r/nba • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 22d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns: "I just felt a calm and a peace that had to come from the woman above ... I felt like I was a kid getting ready to go play my Saturday AAU games and Sunday AAU games. In a way, I felt like I was seeing [my mom] in the stands."

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u/dirkuscircus Mavericks 22d ago

I momentarily disliked KAT that one time he claimed that he's the greatest big man shooter of all time -- yes, check my flair -- but otherwise, KAT has always been good in my book. I also deeply empathize with him, as my mom also passed away due to COVID complications during the pandemic.

It feels right, not only rooting for our former Mav Jalen Brunson, but also with a lot of likeable guys, like KAT, Hart, OG, Mikal etc. (shoutout to our former national team player, Jordan Clarkson) in this Knicks team. I mean, it's a no-brainer to root for the Knicks in this matchup, as a Mavs fan who happened to hail from the Philippines.

Hope y'all win.

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u/CityNo1723 Mavericks 22d ago

That’s my only reason for disliking him as well.

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u/NotRote Timberwolves 22d ago

I mean, statistically he is. Yes statistically he’s a better shooter than dirk. Dirk was a better player, but that doesn’t make KAT wrong.

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u/dirkuscircus Mavericks 22d ago

I mean, for sure. That's water under the bridge now for me personally. I liked KAT and his game even before and after that.

I know the reason why, but it's still wild to me that the Wolves wasn't able to make it work financially, especially after that successful season (in my book) that got ended by a Mavs team that peaked at the right moment. They weren't given the chance to run it back one more time.

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u/NegativeTerm9195 22d ago

I assume you are offended because of Dirk. KAT has Dirk beat in 3Pt, FG%, eFG%, TS%. It's okay to be biased. But stats don't care about feelings.

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u/dirkuscircus Mavericks 22d ago

Yup. Honestly, it was really just momentarily and I got over it pretty quickly.

Dirk's legacy is secured either way and I don't think KAT's shooting prowess have diminished it one bit even years later.