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  1. KingSpeed

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    Closest? You say that like Arvydas was better than Jokic. Arvydas never even made an All Star team.
     
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    Sabas was handicapped by the time he got here. He was Jokic with athleticism before his injuries.

    Blazers would have had a dynasty like Boston.
     
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    I didn't mean overall effectiveness or ranking one above the other. I just meant basketball skills such as passing and shooting. Arvydas was one of the best passers in the league. I can't think of another center in the time between these two played that approached either of their skills, thus my comment closest to Arvydas in a long time.
     
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    Yeah he schooled David Robinson and every NBA player in the Olympics basically single handidly getting the Soviet Union the gold medal. Hersey Hawkins, Dan Majerle, Danny Manning, Stacey Augmon, Mitch Richmond; that USA team had plenty of quality NBA talent.

    Even later hobbled by injuries where most players would have long since retired Sabas was very effective.
     
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    If you're talking about 1988, the Soviets didn't get the gold that year. They beat the US in the semi's, then lost to Yugoslavia.
     
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    miami's toughness is incredible
     
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    Sabas was good but he wasn’t Jokic.
     
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    Those were college players
     
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    But Jokic isn’t close to Arvydas. He’s better.
     
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    I want to see Jimmy get a chip
     
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    Playoff Jimmy is real
     
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    Robinson was born in 1965. Sabas was born in 1964.
     
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    Sabas was amazing before the injuries. We'll never really know for certain as he never got the opportunity to play seasons in the NBA before injuries. Jokic is super awesome too. They both are some of the most skilled centers to play the game.

    Not sure why you have an obsession over saying one is better than the other. Did Sabas steal your lunch?
     
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    if the voting for the coach of the year happened tomorrow instead of weeks ago is there any doubt that Eril Spoelstra would win?
     
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    Looking like Denver is gonna go up 2-0
     
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    Old LeBron blew this game. 0/6 from 3, lost ball on breakaway dunk, blew a layup late.
     
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    How good of a coach was he that he couldn’t lead his team to a Top 6 seed, not to mention blowing the first play-in game? Mike Brown would still deserve the award.
     
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    Murray looked pretty good in that game.
     
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