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Moss 02-27-2014 08:52 PM

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 02-27-2014 08:56 PM

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SqH8c1VtyE...kI/s1600/1.gif

Wpnfire 02-27-2014 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421198)
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 02-27-2014 09:28 PM

That's scary.

Soulflower 02-27-2014 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421086)




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 02-27-2014 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire (Post 1421205)
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

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1421217)
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 02-27-2014 10:22 PM

also

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...tuzuib1xf1.jpg

Wpnfire 02-27-2014 10:29 PM

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 02-27-2014 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421220)
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 02-27-2014 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1421226)
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


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"(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."

Soulflower 02-27-2014 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421228)
i found the quote.... im not surprised but you totally msirepresented what he said

This was not the response I was referring to.

I was talking about his response when a reporter asked MJ how he would have guarded Lebron

butthead aka 216 02-28-2014 12:20 AM

i looked and lebron doesnt mention russell while respondin to that quote. unless you can find different.


i think you mixed the two together and im pretty sure that was the one you referred to. you were not accurate with your interpretation. this is exactly what i mean when i say youre hate blinds you from reality and you really reach for things to hate

butthead aka 216 02-28-2014 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1420605)
Why did Lebron bring up the number of rings Bill Russell has in order to belittle MJ's comments if he was not trying to shade him?

i believe this is the quote u were thinkin of:

"(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."

Soulflower 02-28-2014 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421235)
i looked and lebron doesnt mention russell while respondin to that quote. unless you can find different.


i think you mixed the two together and im pretty sure that was the one you referred to. you were not accurate with your interpretation. this is exactly what i mean when i say youre hate blinds you from reality and you really reach for things to hate


No I don't I was talking about another comment Lebron made in reference to what MJ said if he were to guard him.

You obviously do not think Lebron has done anything questionable and I will just accept that.

Lebron has said and done to many questionable things to me. I am not going to judge him but based off of past comments he has made, he seems very arrogant and not humble.

If you think he is a good role model and is humble then so be it but I don't and thats okay because we all do not have to agree. It doesnt make me a hater or anything of the sort especially if I have intelligent and legitimate reasons for my opinion.

That year he loss to Dallas, he straight up dissed the middle class and you do not have a problem with that lol

butthead aka 216 02-28-2014 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1421379)
No I don't I was talking about another comment Lebron made in reference to what MJ said if he were to guard him.

You obviously do not think Lebron has done anything questionable and I will just accept that.

Lebron has said and done to many questionable things to me. I am not going to judge him but based off of past comments he has made, he seems very arrogant and not humble.

If you think he is a good role model and is humble then so be it but I don't and thats okay because we all do not have to agree. It doesnt make me a hater or anything of the sort especially if I have intelligent and legitimate reasons for my opinion.

i caught you in one of ur misrepresentations, its sad u cant admit it. theres no shame admittin u were wrong

Soulflower 02-28-2014 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421394)
i caught you in one of ur misrepresentations, its sad u cant admit it. theres no shame admittin u were wrong

I always admit when I am wrong and I do not have a problem in admitting when I am wrong but that was not the quote I was referring to.

You have assumed that I have mixed the quotes up and since you assume that you think I was referring to the quote you posted, you think that was what I was referring to.

I can not help what you assume even after I told you that was not the quote I was referring to. I was referring to what Lebron had said in response to the way MJ said he would have guarded him not whether he preferred him over Kobe.

butthead aka 216 02-28-2014 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1421501)
I always admit when I am wrong and I do not have a problem in admitting when I am wrong but that was not the quote I was referring to.

You have assumed that I have mixed the quotes up and since you assume that you think I was referring to the quote you posted, you think that was what I was referring to.

I can not help what you assume even after I told you that was not the quote I was referring to. I was referring to what Lebron had said in response to the way MJ said he would have guarded him not whether he preferred him over Kobe.

A bit coincidental then.... a response to jordan talkin bout russell and rings... but its not the same one??


I doubt it



Terrible games the other nite. Dont think I've ever seen a national tv doibleheader be such blowouts

Soulflower 02-28-2014 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1421504)
A bit coincidental then.... a response to jordan talkin bout russell and rings... but its not the same one??


I doubt it



Terrible games the other nite. Dont think I've ever seen a national tv doibleheader be such blowouts


You're making an assumption that I clearly already explained but fine if that is what you think so be it. Celebrities bring up similar comparisons all the time. LB is always compared to MJ and asked about him.

It is not really a big of deal lol. Besides that quote, LB has done a number of questionable things that warrants some of the criticism he gets in my opinion. You obviously disagree and that is okay but just because other people may have their unpopular opinions it does not make them a hater. I did not call him out his name, disrespect him or attack him. I gave intelligent reasons for my opinion.

YorkeDaddy 02-28-2014 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92 (Post 1421508)
You're making an assumption that I clearly already explained but fine if that is what you think so be it. Celebrities bring up similar comparisons all the time. LB is always compared to MJ and asked about him.

It is not really a big of deal lol. Besides that quote, LB has done a number of questionable things that warrants some of the criticism he gets in my opinion. You obviously disagree and that is okay but just because other people may have their unpopular opinions it does not make them a hater. I did not call him out his name, disrespect him or attack him. I gave intelligent reasons for my opinion.

Make you could find the quote that clearly doesn't exist. It's pretty low of you to make up things LeBron never said just because you hate him for no reason.

Wpnfire 03-01-2014 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy (Post 1421511)
Make you could find the quote that clearly doesn't exist. It's pretty low of you to make up things LeBron never said just because you hate him for irrational reasons.

Fixed.

YorkeDaddy 03-03-2014 07:59 PM

Just gonna leave this here:

http://i.imgur.com/CBASRsn.png

Lord have mercy on our souls, LeBron is going crazy.

butthead aka 216 03-03-2014 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy (Post 1422747)
Just gonna leave this here:

http://i.imgur.com/CBASRsn.png

Lord have mercy on our souls, LeBron is going crazy.

talk about insanity



i looked up some stats tonite.... lbj is shootin 58% from the field this yr.... wat

Wpnfire 03-03-2014 09:07 PM

FORGETTING all the other stats..8-10 on THREES!?

LeBron plays every game this season like he did in game 7 of the finals last year: What was once thought to be inconceivable for LeBron to make threes off the dribble, is now a reality. 80% on threes. Wow!

James is the new Kobe...

ALSO, he played with the face mask.

butthead aka 216 03-03-2014 09:11 PM

sorry to all the kobe stans of the world but lebron is better than kobe right now (obviously) and overall for a career will be better

i have respect for kobes talent but lebron and jordan are currently on their own level


lebron is just takin efficiency to a level nobody thought would be reached

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bh2dR_ICAAAmOa3.png

YorkeDaddy 03-04-2014 12:25 PM

It doesn't top his 25 straight against Detroit or his game 6 at Boston or game 7 against the Spurs, but that was seriously a game for the ages last night. At one point he was 8/8 from beyond the arc. The greatest shooting performance ever was 9/9.

People used to say LeBron's weakness was shooting. After Finals game 7 last year and last night...doesnt look that way anymore lol

Wpnfire 03-07-2014 10:01 AM

Well that's two back-to-back losses for the heat, and two back-to-back disappointing games for LeBron...

I guess the king has descended back to earth lol.

I wasn't concerned with the Rockets loss because Indiana lost too, but last night's game was brutal.

Sparky 03-09-2014 09:13 PM

**** kevin durant

Wpnfire 03-11-2014 06:14 PM

Huge game for those lucky enough to be able to see it tonight. Rockets @ Thunder.

Wpnfire 03-12-2014 06:48 PM

Wow. Kobe is a spoiled child.
He just asked for mike d'antoni to be fired today.
Kobe just sunk lower in my book.

debaserr 03-12-2014 08:48 PM

Kobe is living in a fantasy world where he thinks he has a shot at another title.

He is willing to do anything to attain that, and he KNOWS he can't win with D'Antoni.

It seems pretty true to who he is.

What has D'Antoni done for the Lakers exactly?

I wonder how things would've played out if Phil had gotten the job (if Jim Buss wasn't such a prick).

Wayne Forbes 03-13-2014 02:00 AM

I think can't see Kobe any more.

FRED HALE SR. 03-13-2014 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by eric generic (Post 1426735)
Kobe is living in a fantasy world where he thinks he has a shot at another title.

He is willing to do anything to attain that, and he KNOWS he can't win with D'Antoni.

It seems pretty true to who he is.

What has D'Antoni done for the Lakers exactly?

I wonder how things would've played out if Phil had gotten the job (if Jim Buss wasn't such a prick).

I somehow feel that Phil would have made things work with Howard and Kobe. The beauty of the triangle is it makes Kobes job less stressful. He doesn't have to carry so much load because the triangle stresses so much teamwork. D'antoni is an awful coach. He had a couple decent runs with Phoenix but he can't teach defense to save his life. Hopefully the Lakers tank and get a chance at Parker.

Wpnfire 03-13-2014 10:55 PM

The Celtics make me sad watching them. I just can't believe that they are really 20-40 or whatever at this point.

Also makes me REALLY sad that Garnet's and Pierce's career may come to an abysmal end in Brooklyn.

Ray Allen is the only one who is doing VERY well where he is, and will retire FAR better off than where he would be if he stayed (obviously, with another and possibly ANOTHER ring this year) and would probably have been traded.

Still got my Paul Piece celtics jersey (and it still fits!).

On a lighter note, WTF happened with the Nets this season??

As soon as they started doing bad I lost interest in watching their games. Was it Jason Kidd being the coach that did it? When you look at their roster, it makes no fing sense how they are this low in the standings, but they are nonetheless a bottom team. (though they've beaten Miami 3-0!)

butthead aka 216 03-14-2014 12:31 AM

Losing brooke lopez was a huge blow to brooklyn and the fact is that they have an old team in a young man's league. Still tho they will be fine as long aa they stay out of the bottom 2 playoff seeds. They could totally give indy a run for their money imo. Nets are built for thr playoffs cause its more half court offenses in the post season. If lopez was healthy I think they could even challenge miami in a 7 game series


Kobe is vein his bitch self. Ppl forget he tried to pressure for a trade yrs ago. But I don't blame him cause he wants that ring and dantoni wont deliver that. Kobe wont see another ring but it wont be lack of effort from kobe. I've always thought kobe totally gets a free pass from the media and his douchiness always gets spun as determination or whatever but I still respect the hell out of his drive and work ethic

derek 03-16-2014 12:30 PM

Dantoni will finish out his contract which runs through the end of next season. Lakers won't do a buyout since that is even more money out of their pockets. I believe they're still paying for Brown.

Moss 03-16-2014 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1427288)
I've always thought kobe totally gets a free pass from the media and his douchiness always gets spun as determination or whatever but I still respect the hell out of his drive and work ethic

Very well put. The guys works harder than others and that's why he is so good. If he had better teamwork/people skills his teams would have been so much better.

butthead aka 216 03-16-2014 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss (Post 1428343)
Very well put. The guys works harder than others and that's why he is so good. If he had better teamwork/people skills his teams would have been so much better.

Kobe n shaq coulda had another few rings but kobe has wanted to be jordan sooo bad for so long and its always been obvious to me. Ppl forget the games he went 6/22 in the finals cause hes always had elite big men to help him out

debaserr 03-16-2014 09:55 PM

Wasn't it 6/24.

butthead aka 216 03-16-2014 10:22 PM

Mighta been I was recallin from memory. Ppl also forget jordan had bad games too. The past tends to get romanticized which is why I can't take most nba analysts, which are 90 precent former players, all that seriously

Wpnfire 03-18-2014 11:05 PM

LeBron.

He's clearly gotten better again this year, which is just unreal...

Scored 25 points in a single quarter today, a career high, and against his old team nonetheless.


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