NBA thread

[Moss]

If Pelicans can keep Davis beyond 3 years they will become a very exciting team. Lakers always manage to rebound but I don't know. Kobe just won't be the same player.

[butthead aka 216]

[Wpnfire]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

somethin nobody seems to be talkin about.... do the lakers have their first rounder this yr?? if so, they are gonna get a really high pick in a loaded draft. paired with kobe and gasol could the lakers revive themself next yr??

Since LA runs that Triangle offense, scoring combo guards don't exactly fit in their offensive scheme with Kobe being there. They could still draft Wiggins and he can play the three, he's 6'8".
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Should have showed the full gif right before that where LeBron takes off from near the free throw line to dunk.

That mask didn't alter his game in anyway. LBJ is truly a guy that can play under adverse circumstances, because they showed several times that he clearly hated having to wear that mask.

ALSO, that mask is made out of carbon fiber! Wow technology is amazing compared to 10 years ago when LBJ just worse a simple shock-absorbing plastic face mask.

[debaserr]

That's scary.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

i think he coulda handled leavin cleveland differently but i will never understand the rabid hatred followin the decision. hes at the very top of the pop culture pyramid, he wasnt gonna hold a press conference in his garage about it. in hindsight he even said he woulda done that differently. but for the masses to crucify him so hard and for so long over that is completely mind bogglin to me. unless youre a cleveland fan i dont understand why its gotta be somethin to hold over someones head forever. ppl literalyl act like he killed someone

and then after that everythin was under a microscope. ppl like u can try ur hardest to take petty, small things out of context to make him look bad but at the end of the day you arent bein a realistic or reasonable person. like the "not 1, not 2, not 3...' thing.... it was a jokey thing at a heat pep rally event lol. and ppl took that sooooo seriously. funny how now its actualyl a possibility tho.

and look at you hangin on jordans nuts like everyone does. full disclosure i love jordan. hes the best to ever do it at least til lebron is done. i realize he represents more than just what he did on the court - he took the game global and that era can never be repeated. but jordan is a HUGE ******* and always has been. he still is... but you wanna make him perfect in the same way that you say i try to do that with lebron. so what gives?????

I just don't see why Lebron was trying to belittle MJ when MJ was not insulting him. I just think that is disrespectful.



But then again I don't think MJ cares that much for him because when people always asks what he thinks about Lebron and Kobe he always prefers Kobe.

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Since LA runs that Triangle offense, scoring combo guards don't exactly fit in their offensive scheme with Kobe being there. They could still draft Wiggins and he can play the three, he's 6'8".
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Should have showed the full gif right before that where LeBron takes off from near the free throw line to dunk.

That mask didn't alter his game in anyway. LBJ is truly a guy that can play under adverse circumstances, because they showed several times that he clearly hated having to wear that mask.

ALSO, that mask is made out of carbon fiber! Wow technology is amazing compared to 10 years ago when LBJ just worse a simple shock-absorbing plastic face mask.

technology is amazin, i remember wearin a mask in high school yrs ago when i broke my nose and the thing was so heavy and sweaty and terrible to wear. granted it was probably a $20 mask from a sportin goods store but those things suck.

as for the lakers i think you need to be able to run pick and rolls and gasol is a perfect guy to either pop for the jumper or roll to the rim. hes so talented and honestly gasol has never got the respect he deserves in l.a. hes been a workhorse and taken for granted big time.

what pisses me off about kobe and the lakers is when i watch a game and the ball always goes thru kobe late in the game. which is understandable but kobe will go back to the basket the majority of possessions then when they lose he never gets any blame. its always because nobody else could score or whatever. while he has a guy like gasol who is the most skilled big in the game sittin right there. pau is such a scapegoat for them

Originally Posted by realtalk92

I just don't see why Lebron was trying to belittle MJ when MJ was not insulting him. I just think that is disrespectful.



But then again I don't think MJ cares that much for him because when people always asks what he thinks about Lebron and Kobe he always prefers Kobe.

i tried to google and couldnt find an article talkin about what youre talkin about. i suspect you made the comment out to be worse than what they were and they werent that bad to begin with.

of course jordan would prefer kobe, its cause kobe has always been in love with mj and has completely copied everythin about his game. lebron is showin that you dont need to follow that format to be one of the all time greats.

[butthead aka 216]

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[Wpnfire]

Alright that is enough talking about that worthless basketball game that only served a purpose for LeBron to practice wearing his facemask in a real game.

Seriously the storyline for that game was SO predictable:

For the Knicks, Smith and Felton take terrible shots, Melo is unbelievable, and Chandler out muscles Bosh to get 30000 offensive rebounds. Defense is not part of the New York game plan.

For the Heat, LeBron is a basketball god and takes over the game once Wade, who is also amazing, goes to the bench early to preserve his minutes like the rest of the games he has played in. The rest of the team is okay or borderline inconsistent. Bosh has an okay game. James and Wade combine for 30000 dunks. The heat crucify the Knicks, and win by 34138074

I understand the Heat have lost to the Knicks during this season, and that's because it's a worthless series, AND the Knicks maybe kinda sort of played like a team.

Most of the NBA games on TV **** so bad! I'm still po'd that the first Miami-Pacers game at the beginning of the season wasn't on TV at all. Like what the f?!?

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

technology is amazin, i remember wearin a mask in high school yrs ago when i broke my nose and the thing was so heavy and sweaty and terrible to wear. granted it was probably a $20 mask from a sportin goods store but those things suck.

as for the lakers i think you need to be able to run pick and rolls and gasol is a perfect guy to either pop for the jumper or roll to the rim. hes so talented and honestly gasol has never got the respect he deserves in l.a. hes been a workhorse and taken for granted big time.

what pisses me off about kobe and the lakers is when i watch a game and the ball always goes thru kobe late in the game. which is understandable but kobe will go back to the basket the majority of possessions then when they lose he never gets any blame. its always because nobody else could score or whatever. while he has a guy like gasol who is the most skilled big in the game sittin right there. pau is such a scapegoat for them



i tried to google and couldnt find an article talkin about what youre talkin about. i suspect you made the comment out to be worse than what they were and they werent that bad to begin with.

of course jordan would prefer kobe, its cause kobe has always been in love with mj and has completely copied everythin about his game. lebron is showin that you dont need to follow that format to be one of the all time greats.

MJ discusses how he would have guarded Lebron (I believe there is an article online because I read it not to long ago) and some reporter told Lebron what MJ had said and he made that response on tv.

I just feel like Lebron feels entitled and is disrespectful. I don't think that comment was necessary

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

MJ discusses how he would have guarded Lebron (I believe there is an article online because I read it not to long ago) and some reporter told Lebron what MJ had said and he made that response on tv.

I just feel like Lebron feels entitled and is disrespectful. I don't think that comment was necessary

i found the quote.... im not surprised but you totally msirepresented what he said

"(Jordan) said he would take Kobe over me because ... five rings are better than one, and the last time he checked, five is better than one," James said. "At the end of the day, rings don't always define someone's career. If that's the case, then I'd sit up here and say I would take (Bill) Russell over Jordan. But I wouldn't. I wouldn't take Russell over Jordan. Russell has 11 rings, Jordan has six. I wouldn't do that."