.

KAT was arguably the best Knicks player in the playoffs and definitely the best in the Finals. Jimmy’s reputation is ass after what he pulled in Miami.

Don’t do this to me dawg

hey man what the fuck

also no it wouldnt, the poetry would be literally everyone else BUT jimmy getting a ring

Hey man, what the fuck

I bet Jimmy would disagree lol.

Depends on how you define impressive. Having an NBA ring is pretty impressive and KAT was integral, so I would take that over being the best player on a Finals appearance personally

Easily, there’s too many damn new yolkers on here that’ll come out in hordes, but Butlers 4 year playoff stretch with the heat with the 2 finals and CF was so impressive. Much more than anything Wiggins or KAT would ever do & I really like KAT

Idk man, KAT literally just had one of the best analytical playoff runs of all time, he was like a +300 over the course of the playoffs, best Wemby defender in the league last season. Had a few of his KAT foul trouble games but the dude was an absolute monster on both ends while being a playmaking hub averaging like 6 assists a game.

KAT had one of the most impressive playoff runs of all time and ended up winning a chip because of it.

Jimmy is a bum who threw a fit when the team - that he forced his way off of another team to go to - couldn’t get it done. It was HIS team. It was literally his fault lol

Edit: By runs, I specifically means the stretch of 13 games in a row by the margins they won by being one of the most impressive in NBA history. I am not saying that the Knicks had one of the most impressive championships.

Being a generational asshole on multiple teams is also something.

impressive

That ain’t a ring, you can play all the impressive basketball you want, the Globetrotters player impressive basketball.

Trophy stay shiny forever

People don’t seem to like to acknowledge that Jimmy just is not as good as everyone wants him to be.

He could not get it done and underperformed as the 2nd option in Minnesota, and when that happened he went nuclear and dragged his teammates and coaches through the mud on the way out.

He could not get it done as the 3rd option in Philly, once again underperforming and again threw his teammates under the bus on the way out.

Then in Miami, the team that he forced his way out to get to and requiring them to sell the farm to get him, he still could not get it done as the 1st option and then forced his way out, tanking his value and throwing his teammates under the bus on the way out.

Now in Golden State, he still will not get it done once more as a second option next to one of the 10 greatest players of all time and it’s because he spent all the years that his teams were equipped to win bitching and moaning and being a dogshit teammate.

If Jimmy is so good at winning in the playoffs, when does he start winning? Does he need to be a 4th or 5th option to win?

Lol finals appearances now are being glorified

But rings Erneh

yeah, agree but no ring. I didn’t mention anything about who’s better.

KAT clears. Jimmy is a perpetual whiner who has the most overrated mentality oat. Genuinely left whenever it got hard and got credit for being “tough”, its ridiculous

i think the call of injury risk is bigger than ego with any player. not saying there’s no ego involved

Just call it what it is— the way NBA players move is ego driven and they are hyper sensitive

I mean there’s another angle to this, too. It’s simply easier to play fewer games. If you’re healthy enough to play in the G-league but probably not ready for NBA activity, why wouldn’t you just sit on your ass for another week or two?

Once you realize the truth in that last sentence a lot of things the players do starts making sense where it wouldn’t before. Even the way they talk about the game and which players are more valuable on podcasts and stuff. They know they’re on some bullshit it’s because it’s what they think will make them look and sound the coolest

Jimmy is famously the superstar with the least ego lmao

Eh, its not that serious

If some G-league player happens to look really dominant against Jimmy Butler, he has immediately upped his chances at being picked up by their own team and that might mean potentially millions in salary.

So, it will be serious for those opposing players.

I dont think anyone is going to tune in to G league games anyways

NBA front offices do tune into these games. They don’t care if you or I do not tune in.

Need to DFA Mikal Bridges to get his confidence up.

I feel like logistically it would just be going out of the way for minimal value in most cases. “Hey man you’re a week away from being ready for nba action so instead of rehabbing with us and being with the team you’re gonna go play with 12 strangers in fucking Greensboro. Have fun!” I don’t even agree with people acting like the g leaguers have a higher chance of injuring them but like…getting a bunch of g leaguers tier talent together for a run is not hard for an nba player to accomplish.

i feel like dudes might target and possibly re-injure him.

Baseball isn’t really a sport where you’re directly playing against another player.

lol what

Have you ever seen a baseball game?

The entire fucking crux of the sport is one player against another.

They’re not.

At the same time, they’re 100% still able to injure him on accident.

I am not 0.01% of Butler. I can still undercut him on a dunk to ‘prove a point’ and injure him. Basketball skill isnt the question here. its the fact many of these players are hungry prove themselves and can end up doing dirty shit.

Probably even more likely to get injured tbh. Less skilled players are more likely to do something reckless trying to “get” Jimmy imo.

I think he also loves Steph. It’s also the first time a guy older than him with more legendary status is at the helm since he’s been a star. He isn’t the guy.

i ngl was pretty shocked by how receptive he was to the idea of coming back

maybe he sees the Warriors as his best chance of staying in the league

Now how much would Luka put up?

I just meant as part of the rehab to help with conditioning and getting back in playing shape. I doubt they’d play heavy minutes regardless.

Only for Mets hitters.